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ALEC Protest Story in New Orleans Jordan Bantuelle and Kezia Kamenetz 2011-08-15 7:20 PM
This is a report on the Protest that happened in New Orleans on August 5th. It originally aired on WTUL News and Views 91.5 FM. (audio/mpeg)

New Hours for Food Stamps Enrollment at the Community Center Community Center of St Bernard 2011-08-12 6:00 PM
Food stamps enrollment is now available Tues & Thurs from 10 AM until noon at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1111 LeBeau St, Arabi LA. Residents can also apply online Mon-Fri from 10 AM - 5 PM. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Community Center Leader named finalist for Hunger Hero Award Community Center of St Bernard 2011-08-12 5:57 PM
Community Center of St Bernard leader Iray Nabatoff has been named a finalist for the AARP's 2011 Hunger Hero award. Please vote now to help him win at tinyurl.com/aarphunger (text/plain)

California Prison Crisis Sparks Statewide Hunger Strike --Interview w/ Critical Resistance Angola 3 News 2011-08-11 4:42 AM

We discuss the recent statewide hunger strike initiated by prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison. The strike is put in context, alongside a statewide grassroots movement calling for cuts in prison spending to address California's budget crisis, and a recent US Supreme Court ruling that calls for the reduction of California state prisoners by at least 30,000, in response to overcrowding. (image/jpeg)

City Council rules gag public speakers mike howells 2011-08-10 11:49 PM
In July, the City of New Orleans implements new public speaker rules that drastically curtail the public's opportunity to address the municipal legislative body. This brief article looks at the content of the public speaker rules. The new time limits on public speakers at Council are, by far, the most severe in the history of legislative body. (text/plain)

Speakers at the ALEC Protest in New Orleans Kezia Kamenetz 2011-08-08 2:27 PM
These are the words of the speakers at the ALEC protest, including veteran organizers Malcom Suber, Jordan Flaherty and a representative from Critical Resistance New Orleans. All three suggest that ALEC's role in our government is a symbol of the larger issues in America's democracy and the importance of citizens standing up for a greater vision. Each speech is about 5-10 minutes long. (audio/mpeg)

ALEC Conference Protested in New Orleans, 1 Arrest Nola Anarcha 2011-08-08 12:37 AM
So, ALEC came to town. Anarchists decided it was worth going to, even though their is some group of rich conservatives or businesspeople meeting in our city every week, and ALEC is no worse than other lobbyist activity to us. The difference between lobbying and ALEC that got liberals excited to protest it was that their unions and progressive lobbying groups are not allowed a seat at the table inside ALEC. They want equal access, naieve to the reality of increasing corporate money, and therefore power, that makes the liberals easy to brush aside. (text/html)

Danziger Officers Found Guilty - Statements of Madison Family repost 2011-08-06 4:47 PM

Danziger Officers Found Guilty - Statements of Madison Family : Statement of Lance Madison I am thankful to have some closure after six long years of struggling for justice. I am most grateful to my family, and especially my brother Romell. Without the support and hard work of my family, I might still be in prison on false charges, and the truth about what happened on the Danziger bridge might never have been known. We will never be completely healed because we will never have Ronald back.We hope that our efforts will help bring some justice not only to our family but to all the other families who have suffered, as well as our entire community. (image/png + 1 comment)

Protest & Civil Disobedience against BP Oil Spill Nicola Krebill 2011-08-05 3:50 AM

8/4/11 5-8pm NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA. Gulf coast residents, organizers, and fishermen protest the BP oil spill and its health effects on workers and residents of the south. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Banner Hung Against (In)Justice System and Danziger Trial nola anarcha 2011-07-31 3:47 PM
"We know jailing the Danziger 7 killers will do nothing to change the system that is surely creating new officers just like them at this very minute. The only way justice can be served, and people of color and poor people can be safe, is to get rid of the police altogether!" (text/html)

Banner drop against Danziger 7 show trial anarch 2011-07-31 8:11 AM
it happened in new orleans (text/plain)

Banner drop in the CBD Anon 2011-07-28 1:13 PM

Two banners were dropped during the AM rush hour off the Ponchatrain Expressway in the CBD in New Orleans, LA. Banners read "This Land is Our Land Bidder 70" and "Defend Your Coast." (image/jpeg + 3 comments)

Why To Protest the ALEC Conference in New Orleans, August 5th Nola Anarcha 2011-07-19 1:47 PM
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is coming to town! They are a bunch of nasty fuckers who bring corporations together with state legislators so corporate lawyers can hand pre-written bills to the politicians, who then try to get the bills passed in their state legislatures. (text/html + 1 comment)

N.O. Free Speech Assembly: Why? Mike Howells 2011-07-17 2:29 AM
The article addresses the question of why a free speech assembly should be held in Duncan Plaza in New Orleans. Multiple reasons are given. These include the need for popularly controlled public hearings in N.O. and the growing exposure of the public to similar style assemblies in Egypt and elsewhere. (text/plain)

Free Cell Phones for Low-Income Families on July 15 Community Center of St Bernard 2011-07-14 6:59 PM
Free cell phones available to low-income families on July1 5 from 10 Am to 4 Pm at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1111 LeBeau St, Arabi. (text/plain)

Interview with James Perry on the recent Road Home settlement, and housing in St. Bernard Matt Toups, WTUL News & Views 2011-07-12 2:55 PM
WTUL News & Views interviewed James Perry on two recent cases of unfair housing practices in the New Orleans Area. Perry is the executive director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. (audio length: 22:24) (audio/mpeg)

