Storming D.C.
The woman for whom I am a personal assistant is in a frenzy this week because she is going to D.C. tomorrow with the Women of the Storm delegation. These women are a very interesting group because they come from many different backgrounds here in the city and they came together after the storm as a grass roots effort. Miss B. somehow missed an email two weeks ago and now it’s a last minute frantic push to get appointments scheduled on the D.C. end. This is how we operate most of the time, actually. She’s hyper-involved. Sometimes, it’s like helping a blind person run, but I’m naturally good in the support role.
First, we rewrote a letter to her assigned congressional delegates and it was far better than the form letter the WOS gave her. Miss B. and I have our own style of pounding people and I am not ashamed to say we like doing it and we are effective. I am sick of the fact that I can’t seem to write about anything that’s not somehow Katrina related but as Miss B. and I say, that is ‘this life’ but I am always on the lookout for other things. I’m proud of Miss. B’s work and feel fortunate to work with her, being a p.a. requires finesse and good chemistry. Here’s the press release for the Women of the Storm’s trip tomorrow, all these powerhouses on one plane just makes me nervous ~ and I hope Miss B. makes those bastards on the hill nervous too.
Women of the Storm to Descend on Washington, DC
More than 130 Louisiana Women Return Sept. 20 to Urge Congress to Support Coastal Restoration in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina & Rita
More than 130 Louisiana women whose families, businesses and lives were affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will return to Washington, DC, on Wednesday, Sept 20, to hoist their blue-tarp umbrellas - only four days before the first anniversary of Hurricane Rita - to invite Members of Congress to visit Louisiana’s Gulf Coast and to thank those who have visited. Most importantly, the Women of the Storm will address the need for sharing with Louisiana the revenue received by the federal government from oil and gas production off the Outer Continental Shelf - dollars the state will dedicate to coastal restoration and enhanced flood protection. Here to view the Messages & Supporting Material.
Click Here to Read the media advisory. - http://www.womenofthestorm.net/
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The Women of the Storm are great - the work they are doing to call attention to important issues is commendable. I appreciate their drive and I hope they continue to do what they are doing for as long as help is needed.
Hi,
I’m glad to hear about Women of the Storm’s efforts to keep recovery efforts in the minds of Congress.
Do you know about the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (www.hurricanearchive.org)? It is collecting stories, images, and digital files from those affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We have some special collections from insitutions, like the Louisiana State Museum, but are also very interested in getting stories and images from individuals all over the Gulf area, and from those helping to build.
This project was co-created by the University of New Orleans and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
Please help us to spread the word, because we need to save all of these stories for historians in the future.
Thanks!