Somewhere in the upper ninth ward, amidst the destruction and abandonment, there are 400 volunteers occupying a school. Everyday they fan out into the city and take on a task that most would not have the courage for. In this podcast, I speak to a few of those volunteers.
Common Ground Collective (read their site and consider going there yourself)
Topics include:
- Where different students are from
- How does the collective work
- What kind of work do they do, how many hours
- Where does funding, tools, etc come from.
- How does the community receive them
- What has happened to the ninth ward
- Where are the residents
- Awareness outside the gulf coast
- Concern on college campuses
- Other organizations involved
Music:
Mos Def – Dollar Dance
Hot 8 Brass Band – Fly Away
Blind Melon – Hell
Podcast: Download
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