In advance of Monday evening's Second Line for Charity Hospital, a coalition of neighborhood groups and community organization has ballooned over the last few weeks to 77 members.

The coalition has organized around three demands. First, that an independent analysis of the two competing hospital plans be ordered by the governor. Second, that the City Planning Commission and City Council hold the legally required public hearings on the decision to cede Lower Mid-City for expropriation. Lastly, the coalition wants the costs and benefits of each competing hospital proposal to be evaluated within the confines of the Goody Clancy Master Plan process.

The group was organized this past spring and began with just over 40 members.

The most recent additions to the coalition include:

Silence Is Violence

Mayday New Orleans

Puentes New Orleans, Inc.

Social Aid and Pleasure Club Task Force

Undefeated Divas Social Aid and Pleasure Club

Young Men Olympians Social Aid

Uptown Swingers Social Aid and Pleasure Club

Women of Class Social Aid and Pleasure Club

Treme Sidewalk Steppers Social Aid and Pleasure Club

Dumaine Street Gang Social Aid and Pleasure Club

Museum of Dance and Feathers Social Aid and Pleasure Club

Gerttown Revival Initiative Social Aid and Pleasure Club

Backstreet Cultural Museum Social Aid and Pleasure Club

The complete list of coalition partners can be found here.

Be sure to come to the Second Line to save Charity Hospital and Lower Mid-City this Monday at 6PM.