Katrina 5th Anniversary Events
Friday, August 27th
4:00pm CST - 8:00pm CST - Restore Trinity - An exhibit of Katrina images featuring the work of Mario Tama of Getty Images and other photographers. Location: Trinity Lutheran, 5234 North Claiborne; sponsored by Camp Restore For more information, contact Kurt Jostes at 504.242.2636 ext. 5015, Cell number 504.289.4497
Saturday, August 28th
4:00pm CST - Renaissance Village Reunion - Join us in a forum to lift up the experiences of the past five years since Katrina. A panel of community leaders will lead the discussion focusing on former residents of FEMA trailer park and the issues surrounding their lives. We will be serving a wonderful home cooked meal and rejoicing as SURVIVORS. Special features include a Memory Wall and Door prizes. For more Information contact Lydia Ball-Arthur @ 225-775-0851 or 504-909-6524. Location: Miracle Place Church, 2080 Main Street, Baker, LA
7:00pm CST - 10:00pm CST - Lower 9th Ward Village Katrina Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser - Join us for an evening of music, fun and food with some of New Orleans most talented Musicians! Location: Lower 9th Ward Community Center, 1001 Charbonnet Street, New Orleans. Free Admission! Donations appreciated! For more information contact Mack (504)402-4284 or click on www.lower9thwardvillage.org.
Sunday, August 29th
6:30am CST - Katrina interfaith Sunrise Service - MS Coast Interfaith Disaster Task Force and the Steps Coalition is sponsoring an Interfaith Memorial Service on the Fifth Anniversary of Katrina. Representatives from the varied faith traditions on the MS Gulf Coast will participate in the Service. The theme for this service is “Coming Home”. Everyone is welcome! Location: Trinity Episcopal Church 125 Church Avenue, Pass Christian, MS 39571
8:30am CST - 11:30am CST - Bravery, Strength, Resilience. This the Lower Ninth Ward - Katrina Memorial Commission invites everyone to the 5th Annual Hurricane Katrina Memorial Celebration, will begin at the Lower Nine Monument –Tennessee St. @ N. Claiborne The Honorable Maxine Waters to serve as keynote speaker. Contact: Donna M. Dugue’ Office of Councilman Jon D. Johnson 504-658-1050 dmdugue@cityofno.com
10:00am CST - 5th Annual Hurricane Commemoration March - The event will start with a healing ceremony at Jourdan Road and North Galvez at the location where the levee’s breached in the lower 9th Ward. The healing ceremony is an opportunity for our spiritual community to share words of hope, remembrance and inspiration. Immediately following the healing ceremony, the Katrina Commemoration March starts. The March is a combination of traditional New Orleans secondlining, African drummers, New Orleans brass bands, Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, various community organizations and the community-at-large. It travels through the streets of New Orleans down North Claiborne Avenue for 3 miles to St. Bernard Avenue. Hot 8 Brass Band and the Stooges Brass Band will lead the secondlining. The March/Secondline ends at Hunter’s Field, located on the corner of North Claiborne Avenue and St. Bernard Avenue. The program for the rest of the day includes performers and speakers. The program addresses the never-to-be diminished profound impact of Katrina, the future of New Orleans and how we are sustaining ourselves and our environment in this post Katrina reality.
10:00am CST - Survivors' Village New Orleans March and Rally - Beginning in the front of the Fight Back Center 3800 block of St. Bernard Ave proceeding through the mixed income area & down St. Bernard Ave to Hunters Field to join the Citywide rally to be followed at 6pm by a celebration of our struggle & continued commitment to rebuilding our community in our image!! Join us for food, drink, music...and unity!! For more information, please contact Endesha at ejkssno@yahoo.com or call 504-239-2907.
6:30pm CST - 10:00pm CST - 2nd Annual Asian Americans For Change Asia Night Benefit Gala to benefit Asian Americans for Change. Featuring entertainment by famous Vietnamese performers, reception, cocktails, auctions and raffle drawings. For more information, email Kaitlin Truong at kaitlin.truong@aachange.org Location: Biloxi Community Center, Biloxi, MS.