Daily Archives: January 7, 2009
New Orleanians gear up for long overdue rebuilding
Neighborhood planning and oversight on needed infrastructure and services will keep the focus on regional needs and local job creation and work related income for workers, with job-oriented training and backup services like child care and transitional housing.
Condemn the New Orleans police murder of Adolph Grimes III
The New Orleans police have murdered another African American youth. Around 3 a.m. New Year's Day, an elite squad of un-named plainclothes officers shot and killed 22-year-old Adolph Grimes III.
Protesters condemn Israeli invasion of Gaza
Ahmed Alkhatib is a long way from Gaza, where he lived for 15 of his 18 years. On Saturday, he stood among the hundreds of protesters in downtown San Francisco, the day Israeli ground troops invaded Gaza.