where to donate for: grassroots/low-income/people of color led relief

[cali]

The Sparkplug Foundation, an awesome grant-giving organization has put together a good list of where to donate to organizations who are:


* Organizing at the grassroots level in New Orleans, Biloxi, Houston and other affected areas
* Providing immediate disaster relief to poor people and people of color
* Directed by, or accountable to, poor people and people of color
* Fostering the democratic inclusion of poor people and people of color in the rebuilding process

This is a great letter about why it's important to support local, grassroots relief efforts.

Also, a message from Keith McHenry, a co-founder of the first Food Not Bombs group back in the early 1980s.

Comments

[afropuff.livejournal.com]

I posted a link to this in my LJ. I worked for a small grassroots organization back in Baltimore and I'm all about supporting Grassroots, so I'll probably be sending some money their way.

Thanks!

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

Grassroots organizations are pretty much the only ones I can stand working with, so yeah, that's definitely where my money's going.