Saturday, July 22, 2017

2017 August-November DHS\FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Funding

The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant program for fiscal year 2017 has been released!

The PDM program is a yearly, competitive grant program that is authorized by Congress and administered by FEMA. 

The total amount of funds to be distributed under FY17 PDM is $90,000,000.  FEMA’s grant priorities change on a yearly basis; this year FEMA is prioritizing multi-state/tribal mitigation activities and planning activities.


Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments
Each State, Territory, Commonwealth, or Native American Tribal government shall designate one agency to serve as the applicant for PDM funding. Each applicant’s designated agency may submit only one PDM grant application to FEMA. Applications under which two or more entities would carry out the award are eligible, such as a multi-state or multi-tribal initiative; however, only one entity may be the applicant with primary responsibility for carrying out the award.

Local governments, including cities, townships, counties, special district governments, and Native American tribal organizations are considered subapplicants and must submit subapplications for mitigation planning and projects to their State/Territory applicant agency. Contact information for the State Hazard Mitigation Officers (SHMOs) is provided on the FEMA website: http://www.fema.gov/state-hazard-mitigation-officers.

Friday, July 21, 2017

Why the push for Youth Preparedness in Conjunction with Hip Hop Architecture?

Add CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training for students at the middle and high school level in our urban and rural communities as an addition to your nonprofit, and other programs in our cities for at risk and other youth programs.

Why the push for future leaders in our urban\rural communities involvement with CERT in conjunction with the spread of Hip-Hip Architecture and other youth programs?

            To be at the table.


The FEMA Youth Preparedness Council was formed in 2012 to bring together high school-age youth leaders from across the country who are interested and engaged in emergency preparedness. The Council members are selected based on their dedication to public service, community involvement, and their potential to expand their impact as supporters of youth preparedness.



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Thursday, July 20, 2017

2017. How Disasters Affect People of Low Socioeconomic Status (SES)

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Supplemental Research Bulletin:

How Disasters Affect People of Low Socioeconomic Status (SES)

This issue of the Supplemental Research Bulletin explores how people in poverty, with low incomes, and of low SES experience disasters—and, in doing so, aims to help disaster behavioral health officials include and account for these individuals in disaster planning and preparedness, response, and recovery. The issue also features recommendations for policy changes to foster increased resilience for low SES individuals and communities.


Read past issues of the Supplemental Research Bulletin.

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

July 28, 2017. Call for Presentations. 10th Caribbean Conference on CDM. December 2017

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS at the 10th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management - December 4 - 9, 2017 in Nassau, The Bahamas


Proposals for presentations are invited to be featured at the 10th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM10) during the Concurrent Sessions and the Film Festival.

Presentations should be based on the Conference theme “The Road to Resilience: CDM Check Point 2017 – Building Resilience through Partnerships”, and relevant to one of the four (4) Priority Areas of the CDM Strategy 2014-2024: (1) Institutional Strengthening (2) Knowledge Management (3) Sector Mainstreaming (4) Community Resilience. 

Prospective presenters should carefully review the information provided in the Call for Presentations and then submit their abstract via email. The deadline for submissions is July 28, 2017 at 11:59pm EST. 

Click here for further details.

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Never forget the past.

The trails and tribulations of others.


2017. End the U.S. Blockade Against Cuba. The San Francisco Labor Council





International Committee 
for Peace, Justice and Dignity


The San Francisco Labor Council Adopts a Resolution by Unanimous Vote to 
End the U.S. Blockade Against Cuba



We welcome this resolution by the San Francisco Labor Council as it joins a growing number of cities, states and other organizations that are condemning the cruel and illegal blockade of Cuba. This resolution adds considerable weight to the struggle against Trump's recent reactionary step backwards in the process towards normalization between the two countries. The San Francisco Labor Council represents 100,000 workers in 150 AFL-CIO and Change to Win labor unions in San Francisco.


Resolution to End the U.S. blockade against Cuba

Whereas, the San Francisco Labor Council has gone on record calling for an end to the U.S. blockade, travel ban and trade embargo against Cuba since July 26, 1993, and along with other labor unions, supported the many successful challenges to the blockade by grassroots organizations including the Pastors for Peace Friendshipment caravans to Cuba; and

Whereas, the arguments stated in the Council's 1993 resolution still hold true, namely that the blockade is not only harmful to Cuba's workers and citizens, but "restricts our freedom to travel, and ending it will create jobs for U.S. workers"; and

Whereas, following the Obama administration's partial moves to normalize U.S.-Cuban relations, now the Trump administration has expressed its intention to reverse this trend and tighten the blockade of Cuba once again.

Therefore be it resolved, that the San Francisco Labor Council reaffirm its support for ending the trade embargo, travel restrictions and all aspects of the U.S. blockade against Cuba, and oppose efforts by the Trump administration to tighten the blockade; and

Be it finally resolved, that the Council send this resolution to its affiliates, area Labor Councils, the California Labor Federation, Change to Win, and to the AFL-CIO, urging concurrence - including by formally submitting this resolution to the 2017 AFL-CIO convention and the 2018 convention of the California Labor Federation.

July 10, 2017



International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity

July 18, 2017. Hispanic and African American Hunger and Poverty in Houston








For additonal details contact 
Dr. Denae King, Interim Associate Director
Mickey Leland Center on Hunger, Poverty, and World Peace
713.313.4804 

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