September 7th, 2005: A delegation from ANSWER, including SF activists Bill Hackwell (photographer) and Gloria La Riva (videographer), went to Louisiana and Texas to witness the devastation in the Gulf Coast region, and Bill Hackwell wrote a report about his experiences. He says, "The stories we collected were remarkable in that everyone we talked to had either lost someone in the waters or now could not locate their families. Normal people talking about saving people in their community was common. Heroic stories after heroic stories." He reported that they passed through 7 checkpoints on their way into the Algiers neighborhood, where Malik Rahim continued to hold the community together and tell their stories. The ANSWER delegation also witnessed conditions in Baton Rouge and Houston.
Bill Hackwell's Photos | Arab Talk Radio interviews Bill Hackwell | Gloria La Riva's Video Report Back
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