Five years into our fight for the right to return to our neighborhoods we are not invisible and we will not be silent.
Therefore as the rest of the city of New Orleans focused on the disaster of August 29, 2005 as an event that happened and has passed, residents of public housing and supporters stood in an all day rain to protest the visit of President Obama to a neighborhood that has been purged of poor people, turned over to Warren Buffet and his investor friends, and is being promoted as the future of public housing around the country.
The struggle continues for the brave and resilient public housing residents and the many people who believe in social justice and are willing to fight regardless of the odds.
Special thanks to attorneys Tracie Washington, Davida Finger, and William “Bill” Quigley, for going way above and beyond the call of duty. Also thanks to Willie J.R. Fleming, the crew from Chicago, and brother Kali Akuno, from the U. S. Human Rights Network.
Now the battle moves into the next phase which is to defend our sister Sharon Jasper.
- Her voucher termination hearing is this Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 10 am
- Her trial in Municipal court is Tuesday, September 14, 2010
the struggle continues…
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from Kali Akuno
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