{"id":63905,"date":"2024-04-09T13:16:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T20:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=63905"},"modified":"2024-04-09T13:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T20:16:44","slug":"first-ever-listas-campaign-helps-women-prepare-for-emergencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=63905","title":{"rendered":"First-Ever Listas Campaign Helps Women Prepare for Emergencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_59 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_59\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span><a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/ethnicmediaservices.org\/author\/selen-ozturk\/\">Selen Ozturk<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_60 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_60\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><i class=\"tdb-date-icon tdc-font-fa tdc-font-fa-calendar\"><\/i><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-04-08T10:45:00-07:00\">Apr 8, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_61 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_61\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Listas empowers women with emergency resilience in the face of disasters ranging from extreme heat to winter storms to wildfires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_62 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_62\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"entry-thumb\" title=\"Emergency preparedness\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnicmediaservices.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Emergency-preparedness.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnicmediaservices.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Emergency-preparedness.png 1200w, https:\/\/ethnicmediaservices.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Emergency-preparedness-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/ethnicmediaservices.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Emergency-preparedness-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/ethnicmediaservices.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Emergency-preparedness-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/ethnicmediaservices.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Emergency-preparedness-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/ethnicmediaservices.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Emergency-preparedness-696x377.png 696w, https:\/\/ethnicmediaservices.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Emergency-preparedness-1068x579.png 1068w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"650\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_63 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Women are among the leading groups primed for disaster preparation, according to the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES).<\/p>\n<p>As a result, CalOES is launching Listas, a first-of-its-kind campaign to empower women with emergency resilience knowledge in the face of disasters ranging from extreme heat to winter storms to wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>At a Thursday, April 4 briefing hosted by Ethnic Media Services and California Black Media, a CalOES leader, a state assemblymember and a mother of two who works as a teacher discussed the Listas campaign and how it can empower women as resilience leaders in ethnic communities.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparing women for emergencies<\/h2>\n<p>The campaign, launched in March during Women\u2019s History Month, builds off of research that identified two key groups of women who would most benefit from disaster preparation resources: \u201cthe head of the household and the messenger,\u201d said Diana Crofts-Pelayo, Assistant Director of Crisis Communication &amp; Public Affairs at CalOES.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese heads are women who bear the weight of responsibility making ends meet while taking care of children or elderly parents, while the messengers are first- or second-generation women helping support their families within the unit,\u201d she explained. \u201cWe saw that women over the age of 18, mostly in Latino, AAPI and black communities, are the ones that would listen to our message, pass it on and actually use it during an emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"E33Mftzz9qQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"widget2\" title=\"\u201cPeople Need to See An Emergency to Truly Believe It\u201d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E33Mftzz9qQ?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"392\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Diana Crofts-Pelayo, Assistant Director, Crisis Communication &amp; Public Affairs, California Governor\u2019s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), says that people often wait too long to evacuate and notes that part of the Listas campaign is helping people recognize dangerous situations and when it\u2019s time to go.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CalOES is providing Californians with videos and actionable disaster safety tips, as well as local county emergency alert signups, through over 73 community organization outreach grantees.<\/p>\n<p>These organizations have worked alongside a larger statewide partnership network to make over 400,000 calls to California women since March asking them to sign up for alerts and sharing preparedness information.<\/p>\n<p>Local phone, text and email alerts in multiple languages for disasters like flooding, earthquakes and wildfires are available for Californians in each county through\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/listoscalifornia.org\/alerts\">listoscalifornia.org\/alerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women across communities<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cMy grandma never learned English. My mom was born in Mexico, and she was always seen as the leader within our family here and back in Mexico,\u201d said Crofts-Pelayo. \u201cWomen are the ones that push their families to do things. It\u2019s not necessarily the man of the household anymore. At the end of the day, they\u2019re the ones that are most likely to be looking after elderly parents, or engaging with their community through schools and local associations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we want is for women to have that knowledge and talk about it with their partners, family, friends and children,\u201d she continued. \u201cEmergencies are not fun; it\u2019s not if but when the next one happens. The more that a family can talk about it, the more you demystify responding to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"vHTFPnQTLiQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"widget4\" title=\"Ensuring All Women Feel Included in CA\u2019s Listas Emergency Preparedness Program\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vHTFPnQTLiQ?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"392\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Stephanie Nguyen, Assemblymember, District 10, discusses the Listas campaign\u2019s efforts to create a diverse and inclusive campaign, noting that when people see themselves reflected in media and messaging, they are more likely to feel the content is relevant to them.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing we saw in our research is that people need to see an emergency to truly believe it,\u201d Crofts-Pelayo added. \u201cWe got anecdotes from people that said \u2018I might not evacuate my home until I see the water rising on my street corner,\u2019 or \u2018unless I see the flames down the street.\u2019 There are still many communities that have never experienced a natural disaster, and our aim is showing people that this is real, this happens every day \u2026 All disasters are local, which is why community-based preparedness is so important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the women who are taking care of parents, grandparents, children, doing the shopping, taking care of the house, preparing for tomorrow,\u201d said District 10 Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen. \u201cFor emergency situations, it\u2019s key that women not only hear these messages but deliver them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen disaster comes, it affects everybody across communities, and seeing different women talk from their cultures about having go-bags ready, batteries charged, water for washing and drinking \u2014 women across communities can think, \u2018If she\u2019s doing this, I should be doing this in my home as well,\u2019\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A teacher\u2019s perspective<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThinking about the safety and wellbeing of my family and students, knowing that I have the knowledge and the tools to protect them, is always a top priority for me, and thinking about emergency preparedness goes hand in hand with that,\u201d said Shayla Happi Amenra-Warmsley, a Sacramento-based mother of two and second grade teacher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve started implementing these tools both in my personal family and within my classroom \u2014 from creating emergency kits, to developing family communication plans and emergency contact systems, this campaign definitely helped bring many \u2018what-ifs\u2019 into the practical reality of what I would do in the case of an earthquake, fire, flood, or a power outage, which did happen to my home a month ago,\u201d she continued, adding that Listas enabled her to respond to it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"xANHQFzxdN4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"widget6\" title=\"How CA\u2019s Listas Program Has Helped a Teacher Prepare Her Students for Emergencies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xANHQFzxdN4?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"392\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Shayla Happi Amenra-Warmsley, a mother of two and a teacher, shares the emergency preparedness tips she has learned from Listas, the California Governor\u2019s Office of Emergency Services preparedness program for women, and how she passes those lessons onto her second-grade students.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn times of crisis, it\u2019s easy to feel overwhelmed and helpless, especially for young people,\u201d Amenra-Warmsley said. \u201cHaving a plan just as important as practicing it, so a lot of what I do at home and with my students alongside teaching the tools we need to be prepared \u2014 like shelter-in-place plans, memorizing emergency phone contacts, planning evacuation routes and having snack bags \u2014 is teaching the tools we need for mental resilience, whether that\u2019s morning yoga or emotional regulation exercises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are changing elements to what it means to be prepared, it means being both flexible and adaptable in the face of adversity,\u201d she added. \u201cAs a teacher, I not only educate my students academically but also teach them lifelong skills of resiliency, emerging from any storm as a stronger version of themselves. Learning how to prepare for emergencies is at the heart of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BySelen Ozturk Apr 8, 2024 Listas&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","category-u-s-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63906,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63905\/revisions\/63906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}