Abdul Olugbala Shokur The Afrikan-Amerikan Community Emergency Response Network Manual Presented by Gocrete G Dheel Gevter of Savellonce Abdul Olugbala Shakur Transcribed by Isaac Ginsberg Miller Repubished by True Leap Press 2018 Home Preparation and Survival Many of our People are unprepared for natural disasters or & major crii, and oftentimes many of our People atiempt o prepare themselves at th last minute, when food and/or emergency supplies at most sores are already depleted. Then they find themselves competing for imited supplies, or ooting in order to obiain their basic necessies (o survive. This is not how you prepare yoursel or your famiy. To the contrary, this s ast minute ac of desperation. o disrespect ntended, butthis s ot 2 sman decision-making process. We as 3 People, for the most part, do not think suategicaly nor tacically and thisis one of our main obstacles towards sohang ourday- 0-day problems and moving forward a5 People. | ask: Why would you wait 10 the last minute 10 prepare yoursefor your family? Especially when you know every yesr there exists the pot safety and that of your famil? Because, i you do, your actioresponsels) is not indicative of such values. il fora natural disaster or major criss. | ask: Do you eally value your We have totake this issue more seriously than we are, NOT WHEN THE DISASTER OR (GRISIS 15 AT OUR FRONT DOOR | cqually understand that most Afion Amerikan families donit know what 1o do,nor do they have access o the nformation tht would empower themwith the capacityto effectively prepare themselves. So 32 direc resul, we developed this comprehensive emergency response manual, a blueprint towards the construction of a communiy based emergency response network. The frst step towards achieving this goal i 1o prepare each and every famiyhousehold in our community. Once this is established. this would serve a5 the foundation for the development and implementation of our community emergency network operaton. Home Preparation Each household must develop an emergency plan based on the natural disasters that are commonin thei area. Each natural disaster il determine howne should respond andlor prepare: preparing for an earthauake is diflrent from preparing for & hurticane, though the supplies that are required n acitating these preparations are similar, f not the same. t s imperative towards one's success o clearly identiy al the isastersthatyou are subjected 1o annually and organize accordingly. There exist three (3) primary components that complement an efectve ‘emergency response plan: 1) An emergency plan, 2) Home sunival ki, and 3) Bug OuBagls). 1) An amergency plam: The firt step in surviing a natural disaser andfor criss i having 3 practcal and comprehensive plan, it does not have to be elaborate or complicated. Keepit simple. The unfortunate realty-Hurricane Katrina—was and is our learing curve. 1 aught us what not o do, 3 wel 38 what we must do 1o survive 3 natural disaster. Most of our People/communty in New Orieans did not have 3 plan and a5 direct result many of he suffred more than what they ha 0. An emergency response plan would have dramatically mitigated the unnecessary sufering The basic emergency plan should consist o, leas, th folowing: A Evacuation Plan: You and your family should conduct emergency drls a1 east once o twice & month, Each family member must lear how to evacuste, and fyou ve in an apartment buiding or housing project then the evacuation becomes 3 litke more complicated and urgent. You cannot afford to wait unil the last minute 10 evacuate. If you ive in an apartment bulding or housing project you need to purchase a rope-ladder, o long ladders fthis s possible from an economic standpoint. Il ot you and your neighbors should pool your money togerher and purchase thess tems that wil serve al that ae impacied. The ropeadders must be suategicaly locaed. Nte: To ensure success, we insist thatyou sk training from an expert on how to install and use the rope. adders and long ladders. . Ohentimes, during cenain emergency evacuations arly members are separated,so it becomes critical that each family f possibi) designate specifc location to. meet or cal, from 3 relatve’s hovse 1o your Mosque/Church, or even an emergency relef center! Each family shouid o150 develop ther own idertifcation (D card, thi 1D card wil have the basic info, such as name, multiple contact numbers. and medical informaton (1 applicable). This would help emergency relief workers to reunite family members and/or dertity dead bodes. b1 reiterte, identfy your specific disaster zonefs), such a5 floods, eanthauakes, widfres, snowstorms, and your emergency plan must be based on the specifcdsasterts)in your arealcommunity. | would lso add thatin your evacuation plan ry 1o avoid those foutes with heavy traffic Studying every route in your communiylarea is important in developing the most effective evacuation emergency plan. 2) Home Survival Kit: Botied water Non-perishable food ilems. Faraday flashiights Olde Brookiyn Lanterns Insabulbs Flots Matches/materprool matches Flares. 