An earthquake in Haiti. The BP oil spill. A crumbling US economy and educational system. And domestic workers in New York receive a historic bill of rights. We look back at some stories we brought you in 2010, and look ahead to 2011.
Featuring:
Pierre Labossierre, Haiti Action Committee; Ansel Herz, independent journalist living in Haiti; Albert Naquin, Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimachas Tribal Chief; Aaron Viles, Gulf Restoration Network Campaign Director; Robert Gorman, Catholic Charities Houma-Thibodaux Executive Director; R.J. Molinair & Clairece Fralou, Gulf Coast residents; Marguerite Higa, parent, organizer of Save Our Schools Hawaii; Ai-Jen Poo,Pat Francois, Domestic Workers United member. National Domestic Workers Alliance Director.
For More Information:
Haiti Action Committee
http://www.haitisolidarity.net/
Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
Ansel Herz
Democracy Now’s coverage of earthquake in Haiti
http://www.democracynow.org/tags/haiti_earthquake
Gulf Restoration Network –New Orleans, LA
Global Exchange Chevron Program –San Francisco, CA
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/chevronprogram/
Mobilization for Climate Justice
http://www.actforclimatejustice.org
Antonia Juhasz
Act Against Oil-Abolish Offshore Drilling
Biloxi-Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogees
http://www.biloxi-chitimacha.com/
Catholic Charities Houma-Thibodaux – Houma, LA
http://www.htdiocese.org/CatholicCharitiesHome/tabid/105/Default.aspx
Louisiana Bucket Brigade
http://www.labucketbrigade.org/
Louisiana Environmental Action Network
Rethinking Schools
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/index.shtml
Save Our Schools Hawaii
National Domestic Workers Alliance
http://www.nationaldomesticworkeralliance.org/
Domestic Workers United
http://www.domesticworkersunited.org/
United States Social Forum