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Staff July 28, 2008 1 Comment

Defend New Orleans Public Housing Activists Jamie ‘Bork’ Loughner and Joy Kohler!! Call District Attorney Keva Landrum-Johnson, and demand that…

New Orleans Update: Demolition Opponents Rally & Speak Out

Michael Steinberg February 18, 2008 0 Comments

Today opponents of the demolition of public housing rallied and spoke out at the St. Bernard public housing complex. They…

New Orleans: Malik Speaks, Part 2

Michael Steinberg January 21, 2008 0 Comments

This is the second part of Malik Rahim’s talk on Saturday, January 12, at the Unitarian Church in New Orleans:…

The Battle To Save New Orleans Public Housing

Michael Steinberg January 21, 2008 0 Comments

How a Determined Coalition Beat Back Demolition Plans At a press conference last December 18, 3007, at New Orleans’ City…

Dispatch From New Orleans: Malik Speaks

Michael Steinberg January 13, 2008 4 Comments

Malik Speaks, Part 1 Malik Rahim, founder of Common Ground, spoke today about its past, present and future at the…

Continuing Saga of New Orleans Public Housing – Feds Turn Up Heat On HUD Sec’y Alphonso Jackson

Michael Steinberg December 27, 2007 0 Comments

A report today in the online publication Government Executive details mounting evidence from federal investigations linking HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson…

Save New Orleans Affordable Housing Fact Sheet

Staff December 26, 2007 9 Comments

Say No to wasting Katrina millions on demolition by Bill Quigley 1. New Orleans is in the worst affordable housing…

Back in New Orleans: Into the Pink

Michael Steinberg December 24, 2007 0 Comments

That December Saturday afternoon in New Orleans, we thought we’d go over to the Lower Ninth Ward. An unusual constellation…

New Orleans: Tasers, Pepper Gas Greet Protesters At City Hall

Michael Steinberg December 20, 2007 10 Comments

Police attacked housing rights activists locked out a City Council meeting to vote on the demolition of public housing. One…

New Orleans Coalition To City Hall: No To Demolitions

Michael Steinberg December 19, 2007 0 Comments

The Coalition To Stop Demolition held a press conference at City Hall yesterday to implore the City Council and Mayor…

High Noon in New Orleans: Anti-Demolition Protesters Storm Federal Building

Michael Steinberg December 13, 2007 0 Comments

Today protesters fighting to save New Orleans public housing from demolition stormed the federal building. At high noon today, demonstrators…

Fire and Rain:Disaster From Coast To Coast

Michael Steinberg December 8, 2007 0 Comments

They learned to follow leaders Who lead us to disaster They listened when their teachers said It was just a…

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