NEW ORLEANS RESPONSE AND RECONSTRUCTION
September 24, 2008
New Orleans still needs help
News
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
New Orleans could be wiped out tomorrow if another storm hit it, according to former Times-Picayune metro editor Jed Horne.
RichardMasoner
July 14, 2008
A Tax Credit for Volunteerism
Magazine or Newspaper Article, The Louisiana Weekly
Hurricane Katrina devastated our region in 2005. With the help of volunteers, we have been rebuilding. If oil prices rise high enough to make travel unaffordable for volunteers, our resurrection will falter.
June 26, 2008
With Private Dollars at Stake, Delays Hurt
Magazine or Newspaper Article, The Times-Picayune
In a public hearing last week, the New Orleans City Council tangled with the Office of Recovery and Development and Administration over a state tax credit program to promote cultural activities. Some council members felt their districts were being ignored. The mood turned contentious. As a result of this debate, approval of funding for the city's 17-zone recovery plan was put off -- at Dr. Ed Blakely's request -- for at least another week.
April 4, 2008
Continued Leadership Development in New Orleans
Press Release
The Broadmoor Project partners with the HKS Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative to bring "Building Effective Partnerships: Increasing community-level resources and impact through cross-sector alliances."
March 2008
Broadmoor Project Announces 2008 Summer Internships
Announcement
The HKS-Broadmoor Project for Community Engagement in New Orleans is pleased to announce 3 paid summer internships in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans.
Scott Saltzman
January 21, 2008
Plans for Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School Released
News
Architects presented the plans below to Broadmoor residents for the construction of the rebuilt Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School. Construction will begin this spring and continue in time for a September 2009 opening.
AP Photo
December 10, 2007
"Stop Getting Mad, America. Get Smart"
Op-Ed, The Washington Post
By Richard Armitage and Joseph S. Nye, Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations
"...security threats are no longer simply military threats. China is building two coal-fired power plants each week. U.S. hard power will do little to curb this trend, but U.S.-developed technology can make Chinese coal cleaner, which helps the environment and opens new markets for American industry
In a changing world, the United States should become a smarter power by once again investing in the global good — by providing things that people and governments want but cannot attain without U.S. leadership."
December 2007
Lessons from Katrina
Book
A guidebook to community-driven planning in disaster recovery.
Pat Semansky
December 1, 2007
Neighborhood Leadership Forum with Boston's Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
Presentation
DSNI travels to New Orleans to provide a hands-on workshop for ideas, skills, and resources local neighborhoods can use to implement real change at home.
Fall/Winter 2007
"Offshore Balancing or International Institutions? The Way Forward for U.S. Foreign Policy"
Journal Article, The Brown Journal of World Affairs, issue 1, volume XIV
By G. John Ikenberry and Stephen M. Walt, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs; Faculty Chair, International Security Program
G. John Ikenberry, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School, and Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, participated in a debate at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University on May 8, 2007. Christopher Lydon hosted the debate.
