New Orleans The FCC made a big, big deal a few weeks ago about the fact that Cox Cable and Time-Warner Cable had both voluntarily agreed to provide low cost internet access to low income families. The basics were $9.95 per month and a $150 refurbished computer. The agreement they were trumpeting was based on …
Category: a community voice
The Coming Campaigns in Post-Disaster Katrina Clawbacks
New Orleans At the Fair Grinds Coffeehouse book launch for The Battle for the Ninth Ward, we asked a number of activists gathered on the second floor to share their perspectives and experiences. It was a rich and sometimes painful reminder of how much Katrina is still a daily experience in New Orleans six years …
InterfaceFLOR and A Community Voice Canvass in the Lower 9th
New Orleans It often takes a village and the good will of many people continues to overwhelm in the rebuilding and recovery of New Orleans. A chance connection of old friends and schoolmates from Canada (thanks, Judy Duncan of ACORN Canada) led Nadine Gutz, the Sustainability Director for InterfaceFLOR, a top of the line, environmentally …