No to NASA Spaceport on Gullah Coast. May 1, 2018

Stop the Spaceport on the Gullah/Geechee Coast! by Gullah/Geechee Nation

Camden County, GA is planning to launch into space from the Gullah/Geechee Nation's coast.  The FAA recently held two days of public hearings and will accept public comments until June 14, 2018 concerning this private space launch pad that is being proposed.  Send comments by email to faacamdenspaceporteis@leidos.com, or by mail to Ms. Stacey M. Zee, Environmental Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, c/o Leidos, 2109 Air Park Road SE, Suite 200, Albuquerque, NM 87106 after reading the details of the Environmental Impact Statement here:

The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition is standing with 100 Miles, Protect Cumberland Island, and many other individuals and groups in opposition to this spaceport being licensed and erected.  There are a number of negative environmental impacts that will take place that have not been fully examined nor considered in the environmental impact statement.  In addition to that, cultural heritage has been completely left out of consideration as Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) made clear during her statement at the public hearing:

She made this statement after hearing the details from the representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that presented on the process that would allow a spaceport to be built and operated:

If you would like additional facts about the spaceport, please go to https://www.spaceportfacts.org/.

If you support protecting public lands, please go to http://protectcumberlandisland.org/

If you want to continue to protect the lands of the Gullah/Geechee Nation's coast, you should become a member of the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition which you can learn more about at www.GullahGeechee.net and join online at www.GullahGeechee.biz.

Please stand up and speak out with us and stop the Camden Spaceport!

www.GullahGeecheeNation.com

Webinar: Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Helping Your Community Get Ready for Hurricanes: Innovations from the Field

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Helping Your Community Get Ready for Hurricanes: Innovations from the Field

The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins June 1. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Individual and Community Preparedness Division invite you to participate in a hurricane preparedness webinar.

On Tuesday, May 8, learn innovations in preparedness that you can implement in your own community. Participants will hear from local and national leaders. Attendees can engage one another in a conversation with the goal of building resilience for the coming hurricane season.

Title: Helping Your Community Get Ready for Hurricanes: Innovations from the Field

Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Time: 2:30 – 3:30p.m. (ET)

This webinar will feature the following presenters:

• Lauren Stienstra, HERricane Project Lead, Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management, Arlington County, VA
• Leslie Chapman-Henderson, President and CEO, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (FLASH)
• Cheryl Nelson, TV Host, Broadcast Meteorologist, CBM & Natural Disaster Preparedness Spokesperson
• Marcus Coleman, Director (A), DHS Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, FEMA
• Matthew Lyttle, Branch Chief, Partnership and Engagement, Individual and Community Preparedness Division, FEMA

How to Join the Webinar:

• Please register for the event using the Adobe Connect registration web link.
• Be sure to test your Adobe Connect connection prior to the meeting.
• This webinar will offer captioning.
• For more information, please contact FEMA-Prepare@fema.dhs.gov.

We hope that you will be able to join us on May 8!