[Announce] Fw: Bill Quigley arrested in New Orleans LA!!!

[Robert Waldrop]

----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Elton Davis 
> <elton at desmoinescatholicworker.org>
> Date: Dec 7, 2007
>
> Hi, Please forward to CW lists.

> Bill Quigle <duprestars at yahoo.com>  is an NLG 
> attorney who has
> represented many CW, Plowshare, and SOA 
> activists over the years.
> Please see video:
>
> http://www.wdsu.com/video/14794232/index.html
>
> We toured this public housing complex with Bill 
> last spring. The water
> never actually got into most of the buildings, 
> and they are all in
> fine shape structurally, and could easily be 
> rehabilitated in no time,
> with very, very little cost.
>
> But they are close to the French Quarter and 
> Garden District, the hub
> of New Olreans tourist dollars. By demolishing 
> this large complex, New
> Orleans is truly engaging in a structured 
> campaign against allowing
> those persons of color  who are not of the 
> professional classes to
> return to the city proper, and open up for 
> development more
> financially lucrative and expensive housing for 
> the mostly white upper
> classes close to downtown.
>
> Peace-
>
> Elton Davis  <elton at desmoinescatholicworker.org>