Press release from Operation People for Peace Inc. Houma, LA (October 19, 2011) - Dick Gregory-Actor/Comedian and Human rights Activist, Dr. E. Faye Williams, National Congress of Black Women-Chair, and Art Rocker, Operation People for Peace-Chair are convening a meeting with ministers, community activist, and others in Houma, Louisiana concerning the lack of payments by BP’s Ken Feinberg. This meeting will be held Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at New Rising Sun Baptist Church at 230 Saint Charles St. Houma, Louisiana 70361 with Facilitator -Rev. Byron Clay, Jr.
I have come to believe it is through a near deliberate attempt that our government has contemptuously sought to cover and grandstand on behalf of the privately-owned corporation BP.
Okay, ladies and gents, for 6 months now I have seen you. Toiling away, sharing information, doing what you can to make an impact of some kind over this horrific event.
I see your heart. I have felt your spirit. And I say the time is now, to make a statement across the Gulf.
I have come to believe it is through a near deliberate attempt that our government has contemptuously sought to cover and grandstand on behalf of the privately-owned corporation BP.
Okay, ladies and gents, for 6 months now I have seen you. Toiling away, sharing information, doing what you can to make an impact of some kind over this horrific event. 
