[UC-Announce] Festival in Clark Park this Saturday
ok, folks, the big day approaches: soon our Northern Hemisphere will experience the longest period of continuous sunlight in the last 365, and we will attempt to match this energy with our own by gathering in and around the bowl of Clark Park on the Saturday previous to that longest day (so we'll be gathering at the end of *this* week, since it's not gonna rain). Artisinal vendors, community groups, food, and 9 hours of programming: for a complete line-up of performers, see www.myspace.com/clarkparkfest Posters will be coming soon, but in the meantime, flyers can be found on my porch at 1002 South 49th Street, /or posted in your local coffe shop. Our poster theme is The Tale of the Peg-Legged Rabbit. I am very pleased that Mlanjeni's Magical Theater has agreed to perform as our opener at 11am. For more info about what they do, go to www.mlanjeni.com, and click on MUUNGAMANO It takes a lot of work to make a day like this successful, and there's still time to do your part: everything from getting together at 8am to transport and set up the stage (vehicles, drivers, and laborers needed), to working with children one-on-one, enabling their artistic expression through face-painting crafts (two 3'x6' tables needed, one for Children's Activities, one to hold food for the performers), to being careful to dispose of trash responsibly when you leave the park. You don't need to let me know you're planning on taking your trash home with you, but if you'd like to help out with Children's Activities (by donating or volunteering), please contact Kirsten Doyle at [EMAIL PROTECTED], or 215-432-2630. We also need things like clean water for face-painting, paper towels, and the like. For other matters, especially to donate a table as described above and to help with transportation of the stage, please get in touch with me, Jed McKee, at [EMAIL PROTECTED], or 267-243-3841 It is free to set up an information table for your community group. (Preferred) check-in time is 10am-11am on Saturday, June 16th. We prefer you contact Lora Patton, our Vendor Co-ordinator, ahead of time, at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 610-453-4556, so we know how many people to expect. You may also reserve a vending spot (to sell merchandise) by contacting Lora: preconfirmed spots are $15, payable at check-in. Walk-up vending spots are $20, subject to available space. Please forward this email to any interested parties, and post widely. Thank You! Jed McKee, 2007 Festival Co-ordinator, Clark Park Music Arts Community. Here's to a great Festival! Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity-Announce. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You may post announcements to this list, but this list attempts to prevent discussion. Please use univcity to discuss messages on this list. Subscribers of univcity receive all mail to this list.
Re: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West
Sharrieff says, Those who are interested in participating in the committee will be heard and have an opportunity to participate in making decisions about where we go from here. Unfortunately, that's only partly true. Only those who can juggle their schedules so that they can be physically present will actually be heard. Those who have non-standard job schedules, lengthy commutes, child-rearing obligations, family commitments, and the like will not be there, and thus will be excluded from the process. Most community meetings in this area are scheduled for early weekday mornings (e.g., the recent First Thursday meeting) or weeknights. While that's convenient for some -- especially those who are attending as a part of their day jobs -- it tends to exclude many others (most noticeably those who are single parents). If you want your committee to be truly representative, you will take steps to ensure that some of the meetings are on weekends (and NOT first thing in the morning, either...), and that some provision will be made for childcare. -Original Message- From: S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 2:46 pm Subject: RE: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West Al and All: I do have an agenda and direction in mind for tomorrow. This is a committee meeting for those who already joined and those who want to join. I plan to assist in creating a process. All are welcomed to hear what is happening, but we will conduct a committee meeting. Those who are interested in participating in the committee will be heard and have an opportunity to participate in making decisions about where we go from here. The idea of the stakeholders owning the process is not about having an endless gripe session which is why the committee meeting will be limited to 1 ½ hours..2 at tops and the library will close at 8PM. Al, your comments are most appreciated. AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. =0 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] Glassblowers ?
Salutations, gentlefolk, A friend of mine has 400 pounds of silica - 8 50-pound sacks - sitting on his front porch in Yeadon, and is willing to give it away to anyone who'll give it a good home (He and I can haul it to wherever, though help therewith will be welcomed.) Note - this ain't 'sand', comes labeled with 'don't breath the dust' health warnings. Yours, John Desmond You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Reality check
Frank, If you distrust your boss so much that you believe he would say in public, Frank is not fired, after secretly having told you, Frank, you're fired -- then, in my opinion, you should quit now, before things reach this pass. I might note John Fenton has not disputed in public this public contention of UCD's, that he's still an employee. And he's had many an opportunity. All this is rapidly evolving even as we tap, of course. Real negotiations about matters of importance never take place on an unmoderated listserve. -- Tony West - Original Message - From: Frank To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [UC] Reality check John Fenton may well *be* fired. We've heard two conflicting reports, neither of which, in my opinion, come from a reliable source and both of whom are in a position to know and both of whom have reasons to spin. The truth is we have no idea what happened. Frank On Jun 12, 2007, at 06:28 PM, Anthony West wrote: So Fenton isn't fired, as of today. You were at that meeting and you heard Wendell restate Fenton has not been fired. So there you are. -- Tony West
Re: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West
Dave Axler wrote: Sharrieff says, Those who are interested in participating in the committee will be heard and have an opportunity to participate in making decisions about where we go from here. Unfortunately, that's only partly true. Only those who can juggle their schedules so that they can be physically present will actually be heard. Those who have non-standard job schedules, lengthy commutes, child-rearing obligations, family commitments, and the like will not be there, and thus will be excluded from the process. Most community meetings in this area are scheduled for early weekday mornings (e.g., the recent First Thursday meeting) or weeknights. While that's convenient for some -- especially those who are attending as a part of their day jobs -- it tends to exclude many others (most noticeably those who are single parents). If you want your committee to be truly representative, you will take steps to ensure that some of the meetings are on weekends (and NOT first thing in the morning, either...), and that some provision will be made for childcare. No problem: all we need is to set up a meeting on short notice that a) isn't on a weeknight when people are taking care of kids, b) isn't on a weekend when people have other things to do and are unlikely to provide good turnout, c) isn't during the weekday when people are at work, d) is in a room sized to accommodate the agoraphobic community, and d) is at a location with adequate child-care facilities, no insitutional connection to Penn, and oriented towards true north to balance the chi energies of those unempowered individuals with bio-geographical deficiencies. Maybe you people are missing something important here. Sharrieff is trying to organize a meeting of people who'd like to be on this committee. So it's going to be a small, preliminary planning meeting. This is mainly to _get things started_. It _is_ not going to be a large public meeting at which public policy is to be debated. THEN, you can niggle over whether anybody is unfairly excluded because of scheduling, child-care, travel issues and the like. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Glassblowers ?
