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37 Years of Solitary Confinement: The Angola Three Erwin James 2010-03-11 3:17 AM

At Angola eighty per cent of the prisoners are African-Americans and, under the watchful eye of armed guards on horseback, they still work fields of sugar cane, cotton and corn, for up to 16 hours a day. "You've got to keep the inmates working all day so they're tired at night," says Warden Burl Cain, a committed evangelist who believes that the rehabilitation of convicts is only possible through Christian redemption. (image/jpeg)

The Racialization of Crime and Punishment--part 2 of an interview w/ Nancy A. Heitzeg Angola 3 News 2010-03-04 1:24 AM

As movements for Abolition and Civil Rights worked to end the institutions of slavery, lynching and legalized segregation, new and more indirect mechanisms have emerged for perpetuating systemic racism and its economic underpinnings...The prison industrial complex is the current manifestation of the legal legacy of the racialized transformations of plantations into prisons, of Slave Codes into Black Codes, of lynching into state-sponsored executions. (image/jpeg)

KKK initiation rite killing related trail delayed anon 2010-03-02 7:35 AM
The trail against Shane Foster, son of KKK member and accused killer Raymond "Chuck" Foster, has been postponed again. No new trail date has been set. Shane Foster is said to have been of a reduced intelligence for most of his life, following a car accident injury at the age of 4. Shane Foster stands on the charges obstruction of justice. Raymond Chuck Foster stands accused of second-degree murder with an expected trail to begin April 5, 2010. Both men are charged in regards to the 2008 murder of Cynthia Lynch during a Sons of Dixie Brotherhood KKK initiation ceremony. Cynthia Lynch is believed by detectives to have attempted to back out of the initiation. (text/plain + 2 comments)

Patois - 7th annual New Orleans international human rights film festival Repost - Patois 2010-03-02 5:18 AM

Founded by New Orleans artists and activists, we are dedicated to nurturing our city’s human rights community, supporting the work of local organizers and organizations involved in these struggles, and providing a forum for artistic expression of local and international issues. March 12 - 21 2010 Film Schedule announcements (image/jpeg)

Is Reform Possible in the New Orleans Police Department? Repost of from LJI 2010-03-02 5:10 AM

More news has come forward in Federal investigations of the New Orleans Police Department. According to today's Times-Picayune, Lt. Michael Lohman, a 21-year veteran of the NOPD who was involved in the investigation of the Danziger Bridge shootings but not the incident itself, will be charged in a bill of information. The Picayune notes that "Such a charge usually signals that a defendant is cooperating with the government and thus would represent a major break in the case for federal prosecutors." (image/jpeg)

First Guilty Plea From NOPD for post-Katrina Shootings More Justice Needed in N'awlins! 2010-02-25 12:51 AM
Following a recent FBI investigation into possibly the most corrupt police force in the U.S., New Orleans Police Dept., Lt. Mike Lohman pled guilty to covering up one of several police shootings that occured in the chaos following Katrina. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Potentailly Dangerious Gas is Released from Neighborhood Street (Marigny, New Orleans) Black Rabbit 2010-02-17 5:15 PM
Ash Wednesday, beautiful sunny chilly day, myself and a friend were walking toward the Quarter from Floras Coffee shop, one st east of Marigny St.on the corner of Royal St. My friend and I both were discussed with how our lungs felt after breathing this gas being released. (text/plain)

Filipino teachers form organization to pursue justice vs recruiter Filipino Educators Federation of Louisiana 2010-02-15 1:29 AM
February 12, 2010 Baton Rouge, Louisiana–Filipino migrant teachers who are in a struggle against their recruitment agency on allegations of overcharges and exploitation have banded together to form an advocacy and campaigns organization to consolidate their growing movement. (text/plain)

Visiting A Modern Day Slave Plantation --An Interview With Nancy A. Heitzeg Angola 3 News 2010-02-09 1:03 PM

I was at Angola with a University-level off-campus class I was teaching on Racism in the Criminal Justice System. Students and I were in New Orleans for a week where we met with Sister Helen Prejean and did some work for the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Free Blood Sugar Screenings on Feb 11 Community Center of St Bernard 2010-02-06 1:12 AM
Free blood sugar screenings at the Community Center of St Bernard on Thurday, February 11 from 10 AM until noon at 1107 LeBeau St Arabi. Offered by St Bernard Health Center. (text/plain)

ENTERGY DUMPS VERMONT NUKE VP AFTER SCANDALOUS RADIOACTIVE LEAKS AND LIES Michael Steinberg 2010-02-05 5:36 AM
New Orleans-based Entergy Corporation summarily dismissed a top official at its Vermont Yankee nuclear plant following large radioactive leaks at its 38 year old plant (text/plain)

Free Small Business Loan info every Tuesday Communty Center of St Bernard 2010-01-20 10:32 PM
Staff from ACCION Louisiana will be at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi on Tuesdays from 10 AM until noon beginning January 26, 2010 to help residents with small business loans. (text/plain)

