Covering the Creative Economy is a series of nine articles written exclusively for Newtopia Magazine, an online journal. The articles examine issues related to the Creative Economy. Creating Change Creatively - Activists Converge in New Orleans, the seventh installment in the series, reports on a meeting of artists, educators and community organizers who gathered to discuss how they might work together to strengthen communities and respond to America's political climate. The meeting was held January 23rd-25th, 2004 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Articles in the series include:

• Introduction
• What is the Creative Economy?
• Cities and States Get on the Creativity Train.
• Framing the Illinois Creative Economy.
• Chicago: Arts & Commerce - A Dynamic 21st Century Economy.
• Creativity and Civic Engagement - A Call to Action for 2004 and Beyond.
• Creating Change Creatively - Activists Converge in New Orleans.
• Culture Wars Produce Economic Fallout.
• Living in the Creative Ecosystem.

Creating Change Creatively - Activists Converge in New Orleans is the seventh in a series of nine articles on the Creative Economy.