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Forced Evictions: Public Housing Residents Speak Out
By: NESRI
Posted: Jul 26 09
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Regions: United States
Issues: Humanitarian
Tags: development induced forced evictions, displacement, eric tars, forced evictions, homelessness, Katrina, public housing, UN
Public housing residents in New Orleans talk about the Forced Evictions campaign and the recent visit from a UN advisory group mission. Sam Jackson and Stephanie Mingo are residents of public housing in New Orleans and give a report on their recent efforts to save public housing.
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