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The Resource We shall not be moved : rebuilding home in the wake of Katrina, Tom Wooten

We shall not be moved : rebuilding home in the wake of Katrina, Tom Wooten

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Summary
As floodwaters drained in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents came to a difficult realization. Their city was about to undertake the largest disaster recovery in American history, yet they faced a profound leadership vacuum: members of every tier of government, from the municipal to the federal level, had fallen down on the job. We Shall Not Be Moved tells the absorbing story of the community leaders who stepped into this void to rebuild the city they loved. From a Vietnamese Catholic priest who immediately knows when two of his six thousand parishioners go missing to a single mother from the Lower Ninth Ward who instructs the likes of Jimmy Carter and Brad Pitt, these intrepid local organizers show that a city's fate rests on the backs of its citizens. On their watch, New Orleans neighborhoods become small governments. These leaders organize their neighbors to ward off demolition threats, write comprehensive recovery plans, found community schools, open volunteer centers, raise funds to rebuild fire stations and libraries, and convince tens of thousands of skeptical residents to return home. Focusing on recovery efforts in five New Orleans neighborhoods: Broadmoor, Hollygrove, Lakeview, the Lower Ninth Ward, and Village de l'Est. Tom Wooten presents vivid narratives through the eyes and voices of residents rebuilding their homes, telling a story of resilience
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xvi, 228 pages
Contents
  • A city and a storm. "Very much at home" ; A vulnerable city ; "Somebody else's couch"
  • The year after. "The whole world was gray" ; Village de l'Est: "Back on the map" ; Hollygrove: "To re-create a neighborhood" ; Lakeview: "don't get in our way" ; Broadmoor: "this is no ordinary plan" ; The Lower Ninth Ward: "always a question, and then a dead silence" ; Neighborhoods and citywide planning: "promises are made, and they are not kept"
  • A ringing bell. Broadmoor: "bring life back" ; Village de l'Est: "everybody's connected" ; Hollygrove: "slowly but surely" ; Lakeview: "a whole different ballgame" ; The Lower Ninth Ward: "I feel so good when I'm home" ; Laurels
Isbn
9780807044636
Instance
Label
We shall not be moved : rebuilding home in the wake of Katrina
Title
We shall not be moved
Title remainder
rebuilding home in the wake of Katrina
Statement of responsibility
Tom Wooten
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
As floodwaters drained in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents came to a difficult realization. Their city was about to undertake the largest disaster recovery in American history, yet they faced a profound leadership vacuum: members of every tier of government, from the municipal to the federal level, had fallen down on the job. We Shall Not Be Moved tells the absorbing story of the community leaders who stepped into this void to rebuild the city they loved. From a Vietnamese Catholic priest who immediately knows when two of his six thousand parishioners go missing to a single mother from the Lower Ninth Ward who instructs the likes of Jimmy Carter and Brad Pitt, these intrepid local organizers show that a city's fate rests on the backs of its citizens. On their watch, New Orleans neighborhoods become small governments. These leaders organize their neighbors to ward off demolition threats, write comprehensive recovery plans, found community schools, open volunteer centers, raise funds to rebuild fire stations and libraries, and convince tens of thousands of skeptical residents to return home. Focusing on recovery efforts in five New Orleans neighborhoods: Broadmoor, Hollygrove, Lakeview, the Lower Ninth Ward, and Village de l'Est. Tom Wooten presents vivid narratives through the eyes and voices of residents rebuilding their homes, telling a story of resilience
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1986-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Wooten, Tom
Dewey number
307.1/40976335
Index
no index present
LC call number
HN80.N45
LC item number
W66 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Community development
  • Urban renewal
  • Neighborhood government
  • Hurricane Katrina, 2005
  • New Orleans (La.)
  • New Orleans (La.)
Label
We shall not be moved : rebuilding home in the wake of Katrina, Tom Wooten
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-228)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A city and a storm. "Very much at home" ; A vulnerable city ; "Somebody else's couch" -- The year after. "The whole world was gray" ; Village de l'Est: "Back on the map" ; Hollygrove: "To re-create a neighborhood" ; Lakeview: "don't get in our way" ; Broadmoor: "this is no ordinary plan" ; The Lower Ninth Ward: "always a question, and then a dead silence" ; Neighborhoods and citywide planning: "promises are made, and they are not kept" -- A ringing bell. Broadmoor: "bring life back" ; Village de l'Est: "everybody's connected" ; Hollygrove: "slowly but surely" ; Lakeview: "a whole different ballgame" ; The Lower Ninth Ward: "I feel so good when I'm home" ; Laurels
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xvi, 228 pages
Isbn
9780807044636
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2012001273
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
7607667
System control number
  • ocn761847178
  • (OCoLC)761847178
Label
We shall not be moved : rebuilding home in the wake of Katrina, Tom Wooten
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-228)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A city and a storm. "Very much at home" ; A vulnerable city ; "Somebody else's couch" -- The year after. "The whole world was gray" ; Village de l'Est: "Back on the map" ; Hollygrove: "To re-create a neighborhood" ; Lakeview: "don't get in our way" ; Broadmoor: "this is no ordinary plan" ; The Lower Ninth Ward: "always a question, and then a dead silence" ; Neighborhoods and citywide planning: "promises are made, and they are not kept" -- A ringing bell. Broadmoor: "bring life back" ; Village de l'Est: "everybody's connected" ; Hollygrove: "slowly but surely" ; Lakeview: "a whole different ballgame" ; The Lower Ninth Ward: "I feel so good when I'm home" ; Laurels
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xvi, 228 pages
Isbn
9780807044636
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2012001273
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
7607667
System control number
  • ocn761847178
  • (OCoLC)761847178

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