Almost 50 percent of New Orleans' homeless population are families with children -- this week, UNITY of Greater New Orleans received four government grants to address the growing homeless problem in New Orleans.
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This is a time to celebrate. Today is Mardi Gras in New Orleans, after all, and at Sunday's Academy Awards, Trouble the Water was recognized by Hollywood with a nomination for best documentary feature! Read More | Comments (0)
We've been on quite a journey together with "Trouble the Water" during the past year, along with the stars of the film, Kimberly and Scott Roberts. We are so grateful for your support. On Sunday, we'll all be at the Academy Awards® where "Trouble the Water" is nominated for Best Documentary Feature. What an incredible honor! We hope that this extra attention for the film reminds people that the injustices along the Gulf Coast didn't begin when Katrina made landfall, and that there is still so much work to be done to restore and rebuild the region. Read More | Comments (0)
The Ms. Foundation for Women and The Twenty-First Century Foundation hosted a very special screening of Trouble the Water on Tuesday Feb 10th in New York City, in association with Karen Duffy, Carole Radziwill, and New Orleans natives Patricia Clarkson and Wendell Pierce. Stars Kimberly & Scott Roberts, and Directors Tia Lessin & Carl Deal were on hand to greet people and answer questions. Read on and click through to check out the photos from the evening, courtesy of Michael LoccisanoFilmMagic-HBO!
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary on Thursday, February 12, 2009. Join the celebration by tuning in to the 40th NAACP Image Awards show at 8pm ET on FOX, hosted by Halle Berry and Tyler Perry. We are honored that "Trouble the Water" is one of five nominees for Outstanding Documentary, and you can watch for the stars of the film, and the filmmakers, on the red carpet live online at http://www.naacpimageawards.net before the show, beginning at 6 pm Thursday! Read More | Comments (0)
Washington, DC-- On January 8th, President-Elect Barack Obama, Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi received letters urging the issuing of an Executive Order authorizing the Gulf Coast Civic Works Program and the inclusion of $6.7 billion for Gulf Coast Civic Works projects to rebuild communities, restore the coastal environment and revitalize local economies in the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. RFK Center and 2005 RFK Human Rights Award Winner Stephen Bradberry of ACORN organized 140 diverse community, environmental, faith, human rights, labor, and student organizations across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and their national allies as part of the Gulf Coast Civic Works Campaign to call the new Administration and Congress to action on the human rights crisis faced by communities across America's Gulf Coast. Read More |
SILVERDOCS Presents TROUBLE THE WATER in a special screening followed by a special event for the New Orleans-based community organization Historic Green on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The event begins with a special screening of the film on Tuesday, February 3, 7:00 p.m. at the AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD, followed by a reception and silent auction. Amy King of the National Green Building Council will moderate a post-screening discussion with Director/Producer Carl Deal and Lower 9th Ward Residents Pam Dashiell (Holy Cross Neighborhood Association) and Ward “Mack” McClendon (Lower 9th Ward Village), with other special guests to be announced. Read More | Comments (0)
This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards®. We are thrilled to share the news that "Trouble the Water" has been nominated for best documentary feature!!! We are so very honored that "Trouble the Water" has been recognized by the Academy along with these extraordinary films: "The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"; "Encounters at the End of the World"; "The Garden"; and "Man on Wire." Read More | Comments (3)
