Postcards from Katrina presents

Plant Hope in the City
Community Service and Arts Project for
National and Global Youth Service Day and Earth Day
April 20-21, 2007
(Shaw/Howard Neighborhood)
Washington, DC

Serve. Renew. Grow. Plant. Hope in the City with PfK.

For more info on how to volunteer, donate, and support, email postcardsfromkatrina@gmail.com

Come out and make postcards at the heart health fair!

Date: Feb 16, 2007
Time: 8AM - 2PM
Location: Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Metro: Gallery Place
More info: postcardsfromkatrina@gmail.com

Postcards from Katrina TM is a community arts prevention program, part of Promising Futures, encourage people to use the power of arts and writing to express hope and overcoming crisis. Stop by the booth to learn about the 2007 PfK youth arts/writing contest and get an entry form. While there, get a mental health screening, and pick up tip sheets to help youth cope with crisis, depression, and stress, get a recommended self-help book list, and a referral list of quality parent educational resources, life coaches and mental health providers. Coloring materials will be available for kids to make postcards of hope. A proud sponsor of the 2007 NBC 4 Health and Fitness Expo, PfK believes channeling our energies in the form of artistic self expression can inspire positive change in our lives and our communities. Learn more at the http://www.nbc4.com/healthandfitnessexpo or at http://www.postcardsfromkatrina.com

Heart & Soul marks a solemn occasion in its December/January issue:

AIDS turns 25 and wears a face that is markedly more black and female. A sister-circle and AIDS activists talk about what we need to do to fight this epidemic. On the Cover is actress and AIDS advocate Sheryl Lee Ralph and company.

The December/January Heart & Soul—on newsstands now!
http://heartandsoul.com/home.aspx

WASHINGTON, DC--During the "Sisters Sharing: Building Foundations for Life" conference hosted by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.'s Xi Omega Chapter on September 30th at the University of the District of Columbia, Postcards from Katrina TM showcased ads from its "Sisters Sharing" campaign targeting women of color who faced and continue to overcome the challenges post-Hurricane Katrina.

"Being a woman of color from Oklahoma, it's imperative I initiate this campaign given the shared wisdom and strength that other women of color have passed on to me. That's why Postcards from Katrina project is addressing the issues faced by many women and girls in the aftermath of the storm," said Tambra Stevenson, creator of Postcards from Katrina. "If my mom and sister who live in the U.S. southwest central region faced the catastrophic level of Katrina, I would want to raise awareness and action of hope and help is still needed for the women who are 'glue' in keeping families together."

Postcards from Katrina is a grassroots community arts project to use the power of arts to express what Katrina means to people affected by the disaster. Many people who faced Katrina have not handled the mental health issues and arts has healing process that can help and inspire other people to be empowered and make a difference in their lives and communities.

"Seasoned Sisters" is one of 10+ public service announcements created by Postcards from Katrina's "Sisters Sharing" social marketing campaign to address the social, financial, emotional and health issues faced by women and girls of color during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Pfk Creator, Tambra Stevenson, encourages people to circulate and post the PSAs to friends, family, youth, colleagues and organizations to spread the message that "hope still lies there in the sea of despair." PfK wants to hear your story of what Katrina means to you.

PfK invites you to send a homemade postcard, art, music or poetry reflecting theme of hope and help to mailto:postcardsfromkatrina@gmail.com or to Postcards from Katrina, 38 T Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Please visit, subscribe and link to your website or blog http://www.postcardsfromkatrina.com