Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j8GMkHG25920; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 18:46:17 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 18:46:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s32af6bc.069@nmail.epcc.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Andres Muro" <AndresM@epcc.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1549] fw: re: New Orleans X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.2 Status: O Content-Length: 5141 Lines: 126 I am sure that the rich, poor and middle class were all affected, but they were not certainly affected alike. Rich people continue to be rich and continue to live well. The poor are hungrier, many died and lost the little they have. While I am sympathetic about the emotional loss of thing by the wealthy ie, pictures, homes, mementos, etc. The suffering of the poor does not compare. So, comparisons and platitudes like "We are all in this together" and "We are sufferning alike" are totally inapropriate unless the wealthy are going hungry, are being deprived of health care, have to live with rotten teeth and painful cavities, etc. Andres >>> eness@leh.org 9/16/2005 2:48:17 PM >>> ************************************************ Dana Eness, Associate Director PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Temp phone: 515-231-8553 Temp address: 4518 Hutchison #17 Ames, IA 50014 -------- Original Message -------- > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary=----_SmarterMail_NextPart_7636281463388827 > Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:29:23 -0500 > Subject: re: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1540] New Orleans > From: "Dana Eness" <eness@leh.org> > Reply-To: eness@leh.org > To: <nifl-povracelit@nifl.gov>,<nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> > CC: <nolajake@i-55.com> > Message-ID: <df5488039b984b01a356a39c1c1f2415@leh.org> > > Paranoid? Maybe. Over-simplifying? Definitely. Bechtel and Halliburton worry me, too, but as a displaced New Orleans resident (not rich, not poor) who plans to go back as soon as humanly possible, I'd like to encourage EVERYONE on this list to remember that New Orleans is a complicated place, full of complicated people and complicated racial and political dynamics. I assure you that rich, poor and middle class alike were adversely affected (I could go neighborhood by neighborhood and give you a brief demographic sketch, but need to keep this brief). Yes, the city's population is 70% African American, and so since there are more blacks than whites living in New Orleans, logic suggests that more blacks than whites were affected by Katrina in New Orleans by a margin of 7 to 3. The recovery process, too, will be very complicated. Nobody who loves New Orleans wants a sanitized, gentrified New Orleans and the people who live there will be very active in the city's recov! ery. But we are all aware of the importance to be vigilant of our elected officials and the private contractors who will be involved in this process. > > The last thing New Orleans needs any of us need to do is fall into the media trap of painting things in absolute colors, black and white. There are many shades of gray in this thing, so let's rather than jump to simplistic and fallacious conclusions. That doesn't do anyone any good. > > Sincerely, > > Dana > > ************************************************ > Dana Eness, Associate Director > PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME > Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities > Temp phone: 515-231-8553 > Temp address: 4518 Hutchison #17 Ames, IA 50014 > > ---------------------------------------- > Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Fri Sep 16 09:12:34 2005 > Received: from literacy.nifl.gov [192.188.111.2] by golf.serverside.net with SMTP; > Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:12:34 -0500 > Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) > by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j8GEC1G11391; > Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:12:01 -0400 (EDT) > Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:12:01 -0400 (EDT) > Message-Id: <s32a7e80.078@nmail.epcc.edu> > Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov > Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@nifl.gov > Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov > Sender: nifl-povracelit@nifl.gov > Precedence: bulk > From: "Andres Muro" <andresm@epcc.edu> > To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> > Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1540] New Orleans > X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Mime-Version: 1.0 > X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.2 > X-SmarterMail-Spam: BAYESIAN FILTERING, SPF_None > X-Rcpt-To: <eness@leh.org> > > Questions: Now that Katrina cleaned up NO of poor people, sort of like > Rudolph cleaned Manhattan, Are speculators going to buy land for > nothing, and are developers going to make huge profits and get juicy > government contracts to rebuild? Is the poor part of NO going to become > new ritzy neighbourhoods? The government already gave a big contract to > halliburton as soon as Katrina hit. Here is the contradiction, we are > being asked to open our hearts and our wallets and help the poor with > food, supplies, s, etc. In the meanwhile, corporations are > not being asked to open their hearts and help rebuild. Instead they are > already making bucks. Are our taxes going to go up next year to help > rebuild NO? Are more programs going to get cut to pay for the developers > to rebuild? Is ABE going to go on the choping block again, together with > Even start and other trio programs? Am I being paranoid? > > Andres
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