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Volunteering report (May 1st) Will K. 2010-05-01 7:09 PM
Still Looking for a clear path: Day and a half later I have a call back from from the government/BP hotline. They called back to correct the spelling of my name. No questions about my availability, location, ability to travel. I asked if they were putting people in the field yet, they dodged the first time, said yes the second, and then were unable to say where. This is the number, get on the list anyway: Oil Report Line/Volunteer Line – (866)-448-5816 I think we are all biting at the bit trying to figure out a way to help, and one of the sad truths for our wetlands is they aren't like a beach were you can run out and try and help. Protecting the wetlands takes time, planning, dedication, and legislation. So, how to help remains the question of the day. The organizations in alabama and Mississippi seem to be doing the best work so far. They are cleaning beaches, blocking inflow points for critical areas, they seem to be providing outlets for volunteers readily. For Louisiana wetlands I expect volunteer opportunities to open up in the next couple days as the horror unfolds, but until then the Bayous and Wetlands Hold us at bay from our hearts dream of helping to protect them from oil, just as they hold the storms back from our cities. A barrier hard passed. Here are some list of resources: (text/plain + 3 comments)

Pain Clinics: Solution or Addiction? Paola Martinez 2010-05-19 10:55 PM
Experts contend that some of these clinics are merely “pill mills,” a place for drug addicts and pushers to get their pills, with crime and unrest in the community ensuing. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Boicot al Grupo Pellas: Otro desmentís a la campaña de ANAIRC contra Nicaragua Sugar GP2010 2010-05-20 8:16 PM
De acuerdo a datos ofrecidos por representantes del Ministerio de Salud de Nicaragua, en el país fallecen hasta tres personas al mes por IRC. (text/plain + 1 comment)

No Need to Drill, Spill, or Kill--A Clean Commute is Possible! Let's Rally to Demonstrate the Power of Oil-F 2010-05-21 10:40 PM

What are we waiting for? Louisiana cannot expect to survive, playing the Oil and Gas industries' game. New Orleans is flat and compact and perfect for cycling. We have the potential to be a wonderful city for a clean energy future. We must take the lead if we expect the rest of the country and the world to support our continued existence on the slow-motion Mudslide we call home. Please join us in a Ride for our Lives! 28th May 2010, 6pm Jackson Square, or in your own town! (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Visiting A Modern Day Slave Plantation --An Interview With Nancy A. Heitzeg Angola 3 News 2010-02-09 1:03 PM

I was at Angola with a University-level off-campus class I was teaching on Racism in the Criminal Justice System. Students and I were in New Orleans for a week where we met with Sister Helen Prejean and did some work for the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Free Palestine, End the Israeli Occupation Demonstration Matt Olson 2009-01-19 12:51 AM

More than 200 people marched up Canal Street Sunday and chanted, held signs and Palestinian flags. "Gaza Gaza We are Here! Tell your children not to fear!" resounded one chant, emphasizing the intented solidarity of the march with Palestinians. (image/jpeg + 9 comments)

Et in Arcadia, Oil! Darwin BondGraham 2010-05-01 4:57 PM
The Cajun "paradise" lost in southern Louisiana. The entire Gulf Coast wetlands ecosystem is a delicate and profound balance of tides, winds, and ocean temperatures. It's almost cosmic. Tides push and pull vast and deep columns of water through narrow passes into lakes and bays and back out to the open ocean. This is a marine cardiovascular system on a continental scale, one supporting waters that roil with life. Winds move shallow layers of salt water toward the shore and push back with undercurrents of brackish and freshwater from lakes like Pontchartrain, Borgne, and Salvador. The coastal prairies and cypress swamps breath. Water temperatures and salt concentrations from the edge of the continental shelf and as close as the shallows of Chandeleur Sound and Barataria Bay trigger complex movements of sea life, telling them when to spawn and where to feed. Larger seasonal shifts provide signals to migratory birds, ushering them to land upon horizon-to-horizon beds of grass where they feed from the bounty all around. (text/html + 2 comments)

Anarchists memorialize NOPD murder victims under NOPD's own snout CopStoppers N.O. 2009-10-17 8:30 PM

The National Day of Action Against Police Brutality comes early to the fifth district... (image/jpeg + 3 comments)

Their crime was to be black at the wrong time in the US Gordon Roddick, The Big Issue In Scotland 2010-03-24 12:12 AM

As a new film charts the story of the Angola 3, wrongly imprisoned in America’s most notorious penitentiary for 37 years, the documentary’s producer and Big Issue co-founder Gordon Roddick tells of the campaign, started by his late wife Anita, to reverse the injustice. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

Video of SRLC Protest on Youtube francisnblake 2010-04-12 5:35 AM
These are embeds of videos posted to Youtube the day after the protests (in chronological order), about half an hour in total. (text/html + 3 comments)

Taping Our Mouths Shut to Scream Out Our Dissent Emily Ratner 2009-10-21 12:36 AM

On October 13, Tulane University, a bastion of privilege in the South, hosted Ehud Olmert as a featured speaker. In response, more than 70 demonstrators engaged in protests and direct actions both inside and outside the event, and were interviewed by local media. Despite much hostility, they also found a lot of support, and have found their organizing now has even more momentum. Below is one person's perspective on the event. (image/jpeg + 6 comments)

Free Financial Literacy Class on April 14 Community Center of St Bernard 2010-04-01 2:06 AM
Free financial literacy class on April 14 from 2pm to 3 pm at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau, Arabi. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Green Empowerment Mark Coole 2007-07-14 3:16 PM
Groups for sustainable economy and links to eco tech (text/plain + 7 comments)

