Five years ago on August 28th New Orleans was completely ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Now thanks to BP’s oilspill, the Gulf is reeling on its heels again. No community has been hit harder than the fishing families of the affected Gulf region. They will be left to fend for their own once BP moves on, creating what will likely be our modern Dust Bowl.

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Five years ago on August 28th New Orleans was completely ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Now thanks to BP’s oilspill, the Gulf is reeling on its heels again. No community has been hit harder than the fishing families of the affected Gulf region. They will be left to fend for their own once BP moves on, creating what will likely be our modern Dust Bowl.

By attending this #citizengulf meet-up you make a step towards actionable change. If you are in New York City on August 25th, please attend the East Village even folks like Damien Basile, Anna Curran, Nicole D'Alonzo, Erica Grigg, Geoff Livingston, Richard Laermer, and Greg Verdino. Our special guest speaker is Erik Proulx, executive producer of Lemonade, the movie. In addition to a free Lemonade DVD the next 25 registrants will get autographed copies of Punk Marketing. Register here: http://bit.ly/cgulfny

The primary Citizen Effect beneficiary is Catholic Charities of New Orleans. They have created a means for you to help the children of fishing families with better education resources via the After School Assembly program. This is so they can find a new way of life if they choose to do so. All money sans credit card transactions goes directly to this program.