The Public Housing Destroyers Have Names and Addresses : NOLA Indymedia

It's Time to Take the Fight to the People Responsible!

A list of phone numbers, emails, and office and home addresses around the U.S. of those involved in the demolition of New Orleans Public Housing. Also, good links for information, and action ideas that work.

Alphoso Jackson
Email: secretary_jackson@hud.gov
Phone: (202) 708-0417 -when you reach the recording, press 9 & leave a message
TTY: (202) 708-1455
Fax: (202) 708-2706
Home Address:
19 Madison Ln.
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Home Phone: (843) 681-2272 (Give him a call any time of day or night. Also, try writing "For Sex, call 843-681-2272" on bathroom stalls in your city.)

William Hairston
Alphonso's friend and HUD/HANO back-room deal buddy. (They also live in the same neighborhood).
William might be able to get Alphonso to make the right choice if we ask him enough.
Home Address:
95 Matthews Drive
Hilton Head Island, SC 29925
Phone: (843) 342-5798 and (843) 681-9987 (Home phones for the home he shares with his wife Starletta Hairston, a Republican and former town councilwoman. Did Bush find every Black Republican in the U.S. to work for him to try and get himself some credibility? Guess what, it didn't work! We know a snake when we see one, no matter what color it is!)

C. Donald Babers
(HUD Appointed Chairman and Sole Member of the HANO Board)
Email: c._donald_babers@hud.gov
Fax: 504.286.8788
Phone: 504.670.3383
Address: ??

Keith B. Key, CEO of KBK Enterprises
535 Quails End
Powell, OH 43065
(Mr. Key recently donated money to Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign. Better not let Alphonso Jackson see that, Mr. Key. See http://news.nationaljournal.com/articles/071004nj2.htm Apparently, Mr. Key doesn't let the fact that Jackson is a Bush lackey carrying out Republican anti-poor housing plans stop him from cashing in on it, contrary to his political leanings. A quote from a letter Barack Obama sent to Pres. Bush: "I urge you to abandon all plans to demolish federally-assisted housing in New Orleans, Louisiana until there is a comprehensive plan to meet the region’s extensive affordable housing needs." From http://thinkonthesethings.wordpress.com/2007/12/18/obama-calls-on-president-to-protect-affordable-housing-in-new-orleans/)

KBK Enterprises
3433 Agler Rd., Suite 2000
Columbus, OH 43219
Phone: 614-476-3548
Fax: 614-418-5085
Email: kbk@kbkenterprises.net
http://www.kbkenterprises.net/ (go to "projects" and scroll down to the information on St. Bernard. Note just above it where it states KBK is "...one of the most sought-after real estate developers by ...[groups]... looking for ways to maximize capital and programmatic return on investment." It's all about the Benjamins.)

KBK Enterprises Pittsburgh
5215 Columbo St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone: 412-363-4401

Fore!Kids:
Excellent article about Fore!Kids plans to destroy part of City Park and it's shady dealings regarding St. Bernard: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/10/25/18455870.php
Fore!Kids has part of the contract to re-develop St. Bernard. They also give money to Volunteers of America, WHO HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE CALL TO STOP THE DEMOLITIONS!
Wake up, Fore!Kids!
Phone: (504) 342-3000
Fax: (504) 342-3019
Email: info@forekidsfoundation.com
http://www.forekidsfoundation.com

Columbia Residential (also have contract to re-develop St. Bernard)
1718 Peachtree St NW, Suite 684, South Tower
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404.874.5000
Fax: 404.874.0999
Email: info@columbiares.com
http://www.columbiares.com

Noel F. Khalil - Columbia Residential President
2963 Cocklebur Trl.
Decatur, GA 30034
Phone: (404) 284-3673
Email: nkhalil@columbiares.com

More Developers Information:
http://www.peopleshurricane.org/storage/documents/Summary%20Fact%20Sheet%20of%20Developers.doc

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Blogs to read:
The Redstar Perspective:
http://www.grahamad.com/blog/?p=313
http://www.grahamad.com/blog/
Many excellent posts on public housing in NOLA with lots of links, etc....

A Blog with a post about C. Donald Babers:
http://parabasis.typepad.com/blog/2007/12/worse-than-robe.html

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Tactics that work:
-Office Demonstrations
-Office Occupations
-Home Demonstrations
-Polite Phone Calls (Ask, for instance, if those with contracts will demand that the HUD plan have one-for-one replacement of affordable housing units before beginning work or not?)
-Incessant Phone Calls
-Emails, Emails, Emails
-Flyers about their involvement in this debacle passed out in their rich neighborhoods
-Spreading this information to everyone you know!

Say it with us now:
WE WILL NOT GIVE UP THE FIGHT!
WE WILL NOT GIVE UP THE FIGHT!
WE WILL NOT GIVE UP THE FIGHT!