How to Rebuild a City... (a field guide from a work in progress)

This Thursday, NoLA Rising is proud to celebrate a book release for How To Rebuild a City: Field Guide from a Work in Progress published by Press Street and edited by Anne Gisleson and Tristan Thompson with proceeds to benefit Rebuilding Together New Orleans.

Those of us from New Orleans that have traveled the strange and sometimes sad road of a city's recovery know all too well the steps we've taken, but this is a perfect guide for those who may follow...for cities that may one day face the same dark tragedy. New Orleans is a resilient and beautiful city that is proud to wear her scars on her sleeve. Consider this book an offering...not of what tragedies we had to overcome, but of what we pulled together and accomplished despite of tragedy.

For those of you who can't make it out, the book will still be available at Beth's Books. For those of you who won't willingly cross Canal Street ;), you can also find the book at the Garden District Bookshop located at the corner of Prytania and Washington.

Hope to see y'all out there and I've put below further information about the book,

Rex
NoLA Rising

More information:

With contributions and collaboration from over 100 residents, writers, photographers, artists, and community organizations from New Orleans (and beyond) who kickstarted the recovery process, How to Rebuild a City: Field Guide from a Work in Progress presents the post-disaster landscape from the perspectives of those who are navigating their way through it.

Beautifully designed, sometimes fun, always informative, How to Rebuild a City is a reflection of the many ways that New Orleanians have realized our way towards recovery, actively and creatively engaging with our communities. The book also serves as a primer of sorts for those who may encounter the post-disaster lifestyle wherever they live. Filled with advice, know-how and citizens sharing their stories of how they put the pieces back together, How to Rebuild a City celebrates the collective spirit of New Orleans as the city moves beyond crisis and into a brighter, safer and stronger future.

How to Rebuild a City: Field Guide from a Work in Progress
Editors: Anne Gisleson & Tristan Thompson
Designer: Catherine Burke
$20, paperback, 152 pages, full-color, 8.25” x 6.25”.
ISBN 978-0-9777681-5-8, published by Press Street, 2010.

Proceeds to benefit Rebuilding Together New Orleans (rtno.org)

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What: Book release party for How To Rebuild a City: Field Guide from a Work in Progress
When: December 2nd, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Where: Beth’s Books/Sound Café, 2700 Chartres Street (at Port St.), New Orleans, La. 70117

Happy Gobble Gobble Turkey Day

From NoLA Rising to you...Happy Gobble Gobble Turkey Day. On behalf of us at NoLA Rising, we are grateful for the people of New Orleans and all the wonderful things you do!

IT'S YOURS, TAKE IT - NoLA 4 (Four / quattro / τέσσερις / أربعة / quatre / cztery / четыре / cuatro / 4)

IT'S YOURS, TAKE IT - NoLA 4 (Four / quattro / τέσσερις / أربعة / quatre / cztery / четыре / cuatro / 4)

NoLA Rising is making a call for art for It’s Yours, Take It (NoLA 4)

NoLA Rising has a long history of distributing artwork at no cost to the New Orleans area. After hurricane Katrina, it was a guiding mission of Rex to replace street signs and paint signs of hope for those who had returned to the city. One person made a movement of dozens of artists. We continue that theme with giving away donated artwork for this holiday season...

For the fourth installment of New Orleans’ It’s Yours, Take it, Rex would like to continue the practice of a holiday art swap. For the third year in a row, artwork has been created and sent in for a toy for art swap to raise toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. The premise is simple: Someone brings a brand new toy in a box to donate to children and they get to take a piece of art with them. The toys are then donated to the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program for their annual distribution.

Last year, we again had well over 120 toys donated for the cause and had a small garrison of Marines there to support the cause.

As always, I encourage free and open themes for the work to allow you the freedom to work as you wish.

This year, the work deadline will be Wednesday, December 8th. As of now, plans for where we’ll have the artwork are still not set. Trying to line up something in the next week. Worst-case scenario, I set up shop in the French Quarter and show people how we do it!

Anyone interested, pls add your name and email me at:
[ nolarising504 @ gmail.com ]

Again, huge thanks to everyone who’s made this a fun experience over the last few rounds…It's been a great way to give back to the community on a number of levels.

For more information, pls click here: IT'S YOURS, TAKE IT - NoLA 4 (Four / quattro / τέσσερις / أربعة / quatre / cztery / четыре / cuatro / 4)