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Anniversary of Katrina Brings Out Issue of Social Justice
Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Tropical storm Gustav offered both threat and reminder this past weekend as the country marked the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. R&E has a story about two people in the vanguard of a historic grassroots movement that’s brought hundreds of thousands of volunteers to the region. Its focus has shifted from Katrina’s immediate aftermath to broader issues of social justice. Watch. (Originally aired: 8/29/2008).

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