Even though it’s the inaugural “If You Only Read One Thing Today…” (IYOROTT) post, we’re already going to break our own rules — rather than “one thing,” today we’ll bring you many.

Below are links to a sampling of the wonderful local media coverage of the Regional Equity ‘08 National Summit in New Orleans this past week. If you didn’t get to join us, these dispatches will give you a flavor of this phenomenal event. If you did join us, you can relive some of the highlights. Please check these out:

• “Survivors have red-carpet day: Activists at summit cheer Katrina documentary stars,” The Times-Picayune
• “Obama, Clinton and the Black-Brown Divide,” Salon.com
• “Statistics Show Poor not Returning to N.O.,” CBS4
• “Danny Glover leads discussion on poverty, Katrina,” Associated Press
• “Protestors rally for Public Housing,” NBC6
• “Housing Survey Show Public Housing Residents Don’t Want to Return,” ABC26
• “National Summit on Poverty and Equity Coming to New Orleans,” Louisiana Weekly
• “Angela Glover Blackwell: PolicyLink’s Driving Force!,” New Orleans Tribune