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Post-Katrina Armed White Vigilantes
A new investigative study by The Nation Institute is available, which documents violent acts carried out by white militias in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A brief excerpt: The new...
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HUD extends disaster housing program
In some good news for Gulf Coast residents, the Obama administration announced this week that it would grant temporarily extend rent subsidies under the Disaster Housing Assistance Program. This means...
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Article Highlights Plight of Gulf Coast Residents Forced to Leave FEMA Trailers
Click here to read the New York Times article from May 8, “Ready or Not: Katrina Victims Lose Temporary Housing.” Excerpts from the article: “Thousands of rental units have yet to be restored, and not...
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“Still in the Eye of a Hurricane”
Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach notes in Third Way Cafe that the 2009 hurricane season is starting, which is a reminder that many residents of the Gulf Coast are still reeling from the effects of Katrina...
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Abundant Life: Economic Justice for All Campaign
MCC Washington Office invites congregations and individuals to participate in its Abundant Life: Economic Justice for All Campaign. The Washington Office will be focusing on four specific areas of U.S....
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U.N. Fact-Finding Mission to Visit New Orleans
Members of the United Nations’ Advisory Group on Forced Evictions will conduct a fact-finding mission in New Orleans July 26-31. The Advisory Group will look at ongoing issues related to the...
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4th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
August 29 marks four years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Despite the progress that has been made, much rebuilding still remains and many residents struggle to find...
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Vice President Biden announces aid for New Orleans
Rehabilitating the nearly 65,000 distressed properties in New Orleans will not only directly house those in need, but will make it possible to help realize goals of other housing initiatives.
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Putting the BP oil disaster in context.
Coastal restoration projects attempting to counter the unintended consequences of dredging now face unprecedented consequences of offshore drilling.
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Funding Our Priorities
Early Saturday February 19 the House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 1) that would cut federal spending by $61 billion. The cuts come mainly in programs dedicated to assistance for...
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