On December 14th, over 200 people gathered in downtown Oakland for a lively lunch time protest against plans by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to demolish 4,500 housing units in New Orleans.
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The Housing Authority of New Orleans announced on November 29th that, in conjunction with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, it was rescheduling the demolition of five public housing projects in New Orleans for mid December. As the demolition date approached, protests were organized around the US as well as in New Orleans itself to prevent the destruction of 4,500 units of public housing. On December 20th, there was a hearing in New Orleans on the demolitions. Police moved in and pepper-sprayed and tasered activists who attended and forced many out of City Hall. City Council voted unanimously to approve the demolitions.

Coverage from New Orleans: Police Attack Protesters With Mace, Tazers to Keep Them Out of City Hall | New Orleans Indymedia | Defend New Orleans Public Housing | Justice for New Orleans

Coverage on Indybay: New Orleans needs your phone calls NOW | Democracy Now: The Battle to Save New Orleans Public Housing | New Orleans Police Attack Peaceful March at St. Bernard | Activists Chained to Bulldozers in New Orleans | Coalition To New Orleans City Hall: Stop the Demolitions | Destroying Homes for the Holidays in New Orleans | March on Wall Street Save Our Homes: Photos and Commentary | Democracy Now: HUD Poised to Tear Down New Orleans Public Housing Developments | National Call Out: Come to New Orleans in December to Oppose the Bulldozers | Plea for Support from New Orleans | Past Indybay Coverage of New Orleans