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10 Reasons Why New Orleans - Lauren Baum

1. I'm a 6th generation New Orleanian… There's No Place Like Home.

2. I say "y'all" and talk to strangers on the street… I walk slowly, talk slowly and invite my mailman over for dinner. I think food should be spicy, music should be celebrated and alcohol should be allowed at 18.

3. If not now, when? If not me, who? How can I sell New Orleans from a distance? How do I expect others to seize the opportunity if I am watching from the sideline?

4. I am lucky – I was raised with excellent role models, brought up with morals and values and given the opportunity to secure an education. I owe it to these role models to share my luck, knowledge and skills with our city.

5. I am optimistic - I see an unprecedented opportunity in New Orleans – people are paying attention, people are making changes, people are coming to New Orleans when they never would have considered it before.

6. I believe New Orleans will have a new face – the Vanguards, the Bravehearts, the people stupid enough to take a chance and the people smart enough to see an opportunity. New Orleans will be inundated with some of the coolest, brightest and bravest individuals – these are the type of people I want to surround myself with.

7. I am young and adventurous – the world is my oyster – I could be anywhere in the world doing any number of things ….there are a million destinations and a million job opportunities – there is only one New Orleans. The rest of the world will wait for me, New Orleans may not.

8. I am unrelenting and determined – if I am passionate, I can accomplish great feats – how can I let this enthusiasm fall by the wayside?

9. I believe I can make a difference – and it is important to me to do so. My greatest accomplishments are in helping others – I thrive on the success of the people around me.

10. I am excited – Home Sweet Dome…Brad Pitt launches Global Initiative in New Orleans…Edwards Announces Campaign Candidacy in 9 th Ward…Harry Connick Sponsors Musician's Village…Belles of Bayou Road Host Grand Opening….Stanford, Columbia, MIT, Harvard partner with The Idea Village …. Voluntourism Reaches New Heights ….New Orleans faces Earthquake in Education…. I live in an inspiring time and place. I am living, walking, breathing and working in a history book. How could I only read about it?

Posted by The Idea Village on Sep 26th, 2007 5:46 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

3 Comments so far:

1. Liz Gober Says:
Just read 10 Reasons Why New Orleans and I must say, that is exactly the way I'm feeling. Having lived in S. Texas for the past 24 years, my husband and i are coming home to New Orleans, and yes I do want to help make New Orleans a better place to live. I will defintely be contacting you after the first of the year to share my idea and to get your input and hopefully encouragement.
I find your website very inspirational. Thanks for believing in a city that I dearly love.
Sep 26th, 2007 5:46 PM

2. Brittany Says:
I feel the same way Ive been in ATL for 3 years now and have learned that ppl are diffrent and their beliefs are and they dont act the same and it dosen't feel right I want to be with ppl on the same wavelength as me I am seriously thinking about moving back home in the near future ...
Sep 26th, 2007 5:46 PM

3. Education Consortium Says:
EDUCATION CONSORTIUM

Education is emancipation; education is freedom. They are the forums for learning about justice, liberty, tolerance, and compassion. Our schools reflect the future. Yet, despite the work of so many good people, we have a crisis that we can no longer afford to ignore. Millions of students are attending school but are not learning. Each student poorly educated is a tragedy.

Inedible, these measures lead to lower pay, higher unemployment levels for equal levels of education, higher dropout rates and lower test scores. Neighborhoods plagued by high levels of joblessness are more likely to experience low levels of civil, economical, and social organizations: all go hand in hand. Research demonstrates that contact with the criminal justice system, even in any form of an arrest, has a depressing effect on wages. High rates of joblessness trigger other neighborhood problems that undermine social organization, ranging from crime, gang violence, drug trafficking, and teen pregnancy to family breakups and problem in the infrastructure of family life.
According to Baton Rouge premier newspaper, The Advocate (Dec. 2, 2007) the federal/state judicial system rather spend $7.7 million on building additional 550 beds and upgrading prison facilities; and another $2.6 million to house inmates in other jails. Consultation on the current and projected prison cost for the next three years are currently underway. The state has allocated $28.6 million for juvenile justice and for repeat offenders.
An investment effective, life enhancing education through by way of well-established, nurturing, career-oriented programs for children and youth can potentially reduce the devastating impact of social ills (e.g. incarceration, low graduation rate, teen pregnancy, or early demise (death) has had on many communities. It is time to invest in the future of our state’s capital by investing in its residence and its communities.

The Next Steps
An investment in crime prevention programs by the way of well-established, nurturing, career-oriented education curriculum/programs (K-12) for appropriate all who will embrace the art of education can potentially reduce the devastating impact incarceration has had on many communities. It is time to invest in the future of our state’s capital by investing in its communities and its future, our youth.

The question I would like to posed to the Idea Village congregation is if one could imagine a middle/high school will guarantee preparation with success, what components (with explanation) and how would you design it???

Will our children remain invisible? Or invincible???

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Sep 26th, 2007 5:46 PM

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