Release of Mississippi Gulf Coast 'Recovery' Report Will Mark First Anniversary of Katrina
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Mississippi
State Conference NAACP will release a wide-ranging report on
the state and federal government recovery efforts on the eve
of Hurricane Katrina's first anniversary, Wednesday, August
23.
The report will be edited and published by the Initiative for Regional and Community Transformation at Rutgers University with contributions from the Mississippi Center for Justice, the Brookings Institute and Public and Private Ventures.
- 9:00 a.m. (CST) press conference in the Rotunda at State Capitol building in Jackson.
- 2:30 p.m. (CST) news conference in Biloxi, Mississippi.
On August 26, the Mississippi State Conference NAACP in conjunction with Oxfam American will host a town hall meeting and the participants will include actor/activist Danny Glover, NAACP President/CEO Bruce Gordon, and Oxfam America President Ray Offenheiser.
On Tuesday, August 29, the Steps coalition will sponsor a sunrise prayer vigil on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina for details please call 228-832-8806.
Members of the Steps Coalition include: AMOS Network, Back Bay Mission, Center for Environmental & Economic Justice, Coastal Community Watch, Coastal Women for Change, Enterprise Corporation of the Delta, HOPE Community Credit Union, Gulf Coast Latin American Association, Interfaith Disaster Task Force, International Relief and Development, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, MS Center for Justice, NAACP - MS Conference, NAACP - Biloxi, MS Coalition for Disabled, MS Immigrant Rights Alliance, MS Workers Center for Human Rights, National Alliance for Vietnamese Service Agencies, North Gulfport Community Land Conservancy, Oxfam America, Sierra Club - MS Chapter, Southern Echo, Soria City Civic Organization, Turkey Creek Community Initiatives, William Winter Institute - U. of MS
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