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The Great Lie Meets Katrina. Lloyd Hart 2005-08-31 7:59 PM
The great lie that is the war on terrorism has just taken a very serious blow. A category 5 hurricane named Katrina. (text/plain)

Drop Point for Emergency Aid Christian Roselund 2005-08-31 6:29 PM
(reposted from NOLA.com) You can help.... 3 p.m. August 31 Medical personnel and volunteers working at the Hurricane Katrina medical triage headquarters at LSU’s Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge are expecting to handle about 30,000 people each day. To help, drop off the following items: liquid canned baby formula, Pedialyte, infant diapers, feminine products, toothpaste, toothbrushes and other toiletries. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Trying to Find John Robarge S Harvey 2005-08-31 6:29 PM
Terry's son, John Robarge, lives in the French Quarter of New Orleans at 1008 Mazant, and has not been heard from since Katrina struck. If you hear from persons in that area, please ask if they may have heard from or about John Robarge, and if they could pass along any such information to me. (text/plain)

Prisoners Take Hostages? NYer 2005-08-31 3:32 PM
Heard on the NYC TV news yesterday "prisoners take 4 hostages." Can anyone elaborate? (text/plain + 2 comments)

New Orleans & Iraq Eric Isaacson 2005-08-31 2:33 PM
Did Bush's Iraq War Put New Orelans Under Water? (text/plain)

The Whore Resident! William Eon 2005-08-31 9:53 AM

No money for Flood control: It was spent: This way! The Louisiana National Guard: Is in Iraq today (image/jpeg + 2 comments)

News Junkie Scott's Blog (8/31/05) 911 Hoax 2005-08-31 9:09 AM

White House ignores pleas to save New Orleans; helicopters diverted. (image/gif)

Katrina and the Neocons' Iraqi War: Wake-up Calls? William Hughes 2005-08-31 9:09 AM

Hurricane “Katrina” hit the central Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, causing devastation. When the Army Corps of Engineers had asked for additional funding to protect the New Orleans region from flooding, the Bush-Cheney Gang said, “No!” Meanwhile, the Neocon-inspired Iraqi War continues to waste hundreds of billions of dollars of our nation’s resources. Isn’t it time for the American people to wake-up and take action to restore the Republic? (image/jpeg)

Use this site for Rescue Information Network Please... brett steffey 2005-08-31 8:45 AM
asking for this address to be used temporarily as a information network for human relief. (text/plain + 3 comments)

1000 People Trapped at Charity Hospital Need Evactuation Dawn Roberts 2005-08-31 2:40 AM
Dr. Roderick Bennett, trapped at Charity Hospital in New Orleans says there are over 1000 people still trapped there, including patients, doctors, nurses, staff. Grim outlook, retreated to second floor and need help. (text/plain + 18 comments)

1200 people trapped in N.O. hospital need evacuation Karen 2005-08-31 12:51 AM
1200 people -- including at least 100 very sick ones -- in New Orleans Memorial Hospital need urgent help. They had been waiting for evacuation for hours. They are going without the basics, the hospital is surrounded by water and the water is still rising. They expect to lose electricity soon, and they have little in terms of food and water. By morning, the water level is expected to have risen another nine feet. (text/plain + 20 comments)

BUSH REGIME SEARCHES NEW ORLEANS POOR SEEKING HELP Islamic Community Net 2005-08-29 12:49 AM
Guardsmen made able-bodied people clasp their hands behind their backs while they patted them down, feeling the seams and hems of clothing, then ran metal detectors over them. The backpacks, suitcases and plastic grocery bags that held their belongings were searched. Alice George, 76, a homeless woman wearing shorts and a T-shirt with the word Love on the front, was searched for almost 10 minutes. "They took my cigarettes and lighter," she said. "I guess I'll do without." (text/plain + 1 comment)

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA Islamic Community Net 2005-08-28 6:56 PM
MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE. HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. (text/plain + 6 comments)

Vincent Simmons has been fighting for his constitutional rights for 28 years Katja Pumm 2005-08-28 6:42 AM

Vincent Simmons was born on February 17th of 1952. In the year of 1977 this African American man was sentenced to 100 years of hard labor at the Angola prison for a crime he can prove he did not commit. This article gives background information about the case and his efforts to be eventually heard by a jury. (image/jpeg)

