In broken mirror pieces reads a sign, “Common Ground Health Clinic,” above the door where nearly forty patients a day visit this converted convenience store on an Algiers street within two blocks of the Mississippi river. Up a ramp and inside is a pristine waiting room with twenty-five chairs and along the short hallway is […]
Shut it Down! Human Rights Violations at New Orleans’ Juvenile Detention Center
On January 19, 2007, New Orleanians and several local organizations voiced their support of a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of juvenile inmates awaiting trial and housed at Orleans Parish’s Youth Study Center. The lawsuit was filed by the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (JJPL), a local nonprofit. The lawsuit targets Richard Winder, the head […]
Jena Bears Strange Fruit
Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh, Then […]
Naomi Klein Speaks in New Orleans About Disaster Capitalism
NEW ORLEANS, AUG. 25 — Naomi Klein, the writer-activist best known for her book on corporate multinationals and global resistance in "No Logo," spoke in front of over one hundred people at Loyola Law Center. Klein arrived in New Orleans a few days ago and receivied guided tours of social justice work that continues two […]
Red Cross Funds Due to Katrina Survivors Withheld in “Insulting” Process
NEW ORLEANS, August 20–In front of Red Cross offices in both Houston and New Orleans, picket lines were formed by survivors of the federal flood during Hurricane Katrina. They demonstrated to emphasize the necessity and speediness with which the local Red Cross agencies should disperse the remaining donations earmarked for Katrina relief. The Red Cross, […]
New Orleans Drums into US Social Forum
ATLANTA, GA–After a quick lunch, the New Orleans delegation of activists to the first-ever US Social Forum grouped at Atlanta’s John Calhoun Park, on Piedmont and Auburn, where they got some energy flowing in the rising heat with African drumming and chants dating back to the Civil Rights Movement. The full march started at the […]