9. Bartery-operated radios 10.Cellphones/disposable cellphones ifafordable) 11 Compassies) 12 Laptop computers 13 Portable fire extnguisherts) 12 Ponable generator Dorituse generatorts)indoors 15 Spacebags: These bags are good for putting your clothes in, song with other valuables,such a family photos and important documents. Have your contactinfo ethernsidethe bag or atached to the outside. 16 Ladderlrope laddersirope 17.Shovelisnor handed shovels) 18 Axe/hatchet 19 Hacksaw/hacksaw blades 20 Gloves 21Sleeping bagis) 22.Ziplock bags. 23 Water purifcation kisystem 26 Weapons to defend your home andor family: 3) Guns b) Crossbows. ) Knives ) Tosers ) Pepper sprayls) 25 Lifjackets/ife-rats f appiicable: Flood Zones) 26 Whistles and clickers,these items are designed to help emergency workers locate you. I you are not able 1o blow your whistes the cickers can be just as effective. 2 Fiest 3 Kit: the home based fst.aid kit wil be diferent from the mobilelcarried firs id kit Space is not that much of an issue, affrding one the opportunity o stock more medical supplies, but the asic il stll e required. We aso insist that every faml ake a basic 3) Bug OutBag: As you know, some emergencies will require tha you and your familyleave the house or sheler, and oftentimes many of our People rush out of their homes empty handed and unprepared for the emergency thit is abou to confront ther. A Bug-OutBag is backpack that contins il the basic necessites that one keeps on the ready at altimes. When a natursldisaster hits and it i time 0 evacuste, everything you andior your family will need should be i your Bug Out Bags . depending on how many famy members you wil be responsible for) in addiion o your primery Bug-Out Bag. Ech family member should wear a survival parka shel These waterproo jackets have multple pockets providing additional space o carry more emergency supplies. Your Bug-Out Bag should consist o the ollowing iems: 1) A pair of thick thermal underwear (1op and bottom) 2) Aliner and outer socks 3) Rugged gloves 4) Borteryoperated adios 5) Laptop computer(syCell phoneds) ©) Compass/GPS 7) Water fersystemiwater purficarion ablets 8) Water bladder e MRS Platypus 21iter] 9) Sleeping bag(sVfe-jckets/fe-preservers 10/Flashights/extra bateries and LED headlamps) 11)Fice starierfouane ighterdfintwaterproof motches 12)Folding mliple function toolknivels) 13)Legaland registered gunts) 14 Whiste(sVclckeds) 151Cup/Spoonis) and forkts) 161Nonperishable food: e.. nuts, dry fruis, ice, chacolate, raisins, granola bars, il min. 17)First i kit your first id it should consist of the following: b cePesarEToFemsA B A couple of pirs o nitrle gloves Two twbes of antibiotc cintment Roll of one-inch wide safey tape/buttery sutures in various Two sterile suure kits Two botlesof ibupralen Atleastthee thermometers 25 slcohol pre-pads. Thvee wbes of iquid hand soap. 1 or 2 bortes of muli iamins. Loperamide Hydrochloride Antidiarhes caplets MRS Micropur MP1 water purication tablts Three packages of glucose tablets(for Hypoglycemia) One pairof EMS shears Twolock orceps oo smal i of scissors. One paie of toerai clippers One pair of weezers 20 quick-dot antimicrobial hemostatic pack. 50gm (stop. bleeding fos) Two packages of sewing needles in various sizes One smal lashlight/headlamps) Mote: We suggest thatyou pick up a copy of the U'S. Army frst. aid manual Also check out the following stes: s cedcrossuare org souw guikclotcom s loodsman go swniosh oy Afrikan: Amerikan Community Emergency Response Network We will void bureaucraic stagnation. Instead of estabishing one central agency, every state will have s own Afrkan Amerikan Community Emergency Response Network (AA.C.E RN.. This network il be responsibe forpreparing every Afikan- Amerikan (ska: New Afrikan) commniy in thei sate (i, jusdiction) for a natural disaster/criss. This