by Levees Not War | Sep 2, 2015 | NOLA, Gulf Coast
Back now from New Orleans for the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and Rising Tide X—refreshed and still feeling that positive, creative energy and will to survive and rebuild that we felt at our first Rising Tide (the second annual) in 2007. We shall see...
by Levees Not War | Aug 15, 2015 | NOLA, Gulf Coast
DeRay Mckesson, Social Justice Activist, Is Keynote Speaker We are registered and all kinds of psyched for the 10th annual Rising Tide conference—“the premier annual new media conference in the GulfSouth”—to be held on Sat., Aug. 29, at Xavier University in New...
by Levees Not War | Sep 4, 2014 | NOLA, Gulf Coast
The Tide Rises Again | Everyone’s Invited The ninth annual Rising Tide conference on the future of New Orleans will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Xavier University in New Orleans. The keynote speaker will be educator and activist Dr. Andre Perry, formerly of New...
by Levees Not War | Sep 14, 2013 | NOLA, Gulf Coast
Live-streaming of Rising Tide conference here. * Keynote Address: Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré on leadership and environmental justice New Orleans Advocate publisher John Georges introduces Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, augmented by video footage from CNN. Standing ovation for...
by Levees Not War | Sep 8, 2013 | NOLA, Gulf Coast, Relief/Recovery
Three-star general hailed as “John Wayne dude” by former N.O. mayor Ray Nagin The annual Rising Tide conference has been ramped up to a whole new level: the keynote speaker will be Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, the no-nonsense “Category 5 General” who took command of...