There actually is a dialouge on race issues , that is predominately White People. It takes place every third Thursday of every month at We Win Institute, located at 1600 E. Lake Street from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
-----Original Message----- From: List Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 9:52 PM To: Mpls list Subject: [Mpls] Local discussions Pamela, I never said people could not respond to the race issue. I asked that that people respond in the context of specific Minneapolis causes, effects. If someone wants to organize a white people's summit in Minneapolis, this is a perfect place to do it. However, generalized statements without local anchors are not what the forum is about. As many list members can attest, I've applied this principle to many different forum threads, not just those involving race. David Brauer List manager > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Pamela Taylor > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 9:44 PM > To: Pamela Taylor; Craig Cox; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Mpls] This Week in The Minneapolis Observer > > Folks, > > Some of the remarks in my post were meant to sound > stupid because they are (ie some of my best friends > are white, etc.). They sound stupid when White folks > tell us Black folks that. > > I know there will never be a summit on White folks > issues, that will never happen. > > And why can't people (except one) respond on list? > When discussing Black folks, it would not be a > problem. When the color White is put out there, the > forum is mute. No one wants to go there. Therein > lies the problem. That is why IMHO there is no need > for a summit. It is an excuse for folks to go round > and round an issue without coming to any real > conclusion. > > And as long as there are various races living in > Minneapolis, it is a Minneapolis issue, like it or > not. > > Pamela Taylor > (Tampa) > --- Pamela Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear List, > > > > I don't mean to sound racist, and I hope that I do > > not > > get censored by the List Manager because I am not > > trying to offend anyone, and it would be > > unjustified. > > I am merely going to state a truth. > > > > It gets me that we are always having meetings and > > summits that deal with race relations and the > > African, > > African-American, Native American and other minority > > communities. > > > > It seems obvious to me that we need a summit dealing > > with white people and their problems living on this > > planet with people who don't look like them. Why is > > there never anything or anybody that is up front > > enough to state that out loud and call for some > > action? > > > > Put that topic front and center on the table and > > discuss it. I would like to hear how we can deal > > with > > those issues. I am tired of hearing about "my > > people" > > and the changes we must go through to accommodate > > white folks problems. > > > > Some of my best friends are white people (no > > kidding) > > so I know they are not all bad. I would like to > > hear > > from some people on this issue. > > > > Pamela Taylor > > (Who celebrates Black History Month 24/7 365 days a > > year because being given permission to do so in > > February is a joke, from Tampa) > > > > --- Craig Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > T H E M I N N E A P O L I S O B S E R V E R > > > A Weekly Digest of All Things Minneapolitan > > > www.mplsobserver.com > > > Vol. 1, No. 43 > > > June 24, 2002 > > > > > > > > > COMMUNITY SUMMIT > > > The city will hold the first in a series of > > > "Community Summits" on > > > diversity issues Thursday, June 27, at Mondale > > Hall, > > > University of > > > Minnesota Law School, 229 19th Ave. S. from 5 to 8 > > > p.m. The summit will > > > focus on "issues concerning people of African > > > descent," including > > > community/police relations, jobs and employment > > > opportunities, community > > > building, health, economic development, and youth > > > issues. The summit is > > > free and open to the public. A light meal will be > > > served. To reserve a > > > seat, call Lolita Moreno 673-2582 or 673-3012. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > 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 > > > __________________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