John, There are 2 glass studios that I know of: http://www.phillyglassworks.com/studio.html (908A North 3rd, formerly at 3100 Spring Garden) http://www.hotsoupstudio.com/pages/home.html (26 S. Strawberry St. in the heart of Old City) Margie Salutations, gentlefolk, A friend of mine has 400 pounds of silica - 8 50-pound sacks - sitting on his front porch in Yeadon, and is willing to give it away to anyone who'll give it a good home (He and I can haul it to wherever, though help therewith will be welcomed.) Note - this ain't 'sand', comes labeled with 'don't breath the dust' health warnings. Yours, John Desmond You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
RE: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West
Thanks Brian. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Siano Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:01 AM Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West Dave Axler wrote: Sharrieff says, Those who are interested in participating in the committee will be heard and have an opportunity to participate in making decisions about where we go from here. Unfortunately, that's only partly true. Only those who can juggle their schedules so that they can be physically present will actually be heard. Those who have non-standard job schedules, lengthy commutes, child-rearing obligations, family commitments, and the like will not be there, and thus will be excluded from the process. Most community meetings in this area are scheduled for early weekday mornings (e.g., the recent First Thursday meeting) or weeknights. While that's convenient for some -- especially those who are attending as a part of their day jobs -- it tends to exclude many others (most noticeably those who are single parents). If you want your committee to be truly representative, you will take steps to ensure that some of the meetings are on weekends (and NOT first thing in the morning, either...), and that some provision will be made for childcare. No problem: all we need is to set up a meeting on short notice that a) isn't on a weeknight when people are taking care of kids, b) isn't on a weekend when people have other things to do and are unlikely to provide good turnout, c) isn't during the weekday when people are at work, d) is in a room sized to accommodate the agoraphobic community, and d) is at a location with adequate child-care facilities, no insitutional connection to Penn, and oriented towards true north to balance the chi energies of those unempowered individuals with bio-geographical deficiencies. Maybe you people are missing something important here. Sharrieff is trying to organize a meeting of people who'd like to be on this committee. So it's going to be a small, preliminary planning meeting. This is mainly to _get things started_. It _is_ not going to be a large public meeting at which public policy is to be debated. THEN, you can niggle over whether anybody is unfairly excluded because of scheduling, child-care, travel issues and the like. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
RE: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West
Sharrief has also welcomed people to email him with suggestions. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Siano Sharrieff is trying to organize a meeting of people who'd like to be on this committee. So it's going to be a small, preliminary planning meeting. This is mainly to _get things started_. It _is_ not going to be a large public meeting at which public policy is to be debated. THEN, you can niggle over whether anybody is unfairly excluded because of scheduling, child-care, travel issues and the like. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Reality check
I thought John Fenton was under a gag order. If that's the case, he's not in a position to refute anything. From: Anthony West [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Reality check Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:29:19 -0400 I might note John Fenton has not disputed in public this public contention of UCD's, that he's still an employee. And he's had many an opportunity. -- Tony West You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Reality check
Yes Karen, That order was reported by Councilwoman Blackwell. That is the one point in her account that I heard someone else confirm at the Thurs. meeting. A reporter across the table from me made a confirming remark. To paraphrase, that's true, Mr. Fenton can't talk about this. Of course, the reporters probably all tried to get a statement from Mr. Fenton, but none has been made. Again with this point, no denial or confirmation was made by Lewis Wendell or any other UCD employee present at the meeting. The reading of the official statement was all that was offered. That's all we know about that gag order report. Glenn - Original Message - From: KAREN ALLEN [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [UC] Reality check I thought John Fenton was under a gag order. If that's the case, he's not in a position to refute anything. From: Anthony West [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Reality check Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:29:19 -0400 I might note John Fenton has not disputed in public this public contention of UCD's, that he's still an employee. And he's had many an opportunity. -- Tony West You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/847 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 9:42 PM You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Reality check
First of all, that is one of the reasons I work for myself. Secondly, if you think this never happens, you are more naive than you let on. Do you honestly believe everything a CEO says publicly about an employee's departure is true? Please say you don't. Why should this situation be any different? According to Jannie Blackwell, one of the conditions of Fenton's severance package is that he not talk about it, Perhaps *that's* why he hasn't said anything. How do you know it's evolving and not over? You're implying you know something the rest of us do not. Do you? No one is saying negotiations about this are being conducted on the listserv. People are simply giving their opinions about what they believe has already occurred. I am going to believe that someone else wrote this email and signed your name to it. It really is that preposterous to me. Frank On Jun 13, 2007, at 07:29 AM, Anthony West wrote: Frank, If you distrust your boss so much that you believe he would say in public, Frank is not fired, after secretly having told you, Frank, you're fired -- then, in my opinion, you should quit now, before things reach this pass. I might note John Fenton has not disputed in public this public contention of UCD's, that he's still an employee. And he's had many an opportunity. All this is rapidly evolving even as we tap, of course. Real negotiations about matters of importance never take place on an unmoderated listserve. -- Tony West - Original Message - From: Frank To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [UC] Reality check John Fenton may well *be* fired. We've heard two conflicting reports, neither of which, in my opinion, come from a reliable source and both of whom are in a position to know and both of whom have reasons to spin. The truth is we have no idea what happened. Frank On Jun 12, 2007, at 06:28 PM, Anthony West wrote: So Fenton isn't fired, as of today. You were at that meeting and you heard Wendell restate Fenton has not been fired. So there you are. -- Tony West
Re: [UC] Reality check
Frank wrote: First of all, that is one of the reasons I work for myself. Secondly, if you think this never happens, you are more naive than you let on. Do you honestly believe everything a CEO says publicly about an employee's departure is true? Please say you don't. Why should this situation be any different? According to Jannie Blackwell, one of the conditions of Fenton's severance package is that he not talk about it, Perhaps *that's* why he hasn't said anything. How do you know it's evolving and not over? You're implying you know something the rest of us do not. Do you? So we get the cheapest of the debating tactics: Are you _sure_? Do you really _know_? How do you _really know_? Couldn't you be _wrong_? Jesus, you sound like a freshman who's just read the _Republic_ for the first time. All we know is this: Blackwell says that Fenton was offered a severance package (Could be true or not.). UCD says they're still investigating the issue (Investigating.is a broad term: they might've made their minds up by now, but haven't acted on anything, and they could claim to be investigating.) We can speculate all we want about these two different claims. But there has been no _official_ word that John Fenton has been fired, asked to resign, resigned, or been exonerated. As far as the facts are known right now, Fenton is still an employee of UCD. As far as I can tell, this is what Tony's been saying, and somehow many people here fail to grasp this. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West
Dave Axler wrote: Brian, Sharrieff, Co.: To quote again from the same mail sent by Sharrieff: This is a committee meeting for those who already joined and those who want to join. ... All are welcomed to hear what is happening, but we will conduct a committee meeting. Yes, it's a planning meeting, as you point out -- it's not the grand community-wide forum that may result from all the planning. Yes, it has ...an agenda and direction... which Sharrieff describes as ...creating a process. My email referred to what the committee will be doing, not to the end result of their work. I'm sorry that you weren't able to make that distinction when you said, Maybe you people are missing something important hereIt _is_ not going to be a large public meeting at which public policy is to be debated. No, your email referred to Sharrieff's scheduling of _this_ meeting. If the planning process itself is not conducted in an open and reasonably inclusive manner, then the results of that planning will be suspect. That may be an unfortunate side-effect of the planning process, but it is not an issue that should be dismissed with snarky straw-man references to the agoraphobic community, chi energies, and bio-geographical deficiencies. If you can explain how to have a meeting where every single person in University City can attend-- free of scheduling conflicts, access issues, and the like for several thousand residents-- please, by all means, educate us. Otherwise, drop the pretense of lecturing about inclusiveness by demanding that others meet impossibly Utopian goals. Why? Because it's nothing more than an insult to the people who are actually _trying_ to establish such a process. Sharrieff wants to get a meeting together to begin to address issues with UCD. He sets a date, a time, he gets a place to meet, and he starts asking people to attend. Obviously, not everybody's going to be able to attend; but your complaints amount to saying, You haven't accommodated all the people who _can't_ make that date. You haven't even _tried_ to be all-inclusive. It's an _empty_ complaint, usually made so one can congratulate oneself on being more inclusive without having to try to do better. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] The FOCP complaint
Neighbors, Earlier today, I hand delivered a written complaint to the office of Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and staff about the false information being posted publicly by the Friends of Clark Park about last Thursday's, University of Pennsylvania meeting. This publicly observed and documented meeting engaged issues of tremendous neighborhood importance. In my opinion, the Friends of Clark Park organization has become a tremendous embarrassment to the people of this community. The information posted on this listserv by the FOCP representative depends upon false, made-up information when describing a heavily attended public event. With the made-up information, the FOCP is publicly contradicting our elected city council representative in a most egregious manner. This deliberate attempt at obfuscation of listserv readers has been done repeatedly by the FOCP like last fall with the claim that 17 public meetings had taken place about the planned UCD redesign of Clark Park. The FOCP is now claiming: West writes on 6/8/07 Glenn's report is false. John Fenton has not been fired. His employer, Lewis Wendell stated that clearly at the meeting Glenn attended. Seventy people heard him say that. -- Tony West West writes on 6/13/07 I might note John Fenton has not disputed in public this public contention of UCD's, that he's still an employee. And he's had many an opportunity. The Friends of Clark Park depend upon a working relationship with government officials as well as their UCD corporate partners. To attack the account our elected representative made publicly with false, made-up information has destroyed the credibility of the organization. I have reported previously to this listserv many of the process problems, which I believe, allow the complete breakdown of this civic organization. I do not believe the FOCP can reform. I believe the time for the FOCP to disband is at hand and our community can rise to the occasion and develop a park organization that follows its original purpose. It would need written principals as well as the by-laws established to help prevent this type of evolution from occurring again. Sincerely, Glenn Moyer
Re: [UC] The FOCP complaint
Glenn wrote: Neighbors, Earlier today, I hand delivered a written complaint to the office of Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and staff about the false information being posted publicly by the Friends of Clark Park about last Thursday’s, University of Pennsylvania meeting. This publicly observed and documented meeting engaged issues of tremendous neighborhood importance. In my opinion, the Friends of Clark Park organization has become a tremendous embarrassment to the people of this community. You hand delivered a complaint to a City Councilwoman, demanding some form of official city action, because someone _disagreed_ with you on an Internet mailing list? You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Reality check
KAREN ALLEN wrote: I thought John Fenton was under a gag order. If that's the case, he's not in a position to refute anything. open questions: are the other ucd employees that were involved with the malcolm x park incident also under gag orders? also, is it true that marty and glenn bryan were removed from ucd's board? when? were any reasons given why? and, is the full text of wendell's statement available publicly? when he read it at last thursday's meeting, did he just happen to have a copy with him, or had he been planning on reading it? .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [aka laserbeam®] [aka ray] SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. It is very clear on this listserve who these people are. Ray has admitted being connected to this forger. -- Tony West __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
RE: [UC] The FOCP complaint
