In Memory of Karen Heikkala
Karen Heikkala, Plenty Board member for the past ten years, and Board Co-Chair for the past three years, passed away peacefully Tuesday night after a long illness. Karen embodied the spirit of Plenty with her infinite compassion and concern for the less fortunate. Hers too was a courageous spirit that spoke truth to power and […]
New video about the Huichol Center
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Plan Won’t End Louisiana Erosion, Report Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/science/earth/29mississippi.html
TOLEDO MAYA RESIDENTS REQUEST LAND PROTECTION ORDER FROM THE SUPREME COURT
TOLEDO MAYA RESIDENTS REQUEST LAND PROTECTION ORDER FROM THE SUPREME COURT Jun 10, 2009 An estimated two hundred people converged on Battlefield Park in Belize City this morning placards in hand as they prepared for todayís session of the Supreme Court. The gathering predominantly Mayan men, women and children from Toledo are waging legal battle […]
Katrina Victims Will Not Have to Vacate Trailers – NYTimes.com
Katrina Victims Will Not Have to Vacate Trailers – NYTimes.com Posted using ShareThis
Old School Groove and The Supreme Chorus at the Plenty Benefit
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Plenty Benefit at the Farm in Tennessee
Saturday night, May 16, Plenty Benefit on the Farm in Tennessee, home to Plenty International, six rockin’ bands packed the house. Here’s a short clip from the incendiary groovers, Strut, out of Asheville, NC. [wpvideo LxcUNFNA]
People’s Fest, New Orleans, May 2
The Lower 9th Ward People’s Fest at the Martin Luther King elementary school last night was a great success. Working hard paid off. MlK is the only one of seven schools open in the lower 9th ward. With out the help of Plenty and other volunteers this school would have been bull dozed and demolished. […]
On Climate Issue, Industry Ignored Its Scientists
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/science/earth/24deny.html
Civil Lawsuit Over Katrina Begins
Civil Lawsuit Over Katrina Begins By JOHN SCHWARTZ Published: April 21, 2009 Property owners like Anthony and Lucille Franz claim that poor design of a navigation channel by the Army Corps of Engineers amplified the damage. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/us/21katrina.html