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You can keep up with the latest project developments from the people on the ground making them happen via the BWB Blog. We want to hear from you and welcome your comments.
 
 
 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 03/31/2023

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Footprint Project Responds to Mississippi Tornadoes

Project: Footprint Project

March, 31st 2023Footprint Project has deployed it's Energy Response Team to support Mississippi's recovery from the recent tornadoes. They have received requests for solar generators and will be activating equipment f... Read More

 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 10/31/2017

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They are You

Project: Oasis Village

********PLEASE DONATE HERE********* When speculation happens after a disaster, you often hear “They” used for an unknown group.  They say… They know… They built it… They will fix it… They will come h... Read More

 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 10/30/2017

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Exploring a Scaleable Model for Rapid Transitional Disaster Sheltering

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Exploring a Scaleable Model for Rapid Transitional Disaster Sheltering: Charitable-Rate RV Rentals Plus Home-Hosting   by: Arthur Zwern, RVs Without Borders RVs Without Borders advocates a simple post-dis... Read More

 
 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 10/27/2017

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Burning Man camp repurposes shipping container shelters for fire victims

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Hundreds of miles from Burning Man’s Black Rock City, a group of converted shipping containers used each year to house festival attendees has been delivered to a private lot in southwest Santa Rosa with a new purpos... Read More

 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 10/23/2017

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Burning Man Camp Sends Shelters to CA Fire Victims

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Check out the Reno Gazette's coverage of the Oasis Project that is providing transitional housing for families displaced by the Sonoma County fires.... Read More

 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 09/10/2017

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From the playa to the mud--BWB heads south to hurricane country

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Just like with the response to Hurricane Katrina 12 years before which lead to the founding of BWB, the response to Hurricane Harvey during Burning Man was immediate, chaotic, and almost outpaced the ability to organi... Read More

 
 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 06/03/2017

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BWB Louisiana Flood Relief Continues

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When the southern part of Louisiana got massively flooded over a ten day period in August of 2016, it affected close to 150,000 homes resulting in one of the worst flooding disasters in the United States. It prompted ... Read More

 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 11/29/2016

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HOW THE FESTIVAL COMMUNITY CAN SUPPORT STANDING ROCK

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Originally Published by Fest300 on November 23, 2016.   HOW THE FESTIVAL COMMUNITY CAN SUPPORT STANDING ROCK Are you thinking of going to Standing Rock? Have you felt called to be... Read More

 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 10/28/2016

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WHEN YOUR BEST HOPE IS SETTING EVERYTHING YOU'VE OWNED ON FIRE

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Wreckage mounds taller and longer than a pickup truck are more than daily reminders to the survivors of the Louisiana Flood that they have lost everything; the mounds are fertile incubators for mold spores, ideal hunt... Read More

 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 09/29/2016

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Holy Grounds

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Holy Grounds by Kevin O'Neill On the outskirts of Greensburg, LA, just outside of the city limits, Darlington Church of God in Christ has been a pillar of the community, serving its members for nearly 100 years. On... Read More

 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 09/29/2016

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BWB Volunteers Making an Impact

Project: Louisiana Floods

Life Church in East Baton Rouge opened their arms and hearts to us and the community. They are the last distribution center that is still open, and they receive trucks of donated goods a few times a week. We helped or... Read More

 

DISASTER RELIEF BLOG 09/12/2016

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Dispatches from Louisiana's 1000 year Flood

Project: Louisiana Floods

This was a disaster without a name. For weeks, I couldn't tell really what to call it-- "relief area"? "Flood zone"? It took some time for me to discover that people here have received as much damage, financially and ... Read More