Bottom of the Ballot resumes their "After the Election 2003" seminar
series on Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Southwest High School,
3414 W. 47th St.
The guest speaker will be City Councilmember Don Samuels (3rd Ward)
discussing the need and opportunity for Southwest neighborhoods to care
about and get involve in what is happening in North and NorthEast
Minneapolis.
Southwest Journal covers the upcoming event in this weeks issue:
Joseph Barisonzi
Willard-Hay
Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is the
triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it. -
Ralph Waldo Emerson
-----Original Message-----
From: mpls-[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mpls-[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf
Of Dean Zimmermann
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 11:15 PM
To: N.I. Krasnov; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Somali street gangs (was: Libel, Star Tribune, etc.)
Yes, there is awareness of the Somali youth gang problems on the West
Bank.
I have met with two different groups of elders on this issue, and I know
that Paul Zerby is also aware. The mosque on the West Bank has begun
some
intensive programming activities for Somali youth. Block club activity
is
beginning inside the Riverside Plaza.
Dean Zimmermann
Mpls City Council - Ward 6
----- Original Message -----
From: "N.I. Krasnov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:41 PM
Subject: [Mpls] Somali street gangs (was: Libel, Star Tribune, etc.)
> "MJ Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >>N.I Krasnov wrote:
> >>"I find it a G-d send that the Somalis settled here. They will show
whites
> >>that black people moving into a neighborhood is not <de facto>
synonymous with
> >>crime. The Somalis have a culture and belief system that preclude
anti
social
> >>behaviors. "
>
> >MJ sez: This may be true from a cultural standpoint, but in reality
there
is
> >quite a bit of gang activity happening in the Somali youth on the
West
Bank.
> >There have been a couple of incidences of riot-like swarming and
beatings
of
> >unarmed , innocent people and the perpetrators have been Somali
youth.
>
> I also received an off list email about the Somali street gang problem
in
> Cedar-Riverside. I've gone on service calls to the projects and the
Cedar
> Ave. area, and wasn't aware of the gang problem.
>
> Are the Somali organizations aware of the gangs?
>
> N.I. Krasnov
> Loring Park
>
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- [Mpls] Somali street gangs (was: Libel, Star Tribune, etc... N.I. Krasnov
- Re: [Mpls] Somali street gangs (was: Libel, Star Tri... Dean Zimmermann
- Joseph Barisonzi