Walmart Kills Houston Man for Shoplifting x 2005-08-23 11:59 AM
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Artists Needed Kate 2005-08-22 1:49 PM
Critical Resistance is looking for a few local artists and/or designers to create one of three posters for an upcoming poster campaign we are hosting in Sept. (text/plain)

New Orleans Craft Mafia launch party Rachelle Matherne 2005-08-19 1:29 AM
WHAT: New Orleans Craft Mafia Launch Party WHERE: The Big Top Gallery - 1638 Clio Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 WHEN: Thursday September 22, 7pm-10pm COST: Admission is Free (text/html)

Hard NOX Mabili Ajani 2005-08-18 3:44 PM
A review of a gritty, grassroots DVD about the violence in New Orleans. (text/plain)

Cindy and the New Orleans Peace Train Greg Moses 2005-08-18 9:26 AM
When the Amtrak Crescent leaves New Orleans Sept. 22, Cindy Sheehan will be on board. (text/plain)

Alabama -- Statewide Peace Rally And March Announced for Downtown Birmingham on Sept. 24 Linda Haynes 2005-08-16 12:18 PM
Statewide Peace Rally And March Announced for Downtown Birmingham on Sept. 24. On Saturday, Sept. 24, peace advocates from across Alabama and beyond will gather in downtown Birmingham at Kelly Ingram Park to demand an end to the war on Iraq. The message is: Stop the killing! Support our troops, bring them home now! Money for human needs, not war! (text/plain)

Mountain Justice Summer shuts down Strip Mine, 10 arrested mjs 2005-08-15 2:06 PM
Knoxville, TN - As dawn approached this morning, activists stood on an ancient Appalachian mountain in a dramatic protest against mountain top mining. This is the first time a mountain has been taken over in the struggle to protect the Appalachian Mountains from the devastating practices of mountain top mining. Dedicated citizens are blockading National Coal's strip mine in scenic Campbell County, Tennessee to halt the destruction of Zeb Mountain. (text/plain)

Mobile's Mayor Pact Money, Scheme to Martial Law? Kurt Brown, Saint Ram Bone 2005-08-14 5:50 PM

Mobile Alabama is being side swiped again, with no chance for true democracy. A plot by the war criminals with their tawdry smiling faces will leave us with more killing organizations and maybe a dead mayor. (image/jpeg)

Green Party Achieved Ballot Status in Louisiana Louisiana Green 2005-08-13 11:50 PM
Green Party Louisiana's Newest Qualified Political Party Historic Step for Progressive and Radical Politics (text/plain)

Greens Newest Political Party in La. Jason Neville 2005-08-09 4:08 AM
In a historic move for radical politics in Louisiana, the Green Party qualified today in Baton Rouge for "major" party status. (text/html)

ENTERGY NUKES: ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL Michael Steinberg 2005-07-21 10:19 PM
Recent mishaps at two Entergy nuclear plants have once again highlighted its inability to run them safely. (text/plain)

Progressive Movie Night Rescheduled! Andrea Garland 2005-07-14 8:25 PM
Progressive Movie Night in the Bywater - Screening Highjacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire at 8pm, Animal Farm at 10pm. The Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War will be available for viewing during the evening on the computer. (text/plain)

Community Forum on Police Violence Posted by meg Finn 2005-07-13 8:33 PM
Community Labor United Breakfast Forum hosted by Critical Resistance Sat July 16th, 9am , Treme Center . (text/plain)

Free Progressive Movie Night @ Sugar Park Tavern in the Bywater Leenie 2005-07-08 1:34 AM

8PM -SHOWING ON THE 'BIG SCREEN' HIJACKING CATASTROPHE: 9/11, FEAR AND THE SELLING OF AMERICAN EMPIRE followed by Animal Farm THE GROUND TRUTH: THE HUMAN COST OF WAR showing continously on the computer (image/jpeg)

Downing Street Minutes National Day of Action event in Covington, LA Louisiana Activist Network 2005-07-08 12:06 AM
Downing Street Minutes 3rd Anniversary Event: Saturday, July 23, 2005 at 6:00 PM St. John's Coffee House 535 East Boston Street Covington, LA 70433 (text/plain)

all Aboard the Peace Train: Southern regional Amtrak train to UFPJ protest Louisiana Activist Network 2005-07-08 12:01 AM

This September-Ride the Peace train to Washington DC for mass anti-war demonstration (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

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