Feb 06, 2010
The Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation (LDRF) is working with local organizations on the ground in Haiti who are helping bring relief to its citizens.
-EMERGENCY VILLAGE
-HAITIAN ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
-L’HOSPITAL DE LA COMMUNAUTE HAITIENNE
-THE LAMBI FUND OF HAITI
Find out how to support the Haitian people by supporting one of these organizations: http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/blog/archives/haiti_community_groups
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Feb 04, 2010
The LOWER 9th WARD VILLAGE Invites You to Our 2-Year Anniversary
Pre-Vote Get Down – Friday - Feb 5 – 4 – 10 p.m.
The Lower 9th Ward Village – 1001 Charbonnet Street, New Orleans, 70117
Pre-Vote before you get down to the polls; Get-Down before you get down to Miami
Come help us celebrate the two year anniversary of serving our community in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. Join us for live music, food, and dancing and come see our space! Guests include: Charmaine Neville, Bill Summers, Mardi Gras Indians, Soul Food and more. Read More |
Jan 21, 2010
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Jan 19, 2010
PIH has been working on the ground in Haiti for over 20 years and urgently needs your support to help those affected by the recent earthquake.
They are deploying volunteers and collecting donations of badly needed material goods. Current needs and information at: http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti
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Jan 13, 2010
The worst earthquake in 200 years struck Haiti this week, causing catastrophic destruction in the hemisphere's poorest country. MADRE has activated an emergency response through their partner organization Zamni Lasante Clinic. To donate: https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5095/t/3527/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=396
More relief information can be found here: http://www.louverturefilms.com/ss/links
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Jan 11, 2010
The Fit for a King Celebration is the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Coalition's (GNOFHAC) annual tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning Friday January 15th, you can participate in trainings, seminars, film screenings and concerts to learn about fair housing, celebrate the Movement, and be inspired to create change.
Learn more at: http://www.fitforaking.org/
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Jan 03, 2010
By Marc H. Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League, originally published December 22, 2009 in the Louisiana Weekly (http://www.louisianaweekly.com/news.php?viewStory=2173)
Last week, representatives from some 192 countries convened in Copenhagen to try to reach an agreement on worldwide reductions in greenhouse gases to mitigate the devastating effects of global climate change.
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Dec 28, 2009
The 2000 Census overlooked 1 million people of color, impacting the distribution of federal funds and the distribution of political power at every level of government. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has launched a campaign to make sure that everyone is counted in the 2010 Census, including new groups at risk of exclusion: African Americans disproportionately impacted by the foreclosure crisis and the hundreds of thousands displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
http://www.countonchange2010.org/
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Dec 09, 2009
Thursday December 10th marks the fourth International Human Rights Day since Hurricanes Katrina, and we want you to take action and tell the Obama Adminstration to demand human rights for survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
Even under a new President, the US government continues to refuse to take necessary steps to ensure the rights of the survivors along the Gulf Coast. Please take a minute now and write to the President's working group on recovery to demand human rights for Katrina survivors today: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5107/t/5836/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2321. Read More |
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