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Restoring Utilities in New Orleans Highlights Race and Class Divides(FSRN) Christian Roselund 2005-10-27 5:47 PM
While many in New Orleans continue to live with and official curfew, and without power or gas, local officials and utility companies are coming under increasing criticism. And, as FSRN’s Christian Roselund reports, the utility restoration is once again exposing the city’s race and class divides. (audio 2:54) (audio/mpeg)

Interview with Melvin about the contractor prison camp no more prison camps 2005-10-27 4:29 AM
Melvin came to New Orleans from Houston to work on clean-up. When he arrived, he found himself in a horrible situation: housed in shared tents at the Naval Base with cold showers, bad food, 12 hour workdays seven days a week -- and a drug and prostitution ring headed up by members of the military! Workers have been told they are not allowed to leave to go to the store, and are housed behind razor wire at the Naval Base. (audio/mpeg)

Audio piece on 7th ward clinic Christian Roselund 2005-10-22 9:19 PM
An audio account of the 7th ward Common Ground clinic done for KPFA. 3 minutes, 32 seconds (audio/mpeg)

Interview with relief worker about housing issues housing advocate 2005-10-22 2:11 AM
10:00 mp3 -- a housing activist who came to new orleans to start a health clinic after the hurricane and the flood talks about the evictions and displacement of the people of new orleans (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

10/17 FSRN report on Forest Park housing project tenant struggle forest park 2005-10-21 3:57 PM
The residents of Forest Park apartments in New Orleans are celebrating a victory today, after the owners of their public housing complex agreed to most of their demands. But many other public and private tenants in New Orleans are facing imminent eviction, as the emergency freeze on evictions, made by the Louisiana Governor after Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans flood, will be lifted on October 25th. (audio/mpeg)

Interview with man just released from Old Parish Prison - new orleans OPP 2005-10-21 1:19 PM
This is an interview with Dale, who was in OPP when Katrina hit, and almost drowned. He got arrested again two days ago, the day the authorities reopened OPP...... (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Interview with resident of Iberville public housing project - New Orleans iberville 2005-10-21 12:11 PM
This is an interview with Ivan, who describes the situation at Iberville housing project, which is section 8 housing near the french quarter. The homes are pretty much undamaged -- they weren't in a flood area, but developers have their eye on the property for years.....and are now using the storm as an excuse to kick the public housing residents out and tear it down to build condos. (audio/mpeg + 2 comments)

Old Parish Prison reopened: unclean and toxic OPP 2005-10-21 10:53 AM
this is an interview with stacey, who was held at the Old Parish Prison since tuesday in filthy conditions, with no food, no blanket and shackled hand and foot.......the conditions are the same as at the greyhound station, only the location has changed: back to the Old Parish Prison, where prisoners drowned in floodwaters during the New Orleans flood, and the prison remains toxic and filthy. (audio/mpeg)

10/03 FSRN feature about FEMA in New Orleans jdc 2005-10-21 9:58 AM
This is a 4 minute mp3 about FEMA and their failure to help the people of New Orleans (audio/mpeg)

Mama Dee talks about evictions and etc. mama dee 2005-10-21 12:18 AM
this is an interview with Mama Dee, a community activist in New Orleans, after the board meeting of the Housing Authority of New Orleans. (audio/mpeg)

Interview about public housing situation in New Orleans public housing advocate 2005-10-20 2:12 AM
This morning, a number of residents from public housing complexes in New Orleans attended a public meeting of the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) and expressed their anger at the mess HANO has made of public housing following the disaster. This interview is with Cynthia Wiggins, who administers one of the housing projects in New Orleans and, as a public housing landlord, has kept track of all her residents through the evacuation and hundreds of residents from other housing projects -- as an individual, she has been doing the job that the Housing Authority failed to do. (audio/mpeg + 5 comments)

