Oscar Weekend Call to Action
As you know, more than three years after the levees in New Orleans failed, they remain vulnerable. Tens of thousands of residents are still struggling to return home, and there is a critical lack of affordable housing and living wage jobs.Please help bring these issues to the forefront in Washington and demand legislative action to equitably rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
Click here to send a letter to your Senators or Representative, asking them to take action:
http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/congress
The last Congress introduced a bill which would have helped rebuild vital infrastructure in the region and protect it from future floods. But this legislation never even came up for a vote!And while the economic recovery package that Congress just passed does offer support for the working poor, it doesn't directly address the equitable recovery of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
No region of the United States has a more urgent need for rebuilding its housing and infrastructure.
President Obama has pledged to fix what was left undone by the Bush Administration after Katrina, and you can help him by asking Congress to introduce legislation for his signature.
http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/congress
We hope that you'll tune in to cheer on "Trouble the Water" at the Oscars(R) on Sunday. And we also hope that you'll be inspired by the film and take action today.
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