Grassroots/Low-income/People of Color-led Hurricane Katrina Relief

The Sparkplug Foundation has assembled a list of organizations who are

• Organizing at the grassroots level in New Orleans, Biloxi, Houston and other affected areas
• Providing immediate disaster relief to poor people and people of color
• Directed by, or accountable to, poor people and people of color
• Fostering the democratic inclusion of poor people and people of color in the rebuilding process

While the Red Cross is providing vital aid, there is no accountability to the people worst affected by Katrina. Please consider making donations to one or more of the organizations on Sparkplug's list. There is a lot at stake for the future of New Orleans in how aid is disbursed and in who gets to have decision making power in relief and rebuilding efforts.