New Orleans: The Sierra Club is well known as the gray lady of the environmental movement – big, old, and staid with huge resources – some $80 million a year in expenditures – and a largely passive, tree hugging membership. Led by Executive Director Carl Pope for some years, more recently the Sierra Club has …
Month: March 2004
Missing Health Care
New Orleans: Yesterday returning to New Orleans – and home – seemed full of surprises. Spring was everywhere. Pink and white azeleas were blooming around the house. New growth had the bright green unique to the season. Another pleasant surprise was a dear note from a companera, Terese Bouey, who sent along some of her …
ACORN Dominican Council: Elections
Santo Domingo/New Orleans: Flying back from Santo Domingo to Miami and now onwards towards New Orleans and home allows one to reflect more on life on the other side of the looking glass. Yesterday for example we began our day with a visit to the main hospital in Santo Domingo accompanied by the head of …