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Katrina Pain Index - 3 Years Later Bill Quigley 2008-08-25 10:25 PM
From 0 to 2.6 billion, Quigley recounts important statistics to remember three years into the recovery of New Orleans. (text/plain)

40ft mosaic for incarcerated Black Panthers. carrie reichardt 2008-08-25 2:59 PM

40ft Mosaic mural dedicated to incarcerated Black Panthers unveiled in London A spectacular mosaic has been unveiled on the outside wall of a house in the west London suburb of Chiswick to raise awareness of African-American men confined in the notorious Angola prison, Louisiana. (image/jpeg + 2 comments)

Katrina Pain Index - New Orleans Three Years Later Bill Quigley (repost) 2008-08-25 6:33 AM
A list of various ugly facts about how "slow" the recovery of New Orleans really is, especially for those who did not own a home or live in low-income neighborhoods. (text/plain)

Entergy Nuclear: New Names, Same Games Michael Steinberg 2008-08-24 6:13 PM
New Orleans-based Entergy Corporation has been adding some names to its nuclear power division, but the continues to play the same dubious money making games. (text/plain + 3 comments)

Mr. Bill Joins Shell Oil Protest in New Orleans d 2008-08-22 5:59 AM
Activists (including the famous "Mr. Bill") presented the Shell Oil Company a bill for $362 million for the destruction of wetlands caused by Shell's piplines during a demonstration yesterday in New Orleans. (text/plain)

Youngest ever British person visits longest serving men in solitary at Angola Prison. carrie reichardt 2008-08-20 11:17 AM

An 11 year old from London has become the youngest ever British person to visit two prisoners in Louisiana State Prison, who are the longest serving inmates in solitary confinement. Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox have spent over 35 years held in 6ft x 9ft cells for crimes even a federal judge has overturned. (image/jpeg)

Rescind the Road Home Deadline Now! advocates 2008-08-12 11:35 PM
With approximately one month's notice of the state's Sept. 5 Road Home Program deadline, thousands, including low-income homeowners in desperate need, could permanently lose the chance to receive federal rebuilding funds from the program that was supposed to help them get back home. Please join in calling for the State to rescind the deadline by signing the petition here, http://justiceforneworleans.org/roadhome/ (text/plain)

What is East of New Orleans ? R.M. "Iray" Nabatoff 2008-08-12 4:56 PM
St. Bernard Parish - New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward Ground Zero from the greatest catastrophe to befall our country within our lifetime. (text/plain)

Anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina & Rita R.M. “Iray” Nabatoff 2008-08-12 4:41 PM
Anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina & Rita, an objective and honest report of the current state of the recovery for St. Bernard Parish / Greater New Orleans area (text/plain)

Stacy Head and Racism: Building a Real Fightback Jay Arena 2008-08-05 1:13 AM

Only Mass Resistance, not sensitivity training sessions, will stop the blood-thirsty poor people hater Stacy Head · Build for the peoples 3rd anniversary commemoration of Katrina. Demand a mass Public Works Program Now for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast (image/jpeg)

The Unmasking of N.O. Councilman James Carter Jay Arena 2008-08-04 11:03 PM

Unmasking James Carter and his central role in the assault on the poor (image/jpeg)

Witness to Scrubbing of Oil-Soaked Birds Elizabeth Cook 2008-08-04 4:27 AM

The barge continues to leak fuel oil, and the slick stretches 100 miles. Yet only a handfull of oil covered animals have been found. (image/jpeg)

Another Open Letter to Councilwoman Stacy Head Kate Scott 2008-07-31 10:30 PM
As a resident of New Orleans and committed white anti-racist, I write today to urge you to recant and apologize for your statements demanding that the City revoke funding for the Treme Community Center's Tambourine and Fan summer camp... (text/plain)

Stacy Head threatens to cut off Treme kids to spite Jerome Scott's plain talk Robert C. 2008-07-31 9:21 PM
Stacy Head lambasts Civil Rights veteran as racist for pointing out structural inequalities in the City (text/plain)

The Clown Army is coming to NOLA. Diva Drumma 2008-07-31 9:06 PM
Clown Army/CIRCA training in NOLA Sept /Oct 2008. (text/plain)

