Brad Pitt Weighs in On Rebuilding, Iraq and the 08 race
12/24/2007 07:43
Brad Pitt Weighs in on Rebuildng New Orleans, Iraq, and the '08 Race
Pitt feels that the aftermath of Katrina "should be one of the major issues" of the '08 race. We talked about which of the presidential candidates have offered to help out -- and discussed the possibility of their campaigns adopting one of the homes in his project. It costs $150,000 to adopt a home. So when you consider the tens of millions raised by each campaign, it would be a great signal to have candidates putting a little of their campaign's money where their mouths are -- an idea I first raised in 1
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Save New Orleans Affordable Housing Fact Sheet
12/23/2007 07:37
Save New Orleans Affordable Housing Fact Sheet
by Bill Quigley
Sunday, 23 December 2007
NOLA BW Cooper bulldozer
HUD takes a bite out of the first of the 4,500 homes it wants to demolish. Here, at the B.W. Cooper development on Dec. 13, vigorous protest shut the demolition down for the moment. Photo: Edwin Cooper
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by Bill Quigley
Sunday, 23 December 2007
NOLA BW Cooper bulldozer
HUD takes a bite out of the first of the 4,500 homes it wants to demolish. Here, at the B.W. Cooper development on Dec. 13, vigorous protest shut the demolition down for the moment. Photo: Edwin Cooper
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Arrests in New Orleans Protests
12/21/2007 07:49
Arrests in New Orleans protests
Police and protesters outside New Orleans City Council, 20/12/07
In pictures: City hall clashes
Fifteen arrests were made at Thursday's protests against planned demolitions of public housing in New Orleans, police have told the Associated Press.
Police used stun guns and pepper spray during the protests, which took place outside a meeting where the City Council voted in favour of the plan.
Nine people were injured, four of whom were taken to hospital, police said.
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Police and protesters outside New Orleans City Council, 20/12/07
In pictures: City hall clashes
Fifteen arrests were made at Thursday's protests against planned demolitions of public housing in New Orleans, police have told the Associated Press.
Police used stun guns and pepper spray during the protests, which took place outside a meeting where the City Council voted in favour of the plan.
Nine people were injured, four of whom were taken to hospital, police said.
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New Orleans Acute Rental Shortage
12/03/2007 15:33
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2 - Inside trailer No. 27 here at
the A. L. Davis Playground, where the government set
up a camp last year for displaced residents of
Hurricane Katrina, Tracy Bernard's meager possessions
are all packed up, even though she has nowhere to go.
About a month ago, workers for the Federal Emergency Management Agency swept through her trailer park, a bleak tableau of housing of the last resort, taping eviction notices on the flimsy aluminum doors. Thousands of other trailer residents across Louisiana were informed by FEMA last week that they too would be evicted in the next six months. Read More...
About a month ago, workers for the Federal Emergency Management Agency swept through her trailer park, a bleak tableau of housing of the last resort, taping eviction notices on the flimsy aluminum doors. Thousands of other trailer residents across Louisiana were informed by FEMA last week that they too would be evicted in the next six months. Read More...