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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

Added by Lincoln Builds on October 25, 2009 at 10:07pm — No Comments

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

Added by Gordon Soderberg on September 2, 2009 at 8:32pm — No Comments

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

Added by Gordon Soderberg on August 31, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

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

Added by Lincoln Builds on August 27, 2009 at 9:05pm — No Comments

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

Added by Gordon Soderberg on August 21, 2009 at 10:59am — No Comments

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

Added by Gordon Soderberg on August 6, 2009 at 2:45pm — No Comments

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

Added by Gordon Soderberg on August 4, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

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

Added by Gordon Soderberg on July 26, 2009 at 5:28pm — No Comments

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

Added by Gordon Soderberg on July 21, 2009 at 9:54am — No Comments

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

Added by Gordon Soderberg on June 30, 2009 at 11:24am — No Comments

NY2NO.org

http://www.ny2no.org/getinvolved.htm * About Us Vision Statement: The New York 2 New Orleans Coalition (NY2NO) is a youth-led, consensus-based organization made to create a network of young people who are interested in organizing a… Continue

Added by Gordon Soderberg on June 17, 2009 at 9:02pm — No Comments

Chinese-made drywal has sulfur

NEW ORLEANS — The Environmental Protection Agency has found sulfur and other materials in a small sampling of Chinese-made drywall, which some officials and residents blame for sickening fumes and corroding metal in homes in several states. Several federal and state agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating complaints that the drywall is causing health problems and two U.S. senators who released the report Tuesday said it sheds light on what was in the… Continue

Added by Gordon Soderberg on May 20, 2009 at 7:26pm — No Comments

City Council to Host Public Hearing on 2009 Hurricane Season Evacuation and Shelter Planning

New Orleans- City Council Vice President Arnie Fielkow announced today that a public hearing on hurricane evacuation and shelter planning for the upcoming hurricane season will be held on May 26, 2009, from 5:00-7:00PM in City Council Chambers, 1300 Perdido St. “Emergency planning is key to keeping our city safe through this upcoming hurricane season, and community involvement is crucial,” says Fielkow. “Our goal is to ensure that every citizen of New Orleans has access to reliable evacuation… Continue

Added by Gordon Soderberg on May 15, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Trial against corps over Katrina flooding ends

By CAIN BURDEAU – 4 hours ago http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iIy4xSxWMklRKM-ko9fXC2sW3_XgD986AFB80 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A trial against the Army Corps of Engineers for the flooding of eastern New Orleans, the Lower 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish during Hurricane Katrina ended Thursday after four weeks of testimony. Now, U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval Jr. will take the case under consideration and rule sometime in the coming weeks or months. The lawsuit was the first… Continue

Added by Gordon Soderberg on May 14, 2009 at 10:59pm — No Comments

Mother's Day Proclomation

by Julia Ward Howe Arise then...women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts! Whether your baptism be of water or of tears! Say firmly: "We will not have questions answered by irrelevant agencies, Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, For caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn All that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience. We, the women of one country, Will be too tender of those of another country To allow our so… Continue

Added by Gordon Soderberg on May 10, 2009 at 5:27pm — No Comments

Veterans Green Jobs with Southwest Coservation Corps

Qualifications: ♦ Leadership experience, preferably with diverse young adults, required. ♦ Previous Conservation or Youth Corps experience preferred. ♦ Familiarity with basic conservation skills including tool maintenance. Professional conservation, construction or landscaping experience preferred, but not required. SCC will trail exceptional applicants. ♦ Experience teaching outdoor and/or environmental education curriculum preferred. ♦ Excellent organizational skills. ♦ Physically fit and able… Continue

Added by Gordon Soderberg on May 2, 2009 at 12:34pm — No Comments

Louisiana Office of Public Health Infectious Disease Epidemiology Information on Swine Influenza

Phone: 1-800-256-2748 www.infectiousdisease.dhh.louisiana.gov What is swine flu? Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses. Outbreaks of swine flu happen regularly in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. Most commonly, human cases of swine flu happen in people who are around pigs but it's possible for swine flu viruses to spread from… Continue

Added by Gordon Soderberg on April 29, 2009 at 9:46pm — No Comments

Bringing Everyone Together for an Online Festival Every Day

My friends Mel and Vinny told me about your network. It's great. I am psyched to see that people have access to networking outside of facebook and myspace now. I set up a page now as well called "Channels-Green" like Fiddlers Green, the old sailor folklore. I went back to college and graduated at 32 years old, and I was ready to jump head first back into environmental activism, but I had a hard time figuring out where to look. I realized that so many organizations and actions exist, but they are… Continue

Added by Green Eggs on April 8, 2009 at 9:35pm — No Comments

Rebuilding the Lower Ninth Ward

EASTON, Pa.(www.lafayette.edu), March 23, 2009 — Lafayette students and faculty are continuing their collaborations with citizens of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward and others to advance the ambitions of L9W, devastated in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina, to rebuild as the first carbon-neutral community in the country. Working with Gladstone (Fluney) Hutchinson, associate professor of economics, and David Veshosky, associate professor of civil and environmental en… Continue

Added by Gordon Soderberg on April 4, 2009 at 10:13am — No Comments

Violence Intervention Program provides training and support to trauma victims.

BALTIMORE, Maryland (CNN) -- Dr. Carnell Cooper's Violence Intervention Program provides training and support to trauma victims. Since becoming a trauma surgeon 16 years ago, he has dedicated himself to treating the many young African-American men who've been shot, stabbed or beaten, only to see them return to the ER with another severe injury just months later. But when one of his patients was readmitted with a fatal gunshot wound to th… Continue

Added by Gordon Soderberg on March 30, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments