I'm frankly discusted with both campains for ward 5 and the tone of the campaign. instead of people of color in Minneapolis uniting to get a fair peace of the pie, we're fighting for the crums.
All this will achieve is to continue to digust minority voters, and continue to decline our participation in elections. Calling a candidates husband a pornographer who most likely isn't and, and calling the other candidate a house negro is disgusting. Gente de Minnesota will definetly stay away from this race. All that we'll see this year achieved in the Minneapolis elections is that the city council and other elective positions will be less diverse than ever. This is a sad year in the history of the city of Minneapolis. The city with one of the bigest learning gaps between white students and students of color in the country, and the city with one of the biggest gaps between minority population and their representation in elective offices. Is this Minnesota or Mississippi? Alberto Monserrate Nokomis President Latino Commmunications Network Publishers of Gente De Minnesota REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
