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Katrina Uncovers: Rebuilding Hope in New Orleans
April 5, 2006
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More than six months after Hurricane Katrina, much of the Gulf Coast still lay in ruin, but beyond the physical destruction, the disaster brought to light a number of deeper issues: poverty, environmental pollution, and government negligence.
On this edition, we go to New Orleans, where we hear from local people working to rebuild their communities. We visit the devastated Ninth Ward, where grassroots groups are leading the cleanup effort, and we look at whether the city is safe enough for those choosing to return.
Featuring:
Floyd Brooks, Ninth Ward homeowner; Malik Rahim, co-founder, Common Ground Relief; Gabriel Cohen and Rebecca Mintz, Common Ground volunteers; Diamonds Eugene, New Orleans resident; Wilma Subra, president, Subra Company; Cynthia Fanning, information officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Ken Ford, founder, St. Bernard Citizens for Environmental Quality.
This week's hosts: Tena Rubio and Justin Beck.
Bonus audio:
- Tena's interview with Malik Rahim - running time: 57:24 (164k mp3)
For more information:
Subra Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 9813
New Iberia, LA 70562
Common Ground Relief
1415 Franklin Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70117
504-218-6613; commongroundvolunteers@gmail.com
www.commongroundrelief.org
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
202-272-0167
www.epa.gov
Louisiana Bucket Brigade
5745 Berkshire
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
501-554 - 2727; annerolfes@hotmail.com
www.labucketbrigade.org
Natural Resources Defense Council
40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
212-727-2700
St. Bernard Citizens for Environmental Quality
504-710-1855