"We will be self-determined," said Reverend Vien The Nguyen, who leads the local parish. "And we have our own plans."
Let's hear it for self-organization.
In recent weeks, Versailles residents shut down their locally run supply distribution network to make way for an outside, FEMA-sponsored distribution project. But since residents learned that FEMA would withdraw its support in February, the community-based operation will soon have to start up again. In hindsight, Nguyen regrets requesting federal help, viewing the brief intervention as proof that at times, "government decisions can be an impediment [rather] than helpful."
:: posted by buermann @ 2006-02-02 09:16:25 CST |
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