Mada Fyah

Hurricanes with NEMO, Climate Catastrophe and Embroidery


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On this episode, André and Digna talk about hurricanes with Shelton Defour, National Coordinator for the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) to discuss NEMO’s role in emergency response during hurricanes, the role civilians play in emergency response, and how global warming is altering the way storms move and change.


Additionally, André interviews Katie Numi Usher and Mercy Sabal, two artists unveiling a collaborative embroidery show at the rebranded Imagination Factri in Belize City on July 15, 2021.


Katie Numi Usher and Mercy Sabal Interview transcript

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18lp2pG6kJtHn5BJvmb5eXZdfXhMhcnYBMMBcU0VUiIA/edit?usp=sharing


Mr. Defour, NEMO National Coordinator Interview Transcript

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18pq7KJ90aL5fYdArMdqAKB1x5rz0q_WwEFcG4JFCm8g/edit?usp=sharing


NEMO's website

http://site.nemo.org.bz/

the newsletter piece by Alex Steffen referenced in the show's opening

https://alexsteffen.substack.com/p/were-not-yet-ready-for-whats-already

More information on the embroidery show

https://www.facebook.com/imagefactoryartfoundation/photos/a.144323447888/10159564164287889/

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