The Right Question Workshop
on Effective Participation in Decision-Making
sponsored by:
Neighborhoods Partnership Network (NPN) & The Right Question Project
August 1st + 2nd
5:30pm - 8:30pm
2401 Esplanade Ave, Musicians Hall (more…)
“Hands Around The Dome Ceremony” to serve as crowning event of the 2nd Katrina Anniversary Observance and Commemoration
NEW ORLEANS (TheNewOrleansAgenda.com) — The African American Leadership Project (AALP) will close out this year’s 2nd Anniversary observance of the Katrina disaster with its “Hands Around the Dome Ceremony” (HADC) on Saturday, Sept. 1st, 2007 from 1 pm to 4 pm at the LA Superdome. AALP developed the HADC to symbolize “healing from the suffering and losses, and affirmation of the future.” The program consists of rituals, prayers, brief speeches, cultural events, reflections, music and song, and reading a partial roll of the deceased. To close the program, participants form a powerful and dramatic hand to hand human circle around the Dome as each person calls out and names their loss. (more…)
From Poverty to Prosperity
A National Strategy to Cut Poverty in Half
From Poverty to Prosperity: A National Strategy to Cut Poverty in Half
Economic Development, HealthShe is a lead researcher-
Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, founded PolicyLink in 1999. A renowned community building activist and advocate, Blackwell served as senior vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation where she oversaw the Foundation’s Domestic and Cultural divisions. Blackwell also developed Rockefeller’s Building Democracy division, which focused on race and policy, and created the Next Generation Leadership program. A lawyer by training, she gained national recognition as founder of the Oakland (CA) Urban Strategies Council, where she pioneered new approaches to neighborhood revitalization. From 1977 to 1987, Blackwell was a partner at Public Advocates, a nationally known public interest law firm. She is the co-author of Searching for the Uncommon Common Ground: New Dimensions on Race in America published in 2002 by W.W. Norton & Co.
Freret Neighborhood Center EXPO!
This Friday, July 27th
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
4605 Freret Street
Come Celebrate with Us!
The Grand Opening of Freret Neighborhood Center— a new community resource
and
The Summer Arts Camp Exhibition—showcasing kids’ talent
Music, Food and Fun!
For more information or to volunteer contact Kim or Kate at the Freret Neighborhood Center, and NHS gathering place, 4605 Freret Street or call (504) 373-6403.
Thanks to our sponsors: Neighborhood Housing Service, The Emeril Lagasse Foundation, Greater New Orleans Afterschool Partnership, United Way, Share Our Strength, Way Maker Ministries, Lt. Govenor’s Summer of Service Project, NeighborWorks America, and the hundreds of volunteers who made the Camp and the Neighborhood Center possible.
Arts, Events MUSICIANS UNION HALL
2401 ESPLANADE AVE. NEW ORLEANS
TIME: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
JULY 25th “A WIN-WIN: Community Benefits Agreement”
Community benefits agreements are important tools that neighborhoods can use to take control of development in their area. NPN is hosting a forum dedicated to learning what CBAs can offer to neighborhoods and the details of how to create and implement one. David Marcello will provide an overview of community benefits agreements and their context, followed by a question and answer session.
For more information: The Partnership for Working Families
What: The Impact of Term Limits and Legislative Election Update
An NPN Forum
When: Wednesday July 18th, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: Neighborhoods Partnership Network
Musicians Union Hall
2401 Esplanade Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119
With term limits in effect for the first time ever, this is a milestone year for the state legislature. There will be a lot of turnover, especially in the leadership. What does this mean for voters? We will explain the impact and identify the candidates known so far to be running in October for each senate and house seat in Orleans Parish. We will provide visual aids to help everyone know what districts they’re in, and what other neighborhoods are in their districts as well. (more…)
No TagsPlease help us win this $100,000. You can vote EVERYDAY!!! And it would be awesome if you would pass this on to your friends. This isn’t one of those lame chain mails… This is a legitamate contest. PNOLA has already won $5,000 and are competing against 9 other organizations for the 100K!!!!!!! For more info on what we are doing in New Orleans check out our new cool website @ www.pnola.org. (more…)
No TagsOPERATIONAL DEPARTMENTS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATES WEEK OF 7/13
NEW ORLEANS, LA (July 13, 2007) - The following is an update from the operational departments of The City of New Orleans regarding the progress of the city’s recovery.
The Department of Public Works has entered a street light maintenance agreement with Robinson Industries. The contract with Entergy New Orleans expired on June 30.
The maintenance contract with Robinson industries consists of two primary preventative maintenance programs. The first is the weekly nighttime patrol of the entire city. The second is a quarterly day-time audit and inspection of the street light system. In addition to these preventative maintenance programs, Robinson will also be responsible for repairing underground circuits and restoring street light poles that are knocked down. The street light system consists of slightly fewer than 55,000 street lights, and the Department averages 100 street light outage repairs per night.
To report a street light outage or exposed wires, citizens can call the City’s Information Hotline by dialing 311 or call (504) 658-2299. The following are updates on the progress of the recovery of core city services in the City of New Orleans.
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Statistics Specific to Gutting Programs
Total Number of Properties gutted by area nonprofits
As of July 6, Area Non-Profits Reporting 4,694
As of July 6, NOAH Reporting 1,028
Gutting Total 5,722
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Infrastructure Repairs Week ending 7/13 This year,
Potholes repaired 1,203 40,134
Storm drains cleaned 94 5,608
Street lights repaired N/A 8,703
Street signs replaced 376 6,827
Street signs repaired 16 824
Total footage of drain lines cleaned 1,316,593
DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION
This week, Total to date,
Trash cart registration (standard size) 1,800 95,100
Trash carts delivered (standard size) 2,568 94,826
* The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has completed approximately 99%.of debris removal (not including demolition and reconstruction)
* The USACE will continue to collect storm related debris until August 29th
* Citizen debris drop off site:
* 2829 Elysian Fields Avenue
* Last reported, a total of 17.85 million cubic yards of hurricane-related debris have been removed from the city
* The City of New Orleans continues to partner with the USACE under the Debris Mission in New Orleans to collect recyclable goods. The following has been recycled:
* 1.2 million white goods
* 2.5 million household hazardous waste (75% recycled)
* 2.6 million cubic yards of chipped woody waste
* 650,000 units of electronic waste (TV, microwaves, computers, etc)
* 986,000 used tires
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND PARKWAYS
This week,
* The department cut 270 acres of the city’s greenspace throughout the city
* The department’s planting crew weeded and pruned tress on Loyola Boulevard
* Two large trees were removed from the Lagoon in Armstrong Park
* 30 tree work orders to trim or remove trees have been handled
CITY FEMA PROJECT WORKSHEET UPDATE
Summary based on the data compiled from FEMA; last update received on 07/13/07
Number of worksheets and total value may increase or decrease due to possible versions and/or de-obligations
Number of worksheets Total Value
842 written by FEMA $366 million
826 obligated and sent to state $325 million
410 paid to city by the state $182 million
Updates can be found on the city’s website at www.cityofno.com <http://webmail.mayorofno.com
