Dave Brinks asked me to forward this message to the list -- Pierre


Dear U.S. Citizens & Friends of the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS,

Please help us.

We need you NOW.

We need to create a wave of support just like the tidal wave that hit
us.

Send a letter to Washington D.C.

Send a PLEA to your state senator.

Please REQUEST immediately:

1. That the levee system be rebuilt to PROTECT New Orleans from a
category 5 hurricane.

2. That our children’s SCHOOLS be repaired so they have classrooms
to come back to.

3. That our families’ HOMES be restored so they have a sanctuary
to come home to.

Wherever you are, do this TODAY.

Your letter must get to congress by Christmas Eve.

In the many voices, there is ONE voice.

That voice is YOU.

If you do not ACT now, the fate that awaits us is surely one in which
we will all lose.

Please answer this CALL to action.

We desperately need your HELP.

Our HEARTS are heavy.

Our burdens have become too much for any ONE of us to bear.

Your LETTER may be the greatest gift you give all holiday season.

Please forward this message to everyone.

Yours Sincerely,
Dave Brinks



List of contacts:


Senators of the 109th Congress:

For addresses and emails of U.S. SENATORS, go here:
http://www.senate.gov/




The White House

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The White House
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Dept. of Education:

Margaret Spellings, U.S. Secretary of Education
The Secretary is responsible for the overall direction, supervision,
and coordination of all activities of the Department and is the
principal adviser to the President on federal policies, programs, and
activities related to education in the U.S.

Edward R. McPherson, Under Secretary of Education
As the under secretary of education, McPherson serves as Chief
Operating Officer of the Department, overseeing the effective
investment and management of the Department's grants, loans,
contracts and related services. The Department of Education invests
an annual budget in excess of $66 billion to promote excellence in
education throughout America and manages student loans, grants and
guarantees of approximately $400 billion.

U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202





U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works:

Chairman, James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma
410 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510- 6175

Ranking Member, James M. Jeffords, Vermont
456 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510-6175

Transcript from the Senate Committee Hearing 11/17/05, opening
statement from James M. Inhofe
"Before we get too far down the road of deciding what we should do
when rebuilding, we first must understand happened to the levees and
why the city was flooded. If mistakes were made in the past, they
must be rectified. There are a number of experts here today that have
been taking a look at this very issue, and while it is too early for
final conclusions, some preliminary assessments have already been
made. I understand that the Army Corps of Engineers has been making
some adjustments when restoring the current protection to take into
account these initial findings.
This hearing is especially important in that it will help bring into
focus the degree to which the preliminary findings on the failure of
the levees are being incorporated into the restoration of hurricane
protection in Louisiana. Repairs to the levee system must begin now
in order to prepare for the next hurricane season, which means that
we can't wait for the final reports to begin the rebuilding.
Conversely, if preliminary findings suggest areas of weakness in
levee design or construction, it is important to incorporate those
preliminary findings in near-term restoration efforts. The challenge
we have at hand is incorporating the lessons learned from the ongoing
assessment of levee performance while simultaneously restoring the
levee system to pre-hurricane design standards."
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Housing: Secretary of Housing & Development Alphonso Jackson
www.hud.gov
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street S.W., Washington, DC 20410
Telephone: (202) 708-1112 TTY: (202) 708-1455

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The poet: always in partibus infidelium — Paul Celan
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