network wil be elected/selected by our communites. We will develop » sate-wide balot system that wouid allow our People/Community 10 vate. Only those who lve in the New Afican (ska: Alrkan Amerikan) community will be eligible to it on the Board of Directors (AA C.E RN, and they must be well nown community activiststhat have a history of sening our community. The communty il have the power to remove any Board member they are dissatislied wih. The AACERN. wil work with the Amesikan Red Cross and other emergency services, ut we il not be subordinate to them, nor will we be dictated 10 or serve a5 3 overnment puppet The AACERN. will comsistof: Director Depury Director Treasurer Secretary Chief Security Coordinator Logisiic Management Coordinator Director of Expropriation Director of nformaton Emergency Evacuation Chief Coordinator 10,Chief Medical Advsor 11.Chief Meteorologist 12 Thvee addiion Board Members Emergency Response Committee Every Gty with New Afrkan commurites will be eligible to form on Emergency Response Comanittes (ER.C.) The same rules hat apply o the AA.C E RN.also apply 10 the ERC. Every ERC. member wil be slected/selected by the Afrkan Amerikan community i that ciy. They will e known community actiists with no afistion o the government or law enforcement. The People wil iz0 have the power to remove sny. member from the € R.C. that they are dissatisied with. ALL ERC. ae accourtable to the state-based AACE RN. inthei stte. Each ER C. willbe required o fle a monthly report 1o the state based AACE RN. The ERC. status report will bascally consistof 3l relevant information pertaining o theirstated purpose and mission/goals as wellas thei progresses and filues, and, mstimporantly, inancial reports. Thisisusta brie! ‘example.The € R.C.wil be limately responsibleforimplementing this biveprint. The ER.Cwill also have community evel representatves The ERC, will consist of. 1. Executive Coordinator 2. Deputy Coordinator 3 Treasurer 4 Secreury 5. SecurityCoordinator 6. Logisic Coordinator 7. Expropistion Coordinator 8. Emergency Evacuation Coordinstor 9. Information Coordinator 10.Deputy Medical Advisor 11 Deputy Meteorologist 12 Three additions! Board Members ‘Emergency Responte Services 1. Emergency Survey Uni (ESU) 2. Emergency Mobile Cinics (EMC) 3. Emergency Ambuiance Services EAS) 4. Emergency Medical Staions (EMS) n Emergency MedicalStaff Assistance (EMSA) Emergency Evacuation Unt (EEU) Emergency Expropriation Nework (EE.N.) Emergency Securiy Nework (ESN) 9. Emergency Information Cener (€1C) 10 Emergency Food and Water Serices (£ WS.) 11 Emergency Logistic Management Network (ELMN) 12 Emergency Mabile Safety Deposit Box (EMS.D.8) 13 Community Emergency Trust Fund (CETF.) Emergency Survey Unit The E5.U.wil be activated before, during, nd ater & natural disaster. The ES.U.will monitoralhe local dams, levees, lood walsgaes. They wil aiso search or stuctursl Gamages in all the local housing project, apariments, schools, bridges, freeway overpasses. The ES.U. wil conduct monthly tests of all drinking water. Especally during and after crisi/atural disaster. The ESU. vl also ideniy 3l Alrkan- Amerian communitiesforeas that are prone 1o floods, earthquakes, huricanes, tormadoes, snow and tropical storms, and bush/wild fires. This unit vl fle 3 report every 90 days detaing their findings. A copy of this report willbe sent 10 the stae. based AACERN. the citybased ERC. and the designated emergency response services. The AA.CERN. in that state wil shae this report withthe communiy, ocal, and state emergency services. Emergency Mobile Clinics uring Huricane Katrna many of our People were not able 1o reach » hosgitl or eceive emergency medical atention, and z a directresult many of them sufered, ot died. The EMC. wil be full equipped and capable of perionming cerain emergency operations and/or procedures, which il include X-ays. The EM.C.5 wil e dispatched to the hardest it areas, especialy those n rural areas. We wil also send an EM.C. 10 sl the emergency relefcenters and evacuee shelters We will aiso have Emergency Mobile Bost Ciics which wouid als0 alow us (0 reach our People inthe. flooded areas. Emergency Ambulance Services We will convert old/new vans and boats into fully equipped ambulances, the EAS.wil e activated and active allyear ound. Dusing a crsis/natura disaster thie pririy wil beto 1. Reach the most winerable 2. Transport the injured to the Emergency Medical Station (EMS.), Emergency Mobile Cinics (EM.C.)and when applicabie,t the local hospitas that have not been damaged by the crisis/natural disaster Nete: The E A.C. il also develop. 