Angela Glover Blackwell and Judith Bell recently thanked summit attendees in a letter.

“We have already heard from many of you that the summit was a singular experience—a truly special moment that helped put in perspective the breadth of all our work. In the past, many of us have been hesitant to describe the work we all do as an “equity movement.” But after seeing the impressive and powerful cross-section of advocates, researchers, and policymakers at the summit, there can be no doubt a movement is building—and gaining strength every day.”

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Blogger, director of the Smart Growth program at NRDC, and recent Regional Equity ‘08 attendee Kaid Benfield shares his reaction to Trouble the Water.

At this point, I bet I’ve seen a half-dozen such films, but this one is the best.

What sets it apart is that it tells the story from the inside out, and from the point of view of a single remarkable couple, Kimberly Rivers Roberts and Scott Roberts, who were stuck in their home Ninth Ward during the storm, hanging on to rowboats and rooftops and trying to help their neighbors, while recording on a home camcorder that Kim had bought on the street for $20 just days before.

Read it all on NRDC’s blog, SWiTCHBOARD.

Related: Summit attendees get a sneak peek at Sundance-winning Katrina documentary