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Eagles and the United Houma Nation from the barhc list 2005-09-22 6:11 PM
The Eagles are in the homeland of the United Houma Nation. We have been providing medical service to those in need. The core group, Dr. James, Dr. McDonald, and Mr. Raul Transporter are stationed in the home of Chairwoman Brenda Dardar Robichaux (text/plain)

Green Party of Louisiana Condemns EPA Changes Green Party of Louisiana 2005-09-22 5:38 PM
Green Party condemns weakening of EPA rules after Katrina disaster (text/plain)

People's Hurricane Relief Fund releases Action Plan PHRF/Community Labor United 2005-09-22 12:23 PM
The People's Hurricane Relief Fund and Community Labor United of New Orleans have issued an Action Plan detailing the formation of a national coalition for rebuilding the city and a committee structure to implement the coalition's goals. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Photos from the community center in the 9th Ward AZ IMC 2005-09-21 11:47 PM

photos from the streets of New Orleans (image/jpeg + 4 comments)

Photos from NOLA Common Ground Clinic (BARHC Report #5) Liz Highleyman 2005-09-21 4:57 AM

Most of the first wave of medics from the Bay Area Radical Health Collective have now returned from the Common Ground health clinic in Algiers, New Orleans, with others scheduled to depart soon. Though the situation with Hurricane Rita introduces some uncertainty, Common Ground continues to seek healthcare volunteers. (image/jpeg + 9 comments)

Peoples Relief Caravan Journal 1: Alabama and the Gulf Coast Wajid Jenkins 2005-09-20 9:54 PM
Midwest activists deliver supplies and serve food for Katrina survivors in Alabama and Mississippi. (text/plain)

New Orleans: survivor stories City Pages (Mpls/St. Paul) 2005-09-20 12:34 PM
A collection of 19 oral histories from New Orleans Katrina survivors who were stranded in the city in the days after the storm (text/plain + 1 comment)

hurricane survivor lawrence hallaron indymedia 2005-09-20 11:24 AM
this is an interview with lawrence hallaron, one of those who stayed behind during the hurricane. (audio/mpeg)

FORGOTTEN CITY: Bogalusa, LA Lacks Serivces, Desperate for Aid HammerHard 2005-09-20 11:09 AM
FEMA, Red Cross slow to provide relief, have seemingly forgotten many; grassroots efforts and individuals aid local survivors, often going door-to-door. (text/plain + 1 comment)

FSRN: Grassroots Groups Offer Assistance in Algiers Vinny Lombardo 2005-09-20 3:32 AM
New Orleans is under a dusk to dawn curfew, with near constant helicopter flyovers. Military, police, and private security patrol the streets. Twice daily, low-flying helicopters drop pesticides to kill mosquitoes, which have grown in numbers after the floods. The Algiers neighborhood on the west bank of the Mississippi River did not flood after Hurricane Katrina passed through, and some residents who fled prior to the disaster are starting to return. Meanwhile, grassroots activists from around the US are converging in the area to provide relief, and to help rebuild their infrastructure. FSRN's Vinny Lombardo has more. (audio/mpeg)

Disasters Jordan Flaherty from Left Turn 2005-09-19 9:39 PM
New Orleans was not devastated by a hurricane. From my travels around New Orleans and surrounding areas, its clear that very little damage was done to my city by hurricane Katrina. (text/plain)

Getting Your FEMA Money kirsten anderberg 2005-09-19 6:13 PM
Getting the emergency/relocation money promised by FEMA can be a nightmare. This article tells how one mother got her FEMA check after the Northridge Earthquake and gives practical advice to help others in the same situation. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Tons of British aid donated to help Hurricane Katrina victims to be BURNED by Americans Ryan Parry, US Correspondent in New York 2005-09-19 4:37 PM
The food, which cost British taxpayers millions, is sitting idle in a huge warehouse after the Food and Drug Agency recalled it when it had already left to be distributed. Scores of lorries headed back to a warehouse in Little Rock, Arkansas, to dump it at an FDA incineration plant. (text/plain)

