Wizard Marks writes about the denizens of Central Neighborhood: I've watched white males who semi-privately refer to their neighbors as "good niggers and bad niggers, breeders, cunts", take over a neighborhood organization with a clearly articulated goal of getting control of any money coming into the neighborhood from whatever public sources to drive out the people of color and take over the real estate goldmine this neighborhood has become due to growth of the city. I've seen rude on a grand scale and I'm still seeing it.
================================= Wizard, I'm curious about this one. Are you talking about the struggles with CNIA here? While at the Central Summit the day before, I observed both blacks and whites talking about the need for more of a focus on improving the neighborhood -- and that includes improving property values. There was also discussion about those who claim to speak for the poor really being out there for themselves. Maybe you live in a different neighborhood than me -- but I have not heard this type of language at neighborhood meetings of any sort. And there are neighborhood meetings that have gotten heated. Eva Eva Young Central Neighborhood Minneapolis _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