'Where Have All The Leaders Gone? Al Timm 2009-11-22 10:52 PM
'Where Have All The Leaders Gone? (text/plain + 2 comments)

First Guilty Plea From NOPD for post-Katrina Shootings More Justice Needed in N'awlins! 2010-02-25 12:51 AM
Following a recent FBI investigation into possibly the most corrupt police force in the U.S., New Orleans Police Dept., Lt. Mike Lohman pled guilty to covering up one of several police shootings that occured in the chaos following Katrina. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Chief Al's Stuff FluxRostrum 2006-01-02 12:37 AM
10 min Quicktime video (text/html + 1 comment)

KKK initiation rite killing related trail delayed anon 2010-03-02 7:35 AM
The trail against Shane Foster, son of KKK member and accused killer Raymond "Chuck" Foster, has been postponed again. No new trail date has been set. Shane Foster is said to have been of a reduced intelligence for most of his life, following a car accident injury at the age of 4. Shane Foster stands on the charges obstruction of justice. Raymond Chuck Foster stands accused of second-degree murder with an expected trail to begin April 5, 2010. Both men are charged in regards to the 2008 murder of Cynthia Lynch during a Sons of Dixie Brotherhood KKK initiation ceremony. Cynthia Lynch is believed by detectives to have attempted to back out of the initiation. (text/plain + 2 comments)

Bank of America Stole Our Food Trisha 2010-03-07 4:44 AM
We're hungry because Bank of America stole our food. (text/plain + 2 comments)

U.S., French, & UK Imperialist Hands off Niger! Steven Argue 2010-02-22 3:42 AM

In Niger human rights organizations, trade unions, and opposition parties (including the Niger Party for Democracy and Socialism) are all supporting the coup. 10,000 people rallied in support on February 20th. Meanwhile the US, France, UK, UN, and African Union all have been quick to condemn the coup. Tandja did the bidding of U.S. imperialism. Meanwhile, according to the UN Development Program’s 2006 Human Development Index, Niger is the poorest country in the world. Sixty percent of the population lives on less than a dollar a day, life expectancy is only to 45-years old, and adult illiteracy is 71%. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

3 French Quarter Banks Glued Shut New Orleans Political Fashion Police 2009-09-26 5:49 PM
We Glued those Banks Up, baby. (text/plain + 3 comments)

The Son of Man Begs America - DEFEND THE PEOPLES OF IRAQ Johnny America 2007-08-27 4:25 PM

Who IS running this bushite nazi liar show, where they, our elite corporate media masters, kill our stupid kids with their flagrant naked monster lies, while refusing all calls for clarity, Johnny America really wants to know. Like immediately. (image/jpeg + 2 comments)

BACKGROUND: SELLING OUT AMERICA: North American SuperCorridor Coalition and more... Vicky Davis 2006-07-21 8:20 AM
BACKGROUND: SELLING OUT AMERICA: North American SuperCorridor Coalition and more... In this Memorandum of Understanding, it mentions the NAITCP and it's annual 'Summit of Mayors'. So my next search term was 'Summit of Mayors' and this is where things really start to get interesting. We find out that Mayors are now engaged in foreign policy and they are being engaged to implement the communist agenda of the United Nations - initially on regionalization, but moving on the UN initiative on the elimination of guns. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Open Letter to Katy Reckdahl, Laura Tuggle and Tracie Washington Jay Arena 2009-12-28 8:48 AM

The Community Has Already “Weighed-In” on Public Housing: Hands Off Iberville! An Open Letter to Katy Reckdahl, Laura Tuggle and Tracie Washington (image/jpeg + 5 comments)

Banner Hang at UNO Against Budget Cuts nolastudents 2010-01-14 1:48 AM

Students are being forced to pay more for less. Government bureacrats have slashed the higher education budget for the second straight year. And the cuts are only getting worse. Our tuition has ratcheted up 10% and the Post-Secondary Education Review Commission is discussing as much as a 30% increase next Fall. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

A Feminist Response to the Events of November 30 Anon 2009-12-03 10:36 PM
New Orleans Reclaim the Streets (text/plain + 14 comments)

Free Health Events on Dec 17 & 22 Communty Center of St Bernard 2009-12-12 1:28 AM
Free depression screenings on Dec 17 and healthy eating tips on Dec 22 from 10 AM to noon at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, Arabi. (text/plain + 1 comment)

anarchist people of color summit philladelphia,pa anarchist people of color 2009-10-11 8:56 PM
anarchist people of color summit (text/plain + 1 comment)

Spontaneous Protest Against Cyclist Harrassment During Bookfair a 2009-11-09 6:15 PM
On Sunday, November 8, 2009, the New Orleans Bookfair was in full swing, with blocks of tables full of local independent, radical, and alternative literature. A cop had been crusing the scene, stopping to stare at punk-looking musicians and kids in the bouncey castle, making several passes as the festive day unfolded. (text/plain + 1 comment)

The Hint of a New World at RTS lil wayne 2009-12-02 4:32 AM
Six people were arrested Monday night at the Reclaim The Streets event organized to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the WTO protests that rocked Seattle in 1999. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Rivers Casino Supervisor Physically Assaults Casino Security Officer during Union Campaign Union Busting News 2009-11-06 5:54 AM
Rivers Casino nightshift supervisor John Kovach had demanded that the 22 plus casino security professionals working on that shift remove their SPFPA Union RESPECT pins from their jackets. When they refused their supervisor John Kovach then Physically Assaulted at least one of the officers by Physically Removing his SPFPA RESPECT Button from his jacket. (text/html + 1 comment)

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