The Voice of the People
December 15th, 2012
Thanks to ACV members, Judge Willard Community Service program, lowernine.org, St. Aug School, and Sheriff Marlin Gusman, A Community Voice cut down 15 overgrown lots during a two week period right before Christmas. These are pictures from our cleanup event on December 15th.
December 13th, 2012
A Community Voice and members of Local 100 United Labor Unions held a potluck christmas party to take a break from protests and actions and enjoy fellowship with one another.
November 10th, 2012
A Community Voice held a press conference and protest at the site of the still shuttered Armstrong Elementary School. Right now, the school is being land-banked by the Orleans Parish School Board for future sale or demolition. There are no plans to save this historic building and rebuild this school into something that is useful for the community.
October 28th, 2012
Over 200 residents came out to the annual Lake Charles Housing & Community Fair to get FREE information on affordable housing programs, mortgage loans, fair housing, small business loans, jobs and more.
October 11th, 2012
The Lower 9th Ward community group came together to discuss upcoming actions, events and make plans for future campaigns.
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Over 100 residents of NOLA East came out to a candidate forum for the candidates running for District E City Council and School Board to ask them questions are where they stand on the proposed plasma gasification facility (garbage incinerator), recovery and economic development, and rebuilding our schools, parks, playgrounds and other needed infrastructure.
Saturday, September 27th
Members came together to ask that a house be torn down on Tupelo Street that has been blighted since Katrina and is in eminent danger of collapsing on the house next door. In fact, the neighbor next door cannot get homeowners’ insurance because of the condition of this house.
September 13th, 2012
A Community hosts candidate forum for all District E City Council candidates to find out their positions on the hot button issues of Sun Energy (garbage incinerator), slow recovery in District E, and jobs for residents.
Please visit our Youtube site for complete footage of the forum.
August 25th, 2012
Volunteers who are students from Xavier University spent their volunteer day working with A Community Voice conducting outreach into low to moderate income communities. They informed residents of our environmental justice campaign against a garbage incinerator coming into New Orleans and collected over 200 signatures on a petition against this garbage incinerator.
August 11th, 2012
A Community Voice members host a meeting with newly elected City Council President Stacy Head in the Lower 9th Ward to discuss community concerns and develop a list of top priorities to work on for District E. Councilmember Jackie Clarkson and Interim Councilmember Ernest Charbonnet were also in attendance.
A Community Voice members are working on repairing homes, cutting down vacant lots, getting blight torn down and more in District E. Join us!
