In the days after Superstorm Sandy, relief organizations were overwhelmed by the chaos and enormous need. One group quickly emerged as a bright spot. While victims in New Yorks hardest hit neighborhoods were stuck in the cold and dark, volunteers from the spontaneously formed Occupy Sandy became a widely praised lifeline. Occupy Sandy was one of the leading humanitarian groups providing relief to survivors across #NYC and #NewJersey, as a government-commissioned study put it. Yet Red Cross, which was bungling its own aid efforts after the storm, made a decision that further hampered relief: Senior officials told staffers not to work with Occupy Sandy. propublica.org/article/how-fear-of-occupy-wall-street-undermined-the-red-cross-sandy-relief-effort
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 07:08:53 +0000
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