I lived in Los Angeles for 17 years, escaping leaving in 2017, so I have many, many friends on the ground there from whom I’ve gathered much of the triage section information. Many dear friends are in the path of fire or have evacuated. Seven personal friends’ households that I know of so far, have had homes, cars, instruments, furnishings, all of life’s beloved collections turned to ash. Shock, worry, compassion, depression, compulsion to investigate, existential “why tf are we here?” questions, and moments of just sheer anger have been hurling through me like the Santa Ana winds, carrying strong echos of Helene’s sudden devastation, Lahaina, Paradise. Perhaps it’s the same for you.
Meanwhile the narratives swirl ever faster.
How to balance the need to cope with the absolute need to know what is really happening? Because we can be absolutely certain that the globalists have their playbook and their agenda and this apocalyptic event WILL be used to push it, whether people are capable of dealing with that now or not. What can we do to stay ahead of and see through their massive manipulation machine that’s already firing on all cylinders? Now seems to me to be a critical time to take back our personal power to CHOOSE what we want and how we want to show up in the world so we can’t be manipulated. That’ll take courage.
The following section is for those who know someone in Los Angeles, who want to know who is doing good work so they can donate, or who just need a dose of positive energy that watching good people do their best thing provides.
Michael Capponi’s Global Empowerment Mission does incredible grassroots work. They just leased a warehouse the day before yesterday in LA. By tonight it will look like an Amazon warehouse full of aid. Location is L.A. River Studios 2800 Division Street. Two videos below give the details.
An extensive list of many resources, general as well as entertainment industry related, including financial relief, has been put together by the Entertainment Community Fund.
If you need a boost, check in on the overwhelming generosity of regular people that has already flooded in, just as we’ve seen following Helene. Friends have said it’s been simply awe inspiring.
“Everywhere I go in Los Angeles people are donating supplies, donating water, donating time, and when I went to the Santa Anita race track, the line to donate was half a mile long and the number of volunteers there was equal to the number of people coming for supplies.” — Jim Knell
Restaurants all over town are offering free meals:
AHF Food for Health is providing 1,000 meals a day to firefighters and those in need. Fb link.
In fact, now many donation centers are full to overflowing. Alternate ways to give:
Source. Links mentioned above: List of personal campaigns, volunteer opportunities.
The concern and help for animals has been particularly heart-warming. A quick recap here:
Pasadena Humane launched a clarion call and has been coordinating pet rescue:
For livestock and horses, abundant in SoCal, the rescuing and sheltering continues.
Fleet of angels - Helping horse owners and small rescues when they need urgent assistance after being devastated by a natural disaster or other major emergency. National Equine Emergency Directory and Map
LA Equestrian Center - latest needs
Replacing equine equipment — event Friday Jan 17:
Music Community
Linked here is a growing spreadsheet with links to support members of the music community I was part of in LA.
Before we move on to the analysis in Part 2, my next Stack, I thought I’d close this one with some moments of sheer joy, love, and relief amid the tears.
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