community
Venezuela's Cautionary Tale for US FEMA Reform
How years of political instability accelerated a humanitarian crisis into a catastrophe, and how it informs our current moment
disaster-recovery
disaster-recovery
Triple Threats, Compounding Disasters
How the earthquakes and typhoons of September-November 2025 in the Philippines show the knock-on effects of climate change — and political tides
community
Go Ahead and Overshare. It Might Give You the Answers You're Looking For
Why locking ourselves behind "social acceptability" might be undermining our resilience after disasters
community
Could Social Outcasts Hold a Key to Disaster Response?
People worry about "crime" immediately after disaster. Directing people's energy to response could be a solution
book-review
How to Organize When You're Not Good at It
A review of Love Rebels: How I Learned to Burn Things Down Without Burning Out
community
Have Our Online Lives Eroded Our Communities?
And can we bring ourselves back from collapse?
community
If FEMA Goes Away, Could Communities Step Up?
Three books offer a vision of future disaster recovery – if we can come together in mutuality
disaster-recovery
If Disaster Response Shifts to States, How Can Communities Respond?
Waiting for rescue probably isn't sustainable for any of us
community
Organizing in Community, Also When You Have No Experience
Stepping up isn't just about collecting training or experience. It's also about healing past trauma.
disaster-recovery
Twenty Years After I Wrote About Emergency Management Topics, Where Do Things Stand Now?
The more things change, the more they've stayed the same, only maybe with more political urgency
disaster-recovery
Following the Action Steps in Navigating the Chaos
Now that I'm rebuilding my entire life from the ground up, I'm more feeling my way along than planning my steps
community
What Does Intentional, Human Centered Disaster Response Look Like?
Nothing much can get done unless and until people feel safe, seen and heard before they can act effectively.