Stories from Katrina’s Post and Current New Orleans - Debra Joseph

Debra Joseph road out other hurricanes by staying in her New Orleans home, but she knew Katrina was different when the water came up through the front door. “Stories from the Flood,” a presentation about both her struggles during the flood and her ongoing struggles was held on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006.

Debra Joseph couldn’t evacuate New Orleans because her mother was in a wheelchair. But after the floodwaters invaded her home they were forced to leave and survived the hurricane tied to a boat that was lashed to a expressway underpass. Fourteen months later, Joseph and her family are still struggling to survive. This United Church of Christ laywoman is traveling the country telling her story in order to alert others to the continuing struggle of people on the Gulf Coast.

Debra Joseph (right) listens to a participant's question	People listen to Debra Joseph The photographs were heartwrenching - such devastation.	Debra Joseph shares her wisdom with participants
Debra takes a group into her FEMA trailer	Demolished homes	Hurricane Damage
More Damage	Debris Waiting for Pickup	FEMA Trailer - Home Sweet Home
Outside of home with markings of Search & Rescue Team	Debra's gutted home	"We'll be back"
Heartsongs Logo by Rev. Katie For "Heartsongs: Release, Restore, Rebuild" a healing workshop for hurricane survivors	Rev. Curran Rickert, Debra Joseph, Rev. Katie Morrison	Participants in Hurricane Women Survivors Worshop July 27-28, 2006 Heartsongs
Participants in Workshops	At Workshop	Sacred Play - Interplay
Healing Art	Healing Art

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