September 11 INTRODUCTORY MEETING7 PM McDonogh #28 City Park Academy 2733 Esplanade
Be Concerned, Be Careful, but most of all, Be Involved

Neighborhood Watch is a citizen’s involvement program where citizens, in cooperation with the New Orleans Police Department, directly participate in the detection and prevention of crime in their neighborhood. Citizens involved in Neighborhood Watch are trained how to recognize suspicious or criminal activities and how to report these activities to the N.O.P.D. Neighborhood Watch Groups are trained by District Crime Prevention Officers focusing on particular crime problems in their neighborhood.

Neighborhood Watch works because people want to assume a more active role in making their community a safer place to live. Residents within a neighborhood are aware of who belongs there and who doesn’t and what activity is suspicious. The most important reason Neighborhood Watch works is that citizens began working with, instead of relying on, law enforcement to combat crime in their community. You can do something about crime in your neighborhood by becoming involved in NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.

Sponsored by the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association

STOPPING THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE
Take Action with FFLIC To End The Security Contract That Polices Public School Students!!!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2007
Press Conference: 6pm Action: 6:30 pm
Location: 1020 North Prieur Street at St Peter Claver Parish Hall

The Guidry Group is responsible for watching nuclear arms and ar e now patrolling students! Who approved a $20 million contract allowing them to flood New Orleans public schools with security guards???

We need your help to end this contract and return our children’s safety to local schools!!!!

For more information contact Damekia at (504) 669-1730 or (504) 522-5437, ext: 229

Friday, June 22, 2007
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Renaissance Pere
Marquette Hotel
817 Common Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

what is it?
One Economy Corporation will invite community members, policy
experts and public officials to be part of a national dialogue about
alleviating poverty in America and join us for the launch of
247townhall.org. (more…)

In the wake of the massive flooding after the levees broke in New Orleans,

http://www.centerforsocialinclusion.org/PDF/katrina_fact_sheet.pdf

CITY GETS “NOLA READY” FOR 2007 HURRICANE SEASON
TEXT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TO ALERT REAL-TIME EMERGENCIES

NEW ORLEANS, LA (May 30, 2007) — On Thursday, May 31 at 5p.m., Mayor C. Ray Nagin and the City of New Orleans Department of Homeland Security, Office of Emergency Preparedness will host a press briefing focused on the 2007 evacuation plan, the city assisted evacuation plan and hurricane preparedness for New Orleans residents. The city will also introduce the new, high-tech emergency notification system that will assist in delivering real-time messages in times of emergency. The press briefing will take place in the Homeland Security conference room, 8th floor of City Hall. (more…)

NAGIN CONVEYS MESSAGE OF HOPE; DECLARES CITY POISED FOR LONG-TERM RECOVERY DESPITE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES FACING CITY

New Orleans, La. (Wednesday, May 30, 2007) —  Earlier tonight, New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin declared the city’s recovery post-Katrina as “strong and determined” but reminded the nation that “hard decisions” have been made to move the region forward. Mayor Nagin also called on state and federal officials to open up revenue streams so the city can fully recover from the nation’s costliest disaster. (more…)

May 19th meeting at City Council Chambers to focus on hurricane preparedness.

Neighborhood Groups plan for hurricane season
NEW ORLEANS (The New Orleans Agenda) — The hurricane season is almost here and it is clear that our neighborhoods still don’t have well developed plans for how to respond to a disaster. Nor is it clear how the neighborhoods and neighbors collaborate with the City’s emergency hurricane evacuation plans. Katrina has taught us that we the citizens must also have neighborhood based approaches to survival that augment and complement the plans of public agencies. We are the first responders before anyone else arrives. However, we have not developed well designed plans on how to work with public agencies to secure the most vulnerable populations, and we appear to be as unprepared today as we were in 2005. Some of us were working on neighborhood disaster preparation, but did not complete our planning and preparation before the storm. It is time to resume these efforts. (more…)

The event is scheduled for Saturday, June 16, 2007 starting at 10:00am until 5p.m.
The purpose -This march will involve hundreds of youth from around the country and various community organizations, churches, etc. throughout the state of Louisiana. The march is to protest and declare an end to the violence, poverty, and crime in our city. Also to offer support and prayer to the citizens of New Orleans within varies communities. This event will bring the church to the people! Immediately following the march, City Cathedral Church, will host a gospel concert open to the community. (more…)

6th Annual Conference asks “Where do we need to go” on international, national and state preparations to make New Orleans a secure place in the post-Katrina environment

U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, recently appointed to the Senate Homeland Security Committee chaired by Senator Joe Lieberman, will headline the 6th Annual Homeland Security Forum, April 20, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pan Am Life Center, 601 Poydras St., 11th floor, sponsored by the Louisiana Technology Council, announced LTC President Mark Lewis. (more…)

TEENS TO UNVEIL TEEN FRIENDLY NEW ORLEANS CAMPAIGN
AT VICTIM’S MURDER SITE

The teens of YOUTHanasia Foundation, Inc. are inviting the community and community leaders to join them on Saturday, March 31, 2007, at 12:30 p.m. for a press conference that will unveil their plan of action for a “teen friendly Greater New Orleans”. The press conference will include a march that will begin at the vacant lot located next to 4162 Manhatten Blvd. (Manhatten Athletic Club) and ending at the murder site of 17-year old Quantrell Barbie. Barbie was murdered in October of 2006 on Lac Couture Drive in Harvey. (more…)