cooked: survival by zip code transcript

" Cooked: Survival by Zip Code shines a light on the issues of poverty, race, class, and education that underlie how natural disasters take lives." Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com "Helfand's brilliance in Cooked is precisely the way she shifts and re-orients our entire social mentality and approach to thinking about racism, poverty, and disaster. But the real story is: why were people in these neighborhoods dying? Directed by Judith Helfand. April 28: College of Staten Island, CUNY, featuring Judith Helfand and other special guests. 989 Basswood Ave. L1H 2G8. Cooked tells the story of the tragic 1995 Chicago heatwave, the most traumatic in U.S. history, in which 739 citizens died over the course of just a single week, most of them poor, elderly, and African American.. New to Docuseek? The film had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2018. You've just tried to add this show to COOKED: Survival By Zip Code will be having an encore broadcast on Monday, July 13th, 2020 on PBS Independent Lens, the 25th anniversary of the most . Register to request a quote. Topics were debated, connections between different groups made and actions points produced for the participants to continue to learn, collaborate and act. She asks us to think about and re-define racism and poverty as, indeed, disasters.' (laughing)107400:58:09,886 --> 00:58:12,845The mission, to be readyfor the massive earthquake107500:58:12,870 --> 00:58:14,999that's expected tohit the Midwest,107600:58:15,024 --> 00:58:17,707and simulate acoordinated response.107700:58:19,325 --> 00:58:22,298The last major earthquake, 1812.107800:58:23,730 --> 00:58:25,739[Man] Kilo YankeeFour Hotel Charlie.107900:58:25,740 --> 00:58:27,679K-Y-4-E-O-C.108000:58:27,680 --> 00:58:31,109Kentucky joint forceheadquarters to Kentucky cab,108100:58:31,110 --> 00:58:33,679Alpha Foxtrot Alpha Fouris here, Whiskey, over.108200:58:33,680 --> 00:58:36,729We've had a 7.7Richter scale earthquake.108300:58:36,730 --> 00:58:40,579You can see the damageis particularly intensive108400:58:40,580 --> 00:58:42,649west of the landbetween the lakes region108500:58:42,650 --> 00:58:44,799here in the JacksonPurchase region.108600:58:44,800 --> 00:58:46,293The Cavalier CityFire Department is108700:58:46,317 --> 00:58:47,706inoperable becauseof the earthquake.108800:58:47,707 --> 00:58:51,189A 7,000 pound release ofchlorine that was near a school.108900:58:51,190 --> 00:58:54,266[Man Standing] We had625 casualties, 200 deaths,109000:58:54,267 --> 00:58:57,409275,000 seeking shelter.109100:58:57,410 --> 00:58:58,766So we're sending down a million109200:58:58,790 --> 00:59:00,199MREs and a millionbottles of water.109300:59:00,200 --> 00:59:03,339Medical supplies,food, water, tinnage,109400:59:03,340 --> 00:59:05,549whatever the civilians need.109500:59:05,550 --> 00:59:08,189We got a notificationfrom one of our operators109600:59:08,218 --> 00:59:10,228saying that there was alot of damage in Memphis.109700:59:11,847 --> 00:59:12,798Exercise message.109800:59:14,224 --> 00:59:15,183Exercise message.109900:59:15,191 --> 00:59:16,139[Judith] OK.110000:59:16,140 --> 00:59:18,679I did forget,I was too busy marveling110100:59:18,680 --> 00:59:20,209at our nation's ability110200:59:20,210 --> 00:59:22,869and seeminglyunconditional commitment110300:59:22,870 --> 00:59:26,079to marshal resources,rebuild infrastructure,110400:59:26,080 --> 00:59:30,459save lives, and ensure thatcitizens are fed, housed,110500:59:30,460 --> 00:59:32,073and provided medical care.110600:59:33,560 --> 00:59:37,359That is, as long as it's inthe wake of a natural disaster.110700:59:37,360 --> 00:59:40,141(crowd applauding)110800:59:40,166 --> 00:59:41,251[Man] There you go.110900:59:41,260 --> 00:59:45,535So, response versusmitigation versus preparedness.111000:59:45,560 --> 00:59:50,560Could the recovery come in,in advance of the disaster?111100:59:51,570 --> 00:59:53,549And even in advanceof the preparedness,111200:59:53,550 --> 00:59:56,853because that's, maybe therecovery is preparedness.111300:59:56,892 --> 00:59:58,810But,how are you going to do that111400:59:58,830 --> 01:00:01,123being withoutpersonnel and funds?111501:00:02,370 --> 01:00:04,743You don't have no personneland you have no funds.111601:00:05,580 --> 01:00:07,793You only receive thatafter the disaster.111701:00:09,130 --> 01:00:12,319[Judith] My idea wasn't tosend in the National Guard.111801:00:12,320 --> 01:00:15,229We had more than10,000 people participate111901:00:15,230 --> 01:00:17,189in this exercise yesterday.112001:00:17,190 --> 01:00:19,909[Judith] But with a minortweak to the term disaster,112101:00:19,910 --> 01:00:22,739maybe this well-fundedfederal agency112201:00:22,740 --> 01:00:25,119could invest in thelong-term resilience112301:00:25,120 --> 01:00:26,769of the vulnerable communities112401:00:26,770 --> 01:00:28,983they're actuallypreparing to rescue.112501:00:30,400 --> 01:00:32,819The trick ends up beingnot what you're chasing here112601:00:32,820 --> 01:00:35,499by turning that into adisaster, 'cause it's not112701:00:35,500 --> 01:00:36,819[Judith] Well it is a disaster.112801:00:36,820 --> 01:00:40,933No, it's a crisis andit's, (laughing)112901:00:40,957 --> 01:00:43,959it's one of the negativeparts of the real world.113001:00:43,960 --> 01:00:46,829And where I come from,nobody gets a free pass.113101:00:46,830 --> 01:00:48,599You have to take,you reach down,113201:00:48,600 --> 01:00:51,009grab yourself by thebootstraps, and let's go.113301:00:51,010 --> 01:00:53,469I wish I had abetter answer for ya.113401:00:53,470 --> 01:00:55,599I will say, you've piquedmy interest, I'm thinking,113501:00:55,600 --> 01:00:57,759my brain is tryingto connect some dots,113601:00:57,760 --> 01:01:01,449but I can't get to whereyou want to mobilize113701:01:01,450 --> 01:01:04,533this agency or thisorganization in advance.113801:01:06,020 --> 01:01:07,459It just doesn't work that way.113901:01:07,460 --> 01:01:10,299Now if you changed the laws,and we get people to agree114001:01:10,300 --> 01:01:12,553that we wanna changethe world we live in,114101:01:13,710 --> 01:01:15,509kinda the holy grail, right?114201:01:15,510 --> 01:01:17,823Go for it, I'm right behind you.114301:01:19,728 --> 01:01:22,311(gentle music)114401:01:23,850 --> 01:01:26,749[Judith] I left Frankfurt,Kentucky and headed south114501:01:26,750 --> 01:01:29,169towards the Tennesseeborder to get a good look114601:01:29,170 --> 01:01:30,620at the New Madrid fault line.114701:01:31,950 --> 01:01:34,369A disaster in waitingthat might not,114801:01:34,370 --> 01:01:36,479despite all of this preparation,114901:01:36,480 --> 01:01:38,203even happen in our lifetime.115001:01:39,230 --> 01:01:41,803But of course,I couldn't see anything.115101:01:44,640 --> 01:01:46,259How did we get here?115201:01:46,260 --> 01:01:49,689To a place where so many peoplebelieve that if you're poor,115301:01:49,690 --> 01:01:52,059it's because youdidn't pull hard enough115401:01:52,060 --> 01:01:53,453on your own bootstraps.115501:01:59,910 --> 01:02:01,179{\an8}So what you're struggling with115601:02:01,180 --> 01:02:03,929{\an8}is why are wespending so much money115701:02:03,930 --> 01:02:06,689{\an8}on these low-probability events115801:02:07,240 --> 01:02:10,219when we have people dyinglike flies all around us?115901:02:10,220 --> 01:02:12,999And that money couldbe helping people now.116001:02:13,000 --> 01:02:14,169- Is that it?- Yes.116101:02:14,170 --> 01:02:15,002Yeah.116201:02:15,003 --> 01:02:17,533Well, right.116301:02:18,783 --> 01:02:24,831Yeah, you're right to seethat as an unreasonable116401:02:24,840 --> 01:02:27,269allocation ofresources, 'cause it is.116501:02:27,270 --> 01:02:29,669In order to get help fromthe federal government,116601:02:29,670 --> 01:02:32,639you typically haveto make some showing116701:02:32,640 --> 01:02:34,579that whatever it isthat has happened to you116801:02:34,580 --> 01:02:35,699is not your fault.116901:02:35,700 --> 01:02:40,639And, as a result of that,we pay a lot of attention117001:02:40,640 --> 01:02:43,499in this country to howpeople came to be in need117101:02:43,500 --> 01:02:44,909in the first place.117201:02:44,910 --> 01:02:48,529And their claims arediscredited in our system117301:02:48,530 --> 01:02:50,859by the sense thatthey could have117401:02:50,860 --> 01:02:53,778or should havehelped themselves.117501:02:54,861 --> 01:02:57,864But that is our historyand our tradition.117601:02:57,866 --> 01:03:00,949(slow, somber music)117701:03:08,537 --> 01:03:09,545(people chattering)117801:03:09,546 --> 01:03:11,562[Woman] Number three.117901:03:11,586 --> 01:03:12,963[Man] What happenedto number one?118001:03:12,964 --> 01:03:14,422[Woman] Numberone is right here.118101:03:14,447 --> 01:03:15,361[Man] Open.118201:03:16,580 --> 01:03:18,299{\an8}Number one come right on in.118301:03:18,343 --> 01:03:19,335{\an8}- Two.- Hold on to that.118401:03:19,570 --> 01:03:21,949[Judith] Watching thisgroup of Englewood elders118501:03:21,950 --> 01:03:25,509line up at 7:00 a.m. to gethelp with their energy bills118601:03:25,510 --> 01:03:27,439made our historyand our tradition118701:03:27,440 --> 01:03:30,563seem not only absurd tome, but criminal.118801:03:33,349 --> 01:03:35,182Sir, take your time.118901:03:37,670 --> 01:03:39,296[Judith] Every year, a one-time119001:03:39,320 --> 01:03:42,257federally-funded subsidy of $150119101:03:42,281 --> 01:03:44,367is available forthose who qualify.119201:03:45,300 --> 01:03:47,854As long as the moneydoesn't run out.119301:03:47,855 --> 01:03:48,855Number 10.119401:03:52,836 --> 01:03:54,658Good morning everyone.119501:03:56,256 --> 01:04:01,178{\an8}You know you need yourlight bill, your gas bill,119601:04:01,190 --> 01:04:02,408{\an8}and they have to be current.119701:04:02,920 --> 01:04:06,699We need your income,social security card119801:04:06,700 --> 01:04:09,159for everyone that'sin the household.119901:04:09,160 --> 01:04:12,323A current rentreceipt if you rent.120001:04:13,350 --> 01:04:16,169So you can takethose documents out,120101:04:16,170 --> 01:04:17,773hold 'em in your hand now.120201:04:20,146 --> 01:04:24,188{\an8}They had a cooling programand then they ran out of money.120301:04:24,213 --> 01:04:28,629{\an8}So that cooling