The enormity of what is happening in New Orleans gets to Sidra:
... I was in tears Friday morning, in Boston, on my public transit -- which runs through a major Amtrak hub, and thus connects me to the rest of the country even though I don't have a car, and which, if I needed to, I could whip out the Amex card and buy a ticket on, or rent a car with, because though I am currently impoverished by choice to go to law school, I'm not actually "poor", I have credit if I need it, that magic thing that gives me credibility -- reading a free newspaper talking about these poor people, these poor-in-every-sense-people, these tragic people who are poor, who were being left to die by our own government because they couldn't afford to get themselves out, who have no food -- and I had breakfast yesterday morning -- and no water -- and I was carrying a bottle full of cold Brita-filtered water yesterday morning with me on the T -- and no medicine -- and I am healthy and strong -- these poor people who have no sanitation -- and I showered that morning, I washed and conditioned my hair -- and they are dying. ...
Megan says she couldn't take it, either:
I burst into tears this morning on Boylston St. FUCK Hurricane Katrina. I don't want to be here. I want to be there, helping.
FUCK President Bush! And FUCK FUCK FUCK MSN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...
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By Anonymous
Sat, 09/03/2005 - 6:32pm
If this storm had struck in/near DC, do you think it would have taken FIVE days for true relief efforts to start?? I don't. I'm disappointed at the lack of a timely response. I'm ashamed because the rest of the world is pointing their fingers and laughing at us, because of what the government has allowed to occur; thousands trapped and likely dead, thousands more homeless, jobless, starving, dehydrated... I live in Minnesota and our governor has approved at least 5,000 refugees to set up shelter at Camp Ripley, but do you know where Camp Ripley is? It's a RURAL area. Sure, they'll get meals, somewhere to sleep, medication, etc. but in the long run, where are they going to WORK? LIVE? Why not set up something closer to a metropolitan area, like the Twin Cities? At least there's more of a chance to move on, get a job, find a home, etc. I know, it's the least we can do for the time being, but I predict our economy is going to do a nosedive... homeless, jobless, uninsured... I don't know what the answer is, and from all I've heard/read, neither does anyone else.
RE: "Crying"
By Aqua
Sat, 09/03/2005 - 9:05pm
Couldn't have expressed my feelings any better than that....