Call for Papers, Association of American Geographers

Call for papers for a session at the AAG annual meeting in Boston, MA; April 15-19 "In the Shadow of a Storm: Geographies of Katrina and Post-Katrina New Orleans" Organizers: Scott Bell, Brown University and University of Saskatchewan; Xun Shi, Geography, Dartmouth University

Report by Tulane Community Organizing Research Project released

A summary report based on interviews with community organizers highlighting recommendations for post-Katrina research

Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health Seeks Proposals

Administered by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors the Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health is a collaborative grantmaking fund that supports community, state, and regional efforts to engage, empower, and benefit displaced and returning residents and promote the sustainable and just rebuilding of neighborhoods, cities, and ecosystems most affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The Urban Institute - After Katrina: 2 Years Later

The Urban Institute highlights their efforts over the past two years to understand the impact and recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

Healing Katrina's Racial Wounds

Time article 8/27/07 by RUSSELL MCCULLEY

ColorLines special issue

Special multimedia issue of ColorLines that reviews the continued struggles in the Gulf Coast after the devastating storm.

Report on Migration Patterns Across Southern Louisiana Released

The Louisiana Recovery Authority released findings from a study on the impact of Katrina and Rita on parish populations.

Progress and Pain - New Orleans two years later

Times-Picayune article by Coleman Warner on rebuilding in New Orleans.

International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina & Rita

August 29 - September 2, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana www.InternationalTribunal.org

Call for Submissions: The Journal of Southern Religion

The Journal of Southern Religion is seeking submissions for a special issue on life after the storm.

New data set available on post-Katrina FEMA trailer siting attempts

The Murray Research Archive at Harvard University holds the original data set entitled "Proposed Locations for FEMA Trailers in Post-Katrina New Orleans, 2005 - 2006."

Tulane's Southern Institute Launches Cultural Competency Discussion Site

The Southern Institute for Education and Research at Tulane University launches a website to discuss standards and evaluation methods for cultural competency training.

DuBois Review - special issue on Katrina

DuBois Review: Social Science Research on Race released a special issue called Katrina: Unmasking Race, Poverty, and Politics in the 21st Century - 2006 v. 3, no. 1.

Research Connections Spring 2007 Issue on Women and Rebuilding New Orleans

The Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity at University of Maryland College Park announces the latest issue of Research Connections focusing on the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Gender and Katrina

The editors of a special issue of the National Women's Studies Association Journal are looking for papers on gender, the meaning of place, and the politics of displacement