by admin | Aug 22, 2023 | From the Frontlines
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article278442964.html#storylink=cpy After a significant lull in the Atlantic Hurricane Season, the tropics are once again firing up. The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring five separate systems in...
by admin | Aug 9, 2023 | From the Frontlines
Photo: A person inspects a downed tree at Shady Grove Mobile Home Park in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Thousands of U.S. flights have been canceled or delayed as forecasts warn of destructively strong storms, including tornadoes, hail and lightning. Sean...
by admin | Jan 18, 2023 | From the Frontlines
The Disaster Survival School expresses our solidarity with the residents of California, who have withstood massive flooding for weeks. Like much of the South, a lack of preparedness and infrastructure has led to death and destruction in many parts of the state. DSS...
by Carol Metzler | Oct 26, 2020 | From the Frontlines
Since March, COVID-19 has caused millions to lose their jobs. Industries that once relied on in-person human contact have halted. Many people have had their work hours reduced, while still others became sick and had to quarantine, unable to work. Caught in the middle...
by Carol Metzler | Sep 23, 2020 | From the Frontlines
COVID-19 has spread rampantly through North Carolina’s state prisons, leaving thousands of incarcerated people infected and 12 dead. Still, NC Governor Roy Cooper has not commuted a single sentence during his 4-year term, and more than 2,000 who’ve completed their...
by Carol Metzler | Sep 9, 2020 | From the Frontlines
Since the May 25 murder of George Floyd, hundreds of memorials to racism and white supremacy have been removed across the country. These removals, whether by protesters or by government or educational entities, have been fought for by organizers and activists for...