You should see what happens when someone denies him his juicebox before his naptime. - Mike V. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Siano Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 4:51 PM Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] The FOCP complaint Glenn wrote: Neighbors, Earlier today, I hand delivered a written complaint to the office of Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and staff about the false information being posted publicly by the Friends of Clark Park about last Thursday's, University of Pennsylvania meeting. This publicly observed and documented meeting engaged issues of tremendous neighborhood importance. In my opinion, the Friends of Clark Park organization has become a tremendous embarrassment to the people of this community. You hand delivered a complaint to a City Councilwoman, demanding some form of official city action, because someone _disagreed_ with you on an Internet mailing list? You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Reality check
Not cheap at all. I'm replying to this: All this is rapidly evolving even as we tap, of course. Real negotiations about matters of importance never take place on an unmoderated listserv. He posed it as a statement which is why I responded the way I did. That is Tony's style: Broad statements of fact which are, in reality, his opinions. Notice the word never in the second sentence. Really? And important. Important to whom? And who said these particular negotiations were happening here in the first place? No one did. It's a red herring. This, I believe, is why Tony likes face-to-face meetings instead of email or listserv correspondence. In person people don't have time to react to this kind of nonsense before the next ridiculous sentence is uttered. In an email people have time to compose an answer based on what was actually said instead of a fleeting impression. Frank On Jun 13, 2007, at 01:50 PM, Brian Siano wrote: Frank wrote: First of all, that is one of the reasons I work for myself. Secondly, if you think this never happens, you are more naive than you let on. Do you honestly believe everything a CEO says publicly about an employee's departure is true? Please say you don't. Why should this situation be any different? According to Jannie Blackwell, one of the conditions of Fenton's severance package is that he not talk about it, Perhaps *that's* why he hasn't said anything. How do you know it's evolving and not over? You're implying you know something the rest of us do not. Do you? So we get the cheapest of the debating tactics: Are you _sure_? Do you really _know_? How do you _really know_? Couldn't you be _wrong_? Jesus, you sound like a freshman who's just read the _Republic_ for the first time. All we know is this: Blackwell says that Fenton was offered a severance package (Could be true or not.). UCD says they're still investigating the issue (Investigating.is a broad term: they might've made their minds up by now, but haven't acted on anything, and they could claim to be investigating.) We can speculate all we want about these two different claims. But there has been no _official_ word that John Fenton has been fired, asked to resign, resigned, or been exonerated. As far as the facts are known right now, Fenton is still an employee of UCD. As far as I can tell, this is what Tony's been saying, and somehow many people here fail to grasp this. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Glassblowers ?
John Desmond wrote: Salutations, gentlefolk, A friend of mine has 400 pounds of silica - 8 50-pound sacks - sitting on his front porch in Yeadon, and is willing to give it away to anyone who'll give it a good home (He and I can haul it to wherever, though help therewith will be welcomed.) Note - this ain't 'sand', comes labeled with 'don't breath the dust' health warnings. your friend might want to contact the arts league (4226 spruce http://www.ucartsleague.org/) -- silica is an ingredient used in making pottery glazes, kiln washes, etc., and if it's the right type of silica it might find a happy home at the pottery studio there. .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [aka laserbeam®] [aka ray] SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. It is very clear on this listserve who these people are. Ray has admitted being connected to this forger. -- Tony West __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Reality check
They're not listed on the web site. Frank On Jun 13, 2007, at 05:15 PM, UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote: also, is it true that marty and glenn bryan were removed from ucd's board? when? were any reasons given why? You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] Water Ice (was Baltimore Ave shops)
There's an Water Ice and Pretzel shop on Greenway just east of 49th. -Lew From: Mark Bowerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mark Bowerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: univcity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Baltimore Ave shops Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:16:51 -0400 My experience with the place that used to be there is that they were rarely open when I went there with my toddler looking for a treat. It seems hard to imagine that someone could turn $500K in water ice during the summer at that location, but I do think there's still plenty of opportunity for someone to provide a destination for people, whether it's flavored water (coffee and tea) or flavored ice. We seem willing to pay...if the destination is well-conceived and well-run. Regards, Mark Bowerman From: John Ellingsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mark Bowerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: univcity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Baltimore Ave shops Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:48:01 -0400 Sorry I don't have the answer to your question about Joe's; I myself noticed that it looked like Joe's had completely shut down as I biked by recently. The owners were really nice and I patronized them when I lived closer ... I think it an interesting contrast, the mention of Rita's water ice opening on B Ave. I remember visiting the water ice/coffee shop that was on the 4600 block in the summer of '04; it suddenly shut down, no one seemed to notice ... now a chain might be moving in. Do you have any more info on this potential move-in of Rita's? It is timely; there was an article in the Sunday paper about how an out-of-towner is doing so well marketing Philly water ice along the East Coast: Rita's CEO has lofty dreams for water ice Rudolph wants 1,500 stores, each earning $500,000 a season. http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20070610_Lofty_dreams_for_water_ice.html For what it's worth, I find it amazing that anyone would pay so much for flavored ice . . . Regards, John Ellingsworth Mark Bowerman wrote: All, Perhaps this is old news, but I'm not always so observant: Does anyone know whether Joe's, the grocery store on the 4500 block of Baltimore, is closed, at least temporarily? We don't patronize often but when we do need one or two ingredients, it was the closest, half-way reliable source. Things looked a bit disassembled in there on Sunday evening... Also, there was talk of a Rita's Water Ice going into one of the stores on the 4600 block. Does anyone know the latest on that? Thanks, Mark Bowerman You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Reality check
