Resources
Stay Informed
Gulf Coast Updates—Gulf Coast Updates are a joint project of Greater New Orleans Unitarian Universalists (GNOUU), New Orleans Rebirth Volunteer Center, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA), and Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC).
The Katrina Information Network (KIN)—KIN is a collaboration of groups which use e-advocacy, grassroots pressure, local actions, resolutions and selective buying to build greater pressure for justice in the Gulf.
Films
Trouble the Water—"Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Trouble the Water is directed and
produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and
Carl Deal. The film tells the story of an aspiring rap artist and her streetwise
husband, trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters, who survive the storm and
then seize a chance for a new beginning. It's a redemptive tale of
self-described street hustlers who become heroes that takes you inside Hurricane
Katrina in a way never before seen on screen."
—Review from National Low-Income Housing Coalition. Opens August 22. Find
a screening near you.
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts—One of the best-known and most thorough accounts of the disaster, this documentary by Spike Lee has a running time of 255 minutes and is structured in four acts. Each act deals with a different aspect of the events that preceded and followed Katrina's passage through New Orleans. Request a free copy of the film and its accompanying curriculum, Teaching the Levees, to lead a discussion in your congregation, covenant group, or community group.
- Download Teaching the Levees as a 112 page PDF.
- Visit When the Levees Broke online.
Useful Data
The Katrina Pain Index—Bill Quigley, human rights lawyer and law professor at Loyola University New Orleans, has compiled a list of 45 statistics conveying the amount of rebuilding still left to do, three years later.
Hurricane Katrina Quiz: Third Anniversary—Test your knowledge of the extent of the damage & how far recovery has progressed by taking the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee's Hurricane Katrina Quiz.
Information About UUs Affected and Involved
Greater New Orleans Unitarian Universalists (GNOUU)—GNOUU is the Greater New Orleans Unitarian Universalists, a cluster group of the three UU churches, including First Church of New Orleans, Community Church UU, and North Shore UU Society. Learn how these churches have banded together to rebuild their congregations and surrounding community. Visit GNOUU's website.
UUA.org Coverage—Read about the Unitarian Universalist Association Unitarian Universalist Service Committee's work in response to the disaster.
Last updated on Tuesday, September 2, 2008.
