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HANO Attempts to Hush Resident Suspicions At Iberville resident 2009-08-22 7:36 PM

HANO sent this letter to all residents of the Iberville claiming that the Housing Authority and its developer-influenced advisory board has no interest in tearing down the development (at this time). The letter follows months of speculation on the Downtown Development District's intentions regarding Iberville. DDD is a quasi-governmental agency that is tasked with increasing land values in the CBD/Warehouse district areas. DDD has a long history of lobbying and planning to demolish public housing. (image/jpeg)

Developers and Officials Face Off Against Residents of Public Housing During Cong. Hearing Darwin BondGraham 2009-08-22 12:00 AM
A House Financial Services subcommittee wrapped up its second day of hearings in New Orleans today. The focus was on the state of public housing since Katrina. Billed as a field hearing on the status of the “Big Four” —the St. Bernard, Lafitte, CJ Peete and BW Cooper developments— the subcommittee, chaired by Maxine Waters (D-CA) took testimony from federal and local officials, fair housing advocates, residents of public housing, and representatives of the development corporations who have led demolition and rebuilding at the four sites. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Put Some Snake Oil on That and Call Me in the Morning Walter McClatchey 2009-08-20 6:38 AM
David Vitter's Privatization Rally Masquerades as Health Care Forum, Making Him Surprisingly Early for Mardi Gras (text/plain)

The Downtown Development District and Iberville: What Are They Hiding? Jay Arena 2009-08-20 1:47 AM

Community demands that the Iberville Advisory Committee, which is dominated by an operative from the Downtown Development District, hold open meetings. (image/jpeg)

Katrina Documentary: Free Showings Aug 20 & 23 Communty Center of St Bernard 2009-08-17 10:27 PM
Survival Strength Starting Over will be shown on Thursday, August 20 at 7pm at the Canal Place Cinemas located at 333 Canal St, New Orleans, 504.363.1117. The film will also be shown on Sunday, August 23 at 7pm at Celebration Church (St. Bernard Campus), at 7500 W Judge Perez Dr, Arabi, 504.267.4254. (text/plain)

Sacco & Vanzetti Memorial Blockparty Iron Rail 2009-08-17 6:33 AM

This Sunday 8/23 marks the 82nd anniversary of the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, two Italian immigrant Anarchists who were very likey convicted of a crime they did not commit. Gathering of eating, drinking, celebratory their struggle at the Iron Rail, 511 Marigny from 2pm until sunset. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Free Tips for Healthy Eating on August 18 Community Center of St Bernard 2009-08-06 8:26 PM
St. Bernard Health Center’s Healthy Lifestyle Solutions Team will be at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi, on Tuesday, August 18 from 10 AM until noon to help families learn how to use their food dollars wisely. (text/plain)

dying woman facing eviction mike howells 2009-08-02 12:30 AM
On July 30th, Arlene Craft, a Katrina Survivor battling terminal lung disease, received a notice eviction. Arlene owes her landlord $2,000 in back rent despite HANO promises dating back to March to take care of the rent problem. The time is now for New Orleanians to stand up for Arlene's right to die with dignity in her home. (text/plain)

UN Advisory Group on Forced Evictions Coming to N.O. repost 2009-07-24 1:02 PM
Locals are encouraged to attend the Town Hall Meeting with the Advisory Group on Sunday July 26th (see the attached flier for more info). (application/pdf)

Free Screenings for Depression on July 30 Communty Center of St Bernard 2009-07-24 12:52 AM
Free screenings for depression offered on July 30 by the St Bernard Health Center at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1111 LeBeau St, Arabi. (text/plain)

Letter to HUD Secretary Denounces Repression Against George Mahdi and other activ C3/Hands Off Iberville 2009-07-23 4:46 PM

Letter sent on July 2, 2009 to HUS Secretary Shaun Donovan denounces intimidation carried out by HANO 'security' against George Mahdi and other public housing activists. (image/jpeg)

Volunteerism Will Not Rebuild the Gulf Coast--Building A Political Movement Can Mike Howells and Jay Arena 2009-07-22 2:08 AM

'Self-Help' Volunteerism is part of the problem, not the solution to rebuilding the Gulf. What we need are volunteers in the tradition of the civil rights movement, who come to support, to engage the social movements battling for-profit and non-profit corporations that are profiting from the disaster. (image/jpeg)

BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF THE LOUISIANA CHARTER SCHOOL EXPERIMENT nolamommy 2009-07-21 12:35 AM
Who's profiting from NOLA charter schools? (text/plain + 5 comments)

New Orleans-to-Gaza Strip Delegation's Report Back Matt Olson 2009-07-17 7:34 AM
A group from New Orleans traveled to the Gaza Strip in June 2009 to document, witness and talk with people affected by Israel's massive attack in December 2008 and January 2009 on this 140 sq mile section of land bordering Egypt and Israel/Palestine. (audio/mpeg + 7 comments)

T.P., Sec. 3, HANO Protest Mike Howells 2009-07-16 11:02 PM
The demand for enforcement of Section 3 figured prominently in the Wednesday protest outisde the HANO Building on Touro St. However, this key demand did not rate a mention in the T.P. article on the protest. Why ? (text/plain)

Protestors Descend on HANO Demanding "Sec. 3 and Sec. 8!" darwin 2009-07-15 8:17 PM

