And absolutely none of this refutes my point, which was that people of color did not feel that they had been treated fairly. They, as well as I, overheard comments that clearly indicated that some on the board had a second agenda which not only excluded them but was manipulated to drive them out if they were poor and people of color. Considering that white people comprise only 25.7% of the population now and some 37% in the 1990 census, it is more than possible that the majority population have justification for that belief. Just two weeks ago, my house mate reports, he heard the same urban removal agenda voiced at a meeting further down our street. Whether CNIA met the criteria for fairness or not, the perception is quite different. That perception, coupled with overheard comments, went a long way to create the debacle in Central and continues to damage the social infrastructure of my neighborhood. WizardMarks, Central
Citizens for a Loring Park Community wrote: >Jana Metge writes: > >As the former Director of CNIA from 1992-2000, I do not have the same >recollection as Wizard. But, our NRP meetings were videotaped and available >at the NRP office. > >Wizard writes: >You've never participated in the neighborhood meeting cycles either >before or after the onset of NRP. I have. I've sat in meetings monthly >and twice monthly for years on end. Those who claim to speak for the >poor are virtually always labeled as being out for themselves. Those who >speak for the poor are most often also black and poor themselves. But no >one mentions, for example, that the whole Healy block routine (which >went on for years) was about a very, very few people speaking only for >themselves and getting the city, NRP, and whoever else to pay for it. >There have been other initiatives requiring meeting cycles as well and >there, too, the poor and the black, particularly, are labeled and >accused of wanting to control all the money and of being in it only for >themselves. That was the accusations for the so called Blue Crew. Were >they are more larcenous at heart? Nope. Were they any less larcenous? >Probably not, but they had seen the most vocal whites get everything >they asked for and felt secure in their belief that black people, who >have lived in Central for generations, didn't appear to be getting the >same deal. >_______________________________________ >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 > _______________________________________ 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
