New Orleans Neighborhoods Partnership Network

December 30th 2008

Hurry! The Fit For a King '09 Advocates Training is filling up fast!

Don’t miss out! Spots are running out for our Fit For a King ’09 Advocates Training on Wednesday, January 14th from 9 AM – 4 PM at UNO’s Lindy Boggs Conference Center.

If you work with a non-profit organization or community group, you don’t want to miss this opportunity! In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the training will feature workshops for advocates on:

* envisioning whole communities, * framing your message, * harnessing the media, and * using the law in your advocacy work

Morning sessions will focus on skill-building and afternoon sessions will focus on specific case studies. Dr. Melissa Harris-Lacewell of Princeton University will give the keynote address on community organizing.

Registration is only $40! Register NOW @ http://www.fitforaking.org

PS if you work with a neighborhood association ask how you can receive a scholarship to the Advocates Training! Email

December 18th 2008

GNOFHAC Seeks Repeal of St. Bernard Parish Multi-Family Housing Moratorium

The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center (GNOFHAC) filed a motion today seeking enforcement of a Consent Order entered on February 27, 2008, in Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center v. St. Bernard Parish et al, Case No. 06-7185, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.  GNOFHAC’s motion alleges that St. Bernard Parish’s recently enacted moratorium on multi-family housing violates the Consent Order, which enjoins the Parish from violating the Fair Housing Act and other civil rights laws that prohibit race discrimination.

Read the whole press release and get more info at http://www.gnofairhousing.org/news.html

December 2nd 2008

SAVE THE DATE! Fit For a King Celebration 2009

2 days • 2 awesome events!

Check it out at http://www.fitforaking.org

ADVOCATES TRAINING
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 • 9 AM – 4 PM
UNO’s Lindy Boggs Conference Center

Learn to advocate like a King with keynote speaker Melissa Harris-Lacewell, renowned professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University. In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the training will feature workshops for advocates on:

• envisioning whole communities,
• framing your message,
• harnessing the media, and
• using the law in your advocacy work

Morning sessions will focus on skill-building and afternoon sessions will focus on specific case studies.

The training will be held at the Lindy Boggs Conference Center at the University of New Orleans. Lunch will be served. Registration is required and costs $40.00. Register at http://www.fitforaking.org

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COMMUNITY POWER DAY
Saturday, January 17, 2009 • 10 AM – 3 PM
Dillard University’s Cook Center

Come celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s legacy at our community event at Dillard University’s Cook Center. We’ll screen 4 films about how neighborhoods across the nation are reclaiming control over their communities, followed by conversations about community power in New Orleans.

Fit for a King Community Power Day is free and open to the public. Great, local food will be available to purchase for lunch.

November 12th 2008

Fair Housing and Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit in Post-Katrina Housing Discrimination Case

Local and national civil rights groups and five African-American homeowners in New Orleans are filing a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA). The suit alleges that the LRA’s Road Home program discriminates against African-American homeowners in New Orleans.

Read more and download the press release, the complaint and the fact sheet at http://www.gnofairhousing.org/news.html

November 7th 2008

GET YOUR FREE "LIVE THE DREAM" T-SHIRT!

Make a tax-deductible donation of $40 or more to GNOFHAC’s fair housing enforcement, outreach, and homeownership protection programs and we’ll give you our limited-edition fair housing ringer T for FREE!

Go to http://www.gnofairhousing.org/donate.html

August 19th 2008

Road Home appeals help

Need help with your Road Home appeal? Talk to one of GNOFHAC’s counselors. Visit http://www.gnofairhousing.org/HOP.html or call (504) 596-2100 x. 107