Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Essence Editor: On 8/29, Demand a Plan to Restore the Gulf

Release by Susan L. Taylor challenges country to demand a "Marshall Plan" to restore New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. On 8/29 the tens of thousands who can travel to New Orleans will gather for the massive demonstration being planned there. Calls for national support, campaign to contact government officials issued.

Reported by Vincent Sylvain's The New Orleans Agenda: Other activities planned to commemorate the anniversaries of Katrina and Rita range from scholarly panels to participatory mega-events like Hands Around the Dome.

See more at African-American Village.

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