| Media and Updates 2007 archive 2 JULY - DECEMBER 2007 December 19, 2007, New York City Council Members signed a letter in support of the call to halt the demolitions of New Orleans, LA public housing and to the human right to housing >>> December 18, 2007, Senator Obama sent a letter to President Bush calling him to protect affordable housing in New Orleans >>> December 18, 2007, The Drum Major Institute just released their Year in Review >>> December 17, 2007, NESRI Executive Director Catherine Albisa writes about Burger King's complicity in modern day slavery >>> December 17, 2007, NESRI is quoted in America, The National Catholic Weekly about the pending housing demolitions in New Orleans >>> December 17, 2007, Exchange Delegates Sam Jackson and Endesha Juakali are quoted in a CityBuisiness article about the housing demolitions in New Orleans >>> December 16, 2007, Bill Quigley releases a list of myths and facts about public housing in New Orleans >>> December 15, 2007, See the letter sent from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to President Bush, urging a 60 day moratorium on the demolition of New Orleans public housing >>> December 14, 2007, The Housing Authority of New Orleans halts demolition plans for C.J. Pete, Lafitte and St. Bernard public housing >>> December 14, 2007, Farmworkers and Students take on Burger King >>> December 12, 2007, Senator John Edwards calls on HUD to reverse its plan to begin demolishing public housing in New Orleans this week and urged the New Orleans City Council to stand strong in defending housing for city residents >>> December 11, 2007, Brian Concannon Jr. writes "Disturbing the Peace, in Haiti and New Orleans" >>> December 10, 2007, Representatives Maxine Waters and Barney Frank sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Paulison addressing the issue of trailer evictions >>> December 4, 2007, NESRI Executive Director Cathy Albisa is interviewed on WBAI about housing as a human right >>> November 29, 2007, Eric Schlosser writes and Op-Ed to the New York Times about the work of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers >>> November 21, 2007, PRESS RELEASE, Over 40 human rights and housing rights organizations call for an immediate halt to the pending demolition of over 3,000 units of public housing in New Orleans >>> October 26, 2007, Join the Dignity in Schools Campaign national conference call, "How can we promote federal legislation for positive approaches to school discipline?" on November 13 >>> October 17, 2007, Preorder "All Things Being Equal: Instigating Opportunity in an Inequitable Time" by Brian Smedley, Alan Jenkins, Bill Lann Lee >>> October 15, 2007, The National Forum on the Human Right to Housing is November 5, 2007 >>> October 12, 2007, NEW! For Middle and High School Teachers in New York City Public Schools, take our survey on school safety policies >>> October 11, 2007, Congratulations to NESRI Board Member, Mimi Abramovitz who was recently appointed the Bertha Capen Reynolds Chair at Hunter College School of Social Work! October 10, 2007, Liz Sullivan, NESRI Education Program Director is quoted in a NYCLU press release, "Students, Educators and Advocates Call for an End to Aggressive, Excessive Police Presence in NYC Public Schools" >>> October 9, 2007, Alan Jenkins, Executive Director of The Opportunity Agenda, writes about the Human Right To Health >>> September 24, 2007, Cathy Albisa, NESRI Executive Director, is quoted in the Louisiana Weekly about the Jena 6 >>> September 19-20, 2007 - PRESS RELEASE, Over 30 human rights groups and scholars call for review of circumstances surrounding the Jena 6 and NESRI to speak at panel in Louisiana >>> September 19, 2007, NESRI Board Member Patrick Mason will be speaking at the 2007 Human Development and Capability Association Conference at The New School >>> August 29, 2007, The International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will be held in New Orleans August 29-September 2. >>> August 21, 2007, Gulf Coast Exchange Delegates Endesha Juakali and Sam Jackson are quoted in a City Business article about public housing advocates planning to occupy the Housing Authority office in New Orleans on August 28. >>> August 3, 2007, Preorder "Bringing Human Rights Home" a three volume series edited by NESRI Executive Director, Cathy Albisa, NESRI Board Chair, Martha Davis, and Cynthia Soohoo. >>> August 1, 2007, Gulf Coast Exchange Delegate Pam Dashiell is quoted in a Time magazine article, "The Threatening Storm" >>> August 1, 2007, Peoples Hurricane Relief Fund press release, "Katrina Survivors, Cynthia McKinney & Advocates demand justice through International Tribunal" >>> July 25, 2007, There are over 12,000 homeless people living in New Orleans. Watch the clip to see Gulf Coast Exchange Delegate Sam Jackson go to City Hall on behalf of these people. >>> July 18, 2007, Tsunami Survivors Protest Treatment of Gulf Coast Survivors, read the NESRI Press Advisory >>> July 17, 2007, "Look at other wealthy nations to tackle health care crisis" by guest columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Roslyn Solomon. >>> July 11, 2007, The Urban Poor Consortium held a demonstration of solidarity for Katrina's survivors in front of the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. This demonstration was organized by members of the Second Asian Delegation that visited the Gulf Coast in July 2007. >>> July 9, 2007, NESRI releases a statement on the the U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling that the voluntary racial integration plans of the Seattle, Washington and Louisville, Kentucky school systems were unconstitutional because race was used explicitly in determining school placement. >>> July 1, 2007 - July 6, 2007, The second Asian Delegation is visiting the Gulf Coast and will be participating in the Katrina/Tsunami Transnational Exchange Seminar, July 3, 1-5PM in New Orleans, LA. For more info >>> June 27 - July 1, 2007, U.S. Social Forum, Atlanta, Georgia, Cathy Albisa, NESRI Executive Director, and Lisa Crooms, NESRI Board Member, will run workshops on economic, social and cultural rights in the U.S. For more info >>> |