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As if you weren’t having enough fun with the Race for PGH 2009 – Netroots Nation is bringing all kinds of candidates from all over the country here to Pittsburgh.

Here are the details about James Perry and the event in Pittsburgh, August 14, 2009, 5:30-7:30 at the Firehouse in the Strip District. (RSVP on Facebook)

We have all watched the post-Katrina recovery of New Orleans from afar, and some of us have been personally involved. Whatever your relationship to this place, you have a unique opportunity to meet an inspiring, hard-working, brilliant and NOLA born and bred change-agent who is running for Mayor – James Perry. Let’s welcome James to town by showing him that Pittsburghers care about the future of New Orleans on Friday, August 14th.

The Perry campaign will welcome contributions large and small.

He will be joined at the fundraiser by Melissa Harris-Lacewell, an associate professor of politics and African-American studies at Princeton University,who co-authored a piece in The Nation magazine with James this Spring. Harris-Lacewell is a regular contributor to The Nation and also TheGrio.com, as well as a frequent commentator for MSNBC and CNN.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090330/harris-lacewell_perry/

About James Perry:

James Perry is currently the Executive Director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center and a candidate for Mayor of New Orleans. Mr. Perry has worked tirelessly to ensure equal housing opportunities for all citizens of New Orleans. Recently, he won a lawsuit against St. Bernard Parish for trying to implement racist housing policies and has testified six times before Congress on behalf of the citizens of the Gulf Coast. He is a member of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the National Fair Housing Alliance, the Historic District Landmarks Commission, and the Louisiana Housing Alliance.

For more information, visit: http://jamesperry2010.com/

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