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Putting A Stake in the Heart of the Earth: Actions-Response to the BP Oil Drilling Disaster New Orleans, Louisiana May 25, 2010 

On May 25th the New Orleans institute @ Cityworks, together with the Urban Conservancy and a diverse array of other sponsors drew over seventy academics, activists, non-profit leaders and local community leaders living and working in the New Orleans region to discuss the economic, social and environmental implications of the British Petroleum Offshore Drilling Disaster (BPODD). A short video was prepared on site summarizing the complex implications of this disaster and is available here. A Working Group on the Delta is forming and a report summarizing their concerns and proposed solutions will be available soon. Putting A Stake in the… (continued)

New Orleans Matters: Resilience + Innovation 

In Summer 2009, the Greater New Orleans Foundation awarded grants to organizations fostering resilience in the Region. This short film highlights the energy and dynamism of these initiatives—and the people that lead them. (continued)

New Orleans Speaks: Videos 

In October 2008 The New Orleans Institute hosted New Orleans Speaks: We are the Ones We’ve been Waiting For. The event included single presenters and panels, highlighting examples of ‘home-grown’ responses to the challenges the city and region have faced since the levees broke in 2005. Here is the highlights reel; (continued)
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