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Women Building Disaster Resilience

New Resources and Strategies

April 25, 2012 -- 12:00 Noon Eastern

EMForum.org is pleased to host a one hour presentation and interactive discussion Wednesday, April 25, 2012, beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time (please convert to your local time). Our topic will be highlights of the new book, Women Confronting Natural Disaster: From Vulnerability to Resilience, together with some practical implications and ideas for extending the analysis to men/gender. Additional resources, including The Women of Katrina: How Gender, Race, and Class Matter in an American Disaster and other policy and practice guides will also be presented.


Our guest will be researcher and author Elaine Enarson, Ph.D. Dr. Enarson describes herself as "an accidental disaster sociologist" whose personal experience in Hurricane Andrew sparked extensive work on gender, vulnerability and community resilience. In addition to her work on these two new books, she previously co-edited The Gendered Terrain of Disaster: Through Women's Eyes (1998), as well as Women, Gender and Disaster: Global Issues and Initiatives (2009). Dr. Enarson is a founding member of the global Gender and Disaster Network and initiator of the US-based Gender and Disaster Resilience Alliance.


Please make plans to join us, and see the Background Page for links to related resources and the new Instructions. If this will be your first time to participate, you may set up WebEx in advance . On the day of the program you may use the Webinar Login link or login from our home page not more than 30 minutes before the scheduled time. The password is attend.

As always, please feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues.

EIIP and Jacksonville State University are now partnering to offer CEUs for attending EMForum.org Webinars.  See http://www.emforum.org/CEUs.htm for details.

Lott Carey Disaster Training. Friday, April 27, 1 - 5 and Saturday, April 28, 9 - 1.

Lott Carey Disaster Training being conducted by the American Red Cross (ARC).

Friday, April 27, 1 - 5 and Saturday, April 28, 9 - 1. 

It's one course just split into two parts; attendees will have to participate in both parts. 

The cost is $25 to cover meals and snacks. 

Our goal is be able to certify teams to be mobilized for local, regional and national disasters. Upon completion of next weekends training and a background check, those trained will become a part of the ARC Disaster Services Resources (DSHR) network of volunteers and will be able to begin preparations for the creation of distribution and feeding centers in our local churches throughout the mid-Atlantic area.

We have a network of individuals and churches trained in Louisiana and will be expanding program throughout the U.S. where our network of churches and partners are located. We are engaging ARC and FEMA in the process of positioning the African American Church to be prepared to respond proactively, efficiently and effectively to local, regional and national disasters.   

1. Disaster Overview

2. Community Services

2. Organizing the Shelter

3. Operating the Shelter

Shelter Operations in the Field:

a. Assigning Key Responsibilities

b. Shelter Manager Responsibilities

c. Registration Rsponsibilities

d. Dormitory Management Responsibilities

e. Providing Information

f.  Disaster Health Services

g. Other Client Services Responsibilities

h. Communications Responsibilities

i.  Staff and Volunteer Recruitment and Placement

j.  Material support

k. Assisting People with Disabilities

l.  Working with the Media

m. Donations

n.  Forms

o.  Closing of Shelter

REGISTRATION PROCESS: 

In addition to registering with Lott Carey you will have to complete the ARC registration process below:

Register with Lott Carey (Disaster Training Only fee $25, limited to 50 registrants:

        Complete the attached registration form and fax it to: Kathi Reid - 202-543-6300

Steps to Register with ARC ($0): 

           The registration process will require completion of both sessions with the American Red Cross   

           (ARC).   In order to complete the training and start the certification process with the ARC, 

          you will be required to take both classes. 

·      Click on the links below to register for the classes.  (you may need to copy and paste the link into your browser):

Shelter Operations 4/27/2012 1pm-5pm

https://classes.redcross.org:443/Saba/Web/Main/goto/RegisterCatalog?offeringId=class000000003270942&context=meorder&addtoorderkey=yes&orgId=09004

Shelter Simulation 4/28/2012 9am-1pm

https://classes.redcross.org:443/Saba/Web/Main/goto/RegisterCatalog?offeringId=class000000003270957&context=meorder&addtoorderkey=yes&orgId=09004

·         You will be directed to https://classes.redcross.org


·         Click New User to register—for username enter your full email address
For assistance, please contact the IT Service Desk at                         866-272-6312             (the IT Desk will NOT be able to register you in this class. They are there to help you with getting a username or re-setting your password)


·         Once you are logged into the website you will be directed to a page that says Create order. The Shelter class will be listed in your Shopping Cart.


·         At bottom right, click on Place Order

·         You are automatically registered and will receive an immediate confirmation email.


·       You will need to do this for both classes Shelter Operations & Shelter Simulation.


         If you have any questions for the ARC please do not hesitate to contact them at this email address.

                                 Disaster Training Team

                                 American Red Cross

                                  in the National Capital Region

                                 Emergency and International Services

                                 disastertraining@redcrossnca.org

Please spread the word so that we can mobilize Lott Carey teams during national disasters and to prepare our churches as distribution centers for disaster relief.  Thank you.

Sincerely, 

Kathi

Kathi L. Reid

Program Manager

African American Baptist Mission Collaboration

220 Eye Street N.E., Suite 220

Washington, D.C. 20002

(202) 543 - 3200 x 12

202-543-6300 Fax

www.aabmc.org

Lott Carey: Missions in Haiti

Mobilizing Men for Missions in Haiti




Help us build a team of 100 missional men for short-term missions assignments in Haiti. 


The teams will serve one week at a time (3 - 10 November 2012, 10 - 17 November 2012, or 1 - 8 December 2012) to help build housing for families displaced by the January 2010 earthquake. 


Contact Kathi L. Reid at kreid@lottcarey.org for more information and to reserve your place for service.

Lott Carey Laymen's League to mobilize men around the world

Lott Carey Laymen's League

The Lott Carey Laymen’s League seeks to mobilize Christian men to engage in missions around the world.  The core foci of the Laymen’s League are to:

• Advance the missional thrust of Lott Carey,
• Execute short-term missions assignments,
• Support special missions projects, and
• Recruit others for membership in Lott Carey 

Lott Carey's Men-on-a-Mission have three priorities this year.

First, we support the work of Lott Carey Ministries of Kenya and Sudan where are partners of 36 churches also provide economic develompent support for widows and orphans through and agriculture project, health care through a clinic, and sponsor a church in Sudan.

Second, we support the work of Lott Carey Mission based in Uyo, Nigeria.  There are more than 50 churches across southern Nigeria who provide holistic ministry impact and education through schools. 

Third, we support students at Lott Carey Mission School in Liberia by giving $365.00 per year (a-dollar-a-day) per child to ensure that children can remain in school.

See our brochure here.