Videos and Readings

THE VIDEOS are above. THE READINGS are below.

Islands Overview—watch this video first

Hubs Overview — watch this video second!

How emergency workers find the data

(just for practice--no private real data)

How Public Hub Leaders find the data

step by step through the technique

preparing for a power outage

during a big storm

how hubs and routes work together

after a big quake

collaboration, Island self-sufficiency, privacy

more Hubs, better data, better plans

to prepare to use data offline

to restore mental clarity in hard times

Because of geography, we Coast people are pricey to rescue. This page shows a way to be fair despite the tension between our instincts and the principles of triage.

Climate & Us highlights win-win solutions: things that are mentioned on Hub Resource Forms because they help us prepare for emergencies, but which can also help repair our local climate and economy.

Three types of disaster work, which we call Official responses, Individual Household preparations, and Organizing By Island, each have strengths and limitations. Read more about why we use all three.

You don’t need to be a Public Hub Leader to learn about Public Hubs and what they do with your information. Just open this and read.

In our Island Council graphic story, a fictional Island begins to use Hubs &Routes maps to assess its current and potential needs and resources.

Here are the twelve foundational principles underlying the tools of Hubs & Routes.