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DESCRIPTION:This Workshop will discuss the basics of an organized alternative response 
 & will give you skills you can use in your daily life to create the world 
 you want to live in!\n\n•  Prepare & Respond to Emergency 
 Situations.\n\n•  Learn About Basic First Aid Skills Using Wilderness 
 Medicine & Western Herbalism.\n\n•  Get to Know Locally Grown Herbs to 
 Add to Your Emergency First Aid Kit.\n\n•  Herbal Treatments for 
 Injuries, Ailments, & Stress\n\n•  Grow Herbs In Urban Areas.\n\n•  
 Learn about Aftercare & Health & Safety Tips.\n\n•  Long-term Strategies 
 & Resources for Community Self-Reliance.\n\nHurricane Katrina revealed 
 massive deficiencies in the government’s ability to respond to natural 
 disasters.  But the seeds of the disaster in the Gulf Coast were sowed by 
 decades of racist and oppressive social neglect that left levees, public 
 health, and housing systems in shambles.  What happened in New Orleans 
 could happen anywhere. Are we prepared to face the next major disaster in 
 the Bay Area?\n\nAs climate change brings on unprecedented natural 
 disasters there remains no reliable public system to protect ourselves in 
 times of disaster. We are seeing more clearly communities gragmenting in 
 the face of gentrification and the dangers associated with our dependence 
 on a fragile centralized system. The government funds war and tax breaks 
 for the rich, and de-funds the programs we need to survive. Can we stand in 
 solidarity with threatened communities now so that when disaster hits no 
 one will be left to starve on their rooftops? The time is now to protect 
 ourselves.\n\n \n\nIt is possible for individuals to acquire life skills 
 needed to survive natural disasters, and to live healthier lives in 
 general. What the government refuses to do, we can. We all need to come 
 alive and recognize our collective healing potential; the need is 
 urgent.\n\nThe skills and knowledge from this 8 hour work shop are meant to 
 empower and inspire us to organize throughout our communities. Instructors 
 will draw upon our experiences as health care advocates & practitioners, 
 street medics, & volunteers at Common Ground Health Clinic in New Orleans.  
 $70.00 If you can't afford it let us know and we can work something out. No 
 one turned away. (Proceeds will go to the Ohlone Center of Herbal Studies)  
 RSVP. Class may fill up!  \n\nTo register:  
 http://ohlonecenter.org/web/ohlonecenter/home.nsf/508bb42b80577416872570f000615324!OpenForm 
 \n\n http://www.ohlonecenter.org  dixieb@riseup.net\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/02/18408520.php
SUMMARY:Holistic Disaster Preparation: Herbs & 1st Aid for A Community Response
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URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/02/18408520.php
DTSTART:20070526T020000Z
DTEND:20070526T040000Z
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