New Orleans A question popping up everywhere is whether or not $4 gas is a tipping point that will change citizen behavior, urban planning, transportation utilization, auto purchase patterns, access to health care, reduced, expensive air fare, and, yes, pretty much life as we know it. My guess is that the answer is “maybe,” …
Category: Personal Writings
Bechaks on Parade in NOLA
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 …
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 …