November 6th 2008—Dancing the Zydeco (another Paul Simon lyric)
Today before I started on the two-day journey back to Maryland, I met with the wonderful Barbara Major. She picked me up and took me to “Two Sisters” which turned out to be THE spot in New Orleans. It seemed like everyone was there and folks all knew each other. Barbara knew someone at every table, literally. I even ran into someone I knew! Chan, who is a WOCU member and does housing advocacy in New Orleans walked in as we were having lunch. It was amazing!
Anyway, Barbara is a native of New Orleans. She survived Katrina and has since rebuilt in New Orleans. Barbara served as ED of St. Thomas Health Clinic, a model community run facility, for 12 years. Appointed by Mayor Ray Nagin, Ms. Major recently served as Co-Chair of the Mayor of New Orleans’ Bring Back New Orleans Commission. She is a core trainer for The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond. She is also a co-founder and Executive Vice President/community engagement specialist for Citizens United for Economic Equity, an organization founded by New Orleanians to ensure equitable African American community participation in the rebuilding of New Orleans
The two times I’ve met with Barbara I’ve emerged from our time together feeling enriched and inspired. I was so grateful for the opportunity to experience her again. Please visit our WOCU Channel soon to watch the video interview of Barbara. www.youtube.com/womenofcolorunited (I’m still working on the backlog of uploads but the connection speeds here are a bit challenging.)
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