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New Orleans Community Organizer Malik Rahim Demands Inquiry
into Hurricane Katrina Deaths and Amnesty for “Looters”
From the Gulf to the Gulf: New Orleans Professor John Clark
Testifies on the “Triple Crime of Katrina”
Hurricane Katrina Survivor Recounts Days With No Water and
Her Son’s Ordeal in the Orleans Parish Prison
Environmental Justice Professor Robert Bullard On How Race
Affected the Federal Government’s Response to Katrina
New Orleans Community Organizer Malik Rahim Demands
Inquiry into Hurricane Katrina Deaths and Amnesty for “Looters”
This past weekend, activists, scholars and survivors testified
at a people’s inquiry set up to present evidence and
assess whether President Bush and his administration have
committed crimes against humanity. Malik Rahim traveled to
New York to testify.
Inspired by the Not in Our Name Statement of Conscience,
a panel of jurors gathered on Friday and Saturday to put the
Bush administration’s policies to the test of international
law and a jury of conscience. The tribunal focused on four
categories: Wars of aggression, torture and indefinite detention,
destruction of the global environment and attacks on global
public health - with an emphasis on the AIDS epidemic.
Day Two of the tribunal focused solely on the administration’s
response to Hurricane Katrina. The hearing consisted primarily
of eyewitness testimony from victims of Katrina, together
with accounts from rescue workers, and testimony from experts
on the Bush administration’s actions and policies before,
during, and after the Katrina disaster. Today we are going
to spend the hour hearing the testimony from the Bush crimes
commission, but first we are joined in our studio by one of
those who spoke before the tribunal - Malik Rahim.
- Malik Rahim, veteran of the Black Panther Party in New
Orleans. For decades he has worked as an organizer of public
housing tenants both there and in San Francisco. He recently
ran for New Orleans City Council on the Green Party ticket.
From the Gulf to the Gulf: New Orleans Professor
John Clark Testifies on the “Triple Crime of Katrina”
John Clark, professor of philosophy and environmental studies,
spoke at this weekend’s Bush crimes commission about
systemic racism and the discrimination in the response to
Hurricane Katrina. He says the Bush administration is guilty
of not preparing for the disaster, inadequately responding,
and botching the recovery process. [includes rush
transcript]
- John Clark, professor of philosophy and environmental
studies at Loyola University in New Orleans. He’s
been working with grassroots organizations in the city for
the past 5 weeks.
Hurricane Katrina Survivor Recounts Days With No
Water and Her Son’s Ordeal in the Orleans Parish Prison
Annette Addison speaks at the Bush crimes commission about
her harrowing experience shared with her sister during the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. She also recounts her son’s
ordeal as a prisoner in Orleans Parish Prison. [includes rush
transcript]
- Annette Addison, survived the devastation in New Orleans
and rescued people as her son struggled to survive inside
Orleans Parish Prison.
Environmental Justice Professor Robert Bullard On
How Race Affected the Federal Government’s Response
to Katrina
Bullard speaks about ongoing issues of environmental racism
in Louisiana and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He raises
questions about race, the communities’ distrust of federal
and local agencies, and housing laws and discrimination. [includes
rush
transcript]
- Robert Bullard, professor of sociology at Clark Atlanta
University and Director of the Environmental Justice Resource
Center there. He is one of the leading authorities in the
nation regarding environmental justice.
For a copy of today’s program, call 1 (800) 881 2359.
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Democracy Now! is produced by Mike Burke, Sharif Abdel Kouddous,
Ana Nogueira, Elizabeth Press, Jeremy Scahill and Parvez Sharma.
Mike Di Filippo is our engineer.
Thanks also to Uri Galed, Angela Alston, Orlando Richards,
Simba Russeau, Johnny Sender, Rich Kim, Joe Murgio, John Randolph,
Chris Zucker, Karen Ranucci, Denis Moynihan, Eric Rweyemamu,
Jenny Filipazzo and Isis Phillips.
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