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Sat, 2010-08-28 14:04

Dr. Beverly Wright on Rachel Maddow: oil, jobs, and the most positive thing she's heard in last 20 years

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Sat, 2010-08-28 13:31

The poor and less powerful, even when visible and loud, are often ignored

roberta avilaBy Roberta Avila
Originally published in the Sun Herald, August 24th, 2010

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina I became the director for the Mississippi Coast Interfaith Disaster Task Force and was thrown headlong into disaster recovery work. [...Read more]

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Katrina 5th Anniversary Events

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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

Tue, 2010-08-24 10:27

Fishermen's concerns featured on Democracy Now!

Yesterday the journalist Dahr Jamail appeared on the news show Democracy Now! to discuss fishermen's ongoing concerns about oil and dispersants in the Gulf. 

Jamail discusses finding dispersants and oil in the Mississippi Sound with James "Catfish" Miller and Mark Stewart, the fishermen who took Bridge the Gulf out on a similar trip a couple weeks ago. [...Read more]

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Mon, 2010-08-23 18:03

Check out this NPR story about Sharon Hanshaw and the hard fight on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

If you are having trouble with the player above, read the full story on NPR.org. [...Read more]

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Derrick Evans


Sun, 2010-08-22 10:35

Gulf Coast Fund Reports 53 Million Gallons of Oil Remain in Gulf, Disaster Not Over

 Mental Health Crisis Looms as Jobs Disappear; Toxic Dispersant Still Being Used: Unsafe Seafood Threatens Commercial Fishing and Human Health; Dead Wildlife Washing Ashore [...Read more]

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Thu, 2010-08-19 17:17

Getting Hot in Mississippi: Fishermen advocates confront Gov. Barbour

This message comes from Delores Suarez, a citizen advocate working with fishermen on the Gulf Coast. In her message she refers to: Dr. William (Bill)  Walker, Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Mark Stewart, Mississippi fisherman, Richard Gollott, Mississippi's Department of Marine Resources commissioner for the commercial seafood industry, and Linda St. [...Read more]

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Mon, 2010-08-16 19:57

Fishermen demand more testing in Gulf waters (by Rocky Kistner)

Crossposted from NRDC Switchboard.

Yesterday, on a stormy, rain-splattered Sunday, fishermen and their families from four Gulf Coast states drove to Captain Anderson’s Marina in Panama City, FL. It was the same day the Panama City News Herald front page featured a huge photo of President Obama swimming happily with his daughter in the nearby Gulf. “Dive in, Mr. President,” the headline screamed. [...Read more]

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Sat, 2010-08-14 20:18

Bridge the Gulf Youth Media Workshop in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

Dana Solet is one of the coordinators of the United Houma Nation's Youth Media Team, and her excitement about using new media is contagious. [...Read more]

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Leah Mahan


Fri, 2010-08-13 23:47

New video! Fishermen find dispersants and oil on Mississippi shrimp and oyster grounds

 

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