Calling Up Justice has been supporting on going accessibility and support measures with and for our disabled community during this LA Fires crisis. Our relationship with different mask companies has allowed us to quickly turnaround requests for communities. Reach out to us if you need more mask resources. Please review the different opportunities below an get inspired, informed, and offer support.
https://www.planethalohealth.com
Quarantine Residency
For refugees looking for a place to lay their head in COVID safe conditions.
Alice Wong and Disability Visability
Receive a signed copy of Disability Intimacy for every $100 donation to @MaskBlocLA
Diversability and Infinite Flow dance
They partnered with Infinite Flow Dance to provide monetary support for the disability community in LA who have been directly or indirectly impacted by the ongoing LA wildfires. We know it may take time to receive funds from other campaigns and efforts, and if selected, you’ll be awarded on January 19. Learn more and apply by January 16
Making Space
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
Filmmakers with disabilities (FWDs)
FLOW STATE ASL
Off-The-Grid Missions is setting up a distribution site in Venice, CA that will offer equipment, supplies, and essentials to the disability community.
If you are looking to make a monetary donation, in addition to the many LA fire relief organizations you can support, consider donating directly to one of these campaigns: Displaced Folks Displaced by LA Fires Mutual Aid Directory [https://bit.ly/lafires-pwd-gofundme].
Updated: 47 L.A. County restaurants offering food and relief to fire evacuees and first responders
https://www.latimes.com/food/list/los-angeles-restaurants-providing-food-shelter-evacuees-first-responders-fire
Inspiring and Informative Texts
Rebecca Solnit: How to Survive a Disaster
https://lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-how-to-survive-a-disaster/
Crisis Brings Out The Best In Us
https://www.wired.com/2012/11/human-nature-crisis/
This Rage Will Not Consume Me
https://www.nbcc.org/resources/nccs/newsletter/this-rage-will-not-consume-me
Reimagining a world of liberation with Rage
https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2024/09/guest-column-reimagining-a-world-of-liberation-with-rage
David Case The Case for Letting Malibu Burn
https://www.csun.edu/~rdavids/350fall08/350readings/Davis%20Case%20for%20Letting%20Malibu%20Burn.pdf
https://longreads.com/2018/12/04/the-case-for-letting-malibu-burn/
Why SoCal Burns & Who’s to Blame
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-socal-burns-and-whos-to-blame
Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/fires-california-palisades-fire-homeowners-insurance-state-farm-fair-losses/
Naomi Klein: how power profits from disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/06/naomi-klein-how-power-profits-from-disaster
How not to say the wrong thing
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-oe-0407-silk-ring-theory-20130407-story.html