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Archive for March, 2009
Voices of Innocence to be held Monday, March 30, 2009
Mar 20th, 2009 |
Since the death penalty was reinstated, 123 U.S. citizens have been recognized as innocent and exonerated from death row. Resurrection after Exoneration is a New Orleans non-profit created by these innocent men to provide services and support to exonerees and the formerly incarcerated when returning from prison.
On Monday March 30th at 7:00 p.m., Resurrection After [...]
Hillel Students Continue Alternative Spring Break Trips to New Orleans
Mar 19th, 2009 |
Since Katrina, New Olreans has been a popular destination for alternative Spring Break trips for college students looking to dedicate their time and energy to a worthy cause. Many of these groups are organized by campus Hillel groups, hosting students inspired by Tikkun Olam, the Jewish value of repairing the world.
The Times-Picauyne this week featured [...]
United Jewish Communities holds annual conference in New Orleans
Mar 19th, 2009 |
This year’s National Young Leadership Conference, hosted by United Jewish Communities, was held in New Orleans earlier this week. The event garnered international attention, including this article published on Monday in the Jerusalem Post:
Mar 15, 2009 23:32 | Updated Mar 16, 2009 10:21
Jewish leadership event in New Orleans lends a hand to Katrina recovery
By [...]
Disaster Tourism
Mar 4th, 2009 |
I was reading this today, from a paper entitled: “Fast Spectacle: Reflections on Hurricane Katrina and the Contradictions of Spectacle.” It is from the academic journal “Fast Capitalism.” Here is an excerpt:
Beginning in January 2006, Gray Line New Orleans Bus Tours began offering its “Hurricane Katrina: America’s Worst Catastrophe!” tour through devastated neighborhoods. The bus [...]
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