Canadians and Others Respond to Katrina

In my last post I encouraged people to open their doors to the refugees of Hurricane Katrina. David Billington posted these links in the comments section: http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ Homes Available from Nola.net Another commenter, JaneM provided this link from Iowa of people lending a helping hand. The Iowa Channel Jane says, “This is a link from …

Open your doors to the Refugees of New Orleans

This sprung out of discussion in my last thread… It is clear that the US was unprepared for such a catastrophe… but then, I see it as human nature to be unprepared for the unimaginable and react rather than be proactive. Humans are reluctant to face death and prepare for it… Yes, the Gulf Coast …

CBC Unplugged, Studio Zero on the Internet

The CBC has locked out the Canadian Media Guild workers who represent their broadcasters, reporters, and so many others across Canada. But, as you might expect from people of this nature this isn’t keeping them down. Some CBC Vancouver employees have taken it upon themselves to create a broadcast and have pooled their resources to …