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St Joe: New Orleans Public Housing Demolitions
By: NESRI
Posted: Aug 14 09
Witnessed: 991 times
Regions: United States
Issues: Housing, Internally displaced persons, Natural disasters
Tags: development induced forced eviction, Forced Eviction, homelessness, housing, Katrina, right to housing
A short film documenting the demolition of public housing units in post-Katrina New Orleans in December 2007.
Public housing residents fought against the demolition of their homes but the city went ahead with demolition with little regard for residents' human right to housing and denying them the chance to participate in the development process. Thousands of homes were demolished, many of which still contained families' possessions.
This short was produced by JoLu Productions, whose forthcoming documentary, Land of Opportunity, chronicles the rebuilding of New Orleans through the eyes of those on the frontlines.
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