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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\nFriday, May 25, 7-9 PM & Saturday May 26, 9AM 
 -4PM\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 dixieb@riseup.net\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/02/18408522.php
SUMMARY:Holistic Disaster Preparation: Herbs & 1st Aid for A Community Response
LOCATION:RSVP for location details.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/02/18408522.php
DTSTART:20070526T160000Z
DTEND:20070526T230000Z
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