Anya Groner
@anyagroner
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Writer. Teacher @NOCCA. Words in @OrionMagazine, @TheAtlantic, @CincinnReview. Reporter/Producer for Plot of Land @Monument_Lab She/Her
New Orleans
Joined March 2014
As we've seen this last week, all bets are off. I wouldn't be surprised if Vegas or Phoenix get hit with unprecedented floods this autumn that they are absolutely in no way prepared for. That's why I refer to it as climate chaos or collapse, because that's exactly what it is.
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Jazmin and I will be giving an artist talk at the Whitney Plantation on Saturday at 2. Come see us and hear about an extraordinary family and their survival on 66 acres along the Mississippi River.
In 1923, the sons of Sedonia Dennis, born into slavery, bought land once owned by their enslavers. For them, it was about reclaiming dignity & autonomy. But the land held a secret. Oil. 🎧 Listen to @monumentlab’s "Plot of Land."
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📅 SAVE THE DATE: Join us for an artist talk with @AnyaGroner & Jazmin Miller, creators of the powerful exhibit "Extractivism." Explore the story of Jonesland, a 66-acre plot along the Mississippi River with a rich history. 📍 Antioch Baptist Church 🎟️ FREE
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"Surely, this is a new refinement in cruelty, which, while it has no advantage to atone for it, thus aggravates distress, and adds fresh horrors even to the wretchedness of slavery." --Olaudah Equiano, 1789.
NEW: Alabama is farming out incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s. The state takes 40% of wages and often denies parole to keep people as cheap labor. Getting written up can lead to solitary confinement. This is modern day slavery.
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At the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, we're dedicated to telling stories about labor justice, worker-led movements, and first-hand experiences of being working poor. For your #LaborDay reading, here's some of what we've published in 2024 with our brilliant contributors. 🧵
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During their fight to protect their community, the Banner sisters received numerous threats. At one point the tree in front of their cafe was set on fire. Today, they're celebrating.
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Three months ago, I published this story about freetowns in the American South fighting predatory industry. Today, Wallace Louisiana's future looks significantly brighter. Greenfield Louisiana LLC withdrew plans to build a gargantuan grain terminal. https://t.co/ZGm4rwAtjF
theguardian.com
When Joy and Jo Banner founded the Descendants Project in 2020, they didn’t expect to be defending their hometown first
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From March to December 2022, researchers found "an excess of 216 infant deaths" associated with Texas's abortion ban, leading to "trauma to families" and increased medical costs Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows
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“Water is so dangerous — monsoons, floods. But it's also life-giving.” Tune in to Sea Change on @LAConsidered to hear how Coastal Louisiana’s Vietnamese community is reimagining their relationship with water in a place where water is constantly changing.
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Coming up on @LAConsidered: - How Louisiana’s coastal Vietnamese communities are reimagining their relationship with water - @ayyschreib reports on a historic baseball game played last night on the field that launched Willie Mays’ career https://t.co/p24W253dZ8
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“Water is so dangerous — monsoons, floods. But it's also life-giving.” Tune in to Sea Change on @LAConsidered to hear how Coastal Louisiana’s Vietnamese community is reimagining their relationship with water in a place where water is constantly changing.
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Louisiana wouldn’t expand the child tax credit, ban lunch shaming, almost denied Summer EBT, haven’t made all school lunches free, wouldn’t require air and heat on school buses, but THIS is what we do. The #lalege majority is not interested in helping our kids excel.
BREAKING: Louisiana becomes 1st state to require Ten Commandments in classrooms
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Two years ago Johnny Buth moved from Boston to Louisiana to become a shrimper. He never expected prices to drop so severely he'd be forced to live in his boat. https://t.co/DElqmlBYlJ Major thanks to @econhardship for supporting this project.
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As Louisiana’s coastline changes, Vietnamese-Louisianans are having to reimagine their relationship with water.
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"The only moral thing Palestinian civilians can do apparently is to die. The only legal thing the rest of us can do is to watch them die. And be silent. If not, we risk our scholarships, grants, lecture fees & livelihoods." - Arundhati Roy
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“In Vietnamese culture, water and home are so linked that they share a word. The Vietnamese word for water is nước. But nước also means homeland.” https://t.co/Tcz5Vvjzv6
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As Louisiana’s coastline changes, Vietnamese-Louisianans are having to reimagine their relationship with water.
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In this EHRP-supported episode of @WWNO’s podcast Sea Change, @anyagroner speaks with Louisiana’s Vietnamese American shrimping community about the climate crisis: What does it mean to live with water in a place where everything about water is changing?
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As Louisiana’s coastline changes, Vietnamese-Louisianans are having to reimagine their relationship with water.
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Self liberating people were referred to as maroons. The word "maroon" comes from the Taino word "simaran," meaning a stray arrow. In the 1770s, there was a large maroon community in the swamps south of New Orleans. 1873 print courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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We are looking at rentals in the area since my current landlord is selling. I can see why people are struggling to find housing. Since 2021, rent has increased over $1000 a month locally. The lease applications are EXTREMELY thorough. We are being priced out of survival SO FAST,
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