New Orleans Housing Protests Confront the City
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From: ushrnetwork
Posted: Dec 14 07
Witnessed: 8965 times
Rated: 1 time
United States
Housing
housing, human_rights, New Orleans, Protest
Housing protesters and human rights activists confront the city of New Orleans and HUD to protect their human rights to housing.
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Sign the petition to protect human right to housing in New Orleans copy & paste text. http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2114/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=21965
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By Sam Gregory WITNESS on Dec 15 07
Make sure to listen to, and check out the information around the video 'message from executive director' of USHR Network to find out more about the context of what is happening here, and what you can do.