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Hurricane Archive

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

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\"Get Off the Fucking Freeway\"\r\n9-6-05\r\nLarry Bradshaw and Lorrie Beth Slonsky\r\n\r\n Two paramedics stranded in New Orleans in the wake of hurricane Katrina give their account of self-organisation and…

\"Get Off the…

The People of the Dome\r\n9-4-05\r\nMitchel Cohen\r\n\r\nMy friend Les Evenchick, an independent Green who lives in the French Quarter of New Orleans in a 3-story walkup, reports that 90 percent of the so-called looters…

The People of the…

Bywater Evacuated at Gunpoint\r\n9-4-05\r\nAndrea Garland\r\n\r\nPeople in that neighborhood are being told to go to the big pool on the corner of Lesseps and St. Claude (this is one block from my house) to be airlifted…

Bywater Evacuated at…

Is Katrina a Natural Disaster or a Crisis in Public Policy?\r\n\r\nSeptember 2, 2005\r\n\r\nBy Brian Azcona and Jason Neville\r\n\r\nIn the wake of this devastating Hurricane, when the thousands of stranded people have…

Is Katrina a Natural…

Narrow Escape from Martial Law\r\n9-2-05\r\nemail from Claudia Copeland\r\n\r\nTrapped in the city.\r\nSorry for the mass e-mail, it is the only way to\r\nget word to you all. We are safe in Baton Rouge.\r\nWe got…

Narrow Escape from…

\r\nVisitors and locals alike often rephrase the famous Vegas saying, \"What happens in New Orleans, stays in New Orleans. Teachers have a different take on Vegas\' mantra of shamelessness - what happens in New Orleans…

Why are drugs…

\r\nThe Clarence L. Barney Student of the Week Program announced their first Students of the Year award winners at a banquet honoring the 27 eligible students Friday, January 11, 2008. Katherine Klimitas of Loyola…

If there is a \"charter experiment,\" then its primary research question should be, how can local schools create an inclusive environment that is both educationally rich and transformative? In other words, find ways to…

Alternatives for the…

This week the Recovery School District announced that it may initiate a pay-for-performance plan, which would reward teacher and staff bonuses for school-wide student achievement. It seems like a simple concept; reward…

Easier to buy…

\"1200 people trapped in N.O. hospital need evacuation\"\r\n8-30-2005\r\nemail from Bill Quigley

\"1200 people…