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Don't Forget Hurricane Katrina and Rita Victims!
Target: 2008 Presidential CandidatesSponsored by: Oxfam America
Two years after the devastation brought on by Hurricane Katrina and Rita, the Gulf Coast is still hurting. Tens of thousands still live in temporary housing. Schools are closed. Businesses are struggling.
Continued neglect threatens to leave people poor and more at risk. With politicians are suffering from "Katrina amnesia," the current presidential candidates have a renewed chance to bring the Gulf Coast the help it needs.
Let's make sure the new leadership in the White House recognizes that, even though the issue isn't on the front pages anymore, the recovery is NOT over.
Rebuilding plans must be outlined for the southern states - before the next election.
Join us in asking the 2008 presidential candidates to issue their agenda outlining how, as president, they will recover the hurricane-devastated region!
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We signed the “Don't Forget Hurricane Katrina and Rita Victims!” petition!
# 149:
10:41 am PDT, Jul 20,
Kelle Broussard, Texas
# 148:
10:41 am PDT, Jul 20,
Carey Corr, California
# 147:
10:41 am PDT, Jul 20,
Scott Alameda, California
# 146:
10:39 am PDT, Jul 20,
Jenevieve Busseau, California
# 145:
10:38 am PDT, Jul 20,
Zinta Aistars, Michigan
# 144:
10:38 am PDT, Jul 20,
Lauren Hurr, California
# 143:
10:38 am PDT, Jul 20,
Timothy Carpenter, Colorado
# 142:
10:27 am PDT, Jul 20,
Anita Lee, North Carolina
# 141:
10:06 am PDT, Jul 20,
Name not displayed, Indiana
# 140:
9:30 am PDT, Jul 20,
Cheri Purnell, Florida
# 139:
9:28 am PDT, Jul 20,
Rocío Manzano Guerrero, Spain
# 138:
9:06 am PDT, Jul 20,
Name not displayed, Louisiana
The New Orleans and entire gulf coast area need help making it possible for people to return home. Two major obstacles to this goal are unaffordable (or unobtainable) home insurance and lack of job opportunities. We need subsidies or a new system for our insurance policies. We also need economic incentives to encourage new and established businesses to return to New Orleans. Educated ambitious residents simply can't return to the city without some hope of finding a suitable job. Businesses can't return to the city due to outrageous insurance rates (sound familiar?) and the lack of a suitable hiring base. We need to drive industry and commerce and attract back our educated community to get the economics of the city flowing again.
The New Orleans and entire gulf coast area need help making it possible for people to return home. Two major obstacles to this goal are unaffordable (or unobtainable) home insurance and lack of job opportunities. We need subsidies or a new system for our insurance policies. We also need economic incentives to encourage new and established businesses to return to New Orleans. Educated ambitious residents simply can't return to the city without some hope of finding a suitable job. Businesses can't return to the city due to outrageous insurance rates (sound familiar?) and the lack of a suitable hiring base. We need to drive industry and commerce and attract back our educated community to get the economics of the city flowing again.
# 137:
7:55 am PDT, Jul 20,
Mary Currin, California
# 136:
7:35 am PDT, Jul 20,
Ashley Bryant, Massachusetts
We are splending hundreds of millions of dollars a day on rebuilding efforts in another country. Shouldn't the needs of our own people come first? The Gulf Coast has been fogotton by America. The 2008 candidates must iniate an agenda that will help get these struggling people back up on their feet.
We are splending hundreds of millions of dollars a day on rebuilding efforts in another country. Shouldn't the needs of our own people come first? The Gulf Coast has been fogotton by America. The 2008 candidates must iniate an agenda that will help get these struggling people back up on their feet.
# 135:
7:35 am PDT, Jul 20,
Diana Summers, Illinois
# 134:
6:43 am PDT, Jul 20,
Laura Smith, Illinois
# 133:
5:04 am PDT, Jul 20,
Walker Everette, New York
# 132:
3:30 am PDT, Jul 20,
Kassidy Long, California
americans deserve there good right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
americans deserve there good right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# 131:
12:51 am PDT, Jul 20,
Alejandra Meza Monge, Mexico
# 130:
12:50 am PDT, Jul 20,
Sean Noyes, Maine
# 129:
12:50 am PDT, Jul 20,
Donita Mason, Utah
# 128:
12:04 am PDT, Jul 20,
Crystal Price, Tennessee
# 127:
11:32 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Danilo Pilato, Italy
# 126:
11:18 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Rosemary Rannes, New Hampshire
AMERICAN PRIDE RESIDES ONLY IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THOSE WHO REALLY CARE! HELP THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA AND RITA REBUILD THEIR HOMES, THEIR LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEY LOST EVERYTHING EXCEPT THEIR PRIDE. BE THERE FOR THEM - TODAY!
AMERICAN PRIDE RESIDES ONLY IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THOSE WHO REALLY CARE! HELP THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA AND RITA REBUILD THEIR HOMES, THEIR LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEY LOST EVERYTHING EXCEPT THEIR PRIDE. BE THERE FOR THEM - TODAY!
# 125:
10:29 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Robin Harrison, Oklahoma
# 124:
10:21 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Michelle Rudolph, Illinois
# 123:
9:56 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Jacolin Schultz, Wisconsin
# 122:
9:16 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Sharon Dickenson, Kentucky
People are still living in the formalvohide fema trailers. Can't Fema do more. People are sick and dieing.
People are still living in the formalvohide fema trailers. Can't Fema do more. People are sick and dieing.
# 121:
8:33 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Name not displayed, Florida
PLease remember the families that have lost children and loved ones, and resolve to take the necessary steps to prevent this from ever happening again. Please help!
PLease remember the families that have lost children and loved ones, and resolve to take the necessary steps to prevent this from ever happening again. Please help!
# 120:
8:09 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Bess Katerinsky, New York
# 119:
8:08 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Kati Jackson, Indiana
# 118:
7:50 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Kelli Stowe, California
# 117:
7:45 pm PDT, Jul 19,
April Peterson, Illinois
# 116:
7:36 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Kaitlyn McKee, Hawaii
# 115:
7:29 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Terry O'Neal, Virginia
# 114:
7:17 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Troy Dixon, Nevada
The first thing is to get an accounting of where all of the millions of dollars went that was donated for this area.
The first thing is to get an accounting of where all of the millions of dollars went that was donated for this area.
# 113:
6:32 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Betty Unterbrink, Illinois
# 112:
6:30 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Name not displayed, New Hampshire
# 111:
6:23 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Ericka On, Costa Rica
# 109:
6:08 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Gary Epps, United Kingdom
# 108:
6:07 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Quinton Quebodeaux, Louisiana
# 107:
6:07 pm PDT, Jul 19,
J. Hall, New Jersey
# 106:
5:58 pm PDT, Jul 19,
D Jones, Texas
As a survivor of Katrina, help has declined tremendously. The air quality is still poor in New Orleans. Families are being diagnosed with diseases. The only hospital for the low income still hasn't opened yet. AMERICA, WE STILL NEED HELP!!!
As a survivor of Katrina, help has declined tremendously. The air quality is still poor in New Orleans. Families are being diagnosed with diseases. The only hospital for the low income still hasn't opened yet. AMERICA, WE STILL NEED HELP!!!
# 105:
5:44 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Renato Campino, Portugal
# 104:
5:39 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Ryan Da, Maryland
Help them find places to stay.
Help them find places to stay.
# 103:
4:54 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Charissa Gardner, Ohio
# 102:
4:51 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Erika Stone, Virginia
# 101:
4:28 pm PDT, Jul 19,
Name not displayed, New Hampshire