Sausage lands gran in jail Kevin McGill and John Solomon 2005-09-19 3:55 PM
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Hurricane_Katrina/0,,2-10-1942_1772982,00.html (text/plain + 1 comment)

Media/PR Aid for NORL Groups HammerHard 2005-09-19 1:12 PM
We are a movement support org. focused on PR that can get info. on what your group is doing to the mainstream/indy/progressive media. Free service. (text/plain)

Hurricane Rita may threaten Louisiana Brent Herbert 2005-09-19 11:30 AM

Computer models predict another powerful hurricane strike in the Gulf Coast sometime this coming weekend. (image/gif + 4 comments)

Interview with Dr. Michael Kozart in Algiers, LA indymedia 2005-09-19 7:58 AM
This is an interview Sept. 17, 2005 with Dr. Michael Kozart, a doctor with the Common Ground clinic in Algiers, LA. (audio/mpeg)

Animal rescue effort in Algiers jdc 2005-09-19 6:00 AM
today at the common ground clinic in Algiers (West Bank, New Orleans) i met with Madeline, a woman who has been single-handedly and heroically rescuing dogs (and some cats) that were left behind in Algiers. This is her list of needs. (text/plain + 1 comment)

New Orleans Update David Grace 2005-09-19 12:29 AM
Interview with Malik Rahim on the current situtation in Algiers, LA & Mississippi post Katrina (audio/mpeg)

Monday Press Conference: People's Relief Fund Community Labor United 2005-09-18 9:29 PM
New Orleans Resident Opens Community Center In Her Home; People’s Hurricane Relief Fund and Reconstruction Project Expands (text/plain + 2 comments)

(audio) food not bomb'ers storm the gulf coast vincent / blast furnace radio 2005-09-18 8:23 PM
great audio clips (text/plain)

Food Not Bombs Opens Community Center in the 9th Ward, New Orleans matewan 2005-09-18 4:18 PM
Food Not Bombs opens community center and kitchen in the 9th Ward neighborhood, New Orleans (text/plain + 7 comments)

URGENT: Needs Assessment Needed for Mississippi coast Naomi/Common Ground Collective 2005-09-18 1:56 PM
Reliable data from on the ground in lower Mississippi is needed by the Common Ground Collective to help coordinate emergency aid needs. (text/plain)

LOOKING FOR FATHER AND GIRLFRIEND YVETTE BOURGEOIS 2005-09-18 10:05 AM

Bogalusa - Call for Media Tigana 2005-09-18 9:38 AM
Request for media attention in Bogalusa by Barbara, a VFP(Veterans for Peace) volunteer (text/plain + 1 comment)

Report Back from 9th Ward TOC 2005-09-18 1:17 AM
Report Back from Food Not Bombs first full day in New Orleans (text/plain)

Money Earmarked for Evacuation Redirected RITA BEAMISH, Associated Press Writer 2005-09-17 9:46 PM
As far back as eight years ago, Congress ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop a plan for evacuating New Orleans during a massive hurricane, but the money instead went to studying the causeway bridge that spans the city's Lake Pontchartrain, officials say. (text/plain)

Report #4 from BARHC Caravan in New Orleans Liz Highleyman 2005-09-17 8:58 PM
The medical relief effort at the Common Ground clinic in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans is shifting from "emergency response" to "primary care" mode. Many patients now are repeat visitors. The clinic is well stocked with first aid supplies and has a phone line and several donated computers. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Voices from Louisiana—“We’re Way Past Angry” RosaRL 2005-09-17 7:01 PM
Revolution correspondents in Louisiana submitted this report: (text/html)

After and Before the Flood Suheir Hammad 2005-09-17 5:05 PM
One Poet's Tour of The Streets of New Orleans and The Aisles of The River Center Shelter in Baton Rouge (text/plain + 1 comment)

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