Facing South reports on the latest development in Mississippi’s road to non-recovery from Hurricane Katrina. A Mississippi agency wants to divert $600 million in federal funds from a housing program created to help low-income homeowners who suffered losses in Hurricane Katrina and use it to spruce up the State Port at Gulfport, the Associated Press [...]
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The Disaster that Keeps on Giving
That’s how my friend Derrick Evans refers to Hurricane Katrina these days. Here’s Trisha Miller to explain a little of what he means by that. The promise of renewal is fading with each passing anniversary. As a nation, we must lend a voice and a hand to help end the suffering among families who survived [...]
The Shock Doctrine
I became aware of Naomi Klein’s work in the first month after Hurricane Katrina, when she had made a remarkable discovery about New Orleans: in neighborhoods that had been declared habitable by Mayor Nagin there were 23, 267 uninhabited apartments that could be rented to evacuees. I said then: If each unit houses three people, [...]
“It’s like they want you to disappear”
The second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is tomorrow, and for many thousands, the situation is still dire, and things are not getting any better. One can of kidney beans per day and some rice does not a healthy 65-year-old woman make. BAY ST. LOUIS, MS – If she had known Aug. 28, 2005, what she [...]
Why Kill a Tree to Grow a Flower?
Cypress swamps are clear-cut and entire trees are ground up to make cypress garden mulch. Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and Lowe’s are driving destruction of the Gulf’s best natural storm protection by selling cypress mulch all over the country. It’s time they stopped. Get more info and ideas for activism at the Gulf Restoration Network.
Gulf Coast: Foresight and Hindsight
“They quickly fast-tracked legislation to allow the casinos to be rebuilt on land so that the casino companies and operators wouldn’t abandon the Gulf Coast. An opportunity was missed to also require those folks, when they rebuild, to pay into an affordable housing trust fund, like the hotels do in Boston.” —Derek Evans, Executive Director, [...]
Haley Barbour Acknowledges Violations of Katrina Survivors’ Human Rights
Really, he said that. Article at the link says more than 25,000 FEMA trailers are still in service in Mississippi. Judge give me life this mornin’ down on Parchman Farm (2x) I wouldn’t hate it so bad, but I left my wife in mourn Oh, goodbye wife, all you have done gone (2x) But I [...]
How not to Build Racial Unity and Counter Racism in New Orleans
Commentary by Lance Hill April 26, 2007 There is a long overdo discussion beginning in New Orleans on how to address race and class issues and bridge the growing racial divide in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. For many months there was little recognition in the mainstream media that displaced African Americans felt locked out [...]
International Women’s Day in East Biloxi
Click on the link to view a brief local TV news spot on last weekend’s International Women’s Day event in East Biloxi, MS. International Women’s Day Debut In Biloxi (Windows Media Player) The report is a nice snapshot of community activity on the Gulf Coast, which still struggles tremendously from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina [...]
Success! Thank You for Your Calls!
Thank you to all who called Barney Frank to ask him to allow New Orleans Public Housing residents to speak at today’s meeting of the House Committee on Financial Services. And thank you to Barney Frank for recognizing the importance of including testimony from a resident at today’s hearings. I received the following report from [...]
Financial Services Committee Meeting on NOLA Public Housing Now
You can watch the webcast by clicking here (requires Windows Media Player). Go here for original link, if you have trouble with the one, above.
Ask Barney Frank to Let New Orleans Public Housing Residents Speak THIS TUESDAY (2/6)
ACTION ALERT Without any input from New Orleans public housing residents, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved plans to demolish thousands of livable public housing apartments in New Orleans. MA Residents Can Help Make New Orleans Public Housing Residents Heard Please call Representative Barney Frank today and ask him to [...]
Money for Meals for Public Housing Residents Going to DC!
I received this email from Bill Quigley today. Bill Quigley is one of the lawyers for the public housing residents in New Orleans who have brought a class action suit against HANO and HUD to stop the planned demolitions of their homes. Please consider helping out. From: bill quigley <duprestars at yahoo dot com> Date: [...]
Declaration of Robert R. Elliott on New Orleans Public Housing
Bill Quigley, attorney for New Orleans public housing residents who are bringing a class action suit against the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Housing Authorit of New Orleans (HANO), reports (via email): Residents in the class action against HANO and HUD are fighting back. Earlier this week, HANO sued 10 [...]
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