Comments on: Two Years http://b.rox.com/2007/08/29/two-years/ Life in the Flood Zone Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:45:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Under the Level » Blog Archive » Remembering Katrina 2 years later around the NOLA blogosphere http://b.rox.com/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-142535 Under the Level » Blog Archive » Remembering Katrina 2 years later around the NOLA blogosphere Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:54:57 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-142535 [...] ago with pictures of the devastation of the city and a plea to never forget. B.Rox speaks of a lack of government and the current level of violence in the city of a still displaced population. Metroblogging gives [...] [...] ago with pictures of the devastation of the city and a plea to never forget. B.Rox speaks of a lack of government and the current level of violence in the city of a still displaced population. Metroblogging gives [...]

]]> By: Garvey http://b.rox.com/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-140551 Garvey Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:57:18 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-140551 What percentage of the population there is more of the activist bent (i.e., like you are, B, and the others who read and post here--the ones who feel that they are "rebuilding a great American city," etc.) versus those who are "just living"? I mean, do most people think that they are rebuilding their own lives instead of thinking they are part of a larger crusade? (That's not the right word, but you know what I mean.) I wonder if anyone is studying the rebuilding in some kind of ethnographic way. What are the characteristics of the people who are engaged on different levels? What drives them and why, SES, kids or no kids, etc. That kind of thing would be fascinating to me to read. What percentage of the population there is more of the activist bent (i.e., like you are, B, and the others who read and post here–the ones who feel that they are “rebuilding a great American city,” etc.) versus those who are “just living”? I mean, do most people think that they are rebuilding their own lives instead of thinking they are part of a larger crusade? (That’s not the right word, but you know what I mean.)

I wonder if anyone is studying the rebuilding in some kind of ethnographic way. What are the characteristics of the people who are engaged on different levels? What drives them and why, SES, kids or no kids, etc. That kind of thing would be fascinating to me to read.

]]> By: Brian http://b.rox.com/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-140415 Brian Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:33:00 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-140415 We just have to hold out hope, man. At some very deep level, the place still seems worth it. We just have to hold out hope, man. At some very deep level, the place still seems worth it.

]]> By: Joe http://b.rox.com/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-140347 Joe Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:54:00 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-140347 Hey B, Thinking about rebuilding community, there's a couple of recent college grads I know who have come down to New Orleans and opened a theater company. They're specifically trying to make art that makes people think. (And be another grass roots organization instead of a top-down one.) Basically, I can vouch for a couple of the board members as people, and maybe there are some ways to connect their organization with some of yours. http://www.cripplecreekplayers.org/ -Joe Hey B,

Thinking about rebuilding community, there’s a couple of recent college grads I know who have come down to New Orleans and opened a theater company. They’re specifically trying to make art that makes people think. (And be another grass roots organization instead of a top-down one.)

Basically, I can vouch for a couple of the board members as people, and maybe there are some ways to connect their organization with some of yours.

http://www.cripplecreekplayers.org/

-Joe

]]> By: girlchef http://b.rox.com/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-140233 girlchef Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:13:04 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-140233 I've been checking in on your blog for a while. Great post. That lamp is so symbolic of everything. Happy 2nd. I’ve been checking in on your blog for a while. Great post. That lamp is so symbolic of everything. Happy 2nd.

]]> By: cajun http://b.rox.com/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-140203 cajun Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:56:06 +0000 http://b.rox.com/archives/2007/08/29/two-years/#comment-140203 Thanks for this post. You are all in my prayers this day. My sister has moved back and since her home was destroyed in Chalmette, is living in an apt. in Metairie. Thanks for this post. You are all in my prayers this day. My sister has moved back and since her home was destroyed in Chalmette, is living in an apt. in Metairie.

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