- Original Message - From: UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: University City List UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [UC] Reality check KAREN ALLEN wrote: I thought John Fenton was under a gag order. If that's the case, he's not in a position to refute anything. open questions: are the other ucd employees that were involved with the malcolm x park incident also under gag orders? Excellent question! I hope they haven't been placed on a 2 week leave. also, is it true that marty and glenn bryan were removed from ucd's board? when? were any reasons given why? OK. This is what I know. I remember that Marty Cabry was on the UCD Board at the very beginning. Maybe 1999 or 2001? I had heard a long time ago that he had been removed rather than having quit. For me, the Councilmanwoman just confirmed what I had heard a long time ago. What I think I heard on Thurs.? Councilwoman Blackwell suggesting that both he and Glenn Bryan were removed because of the long working relationship with her. I missed when Glenn Bryan was actually on the Board. It's my opinion that she is confirming what I've asserted, a UCD demand for secrecy. A working relationship should have open communication pathways. Whether it's between a civic association and their members, or between a UCD and the community's elected representative; open communication needs to be encouraged. I have no other information, but I think I understand her complaint. Why should she not have a representative on the board with whom she has a working relationship? The community depends on her to get the best information about what is going on, and if her contacts are removed; the open communication is blocked. and, is the full text of wendell's statement available publicly? when he read it at last thursday's meeting, did he just happen to have a copy with him, or had he been planning on reading it? He read it when, I believe both Freda and I, called out, will you confirm or deny what the Councilwoman is telling us. He did not offer any copies of the statement, but read it from a paper. That's what I experienced, Glenn .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [aka laserbeam®] [aka ray] SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. It is very clear on this listserve who these people are. Ray has admitted being connected to this forger. -- Tony West __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/847 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 9:42 PM You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West
Brian, Do try reading what I said, not what words you'd like to put in my mouth so that you can then inaccurately make claims about my having impossibly utopian goals (many of which you've invented on my behalf, a thankless task from which you may consider yourself excused in the future). I'll repeat it for you: If you want your committee to be truly representative, you will take steps to ensure that some of the meetings are on weekends (and NOT first thing in the morning, either...), and that some provision will be made for childcare. That's _SOME_ of the meetings. Not _ALL_ of the meetings. Not even _THIS_SPECIFIC_ meeting. -Original Message- From: Brian Siano [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 3:58 pm Subject: Re: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West Dave Axler wrote: Brian, Sharrieff, Co.: To quote again from the same mail sent by Sharrieff: This is a committee meeting for those who already joined and those who want to join. ... All are welcomed to hear what is happening, but we will conduct a committee meeting. Yes, it's a planning meeting, as you point out -- it's not the grand community-wide forum that may result from all the planning. Yes, it has ...an agenda and direction... which Sharrieff describes as ...creating a process. My email referred to what the committee will be doing, not to the end result of their work. I'm sorry that you weren't able to make that distinction when you said, Maybe you people are missing something important hereIt _is_ not going to be a large public meeting at which public policy is to be debated. No, your email referred to Sharrieff's scheduling of _this_ meeting. If the planning process itself is not conducted in an open and reasonably inclusive manner, then the results of that planning will be suspect. That may be an unfortunate side-effect of the planning process, but it is not an issue that should be dismissed with snarky straw-man references to the agoraphobic community, chi energies, and bio-geographical deficiencies. If you can explain how to have a meeting where every single person in University City can attend-- free of scheduling conflicts, access issues, and the like for several thousand residents-- please, by all means, educate us. Otherwise, drop the pretense of lecturing about inclusiveness by demanding that others meet impossibly Utopian goals. Why? Because it's nothing more than an insult to the people who are actually _trying_ to establish such a process. Sharrieff wants to get a meeting together to begin to address issues with UCD. He sets a date, a time, he gets a place to meet, and he starts asking people to attend. Obviously, not everybody's going to be able to attend; but your complaints amount to saying, You haven't accommodated all the people who _can't_ make that date. You haven't even _tried_ to be all-inclusive. It's an _empty_ complaint, usually made so one can congratulate oneself on being more inclusive without having to try to do better. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
RE: [UC] The FOCP complaint
Brian, just out of curiousity, can you give us a rough count of the membership of FOCP? I'm wondering just how many of us are out there embarrassing the people of this community. Thanks, Kathleen From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Brian Siano Sent: Wed 6/13/2007 4:51 PM Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] The FOCP complaint Glenn wrote: Neighbors, Earlier today, I hand delivered a written complaint to the office of Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and staff about the false information being posted publicly by the Friends of Clark Park about last Thursday's, University of Pennsylvania meeting. This publicly observed and documented meeting engaged issues of tremendous neighborhood importance. In my opinion, the Friends of Clark Park organization has become a tremendous embarrassment to the people of this community. You hand delivered a complaint to a City Councilwoman, demanding some form of official city action, because someone _disagreed_ with you on an Internet mailing list? You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] Clark Park: U of P taxi service depot
I regularly see UPenn vans idling next to Clark Park, and tonight one of drivers carelessly parked her van so that it was blocking the pedestrian crosswalk at 45th and Kingsessing, with the engine running, while she dined in another van across the street. When I called the number on the van to report the driverless van with the engine running, I had a problem explaining to the dispatcher my objection to their practice of cooping at the park. Maybe if other people called 215-898-RIDE to request that the University find a better place to store their taxis, we might have less idling Penn vans contributing to noise and air pollution in the neighborhood. -Lew You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West
