People of color: Step to the plate. Your City and your school need you.
It is not the responsibility of others to find you. You must come out of the shadows and present yourselves to a public that wants you to represent your communities in decision-making and policy-making processes. Andy Driscoll Saint Paul (where the top vote-getters for school board year after year have been people of color since the 1970's) ------ "Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action." - Benjamin Disraeli > From: M Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 05:41:44 -0700 (PDT) > To: Pamela Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Catherine Shreves > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mpls Issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Mpls] School Board Endorsement > > Pam: > > One of the things that people are color are doing is trying to develop fully > qualified candidates of color. I believe that Jonathan Palmer is an > excellent example of that effort. Jonathan is a political novice. He is > learning the process, but his I believe his qualifications speak for > themselves. I believe our next step is to make sure that these fully > qualified candidates, that we work to develop, have a chance at any party's > endorsing convention. > > One thing I really think that needs to happen is that we do a heck of a lot > more outreach to folks of color to get to the precinct caucuses so that we > have a larger pool of delegates. I personally believe in the endorsement > process because it does depend on grass roots organizing. However, when > there is not effective outreach, which I can only speak for the DFL, there > hasn't been in the last few years, you tend to get the same ol' party folks > doing to same ol' things. > > I know there is much criticism of the current endorsing system, but I > believe until we work to make the current system effective, which we > haven't, change for change's sake is futile. > > Matthea Little Smith > Powderhorn Park > > > --- Pamela Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello Again, >> >> I understand Catherine's concern, but I still believe >> that a African-American presence in face and body is >> needed. However, I have also stated that I don't >> believe in voting for someone based simply on race. >> They need to come truly qualified. >> >> I believe that can happen, but the DFL and other >> parties have to make way for that to happen, and so do >> long term incumbents, etc. >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > _______________________________________ > 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
