Join a vigil organized by C3 where people from around the community, including Pax Christi, the Quakers, (we are looking for a Critical Resistance representative), will speak out against the torture at the Abu Ghraib prison and the other crimes being committed by the US in the name of the phony war on terror. We will also have speaking Dr. Martha Huggins, a sociologist, who has done extensive research on the long and sordid history of the US government organizing, promoting, and carrying out torture around the world in order to stamp out any actual or potential opposition to the interests of the US corporate elite. For the full articleclick here.

New Orleans-based Entergy Corporation's name has appeared in a series of nuclear adventures recently. On April 21 the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that two pieces of a nuclear fuel rod at Entergy’s Vermont Yankee (VY) nuclear plant had gone missing. The NRC’s Neil Sheehan described the missing highly radioactive material as “fatal to anyone who came into contact with it without being properly shielded.” For the rest of the story read on.

Saturday, April 24, while New Orleans is focused on Jazz Fest festivities , over 110 locals will depart for Washington DC for the March to Save Women's Lives.

Save Joe's Cozy Corner!!! The city of New Orleans is trying to shut down Joe's Cozy Corner, an historical music establishment of the neighborhood of Treme. Take Action to stop the city from annhilating another cultural center of this music-rich city!! Read more.

THE NEW ORLEANS WOMEN'S STUDIES CONSORTIUM INVITES EVERYONE TO THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY FESTIVAL Sunday, March 7, 3-7pm Cafe Brasil on Frenchmen Street. The festivities will feature readings, DJ sets, dance, food, burlesques, comedy, fire eating, information, goods and sundries presented by area women for the enjoyment of all. Please help spread the word. Bring friends. All participants distributing information and goods are asked to bring their own tables and chairs (and other set-up materials) to the event. If you would like further information follow this link.