programlasted about two or three days.120401:04:28,630 --> 01:04:31,253{\an8}Many people did notget help who needed it.120501:04:32,450 --> 01:04:33,829The money wasn't there.120601:04:33,830 --> 01:04:36,492It wasn't that they did notapply, the money was not there.120701:04:36,493 --> 01:04:38,859See, that money comes fromthe federal government120801:04:38,860 --> 01:04:41,059to the state, then to the city.120901:04:41,060 --> 01:04:43,969But they're more than a hundredintake sites in the city121001:04:43,970 --> 01:04:45,509like ours here.121101:04:45,510 --> 01:04:49,429So there's hundreds of peopleapplying at the same time.121201:04:49,430 --> 01:04:51,163So that money justgoes like that.121301:04:55,232 --> 01:04:56,733- What was it, '85?- '95.121401:05:00,952 --> 01:05:03,119[Judith] How old was he?121501:05:04,170 --> 01:05:07,153He was 58, he was 58.121601:05:07,178 --> 01:05:08,522[Judith] I'm sorry.121701:05:08,523 --> 01:05:09,356Mm-hmm.121801:05:10,999 --> 01:05:13,652(people chattering)121901:05:13,653 --> 01:05:15,074[Woman] 17.122001:05:15,075 --> 01:05:16,158[Woman] 17.122101:05:17,104 --> 01:05:18,476Do you own or rent?122201:05:18,477 --> 01:05:19,418[Client] Own.122301:05:19,419 --> 01:05:21,202Own, OK.122401:05:21,203 --> 01:05:24,203(people chattering)122501:05:31,180 --> 01:05:33,099You can tell a lotabout what we care about122601:05:33,100 --> 01:05:34,750by where we'reputting our money.122701:05:36,460 --> 01:05:40,599People want thoseresources to be at standby122801:05:40,600 --> 01:05:45,600in case they are experiencingan earthquake or a fire122901:05:45,950 --> 01:05:48,349or a flood or hurricane.123001:05:48,350 --> 01:05:50,929Because they can imaginethat happening to them.123101:05:50,930 --> 01:05:54,079A white person cannoteasily imagine what it is123201:05:54,080 --> 01:05:57,919to be a person ofcolor in a community123301:05:57,920 --> 01:06:00,863that doesn't have access togood food or medical care.123401:06:05,555 --> 01:06:06,848{\an8}Have you ever had a mammogram?123501:06:06,872 --> 01:06:07,705{\an8}No, I have not.123601:06:07,721 --> 01:06:09,431{\an8}Are you interestedin having a mammogram?123701:06:09,439 --> 01:06:10,506{\an8}No, I'm not.123801:06:10,515 --> 01:06:13,057{\an8}OK, is there any specificreason, you mind me asking?123901:06:13,518 --> 01:06:18,565No, I just don't wanna have one.124001:06:18,590 --> 01:06:21,809I just, I got plentygoing in my life and124101:06:21,810 --> 01:06:23,880- [Oreletta] Too much already.- Yeah, that's enough.124201:06:23,904 --> 01:06:26,048OK, well do you mind ifI send you a reminder just to124301:06:26,072 --> 01:06:27,049A reminder is fine.124401:06:27,073 --> 01:06:28,617keep on encouragingyou to get one?124501:06:28,640 --> 01:06:29,832- Yes, no problem.- OK.124601:06:29,833 --> 01:06:32,299[Judith] What Icame to learn is this.124701:06:32,300 --> 01:06:35,449In the absence of anysignificant investment,124801:06:35,450 --> 01:06:38,479communities that are mostvulnerable every day,124901:06:38,480 --> 01:06:40,939are forced to rely ontheir own ingenuity125001:06:40,940 --> 01:06:43,009and very meager resources125101:06:43,010 --> 01:06:47,299to respond to the crisis thatmost everyone else ignores.125201:06:47,300 --> 01:06:48,749Like the communityhealth workers125301:06:48,750 --> 01:06:51,059from the Sinai UrbanHealth Institute,125401:06:51,060 --> 01:06:53,049who spend their daysreaching out to women125501:06:53,050 --> 01:06:54,979who suffer breast cancer deaths125601:06:54,980 --> 01:06:58,349at a rate 40% higherthan the white women125701:06:58,350 --> 01:06:59,653on the other side of town.125801:07:00,069 --> 01:07:01,289{\an8}I'm uninsured.125901:07:01,290 --> 01:07:02,999{\an8}OK, you don't haveto worry about that.126001:07:03,000 --> 01:07:05,122{\an8}We have a state-funded programso we pay for the cost.126101:07:05,690 --> 01:07:07,649Once we enter you intothe computer system126201:07:07,650 --> 01:07:09,784then I get you in,probably about a week's time.126301:07:09,785 --> 01:07:10,783OK.126401:07:10,784 --> 01:07:13,683Insurance, anytype, you got, put no.126501:07:15,030 --> 01:07:18,349Check there, and ah.126601:07:18,350 --> 01:07:19,929When the last timeyou had a mammogram?126701:07:19,930 --> 01:07:20,762Probably last year.126801:07:20,763 --> 01:07:22,569Last year,are you set for this year?126901:07:22,570 --> 01:07:23,551I need another one.127001:07:23,552 --> 01:07:24,649You need another, OK.127101:07:24,650 --> 01:07:26,809Every day,I go into an exam room127201:07:26,810 --> 01:07:29,679and I work with people thathave medical conditions,127301:07:29,680 --> 01:07:32,109much of which could'vebeen prevented127401:07:32,110 --> 01:07:35,079or at least made mucheasier to deal with127501:07:35,080 --> 01:07:37,409if they had thestructural conditions127601:07:37,410 --> 01:07:38,710they need to stay healthy.127701:07:39,646 --> 01:07:40,942People think that poor people127801:07:40,981 --> 01:07:43,275don't know how to eat healthyor don't wanna eat healthy.127901:07:43,650 --> 01:07:45,025{\an8}A lot of it ismore about access.128001:07:45,050 --> 01:07:46,176{\an8}They don't have access to it.128101:07:46,201 --> 01:07:47,761{\an8}It's difficult forthem to get to places.128201:07:48,363 --> 01:07:49,643The things thatthey have in their128301:07:49,685 --> 01:07:51,124neighbourhood are not healthy.128401:07:51,149 --> 01:07:52,049[Woman] We have food.128501:07:52,050 --> 01:07:56,392So that's our vision,bring the food to the people.128601:07:56,393 --> 01:07:59,643(gentle, bouncy music)128701:08:13,999 --> 01:08:15,402[Boy] I'll taste salad.128801:08:15,403 --> 01:08:18,035You'll taste salad,OK, salad is good,128901:08:18,059 --> 01:08:19,436it's a good start,what about like.129001:08:19,437 --> 01:08:21,969[Judith] Fresh Moves isa decommissioned city bus129101:08:21,970 --> 01:08:25,509turned mobile market, bringingaffordable fresh produce129201:08:25,510 --> 01:08:28,079to the neighborhoodsthat are often referred to129301:08:28,080 --> 01:08:29,183as food deserts.129401:08:29,863 --> 01:08:31,072Have you ever tried a pear?129501:08:31,073 --> 01:08:32,573Do you wanna try one?129601:08:32,574 --> 01:08:34,237What if buy you anapple or a pear?129701:08:34,238 --> 01:08:35,070Apple.129801:08:35,071 --> 01:08:37,171You wanna try, OK,which one you want?129901:08:38,426 --> 01:08:40,269As a matter of fact, I'm,130001:08:40,270 --> 01:08:41,643is that the one you want, OK.130101:08:41,644 --> 01:08:43,354You got to wait tillthey check out up there.130201:08:43,378 --> 01:08:46,049Just hold on to it.That's a big thing.130301:08:46,050 --> 01:08:47,634[Sheelah] Yeah,you gonna eat it all.130401:08:49,674 --> 01:08:51,258[Woman] Come on,try it, just try it.130501:08:51,281 --> 01:08:52,362Come on.130601:08:52,385 --> 01:08:53,457- Please.- Do it, do it,130701:08:53,481 --> 01:08:56,056do it, do it, do it.