One small (“retail”) way to combat the repulsive and disgusting attempts to erase the old New Orleans in the “rebuilding effort” is to donate books or money to the New Orleans Public Library. Libraries are not just for the gentrified.

Link courtesy Meloukhia at this ain’t livin’, who is also hosting the next Big Fat Blog Carnival in April. We hope to be there (and we’re hosting in August).

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