so i thought that i thought about poverty until last saturday, when we were asked not only to explore government housing on the west bank (of new orleans, not palestine) but take pictures of it, also.  the project was difficult for a number of reasons: first, i was thrust far, far out of my downy privilege-bubble; second, the conditions i photographed are inexplicably devastating; and third, it was considered a "valuable" and even "constructive" activity despite its obvious levels of intrusiveness and overt disregard for individual (and community) privacy.

maybe i should clarify the final point: i have no doubt that this was a valuable and constructive activity for the Corps Members (that's me and my twenty-nine fellow volunteers), but i'm struggling with whether or not it was done at the expense of the community members, who were fully aware of our presence and our purpose. the GYAC higher-ups say not, because we are coming back into the community to do a service-learning project, and, besides, "they're used to people doing stuff like this." hm.

that said, i'm going to post some of the pictures i took.  keep in mind that this community is nowhere near the base level of poverty that exists all over new orleans.

...FUCK MY IMAGES WON'T UPLOAD

i'll do it soon promise