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September 11th, 2007

Peace. On this day six years ago, I woke up to interview Ralph Reynolds of RP55 fame about designs for a denim round-up I'd been assigned to write. Before the sun peaked over downtown LA, he dialed me to warn that the World Trade Centers had crumbled to the ground. I turned on the TV and watched until my eyes hurt.

The sky was falling. And we feared it might fall in every major city. There was no interview. Ralph ended the call with a distracted "Happy... (continue reading)

What is New Orleans: A Labor of Love?
New Orleans: A Labor of Love is a non-profit, one-of-a-kind, grassroots, web-based public awareness campaign to recruit volunteers and resources to rebuild the Gulf Coast.

Currently, there is no other service like this available to Gulf Coast volunteers.

We always need people! We need in-house volunteers to help research content for www.nolaboroflove.org.... (continue reading)

Katina Parker is Executive Director for New Orleans: A Labor of Love, a social justice project that recruits volunteers and resources to rebuild the Gulf Coast via the use of social media at www.nolaboroflove.org. Parker also serves as a social media consultant for several technology and innovation projects that target social change via www.katinaparker.com.

Katina received her M.F.A. from the University of Southern California and her B.A. from Wake Forest University. She is a native... (continue reading)