C3 NOLA Concern, Community, and Compassion

Residents of the C.J. Peete Public Housing Development, Katrina survivors one and all, will reoccupy their homes in the complex 4:30 pm Tuesday.

The reoccupation of the C. J. Peete Development finds its legal justification in the United Nations Guidelines On Internally Displaced Persons to which the United States government is bound by law. The failure of the Housing Authority Of New Orleans to respect the right of return of public housing residents compels C.J. Peete residents to reoccupy their homes without the assistance of the housing authority. This action will, in fact, mark the beginning of the reopening of the C.J. Peete Development. It will also help give hope to the tens of thousands of New Orleanians from public housing and section 8 rentals now in exile that the day of return for all of them is drawing closer.

Residents reoccupying their homes in the C.J. Peete Development will hold a question and answer session for the press and others at the time and place listed below.

The revitalization of public services in New Orleans is essential to making the Right of Return a reality for all of this city's Katrina survivors. Unfortunately, the powers that be in this city and Washington D.C. are using the devastation linked to Katrina as a pretext for dismantling the public services here that local people most desperately need. If this campaign to destroy local public services is left unchallenged thousands of New Orleanians will be forced into an early grave and hundreds of thousands of us will be doomed to permanent exile. We must build a mass movement to prevent this from happening.

This meeting will address what needs to be done to:

REOCCUPPY PUBLIC HOUSING!

REOPEN CHARITY HOSPITAL!

REVITALIZE PUBLIC EDUCATION!

BUILD CATEGORY 5 LEVEES!

REHIRE LAID OFF PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS!

Join us.

7:00pm Thursday
September 28 2006
St. Jude's Community Center
400 N. Rampart St., New Orleans