Free Weatherization Assistance for St Bernard Residents Community Center of St Bernard 2011-07-06 9:04 PM
St Tammany Parish Community Action Agency staff will be at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1111 Lebeau St, Arabi from 10 Am until 3 Pm on July 11, 18, 25 and Aug 6 to assist families with applying for assistance. (text/plain)

Medicaid Enrollment on Wed & Fri Community Center of St Bernard 2011-06-30 6:15 PM
Medicaid enrollment available by appointment only at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1111 LeBeau St, Arabi. Phone 504.281.2512 for an apppointment. (text/plain)

Red-Light Camera Feud Reveals Ulterior Motives Dr 2011-06-30 3:49 AM
By their very name, public servants claim to work for their fellow community members. The recent stand-offs over red-light cameras, however, indicate that many such officials have, to put it gently, conflicting interests. (text/plain)

Did New Orleans Media Ignore Police Violence After Hurricane Katrina? Jordan Flaherty 2011-06-28 5:20 PM
Opening arguments begin today in what observers have called the most important trial New Orleans has seen in a generation. It is a shocking case of police brutality that has already redefined this city’s relationship to its police department, and radically rewritten the official narrative of what happened in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina. Five police officers are facing charges of shooting unarmed African-Americans in cold blood, killing two and wounding four, and then conspiring to hide evidence. Five officers who participated in the conspiracy have already pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against their fellow officers. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Planting Drugs Is Standard Procedure For Local Cops NolaAnarcha 2011-06-18 5:59 PM
An Algiers man arrested in January on drug charges had his charges dropped recently after proving that the officers who arrested him were even worse at lying than most NOPD cops are, and they had lied about his arrest. He also said the drugs on him were planted by the cops. Alvin Bean was lucky. (text/html)

Amnesty International Launches Global Angola 3 Campaign International Coalition to Free the Angola 3 2011-06-10 6:28 AM

This week Amnesty International launched a global campaign calling for US authorities to end the solitary confinement of Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox, of the Angola 3. Amnesty is calling for people around the world to contact Governor Jindal. (image/jpeg + 2 comments)

Conversation with Students at the Center Teachers WTUL News & Views: Matt Olson 2011-05-30 3:19 PM
Jim Randels and Chris Burton of Students at the Center appear on WTUL May 30, 2011. They discussed the evolution of the creative writing program, which has appeared in many schools over the years and is now located in two publicly run and operated high schools, McDonogh #35 and Eleanor McMain. They read from two newly published SAC books, "The Long Ride" about New Orleans history and "Who Am I?: Reflections on Culture & Identity." The book's will be publicly released and for sale at the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road) on Friday, June 3 at 6p.m. You can also find their history and books online at www.sacnola.com Soon, they will be out with a teacher's guide to using "The Long Ride" in New Orleans middle school and high school classrooms. (audio/mpeg)

Cafeterias graded by Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools WTUL News & Views: Kezia Kamenetz 2011-05-30 2:35 PM
Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools, also known as the Rethinkers, have released a report titled Sowing Seeds for Better Health: Students Grade New Orleans Public Schools Cafeterias. Kezia Kamenetz produced this radio story for WTUL News & Views. (audio, mp3, 6:33) (audio/mpeg)

The Old Money Hierarchy and Luncheon Clubs Make Class Mutiny Easy! nola anarcha 2011-05-26 3:53 PM
In New Orleans, old money families have controlled the social, economic, and political life of our city for centuries. While these feudal lords currently represent an older form of hierarchical power that relies on extremely racialized and extremely gendered structures, more contemporary forms have recently elbowed their way into some spheres of influence (which was a necessary requirement for the continued reproduction of capitalism). However, the white old money elites still (mis-)rule much of New Orleans and are squarely to blame for the severe inequalities that still exist in our city. (text/html + 1 comment)

Nola Anarcha: Squatting the Apocalypse Nola anarcha 2011-05-20 4:53 PM
Since Hurricane Katrina and the Federal Levee failure that destroyed half our city, more and more people have been squatting in New Orleans. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Jose Torres-Tama Recognizing Contributions of Immigrant Workers Post-Katrina WTUL News & Views; Matt Olson 2011-05-19 7:22 PM
Jose Torres Tama explains his research on the contribution of immigrant workers to the reconstruction of Post-Katrina New Orleans. In the process, he reminds us all that these workers from across Central and South America were often exploited -- 80% of workers had wages stolen at least once. Currently, the exhibit "History of the Future" is up at Newcomb Art Gallery on Tulane University's Uptown campus. It runs through June 29. [20min:50; 9.54MB] (audio/mpeg)

Protest to stop SB 78 mike howells 2011-05-17 8:56 AM
Housing and human rights activists in New Orleans gathered in the Seventh Ward to protest against the passage of Senate Bill 78. SB 78, if passed, gives the power of arrest to the security detail of the Housing Authority of New Orleans. Many who participated in this action have themselves been on the receiving end of abuses by HANO police. (text/plain)

What the Mississippi River Was Like David Grace 2011-05-13 12:42 PM
Thousands of Years of Driftwood Jammed the Mighty Mississippi, Slowing & Dividing Floods This excerpt is intended to remind and refresh the memories of those who live on the waterways, so as to help re-establish the natural way. (text/plain)

Dr. Denise Reed of UNO describes Gulf Task Force priorities:: Get the Land and Water Right scott eustis 2011-05-13 7:27 AM
Dr Reed, speaking on a habitat restoration panel, speaks to the fact that Managing the river intelligently is more important than individual marsh creation or barrier island restoration. (audio/mpeg)

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