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Malik Rahim Speaks About the Grassroots Response to Hurricane Katrina
On October 4, Malik Rahim, a longtime community activist in New Orleans and San Francisco, spoke at the Women's Building in San Francisco about the situation in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the disastrous response by the Bush administration and other government agencies. Malik, who lives in the Algiers community of New Orleans, discussed the grassroots community relief and rebuilding efforts underway through the Common Ground collective. (39:39 minutes)
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Other participants in the program includeded a women named Nicole who spoke about her experience inside the Superdome in New Orleans, Maurice Campbell of the Community First Coalition, Gloria La Riva and Bill Hackwell of ANSWER who traveled to New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Houston in the days following the disaster.
Gloria La Riva screened her new 14-minute video, “Heroes Not Looters: Eyewitness New Orleans and Houston.”
This event raised awareness and funds for Common Ground.
Common Ground is a community-run organization based in the Algiers community of New Orleans offering temporary assistance and mutual aid to the citizens of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. Common Ground's team includes doctors, lawyers, aid workers, community organizers, and volunteers of all stripes and creeds.
Common Ground
http://www.commongroundrelief.org
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Audio, Photos and Written Reports from Houston and New Orleans
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/18629/index.php
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita coverage on Indymedia.us
http://katrina.indymedia.us
New Orleans Indymedia
http://neworleans.indymedia.org
Houston Indymedia coverage of Katrina and Rita
http://houston.indymedia.org/features/katrina
katrina aftermath page on portland indymedia
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/action/katrina
Hurricane Katrina coverage on Indybay's Poverty page
http://www.indybay.org/poverty
Gloria La Riva screened her new 14-minute video, “Heroes Not Looters: Eyewitness New Orleans and Houston.”
This event raised awareness and funds for Common Ground.
Common Ground is a community-run organization based in the Algiers community of New Orleans offering temporary assistance and mutual aid to the citizens of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. Common Ground's team includes doctors, lawyers, aid workers, community organizers, and volunteers of all stripes and creeds.
Common Ground
http://www.commongroundrelief.org
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Audio, Photos and Written Reports from Houston and New Orleans
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/18629/index.php
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita coverage on Indymedia.us
http://katrina.indymedia.us
New Orleans Indymedia
http://neworleans.indymedia.org
Houston Indymedia coverage of Katrina and Rita
http://houston.indymedia.org/features/katrina
katrina aftermath page on portland indymedia
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/action/katrina
Hurricane Katrina coverage on Indybay's Poverty page
http://www.indybay.org/poverty
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