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By: Land & Housing Action Group, 06-Jan-10
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05/30/2010, NEW ORLEANS, LA- As part of the Right to Return Weekend, Endesha Juakali led the Survivors Village organization to liberate a Road Home property in the St. Bernard community. The housing liberation capped a three day weekend of activities designed to highlight the right of former New Orleans residents to return to their homes after Hurricane Katrina.
While there are over 20,000 people in New Orleans who remain homeless, there are over 60,000 vacant abandoned homes in the area.
The Road Home is a federal post-Katrina program which provided federal support for homeowners, but not for renters. Prior to Katrina, New Orleans was comprised of 70% renters.
The new resident met neighbors and promised to upkeep the home and be a good neighbor.
The Right of Return Weekend was organized in conjunction with the May month of actions called by Take Back the Land Movement (TBLM). TBLM is a network of autonomous organizations affiliated with the US Human Rights Network (USHRN) dedicated to realizing the human right to adequate housing and community control over land.
For more information about Survivors Village, visit communitiesrising.wordpress.com. For more information about the Take Back the Land Movement visit www.takebacktheland.org. For more information on the US Human Rights Network visit www.ushrnetwork.org.