"Right of Return" for displaced NO Katrina victims. Great read

[bribri16]

"The Black Commentator's Glen Ford insists on a Right of Return for the displaced people of New Orleans, who are "now largely dependent on 'the kindness of strangers,'" as an entire political philosophy goes down in the flood." www.cursor.com

[knowbody0]

1. we should all get behind this effort

anyone who lived there should have the right to return. low income housing mandatory.

[longship]

2. Alert! Link goes to promotional Web page.

There is no "Right of Return" at that location. If this really exists, it would be nice to have a link to it. But don't give cursor.com the clicks.

[politicat]

3. Do you have a link?

cursor.com takes me to an ad page.

[bribri16]

5. Sorry: it should be www.cursor.org! My mistake. n/t

[papau]

4. Prior Black Commentator had Thulani Davis's "Katrina Diaspora"

http://www.blackcommentator.com/149/149_davis_new_orleans.html

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Lastly, there is now what is called the Katrina Diaspora. This diaspora of people without resources puts the restoration of families and community at risk, and in the case of New Orleans' black community, probably makes that impossible. Even people who own land there are going to be in deep trouble trying to hold onto it when the real estate boondoggle gets in the courts. I'm afraid we'll be reading a lot of stupid crap about how they couldn't be found, taxes were owed, etc. as in times past throughout the South. That's why I hope Jesse gets someone to bring people like Congressman Bennie Thompson into the fold, as he is familiar with the commission that had to be set up in the Delta because people are still trying to get back land stolen in the 1930s. And the developers are probably asking for eminent domain to be declared even as I'm typing.
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[KoKo]

6. Thanks, I've been worried about right of Imminent Domain...if the

Real Estate folks get in. I even posted worried they would do "controlled burning" in NO because they would claim some areas are health hazards and Disney would come in an build a recreated NO's theme park or an area like "Celebration" in Orlando.

With Halliburton getting the contracts they could bring in Disney, or Centex Home Builders or any of the dozens of the big builders cutting out any of the local construction folks who could use the jobs.

The Repugs are steamrolling the funding through and the writer is probably correct they are working out the "land grabs" right now. If they can't steal it outright they will offer a low price to elderly folks or their kids telling them the house is not habitable and will be bulldozed. Many folks will be happy to take the money because they are still in shock and decide its for the best.

I hope folks can get on this quick with some good lawyers. :-(