From gofundme
Historic flooding has hit the south of so-called Brazil.
Fueled by the effects of runaway climate change and exacerbated by government inaction and incompetence, these floods have submerged entire cities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and many neighborhoods of its capital, Porto Alegre. They have wiped away entire communities, and killed dozens of people.
The anarchist social center in Porto Alegre, Esp(a)ço, has been set up as a hub to receive donations of supplies, and to get them to those in need. They need our help.
Please make a donation to help cover the costs of emergency supplies and materials to rebuild shattered communities. Any amount helps!
All funds raised will go towards local mutual aid efforts, to support affected Indigenous and quilombo communities, and to repair anarchist spaces impacted by the floods.
Updates (1)
May 9th, 2024 by sub Media, Organizer
We are so grateful to everyone who donated so far and would like to send our most sincere THANK YOU!
While the rains have stopped for now, the Jacuí river has still overflowed its banks and the floodwaters have yet to recede. Many of Porto Alegre’s water treatment plants remain completely submerged with tapwater only accesible in the far southern portion of the city.
An update from our comrade and organizer with Esp(a)ço follows:
"In the last days, more neighbourhoods have been flooded in central Porto Alegre. Even though the river’s levels have dropped 20 cm, the water is still spreading through the city. The dam that should protect the city wasn’t enough. Water passed over it.
At least four anarchist squats have been flooded. And there is more rain coming next weekend. Specialists say that it will take at least a month for the water levels to return to normal.
Right now the main issue we face is water. Most water treatment stations have been shut down, and a few are flooded. Large chunks of the city have no drinking water. It’s very hard to find any bottled water, so even those who weren’t directly affected have had their lives disrupted and their survival threatened.
We’re helping the Goj Téj, Kaingang Indigenous community, for example. And even though they’re far away from the flooded areas, they get by mostly by selling their handcrafts, and that’s not possible anymore. So they need help to get food.
The number of houses damaged or completely destroyed, it’s a six digit figure. It will take years to rebuild. All the help you can give us is very much deeply, deeply appreciated. And at the same time that those donations will be very helpful, they probably won’t be enough.
We thank you for your solidarity."
For the sake of transparency; the subMedia collective is raising these funds which we will send to our comrade in Porto Alegre who is involved with the Esp(a)ço community center.
Again, we want to thank everyone who donated and shared this fundraiser within their circles, it means the world to us.
Watch video here: https://sub.media/espaco-mutual-aid-fundraiser-update-1/
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