Does anyone ever recall any email on this listserv from Barry Grossbach (who is a major component in the initiatives that has affected the economic and physical development) inviting the community to participate with regard to any major community initiatives? I highly respect Barry and all he has done to develop the area, but has he ever posted anything so as we could participate before all has been said and done? Sharrieff may not be all one expects, but at least he has given notice. Perhaps we are just arguing amongst ourselves and spinning our wheels, while all has been decided. On 6/13/07 3:58 PM, Brian Siano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Axler wrote: Brian, Sharrieff, Co.: To quote again from the same mail sent by Sharrieff: This is a committee meeting for those who already joined and those who want to join. ... All are welcomed to hear what is happening, but we will conduct a committee meeting. Yes, it's a planning meeting, as you point out -- it's not the grand community-wide forum that may result from all the planning. Yes, it has ...an agenda and direction... which Sharrieff describes as ...creating a process. My email referred to what the committee will be doing, not to the end result of their work. I'm sorry that you weren't able to make that distinction when you said, Maybe you people are missing something important hereIt _is_ not going to be a large public meeting at which public policy is to be debated. No, your email referred to Sharrieff's scheduling of _this_ meeting. If the planning process itself is not conducted in an open and reasonably inclusive manner, then the results of that planning will be suspect. That may be an unfortunate side-effect of the planning process, but it is not an issue that should be dismissed with snarky straw-man references to the agoraphobic community, chi energies, and bio-geographical deficiencies. If you can explain how to have a meeting where every single person in University City can attend-- free of scheduling conflicts, access issues, and the like for several thousand residents-- please, by all means, educate us. Otherwise, drop the pretense of lecturing about inclusiveness by demanding that others meet impossibly Utopian goals. Why? Because it's nothing more than an insult to the people who are actually _trying_ to establish such a process. Sharrieff wants to get a meeting together to begin to address issues with UCD. He sets a date, a time, he gets a place to meet, and he starts asking people to attend. Obviously, not everybody's going to be able to attend; but your complaints amount to saying, You haven't accommodated all the people who _can't_ make that date. You haven't even _tried_ to be all-inclusive. It's an _empty_ complaint, usually made so one can congratulate oneself on being more inclusive without having to try to do better. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] bike theft
I personally don't believe window bars are necessary if you are doing some of the other important anti-crime practices such as: - Sharrieff The block on which I live has, over the last 35 years, had EVERY house on it burgled with the exception of the house in which I live. The only element that is different in my house from the others is the presence of bars on the first floor windows, front, sides and back. While I can appreciate, with a shudder, the seeming nonchalance of living in a house without them, I can tell you from my perspective as a woman that it is incredibly and stunningly frightening to live with the possibility of a break-in and mugging and rape. Sande Knight -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of S. Sharrieff Ali Sent: Tue 6/12/2007 10:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.commailto:UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: Warning : Damage to porch to Steal a bike and recent entry in the day The real problem here is storing a bike on a porch. The answer is. JUST DON'T DO IT. Storing bikes on porches is just asking for trouble. If a thief sees a bike on a porch not only will they attempt to steal the bike (and damage what ever it is chained to) but also take a look in your windows to see what else is available. I personally don't believe window bars are necessary if you are doing some of the other important anti-crime practices such as: 1.. Trimming scrubs which block the pedestrian-way or porch-view. 2.. Create well lit exteriors particularly installing porch lights. 3.. Invest in a monitored alarm system for your home and display a sign or sticker. 4.. Closing curtains when no one is at home or at night before you go to bed. 5.. Not placing valuables in windows such as bikes or computers (laptops) etc. 6.. Keeping a log of suspicious activity for your block and forwarding to the police. 7.. Calling 911 when you see potentially dangerous things happening. We need to be a bit smarter about crime safety. I have a block safety guide and a safety survey for distribution, just e-mail me off-list. The keys are communicating with neighbors and the police about what is happening on your block. S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mariellen Smith Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: Warning : Damage to porch to Steal a bike and recent entry in the day It always struck me as strange that all those really nice houses around Osage and Larchwood don't have bars on the windows. The people with the really nice homes would presumably also have some really nice stuff. And they are the only houses around without bars. If you were going to steal, where would you go? I know that area looks like a nice suburb, but people seem to have forgotten that they are still in the city. The bars are not that pretty, but there is a reason why most homes have them. The rule of Philadelphia is, 'If it's not locked up or nailed down, somebody's going to take it. And even if it is, somebody's still going to try.' This is certainly true with bikes. When you bring a bike into this city, you should probably just reconcile yourself to the fact that you are really just renting it. I'm on bike # 2. Bike # 1 was stolen off my porch on 43rd and Larchwood. It's unfortunate and it's not right, but it's how it is. There are lots of good people and nice homes in this area, but you need to remember where you are. You still need to be vigilant about your self, your home, and your belongings. On a side note, that thief seems really bad at what he does. Hopefully, he will get caught soon and no one will get hurt. -Mariellen Smith At 07:11 PM 6/11/2007, Vivianne T. Nachmias wrote: and I am told by my husband that a house on 400 block of 47th St. was broken into (window, first floor) during the day. the burglar was seen by some one and scared him away a member of the househo0ld was on the 3rd floor and did not hear the peerson so maybe it happened fasst. do be sure windows are locked. Vivianne On Jun 11, 2007, at 2:43 PM, Elizabeth F Campion wrote: I do not have all the details yet, but a bike was stolen from a porch on the 4700 block of Baltimore. The wooden Porch Railing that it was chained to was severely damaged. It seems clear that a serial thief is in our midst and we need to exercise greater precautions until the thief is caught and stopped (if necessary via lengthy detention). I hope you and your
Re: [UC] Lost cat -- 42ND AND SPRUCE
