LeveesNotWar.org is a New York–based, New Orleans–dedicated blog founded in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina to support the recovery of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. We grew out of the 300,000-strong antiwar mobilization in Washington on Sept. 24, 2005—the weekend of Hurricane Rita, and only a month after Katrina. (We thought we were original until we saw everyone else’s signs, all saying the same t
hing.) Levees Not War is dedicated to the proposition that the government of the United States of America, if it is to be a legitimate representative of the people who support it through compulsory taxation, must help protect our people and our cities and farmlands, in their persons and property. We say that the safety of people’s lives and livelihoods comes before the survival of any politician’s career. And we are dedicated to the firm belief that Homeland security begins at home. Here you will find news and commentary (on hurricanes, wars, infrastructure, the environment, coastal issues, progressive politics, activism, etc.) • links to lively NOLA blogs and must-read web sites in Louisiana, the United States, and globally • relief and environmental groups • phone and fax numbers of the White House | Congress | media • interviews with authors + experts • a well-stocked library of recommended reading, etc. Please click below to read more about Levees Not War. http://www.leveesnotwar.org/about/