15 own emergency dispatch system. ‘Emeraency Medical Station The E M. are temporary makeshift osptals i Trages). During Hurricane Katrina many of the local hospials were damaged, i not seriously affected by the floodwater, an there were those that were just 0o far away. We will stabishfully eaquipped EMS. in areas designated safe/secured. We vl als set up EM.S. t designated emergency relief centrs and evacuee shelers Emergency Medical Staff Assistance. The EM.S A are our first responders. They willbe thoroughlytrained i firstsid and. otheraduanced medical ueatment We will have at least three (1)EM.S A on every block They wil be responsible for the Peaple on their block. Their responsioity wil consist o 1. Teaching everyone on theirblock frst s 2. Providing every house an their block with st sid ki 3. The EMS A il also be responsible for teaching everyone on their lock how 4 1dentfying all the most winerable on theic block, such a5 the handicapped, elders, children, and he sick., 5. They willdevelop a database of il thase wha ve on their black who sufer from some type o healthproblem. This database wil describe the healh probler, a5 well 2 provide st of the medication theyare taking, and the nares ofhex doctormhestthcare providerts). 6. The EMSA vl lso develop emergency medical bracelets for those isted in their database. This would allow emergency medical workers access 1o their medical data during a crisisiatursl disaster. We will develop » computer program designed 1o secure this data against thef. Emergency Evacuation Unit During Huricane Katina many of our Peaple died because they did not have the means or knowhow 1o evacuate, ot the evacuation was not properly organized. The EEU.willbe responsible for: 1. Developing an efective evacuation plan for the communiy. 2. The EEU. wil coordinatethe evacuation of the community. 3. The £, will conduct evacustion drills t least two 10 three times a year, more i applicable. 4 The EEU. wil develop an evacuation emergency plan manual, and distibute copies o our communities. The E £, willestablish a working reltionship with the school disic that would alow them to utize all svaiable school buses to evacuate the People. The EEU. vl also have a numberof boas i their services Notes Childre, elders, the sick and women will be our priority. Emergency Expropriation Netwark We do not agree wih the goverment positon on loting during crisisinatral disaster. We alo equall dsagree withlooting as aneffective means towards obtaining sustenance for human survival during a crisi/natural disaster We have 3 more effective method to achisve tis objective. During 3 crisis/natural disaster the EEN. wil dispatch 3 unit to al the affected grocery, hardware, and clothing stores along with a unit from our Emergency Security Network (€ SN to secure these businesses whil the EEN. expropriate the necessary supplies. The EEN. wil focus on the ollowing supples 1. Allod tems, inclucing baby food and candy. 2. Botile water, milkjice, and sods. 3. Coats, rain coats, sweatshins/pant, thermal tops/botoms, socks,gloves, wool bearies, boots blankets, sleeping bags, space bags, towels. 4. Matches, waterproof matches, fints, lighters, flashights, lanterns, flres, baneries. 5. Paper cups/plates, plastc fors/spoons, toet paper, paper towes, parmpers, tampons, ip-ock bags, garbage bags,cooking pots/pans. 6. Barbeque il charcoal, ponable fire exinguishers, porable generators, bty operated radios 7. Ropes, rope ladders, Iadders, hammers, hacksaws, hacksaw biades, saws, hatchets, axes, shovels,short handed shovels, screw drivers, socket wrench set, water hoses, wheelbarrows, tents, e rafs e ackets, chainsaws. The Emergency Logisic Management Network (ELMN) wil coordinate the isrbution of the above supplies o those in need. The £ EN.willinventory each tem 1 was expropriated by the E EXN. inthe sevice of the People, and provide copies o 3l those business owners affected by our survival expropriaion. We believe that ths wil minimize unnecessary looting ‘Emergency Sacurity Network The E.SN. will have wo (2) diffrent dvisions: 1. An armed diision. 