National FEMA Trailer Tour

A press conference will be held in front of FEMA in Washington, DC on Monday, June 1st.  The press conference, which will kick off a series of advocacy and action through August 29, 2009, is an effort of over 200 allied organizations, including:
ACORN
Advancement Project
Advocates for Environmental Human Rights
Coastal MS Interfaith Disaster Task Force
Gulf Restoration Network
Louisiana [...]

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The KatrinaRitaVille Exress FEMA Trailer, featuring authentic voices and artistry of hurricane survivors and community activists, has logged nearly 30,000 miles since August 2007 to promote a more healthy, just and sustainable recovery for gulf coast communities still reeling from the storms of 2005, government neglect and disaster profiteering.  Accompanied by youth activists, recovery volunteers, [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Gulf Coast Public Awareness Campaign heads to Bay Area to Highlight Imbalance in Katrina-Rita Recovery
Mississippi coast native and advocate Derrick Evans and a traveling FEMA Trailer will be in the Bay Area and Southern California September 19-23 as part of a national tour to highlight the Gulf Coast’s slow recovery from Hurricanes Katrina [...]

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September 8, 2007
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Activist Derrick Evans Brings FEMA Trailer to Jimmy Buffett Concert in Foxboro, MA; Leads Public Awareness Campaign to Highlight Imbalanced Katrina Recovery
Foxboro, MA — Mississippi Gulf Coast native and advocate Derrick Evans and a traveling FEMA Trailer appeared outside of Jimmy Buffett’s Saturday concert at Gillette Stadium in [...]

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August 23, 2007
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Displaced New Orleans Brass Band and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Leader to Perform and Speak at Wally’s Jazz Café in Boston
FEMA Trailer Tour joins Finding our Folk tour in Boston
Media Contact:
Amelie Ratliff
617-524-5156
Boston, MA — Today representatives of Louisiana and Mississippi communities most affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will speak and [...]

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