LACAP Weatherization Help Available Jan 28 Communty Center of St Bernard 2010-01-20 10:30 PM
St Bernard Parish Staff will be at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi on Thursday, January 28 from 10 AM until 11 AM to assist with the LACAP weatherization plan. (text/plain)

Haiti: Responding to the Situation Women's Health & Justice Initiative 2010-01-18 11:20 PM
Passionate statement on Haiti Relief and the self-determination of the Haitian people by the Women's Health & Justice Initiative, a New Orleans affiliate of the national group INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence. (text/plain)

Free Training in Electrical & Welding Available Communty Center of St Bernard 2010-01-15 2:24 AM
Nunez Community College will offer information about their free welding and electrical training programs at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi beginning at 10 AM. (text/plain)

St Bernard Health Center offers Tips on Healthy Eating Communty Center of St Bernard 2010-01-15 2:22 AM
Free information about healthy eating available Jan 21 & Jan 26 from 10 AM to 12 PM at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi. (text/plain)

Free Income Tax Help Begins Jan 30 Communty Center of St Bernard 2010-01-15 2:20 AM
Free income tax preparation assistance begins Jan 30 from 10AM to 2 PM at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi. (text/plain)

Banner Hang at UNO Against Budget Cuts nolastudents 2010-01-14 1:48 AM

Students are being forced to pay more for less. Government bureacrats have slashed the higher education budget for the second straight year. And the cuts are only getting worse. Our tuition has ratcheted up 10% and the Post-Secondary Education Review Commission is discussing as much as a 30% increase next Fall. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Happy New Year, For Tenants Nothing's Changed! Dave Crow 2010-01-12 4:30 AM

Unfortunately, 2009 proved for many big-city tenants that the golden rule was promiscuously traded for gold. Why would 2010 be any different? (image/jpeg)

Causes of and Solutions to Crime: What New Orleanians can Learn for the Upcoming Election Stephen Ostertag 2010-01-08 9:55 PM
Given the upcoming city-wide election, coupled with recent reports on crime in New Orleans, concerned New Orleanians might benefit from some of the latest research on causes of crime and possible solutions. The following text draws on the past 30 years of empirical criminological research to provide ideas on what citizens might want to seek in hopes for safer neighborhoods and a better quality of life. (text/plain + 2 comments)

The Mark of Cain: God and Man at Angola Prison James Ridgeway 2010-01-08 5:15 AM

This article by James Ridgeway is featured at a brand new website focusing on the issue of solitary confinement in prisons. The Solitary Watch News site (http://www.solitarywatch.wordpress.com) is part of an emerging project called Solitary Watch, an innovative public web site aimed at bringing this issue out of the shadows and into the light of the public square. (image/jpeg)

Southern Injustice: Herman Wallace of the Angola 3 James Ridgeway and Jean Casella 2010-01-04 10:15 PM

Convicted of murder in a deeply flawed trial, Herman Wallace has spent nearly 37 years in solitary confinement. Will new evidence finally lead to his release? (image/jpeg)

Free Computer Classes Begin January 12 Communty Center of St Bernard 2009-12-29 9:45 PM
Register for free computer classes by phoning the Community Center of St Bernard at 504.281.2512 beginning January 4. Classes start January 12. (text/plain)

Open Letter to Katy Reckdahl, Laura Tuggle and Tracie Washington Jay Arena 2009-12-28 8:48 AM

The Community Has Already “Weighed-In” on Public Housing: Hands Off Iberville! An Open Letter to Katy Reckdahl, Laura Tuggle and Tracie Washington (image/jpeg + 5 comments)

Remembering 12/20/2007 mike howells 2009-12-21 3:37 AM
This article examines the 12/20/2007 public housing battle at N.O. City Hall. It also identifications that the resistance to the demolition of the Big Four made on this date despite the decision by City Council to vote for the demolition of these communities. (text/plain)

TVA Coal Fly Ash Disaster 1 Year Anniversary and Videos Matt Landon 2009-12-20 3:59 AM
On December 22, 2008 the largest coal fly ash disaster in the world occurred in Roane County, Tennessee along the banks of the Emory River at the Kingston Electric Coal Plant which is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). (text/plain)

Free Health Events on Dec 17 & 22 Communty Center of St Bernard 2009-12-12 1:28 AM
Free depression screenings on Dec 17 and healthy eating tips on Dec 22 from 10 AM to noon at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi. (text/plain + 1 comment)

BTL:Coal Industry Plagues Appalachian Communities with Health Hazards Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2009-12-04 1:27 PM
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine (text/plain)

A Feminist Response to the Events of November 30 Anon 2009-12-03 10:36 PM
New Orleans Reclaim the Streets (text/plain + 14 comments)

Passing of Pam Dashiell: New Orleans Fighter NPN 2009-12-02 9:59 PM

Pam Dashiell, former Holy Cross Neighborhood Associaiton President and fighter for self-determination and environmental justice, passed away suddenly Tuesday morning. (image/jpeg)

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