Forest Park Housing Project Residents speak out! forest park 2005-10-13 8:34 PM
Listen to this audio interview with Ms. Charlestine Jones, who is organizing in the Forest Park Apartment Complex against the forced removal of tenants from their homes, scheduled to happen this weekend. (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Interview with Rita Victim in Dulac, LA tyler 2005-10-13 12:57 AM
Interview with Rita Victim in Dulac, LA.. (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Robert Davis is one of many who have been beaten by police no more violence 2005-10-13 12:42 AM
Robert Davis, the 64 year old man who was beaten by the New Orleans police two nights ago is not the first or the last to be beaten by the New Orleans Police. Here is some audio from another incident several weeks ago, of a 16-year old who was beaten and arrested in Algiers. (audio/mpeg + 4 comments)

Common Ground audio history by Malik Rahim and Scott Crow smarthur 2005-10-11 1:33 PM
Malik Rahim and Scott Crow give an oral history of Common Ground and its visions/aspirations. (audio/mpeg)

Aid volunteer, independent journalists arrested jdc 2005-10-07 3:21 AM
21:13 mp3 (audio/mpeg + 3 comments)

FSRN: Nagin announces 3000 layoffs -- half of city employees matt toups 2005-10-04 6:47 PM
Search operations for victims of Hurricane Katrina wrapped up this week as the New Orleans mayor announced future plans for the city. Matt Toups reports from New Orleans. (audio: 1:09) (audio/mpeg)

Interview with Dennis Kyne of Veterans for Peace Radio Algiers 2005-09-29 7:30 PM
Interview with Veterans for Peace activist Dennis Kyne about Katrina, Algiers, and grassroots relief efforts. (MP3 - 18:57 - 17.4 MB) (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Interview with Food not Bombs in 7th ward jdc 2005-09-29 3:13 AM
this is an interview with momma D and Ross, a food not bombs volunteer from hartford who is currently serving food around new orleans. (audio/mpeg)

Interview with Mama Dee- second part, health issues and return Christian Roselund 2005-09-28 2:33 PM
The following audio is the second part of the interview that I had with Mama Dee on the morning of September 24th, the morning after Rita hit, at her home on Dorgenois st. in the 7th ward/ Mid-city neighborhood. In this part of the interview Mama Dee covers first responds to concerns about health issues for those returning to the city, and then talks about needs of the Soul Patrol rebuilding efforts and what their plan is to restore the city, and puts out a call for those evacuated outside New Orleans to return. (audio/mpeg)

Interview with Clarence Rodriguez, 9th ward Christian Roselund 2005-09-28 1:52 PM
The following is an interview with Katrina Survivor Clarence Rodriguez, in his home in the 9th ward on Derbigny st. near the industrial canal on September 23rd, the day before Rita was to hit. Clarence, though one of the last in his neighborhood, was in no hurry to leave, especially to the FEMA camps, which he repeatedly referred to as "concen- I mean FEMA camps" (audio/mpeg)

The Soul Patrol- interview with Mama Dee and Merc Christian Roselund 2005-09-28 1:13 PM
The following is an interview with Mama Dee, a community leader in the seventh ward/ mid-city neighborhood, and Manuel Mercator ("Merc") of the Soul Patrol. They speak about the formation of the Soul Patrol, a group that began with rescue efforts and is now engaged in restoring the neighborhood and the return of evacuees. (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Local New Orleans volunteer arrested outside Common Ground Relief center jdc 2005-09-28 12:42 PM
Harassment of 'non-official' aid organizations continues, even though in many areas, the 'non-official' relief groups are the only ones actually getting things done! (audio/mpeg + 9 comments)

Hurricane Survivors Harrassed by Police in New Orleans dcradiocoop.org 2005-09-28 3:54 AM
Katrina and Rita's survivors who are refusing to leave New Orleans say now that the police can ride by, they are harrasing them and those who are helping them survive in the aftermath of the hurricanes. I interviewed them by phone and here it is, raw. (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

when the floods come lynx 2005-09-27 5:18 AM
an anarchist hip hop musician responds to the floods caused by katrina, global warming, and the "state of anarchy" declared by the corporate news. (audio/mpeg)

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)

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)

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)

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)

PUBLIC ENEMY: Hell No We Ain't All Right MP3 Download Ytzhak 2005-09-18 12:40 PM
New Orleans in the morning, afternoon, and night Hell NO, we Aint Allright (audio/mpeg)

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