Pam Dashiell founded this center in 2006 in direct response to the abandonment of the Lower Ninth Ward after Katrina. The programs focus on what rebuilding agencies didn't: environmental justice, community agriculture, and youth education. Urban farming. Solar energy education. Community resilience planning. The center operates from a repurposed building in the neighborhood and is run by residents for residents — the closest thing the Lower Ninth Ward has to a civic anchor.
New Orleans lost much of its original population after Katrina. The loss of much of the Black population affected the city's culture in ways that cannot be replicated by the influx of new ethnic and cultural groups post-Katrina. This center is what continuity looks like when institutions have left. Check lowernine.org for visiting information and volunteer opportunities.
- ·Founded in 2006 by Pam Dashiell in direct response to the abandonment of the Lower Ninth Ward after Katrina.
- ·Focuses on what rebuilding agencies didn't: environmental justice, community agriculture, and youth education.
- ·The closest thing the Lower Ninth Ward has to a civic anchor, run by residents for residents.
- ·Operates from a repurposed building in the neighborhood.
- ·Programs include urban farming, solar energy education, and community resilience planning.
- ·Located in the Lower Ninth Ward. Check lowernine.org for visiting information and volunteer opportunities.
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