Bridge The Gulf Project was featured as a "Foot Soldier" by Melissa Harris-Perry on her MSNBC show this weekend! (Watch here). What an honor to be recognized by the Tulane professor, author of the recently published book Sister Citizen, and New Orleans resident.
Crossposted from Isle de Jean Charles News. Greetings, I am the Chief of a small Indian community, the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw.
Two years ago today the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, due to poor decisions made by BP and Halliburton engineers, killing 11 rig workers and spilling upwards of 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As tragic as that moment was, the tragedy continues to spread, much as the 1.8 million gallons of chemical dispersants spread far beyond the waters where they were targeted.
Roberta Avila is the executive director of the STEPS Coalition, which includes 30 social justice organizations on the Mississippi Gulf Coast that came together after Hurricane Katrina. Avila spoke with Bridge The Gulf and the Institute for Southern Studies for the report
Across the Gulf Coast residents will pause to mark the second memorial/anniversary of the BP Oil Drilling Disaster and to remember the Gulf on Earth Day. Below are some of the scheduled events. Thursday, April 19th
“Never let injustice shut you up. When you see injustice you must stand up. It’s going to hurt sometimes. It’s going to cost you something. But you can never, never allow injustice in your presence and sit silently by and let it happen. You cannot do that.” – Gulf resident Linda St. Martin from Stories from the Gulf.
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Two years ago today the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, due to poor decisions made by BP and Halliburton engineers, killing 11 rig workers and spilling upwards of 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As tragic as that moment was, the tragedy continues to spread, much as the 1.8 million gallons of chemical dispersants spread far beyond the waters where they were targeted.
Roberta Avila is the executive director of the 
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Rebecca Templeton is the executive director of 
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