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NOPD Release Report On Shooting of Adolph Grimes D 2009-02-20 8:43 PM

The report, extremely brief, only raises further questions about the killing of Grimes. (image/jpeg)

NOAA Reports Massive Loss of Wetlands Trending Toward Severe Crisis Darwin 2009-02-18 3:29 PM
From the NOAA report: "A majority of the coastal wetland loss (61,800 acres per year) from 1998 to 2004 occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. The loss of wetlands in southern Louisiana, estimated at about 18,500 acres per year (U.S. Geological Survey 1995) accounted for only about one-third of the wetland losses observed; much of the remaining losses occurred in the upper portions of the watersheds and were due to a combination of human-induced factors including urban and rural development, silvicultural operations, and other activities that drained or filled wetlands. In effect, the same human uses that are desired of coastal habitats are reducing their area and lessening their value." (application/pdf)

ARISE! Second Issue of New Orleans Indymedia Print Publication New Orleans Indymedia 2009-02-12 11:43 PM
ARISE is a call to action, to confront injustices deeply rooted and ever-affecting our communities. It is an attempt to open up an engaging space that will add to the conversations that educate and inspire people to act. This is the print spin-off of New Orleans Indymedia, a news and story-oriented website designed for everyone to self-publish articles, photos, audio and video for the world to see. Knowing that internet access is limited, our purpose in making this quarterly was to democratize information. (If you do have the internet, please print off copies to put in your neighborhood. We have made it free in the hopes that we can share the burden of distribution.) (application/pdf)

Staying for Hurricane Gustav & Witnessing the Demolition Executive Order Karen Gadbois 2009-02-12 11:34 PM
"All our work to build an open and transparent process for imminent demolitions via the Neighborhood Conservation District Review Committee was signed away with a stroke of Nagin’s pen. This was made even more troubling by the fact that if the buildings were in danger of collapse, they could have been demolished without the Executive Order. This seemed to be the worst abuse of power: power for power’s sake." Karen Gadbois galvanized for the creation of a citizen review committee before building demolitions were finalized by the city. (text/plain)

The Myth of the Building Boom: Master Plan for Schools Eli Ackerman 2009-02-12 11:29 PM
Without a concrete path to funding beyond Phase I of the plan, New Orleans could be left with extremely unequal educational facilities. Here’s what is meant when we talk about unequal facilities (from the OPSB’s own release touting the modified plan): “...Phase One building program will now include 32 schools and will make it possible for nearly 60% of public school students to be in newly built or completely renovated school buildings by 2014.” That means that just over 40% of public school students could remain in inadequate and dilapidated buildings a decade after Katrina. (text/plain)

The Baseball Test: how I learned about radical organizing from Middle School students Hannah Adams 2009-02-12 11:26 PM
This past summer I had the honor of working with the youth activist group Kids Rethink New Orleans Public Schools to prepare for a press conference on cafeteria improvements and food justice. Rethink is a group of students post-Katrina who come together to “learn more about how they can change their schools” and have a voice in rebuilding since they are the experts on schools they attend daily. My partner and I, both theater artists, showed how theater can be a tool for activists, a “rehearsal for life” in which we examine possibilities, tackle difficult questions, and collectively determine the best course of action by convincing them a baseball had gone through a car window outside and the police would arrive soon. Hence, the Baseball Test. (text/plain)

Demanding Evacuation Rights: In state Shelters during Hurricane Gustav Matt Olson 2009-02-12 11:21 PM
“Why can’t we build a facility here in New Orleans that can withstand a category four or five? Instead of going to a place out of the city where we’re not welcome?” suggested Brother Shabazz. He is a member of STAND, an organization spawned out of a large post-Katrina FEMA Trailer Camp that continues to fight for evacuee rights. He further advocated the creation of a task force—to include evacuated residents—that would shape city and state policy on evacuation. (text/plain)

Fighting Police Racial Profiling: James Williams and Grassroots Organizing Matt Olson 2009-02-12 11:15 PM
James Williams was falsely arrested in a suburb of New Orleans in April 2008. He was in the passenger seat of a car driven by a white co-worker when police pulled them over because they were lost. Upon seeing Williams, who is black, the white officer became irrate that the two were together and escalated the situation but never found drugs or any other evidence, according to Williams. The trial of James Williams has been continued to April 8, 2009 in Metairie. He faces two charges: resisting arrest and battery of a police officer. He will plead not guilty. (text/plain)

B.W. Cooper II Verdict In mike howells 2009-02-06 10:31 PM
On January 28, 2009 Judge Karen Herman of Orleans Criminal Court I rendered a verdict in the case Jamie "Bork" Laughner of the B.W. Cooper II. The charges against Bork arose from the December 19, 2007 occuppation of the B.W. Cooper Development that she and two other public housing activists carried out to stop the demoliton of apartments at the project. Bork and the other activists were charged with possessing a false explosive device and criminal trespass. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Protest at Lafitte Leading Up to DC Visit by Housing Residents Darwin 2009-02-06 4:24 PM

Residents of public housing and supporters gathered in the cold outside of the Lafitte development today rallying against evictions and demolition. (image/jpeg + 2 comments)

Free tax prep at the Community Center of St Bernard Community Center of St Bernard 2009-02-03 2:03 AM
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law will be doing free tax prep at the Community Center of St Bernard. (text/plain)

Common Ground and Conflict: Looking Back on New Orleans and Working With Brandon Darby C. 2009-01-29 1:42 AM
This is a retrospective look on volunteering at the Common Ground Collective in New Orleans from December 11th, 2006 to January 3rd, 2007, and then later from mid-February to mid-March '07, under FBI-informant Brandon Darby's new hierarchy. How did he change things, and how could his involvement with federal agents have affected the group? (text/plain)