ARISE! Call for article submissions/suggestions indymedia team 2008-07-31 8:59 PM
The second issue of ARISE, New Orleans Indymedia's Quarterly Publication, will be coming out in early September. We are not only asking the community for submissions and/or suggestions for articles, but we'd like to find out how we could better fill a community need with this project. (text/plain)

Barge Continues to leak Fuel Oil in River Elizabeth Cook 2008-07-31 7:00 PM

The Mississippi river endured more fuel oil when the sunken barge "burped" and over 2000 gallons were spilled. The barge continues to leak. (image/jpeg)

Open Letter to Councilwoman Stacy Head Hannah Adams 2008-07-30 11:44 PM
A response to Stacy Head's attempt to cut funding from the Treme Community Center's youth programs after Jerome Smith, director of Treme Community Center, exposed racism in the police practices at the city council hearing on July 23. (text/plain)

Council Hears About Police Misconduct Matt Olson 2008-07-30 10:59 PM
In response to several incidents of police misconduct recently, the Criminal Justice Committee of the City Council held a special hearing on July 23, 2007. Here is the full audio file. (audio/mpeg)

"Tombstone" on St Claude Avenue reveals tensions over recovery plans Sarah Cameron 2008-07-30 3:58 AM
The new monument on St. Claude Avenue has angered many residents - and brought out tensions between local government officials as well as community leaders regarding the recovery of the Lower 9th Ward (text/plain + 1 comment)

Tell the DA: Hands Off Bork and Joy Jay 2008-07-29 3:17 PM
Call District Attorney Keva Landrum-Johnson, and demand that the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office drop the felony charge against Jamie ‘Bork’ Loughner and Joy Kohler and stop the planned trial of these sheroes. (text/plain)

August Events at Iron Rail Anarchist Books a 2008-07-27 10:31 PM
-August "Long, Hot Summer Survival SALE" -Iron Rail Supports Anarchist Injured by Police -August 11th workshop: Self-Defense and Hold-Breaking 4pm -Shut Down the RNC with us! -August Movies -End Notes and Quibbets (text/plain)

New Orleans Vs. The Republicans a 2008-07-22 7:27 PM
come to the RNC protest with us! (text/plain)

Repressive Measures On the Homeless Won't Work Elizabeth Cook 2008-07-19 3:45 PM

Repressive measure used by the state to "clean-up" the Canal and Claiborne homeless protest encampment won't work for very long, as the working poor are girding up to face a failed, recovery program in New Orleans and economic injustice in this new, Great Depression. (image/jpeg + 5 comments)

The War At Home: Agent Orange in the City of New Orleans Jane Crown 2008-07-17 6:34 PM

Where Agent Orange was born developed and has seeped into the ground in New Orleans (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

La. Governor Vetoes Aid to New Orleans Homeless PRESS RELEASE 2008-07-15 6:50 PM
GOVERNOR VETOES STATE REP. ABRAMSON APPROPRIATION FOR HOMELESS UNDER CLAIBORNE OVERPASS (text/plain)

If This is How It Starts...: Report Back from the "Citizens" Participation Proce Matt Olson 2008-07-12 2:45 AM
Tonight, the “Citizen” Participation Process (CPP) Summit opened on the 11th Floor of the Pan-American Life Building in the Central Business District. Though this event was free with an advance registration, only about 150 people showed up in a city of nearly 300,000. (text/plain)

FORMER BLACK PANTHER MURDER CONVICTION OVERTURNED AP repost 2008-07-10 12:22 AM
A federal judge on Tuesday overturned the conviction of Albert Woodfox, a former Black Panther, in the 1972 stabbing death of a Louisiana prison guard. (text/plain)

Latest Magazine Issue Focus on Civic Works to Rebuild Gulf Coast Region Valerie Coffin 2008-07-07 2:39 PM
New Orleans based magazine, Social Policy, recently released its latest issue which includes a series of articles about the potential of a national civic works project to rebuild the country's crumbling infrastructure starting with the Gulf Coast. (text/plain)

Iron Rail Books July Events a 2008-07-07 3:11 AM
Iron Rail Movies and Events for July 2008 (text/plain)

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