US-HAITI: Katrina Victims Feel Kinship, Offer Help

US-HAITI: Katrina Victims Feel Kinship, Offer Help, by Matthew Cardinale, Inter Press Service News Agency, February 28, 2010 Many survivors of Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2005, have been seeing their own reflection in media images of Haiti earthquake victims. And despite - or even because of - their own struggle, many feel personally driven to help organise assistance for the people of Haiti. More...