Gambit Omits Letter from Indymedia on Censorship New Orleans Indymedia 2009-01-28 5:28 AM
Ironically, Project Censored's #2 story, the Security and Prosperity Partnership was in fact convened in New Orleans in April of this year. Unfortunately, Gambit Weekly did not cover this "NAFTA on Steroids," as it was described in last week's feature. Nor have major local media such as the Times Picayune reported in any depth on other Project Censored stories with local relevance. originally sent to the Gambit on December 5, 2008. (text/plain)

Treatment Worsens at Juvenile Jail, City Enters Settlement Talks Matt Olson 2009-01-27 12:38 AM
“Things have actually gotten worse since the lawsuit.” This is Wesley Ware, a youth advocate for Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (JJPL), describing conditions at New Orleans’ juvenile jail eight months after the group filed a last-resort lawsuit to shut down the decrepit, hurricane-damaged facility. (text/plain)

The City that Health Care Forgot Darwin BondGraham 2009-01-27 12:37 AM
An overview of the controversy between renovating and modernizing Charity Hospital or the creation of an entirely new and expensive teaching hospital that would displace the Lower Mid-City neighborhood. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Free Dinner Dance on January 31 Community Center of St Bernard 2009-01-23 11:19 PM
The Community Center of St Bernard at 1107 LeBeau St in Arabi will hold a free dinner dance featuring Kirk Joseph's Backyard Groove on January 31 from 5 PM - 10 PM. (text/plain)

Documentary Film Series Jan Clifford 2009-01-23 10:23 PM
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities continues Documentary Film Series W/ Louisiana Story, The Reverse Angle Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 7 pm 938 Lafayette St., New Orleans 504.523.4352 $5 adm. (text/plain)

Free Home Decor Items To be given out on January 30 Community Center of St Bernard 2009-01-23 1:09 AM
On January 30, low-income residents can receive free home decor items, including rugs, sofas, lamps, etc. Residents must be enrolled in the Mustard Seed Program at the Community Center of St Bernard in order to participate. (text/plain)

Starting Over in Gaza Audrey Stewart 2009-01-22 8:31 PM
Yesterday morning I visited Toffah, a small farming area about one mile from the Israeli border. As we climbed the hill towards the farms, the damage steadily increased. Houses were completely crushed. Orange, olive, and lemon trees were bulldozed into the ground. People were hard at work everywhere. Women carrying babies and children as young as 5 or 6 were picking up oranges and sifting through the rubble for still usable clothes and household items. (text/plain)

Photos: MLK Day in Louis Armstrong Park Matt Olson 2009-01-22 7:43 PM

On the morning of January 19, 2009, one day before the inauguration of the first African-American U.S. President, New Orleanians came together in Louis Armstrong Park before marching to Martin Luther King Boulevard in Central City. (image/jpeg)

Why I am in Gaza Audrey Stewart (repost) 2009-01-19 9:35 PM
In our visits with the community in Gaza, we ask each person that we meet what message they would like to send back to the US. Over and over we hear the same message, “Please tell the world that we are people with dreams for ourselves and our children - we are just like you.” (text/plain)

Free Palestine, End the Israeli Occupation Demonstration Matt Olson 2009-01-19 12:51 AM

More than 200 people marched up Canal Street Sunday and chanted, held signs and Palestinian flags. "Gaza Gaza We are Here! Tell your children not to fear!" resounded one chant, emphasizing the intented solidarity of the march with Palestinians. (image/jpeg + 9 comments)

Entergy: The Sound of Things Falling Apart, Part 2 Michael Steinberg 2009-01-18 10:59 PM
The second part of a report on how Entergy's future is looking grimmer. This part focuses on resistance to Entergy's schemes with its nuclear plants up north. (text/plain)

Eating Crow: Mistakes, Brandon Darby, the FBI and Our Resilience scott crow 2009-01-18 1:09 AM
Brandon Darby, it has now been revealed, is deceitful to himself and to those around him. But I guess the state likes those types (text/plain)

"Suddenly Bombs Started Falling." A Brief Report From Inside Gaza (January 17, Audrey Stewart and Kathy Kelly. 2009-01-17 2:22 AM
Kathy Kelly is with Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Audrey Stewart is a human rights worker with Loyola University New Orleans. They have been in Egypt since January 8, 2009. (text/plain)

U.S. Human Rights Groups Decry the Bush Administration’s Whitewash Report to UN repost 2009-01-15 4:58 PM
Groups Call on the Obama Administration to Implement Recommendations by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (text/plain)

National Committee to Free the Angola 3 Statement on Brandon Darby road 2009-01-15 8:05 AM
It is beyond our comprehension that with the massive need in New Orleans since Katrina, and communities throughout the United States, that the Federal Government would choose to utilize tax payers money to infiltrate groups exercising their First Amendment Constitutional Rights. (text/plain)

Call for Statements from Anyone Who Knew or Worked with Brandon Darby, FBI Informant and P Austin Informant Working Group 2009-01-15 8:02 AM
Information presented to the judge that demonstrates Darby's history of suggesting, encouraging, or engaging in activities involving explosives, weapons, property destruction or violence is key to the defense of these young men. (text/plain)

Entergy: The Sound of Things Coming Apart, Part 1 Michael Steinberg 2009-01-15 2:55 AM
New Orleans-based Entergy Corporation’s future is looking grimmer for them, better for us. (text/plain)

Angola 3: Statement on FBI informant Darby A3 committee 2009-01-14 11:11 PM
The National Committee to Free the Angola 3 is saddened and dismayed by Brandon Michael Darby's recent admission of working as an FBI informant. (text/plain)

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