Dozens of protesters converged on the Housing Authority of New Orleans' headquarters today demanding jobs and housing. They expected a board meeting, but were told at the last minute of its cancellation. HANO did not offer a reason but said Friday it will reconvene the board. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Louisiana Road Home - 3 years, 6.4 BILLION to Disperse 1.5 Billion of Relief. Ed Ward, MD 2009-07-13 4:39 AM
It's got to be a Louisiana Graft - Corruption - Fraud Record. (text/plain)

NOPD Torture Case Falls Apart in San Francisco Michael Steinberg 2009-07-13 12:46 AM
On Monday, July 6, a murder case from 1971 against former Black Panthers fell apart in a San Francisco courtroom. Evidence against the defendants primarily consisted of forced confessions obtained under torture by the New Orleans Police Department in 1973. (text/plain)

Tracie Washington: Real Government Transparency Darwin 2009-07-11 6:52 PM

THE GILLESPIE MEMORIAL COMMUNITY BREAKFAST (image/jpeg)

Workers Demand Fair Employment Practices and Public Works Program Mike Howells 2009-07-11 1:22 PM

Organizers of the Job Action emphasized that Section 3 of the U.S. Fair Housing Act requires that 30% of the new hires for redevelopment work should be local, public housing and low-income residents, and demanded a massive Public Works Jobs Program (image/jpeg)

Free Yoga Classes Expand to Saturdays Community Center of St Bernard 2009-07-02 4:57 PM
Free yoga classes at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi will be held every Saturday from 11AM - Noon beginning July 11, 2009. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Free Hurricane Preparedness Seminar Community Center of St Bernard 2009-06-26 2:44 PM
A seminar about using storm shutters and storm panels effectively will be held on July 7 at 7:30 PM at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi. (text/plain)

Anarchism, Violence, and Brandon Darby's Politics of Moral Certitude MJ Essex 2009-06-26 4:59 AM

In post-Katrina New Orleans, anarchist truths found fertile, if toxic grounds to take root and grow. New paths were walked on. Antiauthoritarian principles emerged as important guides for both reconstruction and the struggle against disaster capitalism. A million or more equally important stories can now be told about mutual aid, cooperation, subversion of authority, disruption of state and capitalist plans. And yet Brandon Darby's morality tale has become a media darling, due in no small part to his perfect and full adoption of his role as a state agent, regardless of whether it was official in 2006, or whether the FBI is still cutting him paychecks. We owe it to ourselves to tell these other stories of New Orleans, St. Paul and beyond. (image/jpeg + 10 comments)

Who's In GNOBEDD With LSU? A. Caritas 2009-06-17 2:13 PM

Major investors have created enormous economic and political pressures on LSU to build its $1.2 billion hospital in lower Mid-City <p> Casual observers might think that the pro-Charity vs. LSU teaching hospital conflict is an argument over two competing plans to bring health care back online in New Orleans. It is not. The difference between the two camps is in fact much more fundamental with the pro-Charity coalition valuing health as a human right versus LSU and its supporters valuing health care as a business anchor around which an industry can grow, land values can inflate, and hospitals can make money. No set of facts better illustrates this divide and fleshes out the LSU camp's motivations than the machinations of major real estate developers in Mid-City. In spite of the post-Katrina rise in mortality and morbidity rates —due to the local health care system's bedraggled state— LSU and its allies have stubbornly refused to entertain the notion of reopening Charity, favoring their economic development centered plans over what pro-Charity advocates define as an issue of the human right to medical care. <p> Into this conflict numerous journalists have intervened with facts and analysis. We (“A. Caritas” is a pen name for several researchers) reported in December about real estate acquisitions of several developers in and around lower Mid-City, questioning the for-profit motivations driving the LSU-VA project. New information about these developers and biotech boosters has compelled us to chime in again, especially in response to Times Picayune reporter Kate Moran's glowing profile of one Mid-City developer published in April. (image/jpeg + 7 comments)

Employee Free Choice Act Roundtable at The Community Book Center in New Orleans Emily Sokolski 2009-06-02 11:04 PM

Workers and community members gathered at the Community Book Center in New Orleans to talk about the Employee Free Choice Act on Thursday May 28th. (image/jpeg)

Katrina Survivers protest planned trailer evictions at FEMA's DC HQ WSQT Direct Action radio 88.1 FM in DC 2009-06-01 7:18 PM
On June 1m the first day of hurricane season, New Orleans residents still displaced by Hurricane Katrina showed up at FEMA's headquarters at 500 C st SW in DC with a FEMA style trailer and a message: STOP plans to evict people from trailers, and pass Gulf Coast Civic Works Act. 43 min audio is ENTIRE press confernence (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

LaCHIP & Medicaid Enrollment Assistance Community Center of St Bernard 2009-05-29 4:18 PM
Free assistance with LaCHIP & Medicaid enrollment available on June 9 from 10AM - noon at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi. (text/plain)

Free HVAC Seminar Community Center of St Bernard 2009-05-29 4:15 PM
Free seminar about saving money using energy efficient HVAC appliances will be offered on June 6 at 5:30 PM at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi LA. (text/plain)

Charity Supporters Confront City Planning Commission Darwin BondGraham 2009-05-29 4:06 AM

A diverse coalition of New Orleanians testified before the City Planning Commission today in support of reopening Charity Hospital. (image/jpeg)

llouisiana & life expectancy mike howells 2009-05-19 10:29 PM
If Louisiana were a country, how would it's average life expectancy compare with the average life expectancies of the countries of the world. This comparison draws upon figures provided by the Center for Disease Control and the 2008 CIA World Fact Book. (text/plain)

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