Creativity, Solidarity and Mutual Aid in Algiers, New Orleans : NOLA Indymedia

As we drove into New Orleans, we saw many buildings and trees that have been destroyed as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Driving in New Orleans is pretty strange these days. Many of the street signs are laying on the side of the road. However, the photos I am publishing here are trying to tell a different story. They are not focused on the destruction caused by Katrina, racism and classism, rather they provide a small glance at the creativity, solidarity and mutual aid happening here in Algiers.

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many people are helping to get a state of emergency low power fm station on the air in Algiers

media lab and sleeping space

helicopters, such as this chinook, are constantly seen in the sky

power was restored is Algiers on Monday

volunteers with plenty international have provided needed supplies for the community

lots of love from san francisco

this bus was purchased in Kentucky by Gary from Santa Cruz

Reginald called the lack of response "premeditated murder"

Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein

Reginald talked about the amazing solidarity in the first six days after the hurricane

Reginald as seen through two cameras

bikes and other supplies from Austin

guerilla cinema in Malik and Sharon's backyard

That transmitter looks awesome. Love the case!
It's not surprizing to see a FRSC shirt with it.

you know there are some interweb geeks holed up on the 9th floor in the CBD. keeping a data center up. nice place for an antenna?? http://mgno.com is where their blog is.

Tanks for the pictures.
Hang in there.

They're saying Nagin is to blame:

"Was there flooding? Of course, pictures don't lie. Here is a picture of a flooded downtown, but that's one of a hundred or more. Others in the vicinity show some neighborhoods flooded, and others on the same street with almost no damage

Pictures do do tell a distorted view of reality. Geraldo Rivera on a deserted street is not headline news. Geraldo Rivera floating down a street is. So, if you're a producer you find the areas of worst damage and then show those pictures. You don't show images of the other 75% of the city that wasn't damaged near as much.

And while most of the city was busy getting out, reporters were camped out broadcasting the worst images and the people in the worst conditions and acting as if it was a typical experience.

So, is Roy Nagin to blame as we earlier asserted? Yes, a little. Maybe even more than most. As I said before, New Orleans might be the worst run city in the worst run state of the Union. But, regardless of its lack of leadership it seems that somebody thought to get those busses moving. Perhaps the reason we didn't hear massive complaints coming from this neighborhood is that they got out, on busses."