NorthWest Carrollton

News from Mexico

An oil-rich and tortilla-flat sliver at the foot of the Gulf of Mexico, Tabasco began flooding nearly three weeks ago after tropical storms dropped more than 2 feet of water in just three days. Villahermosa, and up to 80 percent of the rest of the state, were engulfed, the water reaching 15 feet in some places.

According to the local newspaper at least 20 Neighborhoods in Villahermosa are still under water.

Vist RootCoffee

News of “landslides”http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21590403/

Vist rootcoffee for links to relief agencies as well as a paypal account which is a direct source of aid by way of the blogger”s Mother.

This link takes you to the Villahermosa newspaper, there you will be able to view some videos if you are not a Spanish speaker.

Thanks to all the New Orleanians who posted about the floods and the efforts to direct attention and help to our friends South of the Border.

Sol Hernandez a blogger who lives in Fresno California has been blogging about the flood in the Mexican State of Tabasco.

You can see her interviewed here

Sol and her husband have a 14 month old baby and are unable to travel to Mexico but her mother and the rest of her family has been housing, feeding and clothing many people who are displaced. She has a paypal account as well as links to many many relief organizations.

Sol’s mother has also been giving massages at the shelters, so I guess Qualcomm is not the only place evacuees are treated with care and consideration.

Photo by chavelasdesigner’s

Here is a link to recent photos.

There is great need for diapers, baby formula, and water and, of course, every other basic need. Although the aid is coming in great amounts now, the authorities are being challenged with the logistics of distributing and allocating the provisions to all the affected sectors; some shelters were built spontaneously in homes or schools and are no yet registered in the aid roster.

Link to donate

To the Blogging Community in New Orleans:

On Thursday, November 1 2007, the Root Coffee Blog diverted from its usual subject of cakes and “been collecting donations for this effort via Paypal to Root Coffee Here. Please forward this link to all your contacts so that everyone can contribute.

We especially appreciate the help we are receiving from New Orleans as we know you can very well relate to the situation in Mexico and your donations come with an added message of support and solidarity. Thank You!

Please post links to the Root Coffee Blog at. Here you’ll find information, pictures and links to donation and assistance organizations as well as some personal accounts of the events by local residents. The site is being updated regularly with new links for assistance.

In Solidarity,

Sol Orozco Hernandez (SolOH)

For more information

AP UPDATE

Mexico has come to our aid in the past.

See rootcoffee for
more information

Red Cross

Flickr photos

Karen Martin went to school with my brother

Karen is missed by many

A delegation of one went to Mexico City to look at the Post Earthquake recovery.

This painted wall was down the street from the Apartment I was staying in.

Damnificados = Victims.

This represents the Post Disaster Orgs which sprung up out of the chaos of recovery. Much like our Neighborhood Orgs.

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1991

GOT RECYCLING?

We will offer curbside recycling service for a fee, once we have enough interested customers

Hopefully early fall 2007

Plastic Glass Metal Newspaper

The fee is $15 per month, but could be lower based on neighborhood participation

And density. Contact your neighborhood organization for group discounts.

We will provide the bin(s) and collect twice per month.

Sign up now to help us launch this long overdue service.

Please send Name, address and contact info to:

phoenix.recycling@gmail.com

Or call 504-914-0739 for more information

Well if you missed it let me assure you that you missed nothing.

Our President made no mention of the Hell we live in here in New Orleans

He did send a greeting tho

What kind of president can see one of the nation’s greatest, most historic cities ruined and not make its rebirth his highest priority? What kind of president gives a State of the Union and doesn’t even mention New Orleans? Eugene Robinson

My Santa Wish List.

1. Levees

2. StreetLights

3. Sidewalks

4. Fix Pot Holes

5. No more Demolitions in Historic Districts

6. Lower Entergy Rates

7. Lower Insurance Rates

8. No more Garbage in the Streets

9. A Mayor

10. People..come home

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Gelato in Little Italy

Ida in Little Italy

Pastry Sign

Subway

Since my Blogging skills are still in their infancy I depend on the Kindness of Strangers,{ is that Ashley with Blanche?} to help me thru the tall grass of ignorance. having said that I thank Alan for waking me from slumber , Editor B for biking over to my house and being the Sighted leading the Blind.

Ray for linking when I didn’t know what a link was, Maitri for some great reads while we were Evacuated to Austin. Loki for being a Warrior.

Schroeder, Seymour, Gentilly Girl , Adrastos, Oyster, Lisa who proves cute and a geek are not mutually exclusive.
and some others that I have forgotten,You all have made me realize that we can impact the process of rebuilding just by Showing Up and being unafraid to Speak

Also the Fabby folks from Mid City, Michael for Teaching the Children well. Also Mark for making stuff happen.

It was a refreshing change to attend a Meeting in Council Chambers and see and hear the drum beat for change

With all the contracts that will be written and monies that are about to come in we need to make sure there are no more Gill-Pratt Gates

We have some new neighborhood bloggers Chickie, Pandora and NolaJ. Lets see what they have to say.

If I have told you once I have told you a million times

DO NOT MAKE ME GET THE PADDLE