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Bolldozers reported STOPPED for another day! Luke 2007-12-19 5:47 PM
I just spoke to Bork's press contact at 12:40PM, and was told that she stopped the dozers for 2 hours, then more people stepped up and at this moment are still being hauled out. Reports are that the bulldozer crews have given up for yet another day at BW Cooper! (text/plain)

BW Cooper Demolition Stopped by Activists Chained to Building D 2007-12-19 5:23 PM

The destruction of buildings at the BW Cooper public housing development ground to a halt today as at least one protester chained herself to a building. Shouting, "no demolitions!" the public housing advocate called from the building for the New Orleans City Council to vote against demolitions tomorrow, Thursday, December 19. (image/jpeg + 8 comments)

Bork Chained to Bulldozer at B.W. Cooper Homes Infoshop News 2007-12-19 1:49 PM
Affordable housing and homeless advocate Jamie "Bork" Loughner has chained herself to a bulldozer this morning at the B.W. Cooper housing complex in New Orleans. (text/html + 2 comments)

The Public Housing Destroyers Have Names and Addresses sunshine 2007-12-19 6:55 AM
Take the Fight to the People Responsible! A list of phone numbers, emails, and office and home addresses around the U.S. of those involved in the demolition of New Orleans Public Housing. Also, good links for information, and action ideas that work. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Coalition To City Hall: No To Demolitions Michael Steinberg 2007-12-19 12:40 AM
The Coalition To Stop Demolition held a press conferemce at City Hall today to implore the City Council and Mayor to say no to public housing demolition. (text/plain)

Duncan Plaza Panorama D 2007-12-18 8:05 PM

The homeless camp in Duncan Plaza (in front of New Orleans' City Hall) has grown significantly since the summer when it was first established. There are now many dozens of tents ringing the pagoda. Easily upwards of 200 are sleeping here every night. Duncan Plaza is just one of several large campsites in the city with other major sites clustering under the I-10 freeway. It is estimated that there are more than 12,000 homeless in the city. (image/jpeg)

Coalition to Stop Demolition Press Conference - Dec. 18, City Hall D 2007-12-18 7:32 PM

Residents and their supporters held a press conference today on the steps of City Hall. (image/jpeg)

You CAN fight city hall! WSQT Guerrilla Radio 87.9 FM in DC 2007-12-18 3:55 AM
Don't say you can't fight City Hall! People in New Orleans have forced HUD and HANO to back off on what was to be the demolition of 3 out of four of the big housing projects this past weekend (audio/mpeg)

Wednesday Picket to Stop Public Housing Demolitions! Jay Arena 2007-12-18 1:09 AM
Lets Draw the Line at Cooper--No Demolitions! (text/plain)

Teachers at McDonogh 42 stage sick-out a 2007-12-17 9:34 PM
About two-third of the Treme school's thirty teachers skipped school - administrators said they were staging a sick-out in protest of a new principal who began work Monday. (text/plain)

Just and Sustainable New Orleans Interview Project Daniel Young 2007-12-17 4:19 PM
The "Just and Sustainable New Orleans Interview Project" is a radio journalism series in which 18 different local activists and organizers talk about their projects and their hopes, fears and visions for the city's future. (text/plain)

Public Housing Events for this week: WE WILL NOT GIVE UP THE FIGHT! a 2007-12-17 4:17 PM
Events: Tuesday December 18 10:30 am press conference at City Hall 1300 Perdido St (map) (text/plain)

CSD Press Conf. and City Hall Mtg. Day & Time a 2007-12-17 6:01 AM
Coalition to Stop the Demolition: Press Conference this Tuesday 10:30 AM at City Hall City Council holds the power to halt the demolition of public housing; this Thursday, they will vote. (text/plain)

Building Bridges: Mass Evictions in New Orleans Mimi Rosenberg and Ken Nash 2007-12-17 2:27 AM
WBAI'S Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report presents this 28 minute radio program. TO LISTEN CLINK ON WEB LINK BELOW (text/plain)

MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT PUBLIC HOUSING IN NEW ORLEANS 12-17-07 update Bill Quigley 2007-12-17 2:10 AM
Unfortunately, the Times-Picayune today repeated uncritically many of the untruths propagated by HUD and HANO. Here is a list of Myths and Facts to help people understand the reality. (text/plain)

