Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?

I was lucky enough to be out of the country when Katrina devastated New Orleans, but unlucky enough to have fallen in love with the city, its history, its culture, and its people. While I can't forget the ugliness and inpetitude that followed Katrina's rains, I try to look forward to new New Orleans, one that remains connected to its history and its people while breaking free of its legacy of poverty and racism. There's little hope for optimism in an age of no-bid Soviet-style reconstruction contracts. (Dear Leaders Bush & Cheney will doubltess show New Orleans what real corruption is!) Still, there are individuals and organizations out there who have been and will continue to fight for better ideas and a better future. Among these is New Orleans ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), which organized and helped win local passage of a living wage for all workers (sadly overturned by Louisiana's Supreme Court) and was key to the defeat of privatization of New Orleans's sewerage and water system. ACORN is committed to grassroots organizing to ensure that the voices of low income neighborhoods and families are heard in the rebuilding process.

To help ACORN in this work, I have designed some t-shirts that I hope you will consider buying for yourself and others. All profits will be donated to ACORN.

I have five designs (all similar to the above "rebirth" design, but featuring different words):

rebirth - desire - poboy - big chief - second line

click on the links above to see and order the different designs and styles!

You can also donate directly to ACORN via their website. Either way, thanks for your help.