NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE SCHEDULES GULF COAST FACT-FINDING MISSION

WHAT:           
Fact-finding tour of Louisiana’s coastal parishes.  At the invitation of the Louisiana Oystermen’s Association,  National Urban League officials will survey the damage caused by the BP oil disaster and meet with small business  owners and workers to discuss the disaster’s impact.

WHO:            
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial
Nolan V. Rollins, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans

WHERE:         
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and vicinity
 
WHEN:           
June 26.   
A media briefing is scheduled for noon at the Venice Marina, Placement on map is approximate 237 Sports Marina Road, Venice.  A community meeting will take place at 2 p.m. at St. Thomas Catholic Church, 17605 Highway 15, East Pointe A’La Hache.

The media’s coverage is invited.

WHY:          
“The livelihoods, culture and community of the coastal parishes have been devastated,” Morial said. “Our plan is to assess and evaluate the situation and make recommendations to begin to rebuild the region.  More than a quarter of the coastal residents whose livelihoods have been affected by the disaster are people of color. In the midst of a recession that already is disproportionally affecting minority communities, we cannot afford to neglect those who are teetering on the brink of economic devastation.”

To arrange interviews with Mr. Morial, please contact Teresa Candori at tcandori@nul.org or (212) 558-5433 or (646) 319-0891.