Shannon Rainey shares one of her experiences advocating for Gordon Plaza residents in the face of unsupportive politicians.

ID: 5393 ~ Source: Video courtesy of the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans. ~ Creator: Oral history interview with Shannon Rainey conducted by Lones Gagnard, Vickie Lacoste, Ella McIntire, and Daniel Lamplugh. ~ Date: February 2019.

This file appears in: Gordon Plaza Residents' Present Day Political Activism

Gordon Plaza Residents' Present Day Political Activism

By Lones Gagnard & Kathryn O'Dwyer, Editor

For decades, residents of Gordon Plaza engaged (and continue to engage) in political activism to spread public awareness about toxic contamination in their neighborhood. Residents hope to achieve fair and just relocation from their tainted…