Down in the Big Easy this week...

"Zombie Boat, March 2006, Ninth Ward" by Tara Parrish

Last week, I was offered the opportunity to fly to New Orleans and participate in a volunteer program by The Student Hurricane Network. Rabbit Ears Media is covering the volunteer work of law students on their spring breaks, who are researching emergency response effectiveness in the case of natural disasters. I'm videotaping the work of Disaster Accountability Project, an watchdog group that is working to "improve the nation's disaster management systems through public accountability, citizen oversight and empowerment, whistle-blower engagement, and policy research."

So, I'll be out of the loop in Hartford for a week. Keep me posted on the goings on; send emails to helder(@)mirahartford.net and I'll post them

As if I haven't been a lazy blogger lately, now I have a whole new set of excuses to blog late! Will try to improve the blog and get things back on a better schedule. Promise!

The above photo is one of my favorite photos from post-Katrina New Orleans taken by Tara Parrish. Check her other NOLA photos on flickr.