Common Ground Relief - Press Releases

Common Ground Delegation to Offer Aid to Southern California

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:02:41 +0000

As 500,000 people are displaced from their homes due to wildfires that rage through southern California, Common Ground Collective is sending a delegation of volunteers to assist with local relief efforts. Common Ground is a community-initiated volunteer organization that offers assistance, mutual aid and support to the New Orleans area. This delegation consists of eight people, including Malik Rahim, a co-founder of Common Ground Collective.

The Common Ground Collective was established in the first week after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans. It was the first organization to open up a medical clinic in Algiers, and provide immediate assistance (food, water, supplies) to the thousands of low-income residents unable to evacuate.

Common Ground joins tens of thousands in Jena

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:53:25 +0000

Volunteers from Common Ground Relief joined tens of thousands of protesters in Jena, Louisiana to stand in solidarity with the families who have suffered a great injustice. Camping out in the backyard of one of the families the night before, volunteers marched from the starting point nearly three miles to the LaSalle parish courthouse, then back again to the park for a benefit concert. Working as a "relief" organization in New Orleans, it may not seem immediately apparent why Common Ground has been involved with the Jena 6 since mid July, long before it became an case of national significance. As the saying goes, "a threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice anywhere." As Common Ground Relief works with the people of New Orleans to rebuild a just and sustainable city, we believe that the institutions and mindsets of racism that made the storm so catastrophic for poor, black people here, are the same structures at work in Jena: a criminal justice system that is disproportionately punitive to black men.

Press Release - "Bridge the Economic Gap" Campaign

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:32:33 +0000

"Bridge the Economic Gap" Campaign Takes Place Across the Country

Banners will fly on bridges across America on Tuesday, September 4th in support of the Universal Living Wage.

Grand Opening Common Ground Mid-City

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:03:34 +0000

Come celebrate Common Ground Relief's new location in Mid-City.

Saturday, March 3, 2007
215 N. Jefferson Davis Parkway

Open House from 2 to 6 pm

Free Food and Music!

Common Ground Relief's Mid-City Location offers free faxing, phone, copying and internet access, plus a free legal clinic and computer repair.

Please call 504-483-2145 for more information.

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Facing Imminent Homelessness, Woodlands Families Appeal to Landlord

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:27:31 +0000

New Orleans, LA (January 4, 2007) – Eighteen Woodlands families facing homelessness will hold a press conference at 9:00am on their eviction date, Thursday, January 4, to ask Soundra Johnson-Temple of Baton Rouge, owner of Johnson Properties Group, LLC, for more time to find housing. The press conference will be at the Woodlands apartment complex (3010 Sandra Dr.) in Algiers.

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Displaced Public Housing Residents Protest Tomorrow at Mayor’s House

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:35:54 +0000

New Orleans, LA (December 16, 2006) -Displaced residents and supporters will rally outside Mayor Ray Nagin’s house on Saturday to demand the re-opening of New Orleans public housing. At 10:00am protesters will gather at Bynum Drugs Store, 3838 St. Bernard Ave (map), and from there will march to Nagin’s home.

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PRESS RELEASE - Woodlands Residents to City Council –Help Us Find Homes

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:58:35 +0000

New Orleans, LA (December 14, 2006) –With evictions looming, residents of the Woodlands apartment complex in Algiers will be asking New Orleans City Council members to turn the commitments of assistance made on November 2 into homes before January 4, 2007. A press conference will be held Thursday at 9:30am outside City Hall.

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Woodlands Residents Win Reprieve from Holiday Season Evictions

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:12:17 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 28, 2006

Contact: Soleil Rodrigue, Legal Coordinator, 504-717-7324
Don Paul, Chief Operations Coordinator, 504-421-2706

Woodlands Residents Win Reprieve from Holiday Season Evictions

New Orleans, LA (November 28, 2006) – Shouts of jubilation broke out today at the Algiers Courthouse when it was announced that tenants of the Woodlands Apartment complex would be able to remain in their homes rent-free until January 4th. This is being seen as a partial victory as the tenants will be able to spend the holidays at home, but will still be worried about where they will be living in the New Year.

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Court Battle over the Potential Holiday Eviction of 100 Algiers Families Begins

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:57:30 +0000

New Orleans, LA (November 28, 2006) - Over 100 families are under threat of eviction from the Woodlands apartment complex in the Algiers area of New Orleans. Tenants will be fighting this eviction in Second City Court, at the Historic Algiers Courthouse on Tuesday, November 28. At 9:00am a demonstration is planned at the courthouse. Residents and Common Ground volunteers will be available to talk with the press. The court hearings will begin at 10:00am.

WHERE:Second City Court, at the Historic Algiers Courthouse
WHEN:Tuesday, November 28 at 9:00am map

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New Orleans Tenants Facing Eviction Go to Baton Rouge for Support

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:52:06 +0000

Baton Rouge, LA (November 25, 2006) - Residents under threat of eviction from the Woodlands apartments in Algiers, New Orleans will be demonstrating, reaching out to the Baton Rouge community, and talking with the press at 1:00pm at Louisiana Health and Rehabilitation.

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