New Orleans Voices For Peace

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Suicide Is Not Painless 1 Reply

Started by Gordon Soderberg in New Orleans Related Topics And Events. Last reply by debby Oct 14.

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Reactivate FDR's US Civilian Conservation Corps 2 Replies

Started by Gordon Soderberg in New Orleans Related Topics And Events. Last reply by Lincoln Builds Aug 28.

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New Orleans MARCH AGAINST THE WAR 1 Reply

Started by Gordon Soderberg in New Orleans Related Topics And Events. Last reply by Lincoln Builds Aug 28.

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Lincoln Builds

Peace Seminar

I have been invited to a peace seminar at a christian college in France! I am so excited. I got my passport already, bought my plane ticket, got some travel medical insurance, and installed an ADT home security system at my house for while I'm gone. I have never traveled overseas before, so not only will the… Continue

Posted by Lincoln Builds on October 25, 2009 at 10:07pm

Gordon Soderberg

Erasing Katrina Four years on, media mostly neglect an ongoing disaster

FAIR 9/2/09

August 29 marked the fourth anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. The devastation wrought by both the hurricane itself and the government's inept response prompted remarkably critical corporate media coverage that promised to fight for Katrina survivors and change the way we talk about poverty and race (FAIR Media Advisory, 9/9/05).

As NBC's Brian Williams told the St. Petersburg Times (3/1/06), "If this does not spark a national discussion on… Continue

Posted by Gordon Soderberg on September 2, 2009 at 8:32pm

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Four Years Later: News Stories and Reports

From http://www.katrinaaction.org/

Four years after Katrina: Recovery, Hope and Lingering Hardship. In this CNN report, local business owners are still waiting for an economic revival. City officials highlight economic recovery opportunities evidenced by green business ventures and construction activities. But for many local business still waiting for folks to return.… Continue

Posted by Gordon Soderberg on August 31, 2009 at 2:00pm

Lincoln Builds

Health and Energy

Unfortunately, with all the talk in Washington these days about publicly funded medical and Dental insurance plans, the impact of the new energy policies are being left out of print. There are many benefits to energy self-reliance, but there are some unknown costs too. We already have a huge job shortage in the US and especially in LA. Somehow we must retool our factories to produce new energy compliant products like wind turbines. But… Continue

Posted by Lincoln Builds on August 27, 2009 at 9:05pm

Gordon Soderberg

The Ninth Ward's School at Blair Grocery Leads the Grassroots Revolution in Child Nutrition



Colleen Hanlon | Friday 21st August 2009

It seems that the concept of feeding kids knowledge while also feeding them nutritious food is finally catching on in the United States. The movement for increased nutrition in students' lunches is firmly established through grassroots or… Continue

Posted by Gordon Soderberg on August 21, 2009 at 10:59am

Gordon Soderberg

UFPJ's Nuclear-Free Future Month Kicks Off with International Petition Drive

Konichi-wa! (Hello!) I am here in Nagasaki for the solemn commemoration of the 64th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of this beautiful port city. On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima and then another on Nagasaki three days later. With just two bombs, more than 200,000 people -- mostly civilians -- were instantly incinerated or died from radiation poisoning by the end of 1945. Many more have died since and are still dying from the effects of radiation. The… Continue

Posted by Gordon Soderberg on August 6, 2009 at 2:45pm

Gordon Soderberg

Judge: Lawsuit against corps over MR-GO can go forward

08:19 AM CDT on Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Michael Luke / Eyewitness News WWLTV

NEW ORLEANS – A lawsuit by property owners in the Lower 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish against the Army Corps Engineers alleging that the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet caused catastrophic flooding of their homes can go forward after a ruling by a federal court judge.

Judge Susan Braden ruled that plaintiffs do have cause to sue the U.S. government and that the corps is not immune to litigation.

Filed months after H… Continue

Posted by Gordon Soderberg on August 4, 2009 at 11:00am

Gordon Soderberg

For Veterans, a Weekend Pass From Homelessness

New York Times, July 26, 2009
San Diego Journal
For Veterans, a Weekend Pass From Homelessness
By ERIK ECKHOLM

SAN DIEGO — The future mix of homeless veterans was signaled here last weekend at Stand Down, an annual three-day tent city that provides respite and aid to former members of the armed forces whose lives have collapsed.
The number of homeless veterans who made their way to a high school’s athletic fields for the gathering reached a record high, some 950 compared with last year’s record… Continue

Posted by Gordon Soderberg on July 26, 2009 at 5:28pm

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United Nations Investigates New Orleans' Housing Crisis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

United Nations Investigates New Orleans' Housing Crisis

July 21st 2009, New Orleans – United Nations advisors will arrive in New Orleans next week to investigate the forced eviction of thousands of residents as part of the city’s ongoing post-Hurricane Katrina redevelopment. The investigation will be the UN’s third visit to New Orleans in the past three years, demonstrating its continuing concerns about the approach the city is taking toward housing and redevelopment.

Du… Continue

Posted by Gordon Soderberg on July 21, 2009 at 9:54am

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ISRAEL ATTACKS JUSTICE BOAT; KIDNAPS HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS; CONFISCATES MEDICINE, TOYS AND OLIVE TREES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
30 June 2009

ISRAEL ATTACKS JUSTICE BOAT; KIDNAPS HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS; CONFISCATES MEDICINE, TOYS AND OLIVE TREES

For more information contact:
Greta Berlin (English)
tel: +357 99 081 767 / friends@freegaza.org

Caoimhe Butterly (Arabic/English/Spanish):
tel: +357 99 077 820 / sahara78@hotmail.co.uk
www.FreeGaza.org

[23 miles off the coast of Gaza, 15:30pm] - Today Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, abduct… Continue

Posted by Gordon Soderberg on June 30, 2009 at 11:24am

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