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Let's Rebuild the Gulf Coast just as we built these WPA Projects

Libraries
Rundel Memorial Library, NY
Rundel Memorial Library, NY

High Schools
McIntire High School,
Charlottesville, VA
McIntire High School, Charlottesville, VA

Hospitals
Kings' County Hospital, Brooklyn
Kings' County Hospital, Brooklyn

 
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8/29, San Jose, Noon
Contact: Dr. Scott Myers-Lipton 510-508-5382

 

New Orleans
PUBLIC WORKS – SUSTAINING RECOVERY

Rally at Charity Hospital!

Friday, August 31 - 4 to 6 pm - Pan American Life Bldg, Bayou Room, Poydras Ave. at St. Charles Ave.

Adolph Reed - expatriate New Orleanian, professor of political science at Univ. Penn., author of many books and articles, including "Undone by Neoliberalism," The Nation, 9/18/06

Jeanette Gabriel - WPA scholar and immigrants' rights activist, Special Projects Coordinator at the Murphy Institute for Labor, Community and Policy Studies, City University of New York

Marty Rowland - infrastructure expert; professional engineer, urban planner, and public wealth economist, adjunct professor at Tulane University

Matt Nelson - Color of Change activist, advocate for Black America

Monday, September 3 - Labor Day, Noon, Charity Hospital, Tulane Ave. at S. Villere

Rally to hasten the reopening of the peoples' hospital in New Orleans.
Led by Brad Ott, Committee to Reopen Charity Hospital and guest speakers.  Panel / audience participation

For more information, call Amber McZeal at 510-355-7927, Marty Rowland at 504-301-0128.

Geneva, NY 8/29/2007

We will be doing a short event in front of the Post Office, which has WPA artwork, petition signing and some awareness activities on campus.
CONTACT:  W. Averell H. Bauder '81
Director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning; Hobart & William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY 14456
315-781-3825

 

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