

...People’s Production House has been traveling to New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Houma and Baker, Louisiana, and more recently to Gulfport and Biloxi in Mississippi to capture the voices of those most dramatically affected by Hurricane Katrina. Our work in the Gulf Coast region has involved the production of radio and print stories through our CNPI project, and the training of community organizers to make their own media. Follow these links to listen to our Gulf Coast work and learn more about our partner groups in the region:

Demonstrations against the demolition of public housing in New Orleans have intensified over the past weeks. Former residents and activists are trying to stop the destruction of 4,000 units of low-income housing. While the fight in New Orleans is attracting national media attention, a full-blown affordable housing crisis in neighboring Mississippi is largely being ignored.