No Demolition Means No Demolition Jay Arena 2007-12-16 2:54 AM
The Movement Must Stop the Bulldozers at B.W. Cooper (text/plain + 4 comments)

Public Housing Residents, Supporters Tell Mayor Nagin, HUD: “Bring Our People Home Now!” Evan Casper-Futterman 2007-12-15 10:35 PM

Residents and supporters gathered outside the St. Bernard Housing Development today for a potluck and demonstration that was positive and energetic before police arrived in force to clear the street. Three arrests were reported. (image/jpeg)

Summary of Recent Housing Struggle and Updates a 2007-12-15 6:48 AM

Court Agreement Stops Demolitions Michael Steinberg 2007-12-15 1:12 AM
A court agreement today stopped the demoliton of public housing complexes in New Orleans. The demolitions were sceduled to start tomorrow. Now the City Council will have to vote on whether or not the demolitions will proceed. (text/plain)

Stop the Demolitions Diane Greene Lent 2007-12-14 9:15 PM

March to Nagin's house, Sunday Dec 9 and Hearing at City Hall, Monday Dec 10 (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

DC solidarity action blocks streets around HUD WSQT Guerrilla Radio 87.9 in DC 2007-12-13 11:56 PM
Audio: 9 min 2 sec via DC radio pirates WSQT From about 1 to about 2:15 PM on Dec 13, streets were blocked off for about five blocks around the HUD building at 451 7th st-because SDS and the rest of the coalition behind the "Stop the Demolitions" solidarity protest was occupying the 7th and D st intersection. (audio/mpeg + 4 comments)

High Noon in New Orleans: Anti-Demolition Protesters Storm Federal Building Michael Steinberg 2007-12-13 11:31 PM
Today protesters fighting to save New Orleans public housing from demolition stormed the federal building. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Demolition of B.W. Cooper Sets off Protest Edwin Lopez 2007-12-13 8:16 AM

A bulldozer at the B.W. Cooper public housing complex tears down complex and sets off residents and organizers to protest and stop the demolition (image/jpeg)

Protest Bring Demolition Activity At B.W. Cooper To A Halt mike howells 2007-12-13 7:07 AM
Supporters of public housing staged a protest that brought HUD demolition activity at the B.W. Cooper development to halt Tuesday Afternoon. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Demolitons and Resistance Begin At B.W. Cooper Michael Steinberg 2007-12-13 1:26 AM
Demolition and resistance began this afternoon at the B.W. Cooper Public Housing Project in Midcity. As of 5:30 p.m. there were a reported 200 protestors still at the site, where work had stopped for the day. Tomorrow people will gather at 11 a.m. at City Hall and then at 11:30 a.m. march to the HUD office in the federal building at 500 Poydras to demand the demolitons stop. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Video Montage of December 10, 2007 meeting in City Hall Edwin Lopez 2007-12-12 2:31 AM
Video montage of the Coalition to Stop Demolition's rally and attendance of city's Housing Conservation District Review Committee meeting on December 10, 2007. (video/quicktime)

Residents and Allies Delay, Possibly Stop, Demolition of Housing Project Matt Olson 2007-12-11 5:54 PM
The city's Housing Conservation District Committee voted to deny the demolition of Lafitte by HUD and HANO, but approved BW Cooper and CJ Peete. HUD and HANO still have 30 days to appeal to the City Council, which has final say on whether Lafitte will be demolished. (audio/mpeg)

New Orleans Housing Committee: No To Lafitte Demolition Michael Steinberg 2007-12-11 2:03 AM
Due to strong resistance from public housing residents, and the Coalition To Stop Demolition, the city's Housing Conservation District Review Committee did not approve a demolition permit for the 896-unit Lafitte Public Housing Complex. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Bill Quigley < duprestars@yahoo.com> is an NLG attorney who has blast furnace radio 2007-12-08 5:12 AM
bill quigley arrested at demo protest (text/plain + 1 comment)

Quigley arrested at City Hall during Public Housing Meeting Chad Carson 2007-12-07 6:57 PM
Bill Quigley, a New Orleans civil rights attorney, was arrested and charged with disturbing the peace during a confrontation at the November 7 New Orleans city council meeting. (text/plain)

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