Trouble the Water's Blog
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Hurricane Katrina wars continue
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Take Action for Human Rights on the Gulf Coast
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.democracyinact..ion.org/o/5107/t/5836/camp..aign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2321
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Religious Leaders Welcome Obama to New Orleans, and Call For Action
As President Barack Obama arrives in New Orleans for this first visit since his historic election, over 50 leading religious officials and faith-based organizations are urging the President for robust long-term hurricane recovery policy to tackle poverty, coastal erosion and climate change. The letter explains, “Four years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck and the levees were breached, the slow pace of recovery, persistent poverty, climate change and coastal land loss have created a moral crisis across the region that demands a powerful response from people of faith and our elected officials.” -
Erasing Katrina: A FAIR Report
August 29 marked the fourth anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) has released a report on the first four years of the mainstream media's reporting post-Katrina about class, race, the environment, and the rebuilding efforts along the Gulf Coast -- and the report card doesn't look good.Erasing Katrina: Four years on, media mostly neglect an ongoing disaster ...