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Community Power Map: Hurricane Ida Relief

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New Orleans: Find a station near you to charge your devices while your power is out — or sign up to host one for your neighbors.

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2021 Hurricane Season Guide

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A COVID-19 Guide to Hurricane Season, along with STORM PREP CHECKLISTS and special considerations for queer, transgender, nonbinary, and two-spirit individuals. Created by New Orleans locals and disaster prep professionals.

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New Orleans Community Resource Guide

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An extensive list of free or low-cost services in the New Orleans area, including: basic needs assistance, health care and prescription assistance, reproductive health, food access, shelters and housing, employment, addiction services, disability access, legal aid, disaster relief, and more. The guide also contains resources specifically for transgender and formerly incarcerated people.

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Community Power Map: Hurricane Zeta Relief

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New Orleans: Find a station near you to charge your devices while your power is out — or sign up to host one for your neighbors.

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Hurricane Zeta Relief Fund

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Those most impacted by hurricanes deserve a voice in what disaster relief looks like. Donate to The Hurricane Zeta Relief Fund to support both immediate needs and longterm recovery in the wake of Hurricane Zeta.

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Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta: Relief & Recovery Fund

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Those most impacted by hurricanes deserve a voice in what disaster relief looks like. Donate to The Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta: Relief & Recovery Fund to support both immediate needs and longterm recovery in Southwest Louisiana.

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Hurricane Laura Emergency Cash Program

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The Hurricane Laura Emergency Cash Program is a one-time cash payment for evacuated individuals in New Orleans to use for emergency assistance.

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Mutual Aid Response Network

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Mutual aid is the act of helping a community member and expecting nothing in return. It is deeply and historically rooted in Black organizing strategies, and it works toward larger systemic change. Learn more about our networks in New Orleans or Houma, Louisiana.

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COVID-19 Guide to Hurricane Season

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A COVID-19 Guide to Hurricane Season, along with STORM PREP CHECKLISTS and special considerations for queer, transgender, nonbinary, and two-spirit individuals. Created by New Orleans locals and disaster prep professionals.

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Today we’re taking the Chalmette ferry across the Mississippi River on a mutual aid delivery run. ...

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Today we’re taking the Chalmette ferry across the Mississippi River on a mutual aid delivery run. It’s always a stark contrast: the calm of being on the water with the refinery backdrop. But today we’re appreciating this watery shortcut to the West Bank 💙

Happy 1 Year Anniversary, Imagine Mutual Aid! To celebrate, we’re doing something fun and COVID ...

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Happy 1 Year Anniversary, Imagine Mutual Aid! To celebrate, we’re doing something fun and COVID safe: a scavenger hunt.⁠ ⁠ Here’s how it works:⁠ 🍊 We’ll hide a candle somewhere around New Orleans, prioritizing spots with nature and water.⁠ 🍊 We’ll post hints + a picture of it in our Stories.⁠ 🍊 If you find it, you get to keep it!⁠ 🍊 Each candle has a note with a quick/easy question. Post your answer and tag us in it asap — this helps folks know when to stop looking.⁠ ⁠ Our shared #ImagineMutualAid history, created by each of you:⁠ 🍊 The Mutual Aid Response Network started its journey in early 2019, alongside a group of organizers across the South. We exist both online and offline. #SouthernPeoplesPower⁠ 🍊 "Imagine Mutual Aid (New Orleans)" launched on Facebook in response to COVID-19 on March 15, 2020. Our anniversary was technically this past Monday!⁠ 🍊 In our first month of opening, we grew an online community of over 2,000 New Orleanians — and used the group to connect with each other over 5,000 times.⁠ 🍊 When Hurricane Laura hit, we opened the group's "doors" to an additional 1,000 folks who evacuated here from Southwest Louisiana. Together we facilitated another 5k interactions within the first week of landfall.⁠ 🍊 We’ve looked out for each other over the past year by providing housing, medicine, food, hurricane prep tips, storm relief, mutual aid training, emotional support — you name it, and one of you probably did it.⁠ ⁠ Y'all are amazing.⁠ Now it’s time to celebrate!

Spotted: A-frame house with a small elevation on the beautiful Tangipahoa River — or as we river ...

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Spotted: A-frame house with a small elevation on the beautiful Tangipahoa River — or as we river folks call it, “The Tangi”. Various sources tell us that the first inhabitants here were the Choctaw, and that “Tangipahoa” means “corncob gatherers” or “corncob people.” This would be a place where Native people would (and still do) hunt wild game, gather sassafras leaves to make gumbo filé, and make baskets beautifully colored by nearby red oak. These would be taken to nearby trading posts, including Bulbancha (New Orleans), and exchanged for groceries and other supplies. 🍊Do you have a story about the Tangi or surrounding areas? Let us know in the comments!

Tent and tarps needed for unhoused folks in the CBD. Food and blankets also welcome. DM us if you ...

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Tent and tarps needed for unhoused folks in the CBD. Food and blankets also welcome. DM us if you have and can deliver any of the above supplies — we’ll put you directly in touch with this member of our #MutualAid group to coordinate. Or search for this post in “Imagine Mutual Aid (New Orleans)” on Facebook, and directly connect without having to go through us! Many thanks to everyone who has been donating and organizing with us for nearly a year now ❤️✨ #ImagineMutualAid #CommunityCare

A couple requests from our #MutualAid group on Facebook this morning (and yes, with 5000 members, ...

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A couple requests from our #MutualAid group on Facebook this morning (and yes, with 5000 members, we’re still going strong!). In the group, folks have the autonomy to say exactly what they need — instead of others prescribing it for them. Every human deserves autonomy and a voice in times of crisis, whether that crisis is a storm, a pandemic, or climate change. We are practicing the world that we want to see. Click the link in our bio to join the group, and ask for or offer support! 🍊Reminder that our group’s name on FB is “Imagine Mutual Aid (New Orleans)”. If you’re looking for us, double check the group title to make sure you found the right one!

A reminder that the work is ongoing. Give yourself a break. Trust artists. Pick the work back up ...

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A reminder that the work is ongoing. Give yourself a break. Trust artists. Pick the work back up tomorrow. We’re listening to @wwoz_neworleans today for some local joy, but do what feels good to you! ⚜️🎷🎵 #NewOrleansStrong #RestForResistance

Wherever you are, from the bayou to the city, may this week be restful and beautiful in its own way....

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Wherever you are, from the bayou to the city, may this week be restful and beautiful in its own way. 🎄✨🐊 Not pictured: Papa Noel. Photo taken at Fontainebleau State Park.