Saturday, June 21, 2008

6/21/2008 Community Gumbo

Listen | Democracy Now (6/20/08)
  • As Global Warming Fuels More Extreme Weather, McCain and Bush Urge Congress to Lift Offshore Oil Drilling Ban
  • Joseph Nevins on “Dying to Live: A Story of US Immigration in an Age of Global Apartheid”
  • World Refugee Day: US Criticized for Failing to Help Iraqi Refugees and Iraqis Who Aided US Occupation

Listen | Democracy Now (6/16/08)
  • Extreme Weather & Global Warming: Floods in Iowa & China, Wildfires in California, Heat Waves on the East Coast, Tornadoes Across the Midwest

Listen | New Orleans Affordable Housing Options Diminish as Public Housing Demolition Continues (re-broadcast)

Music Played:
Little Freddie King, "Kinghead Shuffle," MadeWright Records.

Valentin Silvestrov, "Post Scriptum," ECM New Series.

John Mooney, "Rainin' Down on My Broken Heart," Powerhouse Records.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

6/14/2008 Community Gumbo

Listen | Democracy Now (6/09/08)
  • Broadcast Legend Bill Moyers on Media Reform: “Democracy Only Works When Ordinary People Claim It as Their Own”
  • Bill Moyers Takes on Fox News Producer Sent by Bill O’Reilly to Media Reform Conference
Listen | Democracy Now (6/11/08)
  • Ex-White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan Speaks Out on the Bush Admin Lies and Media Allies that Led the US to War

Announcements:
June 16 is the deadline to apply for $30,000 Road Home elevation grants. Contact Nikki Najiola of Build Now, (504) 324-3964 or najiola@buildnownola.com. Or visit www.buildnownola.com.

Related:

David Hammer, "Elevation Grant Rules Change," The Times-Picayune, 3/05/08.

"Louisiana's Road Home restarts home elevation grants," City Business, 2/23/08.

Citizen's Road Home Action Team

Build Now

Music Played:
Lisa Simone, "I wish I knew how it felt to be free," Simone on Simone, Koch.

Chick Corea & Gary Burton, "I love you Porgy," The New Crystal Silence, Concord.

Little Freddie King, "Bad News," Messin' Around the House, MadeWright Records.

Saturday, June 07, 2008

6/07/2008 Community Gumbo

Listen | Democracy Now (6/05/08)
  • Democracy Now! Special: Robert F. Kennedy’s Life and Legacy 40 Years After His Assassination

Listen | Democracy Now (6/06/08)
  • Robert McChesney and Josh Silver of Free Press on the National Conference for Media Reform
  • FCC Urged to Probe Pentagon Propaganda Program
  • Adrienne Maree Brown of the Ruckus Society on Media Justice, Election Protection and the Issue of Race in the 2008 Election
  • Native American Writer and Independent Bookseller Louise Erdrich

Announcements:

BQQ for the NOPD
COPS II and the Oak Street Merchants Association have again partnered to host a benefit for the officers of the Second District. The 2nd Annual “Oak Street BBQ Block Party” will be held on June 8th from 12pm – 6pm. This event will directly benefit the officers of the 2nd District, by way of the COPS II organization. In the past, COPS II has purchased many important items for the men and women of the district. Those items include scooters, air conditioning units for the station, food for Mardi Gras, etc.


Road Home Elevation Grant Seminar
Wednesday, 6 p.m., at Dillard University gymnasium, 2601 Gentilly Blvd. Build Now, Dillard CDC and CHAT will discuss sources of elevation financing. June 16 is the deadline to apply for $30,000 Road Home elevation grants. Contact Nikki Najiola of Build Now, (504) 324-3964 or najiola@buildnownola.com. Or visit www.buildnownola.com.

Related:

David Hammer, "Elevation Grant Rules Change," The Times-Picayune, 3/05/08.

"Louisiana's Road Home restarts home elevation grants," City Business, 2/23/08.

Citizen's Road Home Action Team

Build Now