Disaster Response

From packing an emergency kit to navigating FEMA aid to finding legal services and mental health resources, this is a comprehensive guide to surviving and coping with natural disasters.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20585491

Many of the suburbs and cities hit hardest in recent years were caught off-guard, and key stakeholders are racing to understand the dynamics that drive these fires

With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance. During tornado season, forecasters try to get the word out about staying safe during a storm—but also planning for it ahead of time.

Rhiannon Firth touches on many aspects of how anarchism and disaster response are related. Seems like it'd be right up y'all's alley.

A transcription of the podcast has been published in the anarchist library this week: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rhiannon-firth-igdcast-mobilising-disaster-relief?v=1741035078 Thanks to whomever uploaded the transcription.

A radio? A knife? A lighter? A flashlight? How do the contents of your go-bag help you when your local disasters happen?

I’ve always said that Los Angeles is a mirror: Whatever you’re seeking, you’ll find it reflected back to you. Sure, the city has its ugly parts — celebrity worship and diet fads and smog that blots out the sky — but Los Angeles’ true core is multitudinous. Home to about 13 million people, the sprawling metropolis brims with countless communities and enclaves, neighborhoods and histories. If the ugly is all you see, then you’re not looking hard enough.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/15393046

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I'm not sure their method of assessing ability to respond is quite there — a lot of it is about community-building, and the things they use (eg: spending on shared infrastructure) are very rough proxies for that. Still, it's making an effort in a direction that I haven't seen others do.

Grassroots organizations are helping rebuild North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/30567112

It's Going Down

How do you organize mutual aid in a city without power, water, and internet?

Don't miss our latest episode of This Is America, featuring an interview with someone from Rural Organizing and Resiliance (ROAR) and volunteers @firestorm in #Asheville.

We discuss how hundreds of people across the city came together following #HurricaneHelene in mass meetings and helped to organize autonomous disaster relief and mutual aid. ROAR speaks about the challenges of mobilizing in rural areas.

We also speak with the two hosts of 'The Dugout' a Black anarchist podcast, roundup resistance news, and talk about how Trump is already moving to contest the next election.