Advocates for Environmental Human Rights ("AEHR") will host a fact-finding mission on environmental justice for the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility ("ICCR"), which is holding its annual conference in New Orleans this week (June 2 -5, 2009). Read More |
On June 1st, as hurricane officially began, five members of Congress sent a letter to each of their members of Congress asking them to mark the beginning of Hurricane Season by co-sponsoring legislation to rebuild and sustain the Gulf Coast region.
The Gulf Coast Civic Works Campaign and its partners are calling for letters to Congress to help bring justice to the Gulf Coast.
Read the letter below, and please take action!
Thanks in part to the outpouring of direct action by thousands of people in response to our call for action, Congress is getting closer to addressing the widespread poverty and joblessness in the Gulf Coast. Since we launched this call for action with our partners, tens of thousands of letters have been sent to Congress demanding action on the Gulf Coast. And on May 6th, Representative Zoe Lofgren of California introduced HR 2269, the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act -- this legislation would create 100,000 "green" living wage jobs and training opportunities for Gulf Coast residents and displaced people to rebuild critical infrastructure, restore natural flood protection and increase energy efficiency. This is a crucial first step, but if we want to see real change, we need more people to get involved. Read More |
Born Hustler Records announces this week that it will be releasing Blackkoldmadina’s newest CD, "Troubled the Water" on May 6th -- the CD includes four songs featured in Trouble the Water, the film. Congratulations to Blackkoldmadina (AKA Kimberly Rivers Roberts) and her husband Deezy3000 (AKA Scott Roberts)! Read more to find out where to get it! Read More |
On Thursday April 23, 2009, Trouble the Water debuted on US television. Thank you HBO for bringing this film into so millions of homes! During the HBO premiere, Trouble the Water also screened in Champaign-Urbana Illinois at Roger Ebert's film festival, followed by a live performance by Black Kold Madina and Deezy 3000. Photos below. Read More |
Tonight, Thursday April 23, 2009, Trouble the Water makes its TV debut on HBO. And it also premieres at the Roger Ebert Film Festival in Champaign, Illinois, one of twelve films selected. (http://www.ebertfest.com/) Read More |
After theatrical and community screenings in hundreds of cities across the country, and after a journey from Sundance to the Oscars, from New Orleans to Capitol Hill, Trouble the Water is coming to TV! Trouble the Water makes its U.S. television debut on HBO on Thursday, April 23rd at 8:30 PM ET/PT. We hope you can tune in. We're excited that this story will reach so many people on a single night. But we know that not everyone has HBO, so if you do, consider inviting a friend over. http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/gotHBO If you don't have HBO, you probably know someone who does: click below to email a friend to find out if he or she has HBO and make a plan to watch together. http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/noHBO We are so grateful for your support along this journey, spreading the word about the film and ensuring that Gulf Coast recovery remains part of the national conversation. P.S. Many of you have asked about getting your own copy of Trouble the Water. Zeitgeist Films is releasing the consumer DVD this summer; we'll let you know as soon as it's available. Read More |
Trouble the Water was featured on national television this morning when MSNBC’s Morning Joe invited us on the show to talk about the film and the upcoming April 23rd HBO television premiere. Read More |
TROUBLE THE WATER will make its television broadcast debut on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 8:30 pm ET/PT on HBO!
We hope you will tune in!
Click through to read the HBO press release.
Last month, we asked to hear your story about why the Gulf Coast recovery matters to you. The response so far has been phenomenal -- and the stories are truly moving. What they underscore is that the government's abandonment of New Orleans and the Gulf region began long before the levees failed in New Orleans. And continues to this day. We still need to hear from you. Why does the Gulf Coast matter to you? Why do you care? Take a look at some of the stories we've already received and then please submit your own: http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/stories Every story you share is one more voice standing up for the communities in the region -- one more voice pushing Congress to act. Read More |
