Community
/ Preparedness
This is a new section of our web site -- we will continually be adding
to it.
IPNTA is serving as a model for the importance of strong community organizations
during disaster. The mobilization, activities, and cohesiveness of Independence
Plaza North tenants during September 11 are being recognized locally and
nationally.
Neighbor to Neighbor --
The Downtown Solution: IPNTA's Guide to Community Healing
. Downloadable
PDF -- http://ipnta.org/downloads/IPNTA_Community_Booklet.pdf
. HTML Version
-- http://ipnta.org/book/
A guide to building community and emergency preparedness. This booklet
was developed by the IPNTA Preparedness Committee, with two primary goals:
to share the importance of community with our neighbors in lower Manhattan,
and to provide quick tips for disaster planning. The information here
will be expanded.
September
11th and the Role of the Neighboorhood Association (PDF)
IPNTA VP Diane Lapson was invited to speak at the Johns Hopkins
Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies.
Her presentation, "Community Organizations Acting During Crisis:
9/11 and Neighborhood Associations" was part of a national summit
entitled, The Public As An Asset, Not A Problem. A Summit on Leadership
During Bioterrorism, held on February 3-4, 2003.
Johns Hopkins University's Center for Civilian Biodefense invited a representative
of the Independence Plaza North Tenant Association to share our experience
of 9/11/01, and the ten-day aftermath, at a seminar held in Washington
DC.
The Center felt that IPN's response exemplified the positive ability
and resilience of an American Community in an impossible situation. The
audience was comprised of medical organizations, government & volunteer
emergency responders, members of the Center for Disease Control, etc.
Days later we received emails that five groups were already organizing
around the country as a direct result of IPN's presentation.
http://ipnta.org/downloads/biodefense_quarter4_4.pdf
Downtown
Community Resource Center of NYC
The Downtown Community Resource Center was created in the aftermath of
September 11, 2001 to honor, support and facilitate the efforts of those
living and working downtown as they work toward the rebuilding and revitalization
of Lower Manhattan.
The Downtown Community Resource Center has been assisting IPNTA with
a variety of projects, including the Neighbor
to Neighbor booklet, a children's
art therapy program (Art Reach), and the Computer Center. http://communityresilience.org/nyc/
Related Links
For organizations and additional information, see our Links
Page, and the Neighbor to Neighbor Sources
Page.
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