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Flaherty: Three Years After Katrina
Znet Article, August, 26 2008
Jordan Flaherty
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As headlines focus on conventions and running mates, the third anniversary of Katrina offers an opportunity to examine the results of disastrous federal, state and local policy on the people of New Orleans. Several organizations have released rep...
Flaherty: Education Versus Incarceration
Znet Article, April, 27 2008
Jordan Flaherty
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Tallulah is a small town in Northeastern Louisiana, one of the poorest regions in the US. It is about 90 miles from the now-legendary town of Jena, and like Jena it is a town with a large youth prison that was closed after allegations of abuse an...
Flaherty: Jena Ignites a Movement
Znet Article, September, 21 2007
Jordan Flaherty
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Six courageous families in the small Louisiana town of Jena sent out a call for justice that has now been amplified aro...
Flaherty: K-Ville
Znet Article, September, 14 2007
Jordan Flaherty
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Next Monday the Fox network presents a new television show called K-Ville.
Flaherty: Two Years Post-Katrina:
Znet Article, August, 30 2007
Jordan Flaherty
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Two years after the devastation of New Orleans highlighted racism and inequality in the US, the disas...
Flaherty: Racism and Resistance:
Znet Article, August, 16 2007
Jordan Flaherty
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Racism and Resistance:
Flaherty: Justice in Jena
Znet Article, May, 10 2007
Jordan Flaherty
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Justice in Jena
Flaherty: Mississippi Forgotten?
Znet Article, April, 27 2007
Jordan Flaherty
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Mississippi Forgotten?
Flaherty: New Orleans Community Spaces in Crisis
Znet Article, March, 08 2007
Jordan Flaherty
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Community centers have long been central to New Orleans organizing, serving as a gathe...
Flaherty: The Second Looting of New Orleans
Znet Article, January, 23 2007
Jordan Flaherty
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The Second Looting of New Orleans
Flaherty: War and Reaction in Ethiopia
Znet Article, January, 03 2007
Jordan Flaherty
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Awasa, Ethiopia -- "The United States is Ethiopia's best friend in the world," more than one Ethiopian has told me in recent days. On this point, there seems to be much agreement. However, conversations this week from Moyale, on the Southern bor...
Flaherty: Catastrophic Failure
Znet Article, December, 17 2006
Jordan Flaherty
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Fifteen months after New Orleans became an international symbol ofgovernmental neglect and racism, the city remains in crisis. Students are stil...
Flaherty: The Katrina Anniversary
Znet Article, August, 23 2006
Jordan Flaherty
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"I want as many people to come visit here as possible," a lower 9th ward resident named Calvin told me as we walked past the infamous breached levees and destroyed homes of his neighborhood. "The national media has forgotten us, the politicians i...
Flaherty: Nothing Stops Mardi Gras
Znet Article, February, 25 2006
Jordan Flaherty
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In New Orleans’ Central Business District, a prominent billboard advertising Southern Comfort liquor proclaims “Nothing Stops Mardi Gras. Nothing.†The festive ad haunts me, seeming callous and cruel, "you've faced a huge...
Flaherty: Imprisoned in New Orleans
Znet Article, February, 15 2006
Jordan Flaherty
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When hurricane Katrina hit, there was no evacuation plan for 7,000 prisoners in the New Orleans city jail, generally known as Orleans Parish Prison (OPP), or the approximate 1,500 prisoners in nearby jails. According to first-hand accounts gathere...
Flaherty: Privatizing New Orleans
Znet Article, January, 19 2006
Jordan Flaherty
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“I can’t stand it anymore, being lifted up and then smacked down again, just when we were all trying so hard to experience hope,†a friend tells me. She was one of several people I know who were bystanders to Saturdayâ&#...
Flaherty: Community and Resistance
Znet Article, November, 26 2005
Jordan Flaherty
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Community and Resistance
Flaherty: Changing New Orleans
Znet Article, November, 06 2005
Jordan Flaherty
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Its bittersweet being back in New Orleans. Although the architecture is the same, and its a relief to walk the streets and reunite with old friends, already this is a very different city from the one I love. Its a city where some areas are quick...
Flaherty: Race, Relief and Reconstruction
Znet Article, October, 07 2005
Jordan Flaherty
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The national conversation about New Orleans has shifted from relief to reconstruction. While alliances form among local and national elites, the majority of the city’s population faces being shut out of the discussion entirely. New Orleans...
Flaherty: Fighting for New Orleans
Znet Article, October, 01 2005
Jordan Flaherty
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A month later, many of those dislocated and displaced from New Orleans are still trying to reunite with family members, still trying to find out information about their homes and belongings, still grieving over their losses. Parents are still tryi...
Flaherty: Shelter And Safety
Znet Article, September, 30 2005
Jordan Flaherty
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Last New Year’s Eve, a Black Georgia Southern University student named Levon Jones was killed by bouncers in the Bourbon Street club Razzoo’s. The outrage led to near-daily protests outside the club, threats of a Black tourist boyc...
Flaherty: Back Inside New Orleans
Znet Article, September, 14 2005
Jordan Flaherty
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What actually happened in New Orleans these past two weeks? We need to sort through the rumors and distortions. Perhaps we need our version of South Africa’s Truth And Reconciliation Commission. Some way to sort through the many narratives...
Flaherty: Don't Let New Orleans Die
Znet Article, September, 05 2005
Jordan Flaherty
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August 27 - September 3, 2005 Its been a day since I evacuated from New Orleans, my home, the city I love. Today I saw Governor Blanco proudly speak of troops coming in with orders to shoot to kill. Is she trying to help New Orleans, or has she d...
Flaherty: Notes From Inside New Orleans
Znet Article, September, 02 2005
Jordan Flaherty
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I just left New Orleans a couple hours ago. I traveled from the apartment I was staying in by boat to a helicopter to a refugee camp. If anyone wants to examine the attitude of federal and state officials towards the victims of hurricane Katrina, ...
