It Takes a Nation: How Strangers Became Family in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina: The Story of MoveOn.Civic Action's HurricaneHousing. org

Dawn, Laura (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1932771867 / ISBN 13: 9781932771862

Published by Earth Aware, San Rafael, CA, 2006

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xvii, [1], 134 p. Illustrations (many in color). Resources. Laura Dawn is an American political activist and singer/songwriter. She has been the Cultural Director for MoveOn since March 2004 and was named the organization's National Creative Director in 2007. In 2006, Dawn compiled and edited the book It Takes a Nation: How Strangers Became Family in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina, the story of MoveOn Civic Action's Hurricane Housing program, featuring a foreword by Senator Barack Obama. Using the innovative online organizing techniques that MoveOn is famous for, MoveOn Civic Action members housed over 30, 000 evacuees in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Very good. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Seller Inventory # 71717

Bibliographic Details

Title: It Takes a Nation: How Strangers Became ...

Publisher: Earth Aware, San Rafael, CA

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Trade paperback

Illustrator: Smith, C. B. (Photographer)

Edition: First edition. First printing [stated].

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Synopsis:

Edited by the cultural director of MoveOn.org, It Takes a Nation tells the extraordinary story of how thousands of Americans came together to provide shelter, sustenance, and hope to survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Through MoveOn.org's Hurricane Housing website, volunteers brought aid to evacuees by providing housing, cars, jobs, clothes, healthcare, and, perhaps most important, community. Presenting a positive contrast to the national shame that was widely felt about the Bush administration's handling of the Katrina crisis, these candid first-person accounts and portraits are a moving testament to the power of everyday people to make miracles happen.

From the Publisher:

· An inspiring collection of stories and images from MoveOn.org’s Hurricane Housing project, which brought shelter and aid to thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees. · Includes more than 40 full-color photos by New York Times photojournalist Carter Smith and others. · With a foreword by Barack Obama, the recently elected Democratic Junior Senator for Illinois, civil rights attorney, and community organizer.