On Saturday January 26th, more than 200 protesters crowded the street in front of Dianne Feinstein's estate calling for an end to disaster capitalism and neo-liberalism New Orleans, Louisiana.

Protesters were participating in the World Social Forum's Global Day of Action, which brings together national and international movements for human rights, economic and social justice and was part many of nationwide solidarity actions for Gulf Coast recovery.

Demonstrators targeted Senator Feinstein due to her ambivalence on Senate Bill 1668, the "Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act of 2007," which would allocate funding for housing in New Orleans and guarantee one for one replacement of any destroyed public housing units.

Protesters were appalled that the post-Katrina housing crisis has reached a state of emergency. There are currently more than 12,000 homeless in New Orleans and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is set to demolish more than 4,500 habitable public housing units. In March, FEMA plans to begin trailer evictions, leaving 50,000 more families without homes. HUD's corrupt secretary Alphonso Jackson continues to exacerbate this crisis by cutting New Orleans housing recovery monies another $600 million last week.


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