Damu
Smith
"Katrina Uncovers:
Structural Injustice"
National Radio
Project
2 November 2005
Ever since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, many people are asking a simple but important question: Why? Why did more than a thousand people lose their lives? Why are hundreds of thousands now homeless? Why are the majority of them poor people of color?
On this edition, part four of a series on Katrina issues , we hear from grassroots activist Damu Smith, about the structural problems which made a horrific natural disaster far worse: Systemic poverty... environmental racism... and a government which cannot or will not respond to the urgent needs of millions of Americans.
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Damu Smith is a longtime peace activist. He's worked tirelessly on the frontlines of the anti-war and environmental justice movements for more than three decades. Founder of Black Voices for Peace and the National Black Environmental Justice Network, Damu also hosts Spirit in Action on Pacifica station WPFW in Washington, DC.
Damu is now fighting for his life. Earlier this year, he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Supporters around the country are organizing fund-raising events to help with his medical and personal expenses.
To find out more about Damu or how to help, please go to www.damusmith.org.
Other helpful links:
The Praxis Project - Donations for Damu Smith
www.thepraxisproject.org/damu.html
National Black Environmental
Justice Network (NBEJN)
P.O. Box 15845
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-265-4919
info@nbejn.org
www.nbejn.org