An affectionate and not a belittling term used in haste to get the word out that an emergency no longer existed. Actually, these were not 'children' but young adults, young comrades on a front line.
What is politically correct, in any case, in such a case is action. Parsing of words notwithstanding. JAI RAC-LA On 12/13/2011 1:55 PM, Norma J F Harrison wrote: > YES BRILLIANT. Occupy is extremely brilliant. Reclaiming the commons! > that's our work! exemplified by Occupy. > What a CRIME!, abandoned library! > I hope people get though, that categorizing children as kids is as > diverting from children's status as is saying women are ladies. > Child is fine to be. Kid though, is happy go lucky kick up your heels > best time of your life - all of which we well know is opposite > characterizing children, young people, anyone. And so many children > are so pushed into knowing what goes on and wondering or suffering as > well as now and then, like us all, enjoying their lives, their place, > that suggesting they are separate from older people in so many > contexts is disservice to us and them. > So I urge forgoing referring to vigorouslybehaving people whatever > age, as 'kids' - that it's disinformational and separating. > Thanks for the report. > Norma > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* johnaimani [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> *To:* LAAMN <[email protected]>; > "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tue, December 13, 2011 12:34:50 PM *Subject:* > [DopeXResistance-L.A.] Fwd: [May 19th Movement] YJC Under Attack! > > Just left. got there 11 and 15-16 cops but kids already out of library. > Cops promised (for what that's worth) to 'negotiate' with them. In a > sense a victory in that they did not attempt a forced removal. > Brilliant move to reclaim vital neighborhood institution. > Stayed until most of cops left. Kids were awaiting results from their > 'negotiating' team. > JAI > RAC-LA > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [May 19th Movement] YJC Under Attack! > Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:26:03 -0800 > From: Bilal Ali <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: May 19th Movement <[email protected]>, > [email protected], john a <[email protected]>, > kwazinkrumah <[email protected]> > > Please forward widely: Youth Justice Coalition has liberated the > abandoned Hyde Park Library at 6527 Crenshaw Blvd. The Police have > surrounded us. Please come. > -- > JAI > RAC-LA > > https://lists.riseup.net/www/admin/newplanet-newlives > http://revolutionaryautonomouscommunities.blogspot.com/ > http://www.pmpress.org/content/article.php?story=JohnAImani -- JAI RAC-LA https://lists.riseup.net/www/admin/newplanet-newlives http://revolutionaryautonomouscommunities.blogspot.com/ http://www.pmpress.org/content/article.php?story=JohnAImani [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