2. Anunarmed dision The ESN. wil be 5 legiimate community based secuit network, not cops, paid informants, or puppets for aw-enforcement, The £ 5. wil be 3 community based contolled and icensed newwork that will be activated during a crisis/naturaldisaster Unfortunately, there was some truth to the repert that a least fow young men decided to use Hurricane Katrina a5 an opportunity o victimize their own People, but so-alled law-enforcement also_used Huricane Katrina as an ‘opportunityto murdet some of our young men, a theit own record would reflect! We wil dispatch unis from our € SN. o secure our communities chidren, women, elders, a5 well 25 our evacuee shekers/relif centers. Mot The unarmed division wil assist the Emergency Evacuation Ut in evacuating the People, 35 well 35 in other Gesignated areas o responsioiites Emergency information Center One of the principal elements inherent o an effective preparation i information Accurate information facitates @ commuitys endeavors 1o prepare isell for 3 crsisinatural disaster. One of our primary weaknesses i not having enough information, or the infrastruciue o process and distibute vial information o our People/Communiy. The E.LC.wil be responsible for 1. Developing an emergency sunival manual. Ths manual will conain all the necessary information on what 1o do during speciic crisesinatural disasters. For example, though there are basic simiaites, each naturl force has its own distincive characteristcs, ‘which callfor specific response. This manual will have an emergency response plan for each nawral force e.g. Tormadoes, Floods, Eanhauakes, Huricanes, Wildires, ust o name a few. 2. The E1C. wil develop an emergency response direcory lsting the ‘addresses, phone numbers, emais, and websites of all our emergency response serices that are lsted in our manua, incuding al state. based AACERN. and city-based E RC.in the country. 3. During Hurricane Katina many of our familes were separated and our chidren lost. The ELC. will develop an Afkan Amerikan (e. New Afkan) family central database. Every ciy based E1C. wil develop a0 Alikan Amerikan central database containing all Afikan. Amecikans in theie ciy. For example: Let's say we have the Shakur's family,the database wil it all frly members and relgves, and the pictures of the immediate family members (s is optional and 3 decison reserved for each family) This option willbe avalable to al New Afkan familes sted in our £ 1C. database. Each family wil have: theirown personlemergency insiuctions, nstructing theirindividual family members what o do, where to o, 3nd who 1o contact. Each farmily vl have their own personl and secured access code o their speciic page on our database. i N i 5 foved anes. it would alzo allow emergency workers to immediately identify lost children or even dead bodies. 4. il also be the responsibily of the E.C. 1o develop an emergency communication network that would allow al our emergency sendces/workers 1o communicate with one another during > crisis/natunal disaster. The ELC. must develop their own dispatch system. The £1.C.is one of the mostvital components inthe successof an independen Afrikan- Amerikan (. New Afikan).controlled emergency response network. Notes Hightech willplay 3 major ole in this endeavor. ‘Emergency Faod and Water Services. During Huricane Katrng many of our People went three to six days without food or water. The EFWS. wil estabiish emergency food and water banks that wil be disributed during 3 criss/naural disaster. During natural disaters the EF WS, il establish emergency food and water stations in unaffected areas, a5 well a5 elel centers and evacuee shelters. The EFWS. will also have mobile kitchens that wil disribute food and wate to familes that ae apped n ffected areas. Emergency Logistic Management Network The € LMN.willbe 3 moliask network fort wil work closely with ll he Emergency Response Services sted i tis manual. The E.LMN. wilbe responsibl for ensuring that all Aldkan Amerikan (New Afikan) emergency serices are fully equipped. adequately supplied, and unctional. They willalso estabish and maintsin a numberof stockpiles of emergency supplies throughout their jurisdiction in areas designed by the emergency survey unit € 5.U.) The €.LMN.inventory wil consistof- Medical equipmentsupples, and fst i it Borted water. Nonperishable food. ot ain conts, boots, wool beanies, thermal shins and pants, sweatshins and pant, socks 3nd gloves 5. Matchesiwaterproof matches, fts, flares, fre wicks, buane lighters, fashights Olde Brookiyn Lanterns, instabulbs, batteries 6. Blankets, seeping bags, tents, He.rafs, e jackets, pace bags, towels. 