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Photos from 6/6 Housing Rights Rally
by common ground media
Wednesday, Jun. 06, 2007 at 10:32 PM
Locked-out public housing residents and housing rights advocates took part in a spirited rally outside the invitation-only press event with HUD's Alphonso Jackson.
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Protesters were calling for the reopening of all public housing units in New Orleans and urging support of HR1227, a bill that would help ease the urgent housing crisis in New Orleans. HANO police were present to insure no one was admitted to the event without an invitation, as were NOPD and National Guard.
HANO police guard entrance
by common ground media
Wednesday, Jun. 06, 2007 at 10:32 PM
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HANO cops stand guard (keeping the public out of new public housing units?).
gathering outside the fence
by common ground media
Wednesday, Jun. 06, 2007 at 10:32 PM
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Protesters got as close to the event as possible. When harrassed by police to leave and not "obstruct" the road, they received permission from the owner of the nearby FEMA trailer to stand on her property next to the fence.
press kept away
by common ground media
Wednesday, Jun. 06, 2007 at 10:32 PM
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Many members of the press attempted to approach the fence to get the protesters' point of view, but were stopped by HANO police.
Jackson at the fence
by common ground media
Wednesday, Jun. 06, 2007 at 10:32 PM
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Unable to ignore the protests, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson goes to the fence and gets and earful from Sharon, a public housing resident and housing rights activist.
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