Going Forth
We will be launching our new interactive LandofOpportunity website at the end of the summer. The past months have been dedicated to the conceptualization, design and development of this innovative site that digs deep into urban equity issues through “layered” multimedia narratives. This foray into technologically enhanced storytelling has stretched us creatively and intellectually in ways we never thought possible!
This month in particular we have focused on content creation/curation in conjunction with strategic partners in New Orleans and sister cities. It’s been a great joy to co-conspire with an amazing array of “pilot” partners, who bring different perspectives, approaches and awe-inspiring knowledge to this collaborative storytelling space. This diverse group includes Sandy Storyline, the National Housing Institute, the University of Illinois-Chicago, Bridge the Gulf, New Orleans Coalition on Open Governance and many other mediamakers, educators and advocates in New Orleans, Chicago, New York and Detroit. We are thrilled that the content on our site will reflect a truly diverse spectrum of thinkers and doers who are engaging with the complex issue of urban equity in myriad ways.
So, as many of us throw a burger, vegetable or soy-product on the grill this July 4th, we’ll also be chewing over the big question: What kinds of cities do we want to (re)build in 21st Century America?
Thank you for your support, and please continue to follow us in the coming months as we prepare for the unveiling of LandofOpportunity!
IN THE NEWS
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Land of Opportunity to Participate in the 2012 BAVC Producers Institute: Stories With Impact
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November 14, 2011
Affordable Housing
GNOFHAC files suit against landlord over discrimination against Latino renters.
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B.W. Cooper residents organize successfully for jobs in the rebuilding of their neighborhood
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Footage from Land of Opportunity to be used in opening credits of Treme: Season 2
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February 25, 2011
Affordable Housing
HANO Chairman David Gilmore pledges to hire locally for latest public housing construction.
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February 07, 2011
Disaster Recovery
2010 census reveals shifting population and demographics in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
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November 17, 2010
Immigration
Judge orders release of Orleans Parish inmate who was jailed for too long
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Land Of Opportunity Sneak Peek with "Housing is a Human Right" at the Brecht Forum in NYC
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August 23, 2010
Urban Planning
Land of Opportunity to be featured at Maysles Institute in Harlem!
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