Louisiana Community Group to Expose Conoco Phillips’ Record of Environmental Racism Hidden from Investors at May 14th Shareholders’ Meeting
May 14, 2008 . . . African American residents of the historic Mossville community in Louisiana will be attending the May 14th Conoco Phillips shareholders meeting, where they will distribute copies of the report, Conoco Phillips: What It Passes on to the People of Mossville, Louisiana, and supporting a shareholder resolution that urges a corporate policy on community accountability. READ REPORT  | READ SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTION | READ PRESS RELEASE

UN Treaty Committee Urges US Government to Protect Human Rights on Race and Housing in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
March 7, 2008 . . . New Orleans groups representing a broad range of housing and urban planning professionals, housing advocates, faith-based organizations, and human rights groups introduce the decision by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination that calls on the US government “to increase its efforts in order to facilitate the return of persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina to their homes” as well as “ensure genuine consultation and participation of persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the design and implementation of all decisions affecting them.” READ MORE