Social reform groups gather for crab boil on Bayou Liberty
 Jerome Troullier, left, Bill Pierre, and Malcolm Pichon prepare crabs Monday afternoon for a big crab boil at the site of St. Genevieve Church on Bayou Liberty. The crab boil was to welcome the People's Freedom Caravan, which will join Moving Forward Gulf Coast Inc. in attending a conference on social justice in Atlanta. (Staff Photos by Erik Sanzenbach) |
Members of Moving Forward Gulf Coast Inc., St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Genevieve Church and the Creoles Sans Limites welcomed about 200 people from California recently with a real Louisiana tradition - a crab boil.
The Californians are traveling in a series of buses called the People's Freedom Caravan and are on their way to the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta.
The crab boil was held on the grounds of St. Genevieve Church on the banks of Bayou Liberty.
Besides friendship and a good time, the crab boil was a way for people working for social justice around the country to get together, network and map out plans on how to improve the lives of Americans.
Residents of the area will join the People's Freedom Caravan to attend the forum, which will focus on plans to reform governments and leadership in the country. The U.S. Social Forum is a large gathering of progressive, grassroots organizations and faith-based ministries that network to help improve the quality of lives of Americans.
Moving Forward Gulf Coast Inc. is a non-profit organization based in Louisiana that was founded to help local families rebuild lives and homes on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.
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