7. Gorbage bags, ziplock bags, tolet paper, pampers, ampons, paper plates/cups, plasic forks/spoons,pots and pans, barbeque grils, charcoal. 8. Bottery-operated radios, cellphones, laptop computers, portable fire extinguishers, portable generators, water purifcaion systems. 9. Ladders, rope ladders, opes, hacksaws, hacksaw blades, saws, chainsaws, hammers, screwdrivers, shovels, shorthanded shovels, socket wrench sets axes, hachets, wate hoses, wheslbarrows. The ELMN. wil lso be responsible for coordinating the distibuton of supplies uring cisisnatural disaster. The ELMN. il also make sur that every New Afikan family s armed with a suvival ki, specialy those who canot afford to purchase the necessary supplies. ‘Emergency Mabile Safety Deposit Sox During most Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Floods, and Wildfres many of our people lose valuable documents, family pictures, and other family valuabies, such osjewely. The EMSD.8. wil conver trailer trucks into mabile safety deposit boses. They will have. small safe deposit bores securely mounted onthe nside walls ofthetrucks with locked doors. Each New Afkan . Afkan-Amerikan) family that sgns p for this senvice wil be assigned a box and given s key. The EM.S D.8. il drive throughautthe community hours belore the potential criss/natural disaser and allow those families o place their valuables ntheir secured safety deposit box(es) The £-M5.D.8.will b driven 0. 5o place/location that wil be secured, and guarded by a diwision of our Emergency Securty Network (armed diision). The community will shuays select the drvers and quards of these Mabie Safety Deposi Boxes. ~tn Conclusion - My People, what disturbed me the most about Huricane Katina was not the govermment or law-enforcement faiure 1o help our People/Communiy, t was watching New Alrkan Men standing around helplessly (Note: | am fully aware that many of our Brothas did toke the initistive to hlp our Poople/Community during Hurrcane Katrina, but or the mest part, we were missing in sction!), while our community, women, children, elders, handicapped and sick suffered. For the most par our Men did not know what o do, though many ofthemtried o hlp. | don'tmean. 10 s0und harsh, bu i we expect t avoid another Hurricane Katrina, we must conduct 3 rue and honest critiaue of our faiures. But this is an opporurity for us to empower ourselves/community with the capacity and capabilty 1o prepare our Peaple/Communityforany type of crisis/naturaldisaster, without depending on others 10 do forus what we should be doing foraurselves, lease understand, this manual i notan invitation to become dependent on government o any other outside entiy,this manual s 3 cll 0 stand up for ourseives, and take responsibiy for ourseives and for ourfuture. Abdul Olughala Shakur (aka: James Ear Harvey) e e e gt gt ot B 3y e s it ia T et T RS T T A Tl . TP e ClAepssiO o2 oidens evxed .09 st 052 Jpoowartied Moy ofour People are unprepred for natura disasters or s major crisis and oentimes. many ofour People attemp 1o prepare themselvesathe last minute, when food and/or emergency suppiies at most stores are aiready depleed. Then they find themselves. competing for limited supplies, orloating in order to obtain their basic necessiies to sunvive. This s nothow you prepre yourself o yourfamil. To the contrary, this s ast. mincte act of desperaion. No disrespectintended, b tisis not # smar decision- mling process. We a5 # People, for. the most part, do not think surtegically nor tactically and s i one o our main obstacies towardssoling our day-o-day problems. and moving forward 2 2 People. We have 10 toke thisssue more serously than we are, NOT WHEN THE DISASTER OR ‘CRISIS S AT QUR FRONT DOOR! I equally understand that most Afkan. Amerian families don' know what 1o 0. nor do they have access 10 the information that would empower them wit the capacit o efectvely prepare themselves. o a5 direct resul, we developed ths comprehensive emergency response manual, » bueprint owards the consiruction of a community-based emergency response network.The fs step. towards achisuing this goal i 1o prepare each and every family/housahold in our communiy. Once this s esablished, this would senve.3s the loundation for the developmant and implementation of our community emergancy nemwork operation ABDUL OLUGBALA SHAKUR (/n James € Hoarvey) CasgaB2117 £0.Box5102 Delano, CA 93216 South Chicago ABC T Zine Distro P.O. Box 721 Homewood, IL 60430