New Orleans The Indonesian rickshaws called bechaks donated for use by ACORN International to spread the word of the work and, importantly, to raise money for the organizing, were display at the building on Canal Street to celebrate Independence Day. Free rides were given from the front patio of the office down Canal Street …
Month: July 2008
Remember the 9
New Orleans Looking at the banner behind the stage, you could see a whole bedroom of strange bedfellows. Of course there was Hope Worldwide, the charitable arm of the International Church of Christ, a somewhat fractious and controversial religious group, which had brought the bulk of the 1500 young volunteers to Bush Park in …
Peek-a-boo Passports
New Orleans Turns out that working for the U.S. State Department in the passport section is exactly like being a stringer for People magazine. If you get a little bored with the paperwork from time to time, just open a big fat file and take a look at some well known traveler and …