[altroots] Direct Action by Artists in Response to Hurricane Katrina

Show your Solidarity with Artists, Cultural Workers
and the Displaced People of the Gulf Coast!

Our government's ineffective response to Hurricane Katrina raised important
issues of racism and classism in our country. Alternate ROOTS, a
Southeastern community arts organization, seeks allies to respond from our
strengths. As artists, activists, and cultural workers, we can support:
constructive self-determination by affected communities as they begin the
process of healing and rebuilding and assistance for artists and cultural
workers affected by the hurricane.

What you can do:

GIVE to ROOTS' Focused Funding program. Focused Funding will provide support
to ROOTS artists and artists from the affected areas who are organizing
workshops for members of displaced Gulf Coast communities to address trauma,
feed the soul, and support efforts for channeling anger and desperation into
constructive self-determination through community arts projects with
shelters, evacuee centers, and community organizations.

Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to our Focused Funding
program... https://protected.fatcow.com/altern3/kat-pay.html

GIVE to the Southern Arts Federation's Emergency Relief Fund at
www.southarts.org to assist Gulf Coast arts organizations and artists.
Alternate ROOTS encourages you to designate your contribution for
community-based artists.

CONTRIBUTE information to the Community Artists Relief Resource page at
www.alternateroots.org (i.e., opportunities for jobs, residencies, housing,
supplies, and other resources for displaced artists). If you are or know of
an artist who has been displaced by the hurricane, you can submit your needs
through this page as well.

Click here to access our Community Artists Relief Resource page...
http://www.alternateroots.org/kat-form.html

CONTACT ROOTS for more information on how to apply for Focused Funding, if
you have been affected by the hurricane and want to start a project in your
area that uses art to address issues and needs brought up by Katrina and its
aftermath.

THERE'S MORE. Print out and distribute this flier at school, art shows,
community gatherings, and meetings. Join Alternate ROOTS and participate in
ongoing work by artists to partner with oppressed communities, uproot
racism, and make and share great art.

Link to flier
http://www.alternateroots.org/documents/RELIEF-EFFORT.pdf

Alternate ROOTS
1083 Austin Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-577-1079
www.alternateroots.org

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