"Hey Everyone!
Last year Hurricane Beryl devastated the Caribbean. We fundraised over £21k to mobilise resources and rebuilding efforts post hurricane across Jamaica, Grenada and Union Island.
It is of even more importance at this dire moment in time that we as Caribbean people organise and begin distributing funds for repair as Hurricane Melissa turns to a category 5. The island has never seen a category 5 before, this is truly unprecedented.
THE ROLE OF THE GLOBAL NORTH IN EXACERBATING CLIMATE CRISIS THROUGH CONSUMPTION AND LEAVING THE CARIBBEAN TO PICK UP THE PIECES CAN NO LONGER REMAIN POSSIBLE.
The Jamaican Diaspora must continue to apply pressure for reparations and climate justice because these conditions aren't normal. This fund is brought to you by Black Curatorial, House of Dread, City Splash, Notting Hill Carnival, Kwanda and Black Eats.
We have decided to galvanise the existing Hurricane Beryl Fund and transform it into a Caribbean Hurricane Fund. This time we will focus on support for Hurricane Melissa.
We have done this:
1 - to galvanise an existing community of people who will invest in supporting the Caribbean after the crisis.
2 - to amplify Hurricane Melissa relief by acting quick and making more impact.
3 - to continue sharing information to understand the climate crisis and its relationship to these continuous weather deteriorations across the Caribbean.
4 - to use our existing track record of distributing funds to grassroots organisations and people across the Caribbean so people know they can trust us to do the work.
The funds raised for Hurricane Melissa will be distributed across Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
This is not to erase the impact of Hurricane Beryl and it's continued damage, as many people are still suffering from the impact of this over a year later, but fundraising for Melissa is to continue to be agile in organising and moving money as quickly as we can for rebuilding efforts."
To donate to this relief effort: https://www.gofundme.com/f/CaribbeanHurricaneFund
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