A Report from New Orleans: 3 Years Later June 27, 2008

A Report from New Orleans: 3 Years Later
Friday, 27 June 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Jamaica Plain Forum
First Congregational Church in Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist
3 Eliot Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
jamaicaplainforumsarah [at] gmail.com
617-541-0500 x302

“14 Hands, 7 Toolbelts, and 1 New Orleans Family: A Report Back from
Post-Katrina Louisiana”

Did you know that, since Hurricane Katrina, Boston-area building trades people have made several trips to rewire and replumb flood-damaged homes on the Gulf coast?

In fact, a crew of seven local electricians, plumbers, and carpenters just returned from New Orleans’ lower ninth ward. Come hear their stories and watch a multi-media presentation of storm-ravaged neighborhoods, recovery efforts, and the faces of marginalized minority residents who are fiercely determined to rebuild their community.

Come hear from electricians Peg Preble and Rick Yoder, plumbers Maura Russell and Barbara Taggart, general contractor Jeff Murray, carpentry and electrical helpers Louise Johnson of SEIU and her brother Eric Johnson of Red Sun Press.

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