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Laura Belsey (Director, “Katrina’s Children”) — “What Should We Tell The Public?”

April 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Laura Belsey is the director of Katrina’s Children, a terrific documentary about 19 kids from different neighborhoods in New Orleans area and the impact of Hurricane Katrina on their lives. In this ”What Should We Tell The Public?” video, Belsey relays some sage advice from the children in the film about what they learned going through this major disaster. 
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How Mapping Tool, Based On Videogame Technology, Can Help With Disaster Planning & Preparation

March 18th, 2009 · No Comments

A recent Wired.com article highlights the potential of a relatively inexpensive mapping software in disaster preparation and response:
Thanks to disaster-simulation software inspired by videogames, David Friedman has a new family member: Jordan, a yellow Labrador retriever puppy. The software helped emergency workers in Louisiana rescue Jordan – and 15,000 other stranded pets – during Hurricane Gustav. ”Going by boat [...]

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Tags: Entertainment · Preparedness 2.0

“The Office” Shows Good Intentions, Not So Good Implementation In Workplace Emergency Drill

March 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

In a recent episode of the NBC comedy “The Office”, the crew from Dunder Mifflin Paper Company displays how not to do an emergency drill. When Dunder Mifflin’s Dwight Schrute feels his PowerPoint presentation on fire safety doesn’t get through to his colleagues, he tries another method. ”Experience is the best teacher,” says Dwight. He’s not wrong, [...]

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HBO Movie “Taking Chance”, PBS Documentary Highlight Disconnect Between Citizenry & Military And Interest In Reconnecting & Contributing

February 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

HBO’s new movie, Taking Chance, tells the true story of U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl who volunteers to accompany the remains of 19-year-old Lance Corporal Chance Phelps killed in Iraq back to his family in Dubois, Wyoming. Witnessing the spontaneous outpouring of support and respect for the fallen Marine — from the groundskeepers he passed along [...]

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Tags: Entertainment · Media

“Homeland Security USA” TV Show Underscores Need To Provide Fuller Explanation To Public About What Homeland Security USA Exactly Is

February 6th, 2009 · No Comments

“Homeland Security USA”,  a new reality show on ABC-TV, aired its fourth episode this week. Television reviewers have had two primary criticisms of the program: first, that the show offers too positive a gloss on the work of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) because it was produced with the cooperation of the Department; second, that “Homeland [...]

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“Katrina’s Children” Offers Poignant And Instructive Kids’ Point Of View

October 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I recently watched a DVD of “Katrina’s Children”, an engrossing new feature-length documentary about 19 youths from different New Orleans neighborhoods. The film explores the impact of Hurricane Katrina using both their words and their art. It is both heartbreaking and inspiring – a celebration of the children’s extraordinary resilience and a tribute to New Orleans’ [...]

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“On Native Soil” Movie About “9/11 Commission” Underscores Power & Potential Of Citizen Action

October 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

When I was visiting Mary and Frank Fetchet at the Voices of September 11th offices in New Canaan, Connecticut last month, I met Linda Ellman, the director/producer of the documentary “On Native Soil” which chronicles the effort to effort to create the “9/11 Commission” and follows its proceedings. I had not seen the movie when it first [...]

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PBS’ “Carrier” & Its Lessons For Engaging And Preparing The Public About Our Own Homeland Security

June 24th, 2008 · No Comments

On the train back from Washington last week, I was riveted to my iPod watching one of the best hours of television I’ve seen in a long time – the first segment of “Carrier,” PBS’ 10-part documentary, which follows a six-month deployment of the USS Nimitz to the Persian Gulf.
The episode is wonderful – informative, funny, inspiring, frank, and beautifully shot. There [...]

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Tags: Entertainment · Media · Preparedness Lessons