ISBN: 9781933392189 Year Added to Catalog: 2006 Book Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 5 3/8 x 8 3/8, 224 pages Book Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Old ISBN: 1933392185 Release Date: March 27, 2006 Web Product ID: 327
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A Letter from Cholene Espinoza
USA Today
August 8, 2006
Hurricane Katrina taught me that America is more than a "red state, blue
state" nation. We're more united than divided, and the American spirit of
generosity, hope and love is alive and well.
Two weeks after Katrina my partner and I, along with a lifelong friend,
drove a truckload of supplies to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Since then,
we have returned numerous times. Each time I go, I receive more than I give.
Katrina's survivors have shown me that the power of community can overcome
any disaster - natural or manmade. Our differences in race, religion,
political affiliation and sexual orientation melted under the glow of mutual
compassion, appreciation and respect.
I have fallen in love with the people of the Gulf Coast. They are
hardworking Americans who owned their homes, raised their children and paid
their taxes. Today they rebuild their modest homes room by room and live in
small campers and tents. They don't complain. Instead, they work together to
find help, materials and volunteers for those who are less capable.
Katrina's survivors and those who have come to their aid, physically as well
as financially, have shown me that the human spirit, powered by the force of
love, soars above bureaucracy, neglect and injustice. Katrina transformed my
view of life, forcing me to see destruction and loss through the lens of
love.
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