If you are serious and not being dramatically obtuse, she is one of many celebrity designers today. Her celebrity comes from her being David Spade's sister. She designs handbags mostly, although I could be wrong about this point, and they are sold in Manhattan mostly. Sande - Original Message - From: Ross Bendermailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mike V.mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.commailto:UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [UC] Lost cat -- 42ND AND SPRUCE Who's Kate Spade? On 6/11/07, Mike V. [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forwarded for a friend, because she's having trouble sending listmail. A picture of the cat in question can be found at http://flickr.com/photos/addien/281490969/ http://flickr.com/photos/addien/281490969/ - Mike V. -Original Message- From: Jessica Haralson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Hi UC Listserv Just wanted to report a missing pet -- a gray, Russian-blue colored kitty wearing a flea collar who responds to the name Orchard. She was lost around 42nd and Spruce and should stay pretty close to the area. She escaped from 322 S 42nd around 4 PM and we are desperate to find her, so if you spot her please let me know! You can reach me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or 956.433.9985. Thank you. -- --- -- Ross Bender http://rossbender.orghttp://rossbender.org/
Re: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West
Barry never really participated in this list.serv, as I recall. Rather, his partner, Mike Hardy used to post to the list, but unsubscribed after one of the mass defections of many list.servers back in the early 2000's. Sande - Original Message - From: Wilma de Sotomailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brian Sianomailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: UnivCity listservmailto:UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [UC] Committee meeting on the 13th at Walnut West Does anyone ever recall any email on this listserv from Barry Grossbach (who is a major component in the initiatives that has affected the economic and physical development) inviting the community to participate with regard to any major community initiatives? I highly respect Barry and all he has done to develop the area, but has he ever posted anything so as we could participate before all has been said and done? Sharrieff may not be all one expects, but at least he has given notice. Perhaps we are just arguing amongst ourselves and spinning our wheels, while all has been decided. On 6/13/07 3:58 PM, Brian Siano [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Axler wrote: Brian, Sharrieff, Co.: To quote again from the same mail sent by Sharrieff: This is a committee meeting for those who already joined and those who want to join. ... All are welcomed to hear what is happening, but we will conduct a committee meeting. Yes, it's a planning meeting, as you point out -- it's not the grand community-wide forum that may result from all the planning. Yes, it has ...an agenda and direction... which Sharrieff describes as ...creating a process. My email referred to what the committee will be doing, not to the end result of their work. I'm sorry that you weren't able to make that distinction when you said, Maybe you people are missing something important hereIt _is_ not going to be a large public meeting at which public policy is to be debated. No, your email referred to Sharrieff's scheduling of _this_ meeting. If the planning process itself is not conducted in an open and reasonably inclusive manner, then the results of that planning will be suspect. That may be an unfortunate side-effect of the planning process, but it is not an issue that should be dismissed with snarky straw-man references to the agoraphobic community, chi energies, and bio-geographical deficiencies. If you can explain how to have a meeting where every single person in University City can attend-- free of scheduling conflicts, access issues, and the like for several thousand residents-- please, by all means, educate us. Otherwise, drop the pretense of lecturing about inclusiveness by demanding that others meet impossibly Utopian goals. Why? Because it's nothing more than an insult to the people who are actually _trying_ to establish such a process. Sharrieff wants to get a meeting together to begin to address issues with UCD. He sets a date, a time, he gets a place to meet, and he starts asking people to attend. Obviously, not everybody's going to be able to attend; but your complaints amount to saying, You haven't accommodated all the people who _can't_ make that date. You haven't even _tried_ to be all-inclusive. It's an _empty_ complaint, usually made so one can congratulate oneself on being more inclusive without having to try to do better. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.htmlhttp://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.htmlhttp://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] The FOCP complaint
Turner,Kathleen wrote: Brian, just out of curiousity, can you give us a rough count of the membership of FOCP? I'm wondering just how many of us are out there embarrassing the people of this community. Why certainly, Kathleen. The Friends of Clark Park includes nearly _three hundred and fifty_ members. And very single one of them works hard at embarassing the community. Whether it's planting trees, supervising youth soccer, raising funds for park projects, soliciting public opinion and public feedback for the Park A reconstruction, or just picking up trash, the Friends of Clark Park have worked long and hard to make our community look inept, stupid and ridiculous, what with our strutting about and looking pompous while we do all these things. And the future looks bright for the Friends, what with the terrific opportunities for embarassing the community. The new basketball court coming by this fall should make us look _especially_ ridiculous. Events such as Shakespeare in the Park also enable us to make our neighbors look like comical fools. Yes, there's a grand future of embarassment ahead for the Friends of Clark Park.If anyone out there would like to help us embarass the community, meet up with our table at the Farmers' Markets every Saturday. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] Notes from Planning Committee Meeting Re: UCD 6-13-07
Notes from Planning Committee Meeting Re: UCD Wednesday June 13th 2007 6PM Walnut West Library Meeting Length: 1 ½ hours The meeting was attended by 17 people, a cross-section of community representatives and residents. The agenda focused on allowing everyone to speak their mind regarding why they were there and the review of a planning proposal. Based on the roundtable discussion, overwhelmingly participants attended because they were outraged with the operations of UCD and particularly the treatment of John Fenton. Comments included: * Injustice within Community Relations * Racial Discrimination in UCD hiring polices * Accountability of UCD to Community * UCD Board Composition and Polices * On-Going Management Problems at UCD * General Mission and Direction of UCD After review and discussion, the planning proposal was accepted by committee with some minor changes, most notably the removal of Penn-Praxis as a possible facilitation group which many people felt would be a conflict of interest with Penn as a UCD Board Member and major funder. The plan is attached and the next meeting of the planning committee is tentatively set for: Wednesday June 20th, 2007 at 6PM. Walnut West Library Community Room I will confirm ASAP. The next meeting agenda will focus on: 1. Identifying Facilitators for the Public Forum 2. Selecting Location/s for the Public Forums 3. Selecting the Media Outlets we will be working with 4. Deciding time-lines for the forums process 5. Selecting Group Leaders for each focus area PLANNING PROPOSAL REGARDING UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT (UCD) Approved by Planning Committee 6-13-07 The proposal is based on the Planning/Organizing Committee designing and managing a public process for input from community stakeholders. The public process will produce recommendations to the University City District (UCD) regarding their mission, operations, and policies. The process will consist of a 5 Public Forums, facilitated in 4 specific areas of focus along with Call-In Public Radio Broadcast focused on 4 subject areas. The final Moderated Public Forum will focus on the review of all recommendations from the community stakeholders with a panel of UCD and Institutional Representatives. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE * Plan and Organize Process all Public Forums * Plan and Organize all (WPEB/WHYY) Radio Broadcast and Guest Speakers * Organize and approve final proposal document for review and consideration by UCD Management (Board) and Institutional Funding Authorities. * Eligibility limited to non-UCD affiliated individuals. PUBLIC FORUM TOPICS * UCD Mission and Services * UCD Board Composition and Policies * UCD and Funders Accountability, Transparency, Polices and Practices * UCD NID Proposal and Recommendations * UCD and Funders Panel Review of Community Stakeholder Recommendations UC-REVIEW - Approved by Committee 6-13-07, not yet confirmed by UC-Review * Publicize and announce all Public Forums * Provide Press Coverage and Publish excerpts from all Radio Broadcast * Publish all Community Stakeholder Recommendations from Community Forums * Moderate Final Public Forum for review of recommendations by panel representing UCD, Institutions and their Funders. FACILITATION PROCESS * PENN-PRAXIS 6-13-07 Removed by Committee * Other Choices To be announced SA-6-13-07
Re: [UC] bike theft
I've moved from home to home, REMOVING window bars. Rape is a horror, but relatively rare and survivable. When I consider what I value... ... I'd rather my family and pets could escape, or be helped out of our home than worry about our possessions. There are too many stories of Fireman unable to save people to install most of the bars that I see on properties. My family enjoys the protection and companionship of dogs. Morris shelter and the SPCA might be a better choice than bars-r-us. Most Alarm Systems have (or could easily add) panic buttons for the truly nervous. Best! Liz On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:53:32 -0400 SKnight [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I personally don't believe window bars are necessary if you are doing some of the other important anti-crime practices such as: - Sharrieff The block on which I live has, over the last 35 years, had EVERY house on it burgled with the exception of the house in which I live. The only element that is different in my house from the others is the presence of bars on the first floor windows, front, sides and back. While I can appreciate, with a shudder, the seeming nonchalance of living in a house without them, I can tell you from my perspective as a woman that it is incredibly and stunningly frightening to live with the possibility of a break-in and mugging and rape. Sande Knight From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of S. Sharrieff Ali Sent: Tue 6/12/2007 10:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: Warning : Damage to porch to Steal a bike and recent entry in the day The real problem here is storing a bike on a porch. The answer is. JUST DON'T DO IT. Storing bikes on porches is just asking for trouble. If a thief sees a bike on a porch not only will they attempt to steal the bike (and damage what ever it is chained to) but also take a look in your windows to see what else is available. I personally don't believe window bars are necessary if you are doing some of the other important anti-crime practices such as: Trimming scrubs which block the pedestrian-way or porch-view. Create well lit exteriors particularly installing porch lights. Invest in a monitored alarm system for your home and display a sign or sticker. Closing curtains when no one is at home or at night before you go to bed. Not placing valuables in windows such as bikes or computers (laptops) etc. Keeping a log of suspicious activity for your block and forwarding to the police. Calling 911 when you see potentially dangerous things happening. We need to be a bit smarter about crime safety. I have a block safety guide and a safety survey for distribution, just e-mail me off-list. The keys are communicating with neighbors and the police about what is happening on your block. S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mariellen Smith Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: Warning : Damage to porch to Steal a bike and recent entry in the day It always struck me as strange that all those really nice houses around Osage and Larchwood don't have bars on the windows. The people with the really nice homes would presumably also have some really nice stuff. And they are the only houses around without bars. If you were going to steal, where would you go? I know that area looks like a nice suburb, but people seem to have forgotten that they are still in the city. The bars are not that pretty, but there is a reason why most homes have them. The rule of Philadelphia is, 'If it's not locked up or nailed down, somebody's going to take it. And even if it is, somebody's still going to try.' This is certainly true with bikes. When you bring a bike into this city, you should probably just reconcile yourself to the fact that you are really just renting it. I'm on bike # 2. Bike # 1 was stolen off my porch on 43rd and Larchwood. It's unfortunate and it's not right, but it's how it is. There are lots of good people and nice homes in this area, but you need to remember where you are. You still need to be vigilant about your self, your home, and your belongings. On a side note, that thief seems really bad at what he does. Hopefully, he will get caught soon and no one will get hurt. -Mariellen Smith At 07:11 PM 6/11/2007, Vivianne T. Nachmias wrote: and I am told by my husband that a house on 400 block of 47th St. was broken into (window, first floor) during the day. the burglar was seen by some one and scared him away a member of the househo0ld was on the 3rd floor and did not hear the peerson so maybe it happened fasst. do be sure windows are locked. Vivianne On Jun 11, 2007, at 2:43 PM, Elizabeth F Campion wrote: I do not have all the details yet, but a bike was stolen from a porch on the 4700 block of Baltimore. The wooden Porch Railing that it
Fwd: [UC] Reality check
I thought I saw Marty's name on the board list for UCD when I checked earlier this month. I understand he was very present at the first Thursday with Jannie. Seems like he should have been the usual suspect for the committeeman7 message. Right? Paul -Original Message- From: Glenn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [EMAIL PROTECTED]; University City List UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 6:25 pm Subject: Re: [UC] Reality check - Original Message - From: UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: University City List UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [UC] Reality check KAREN ALLEN wrote: I thought John Fenton was under a gag order. If that's the case, he's not in a position to refute anything. open questions: are the other ucd employees that were involved with the malcolm x park incident also under gag orders? Excellent question! I hope they haven't been placed on a 2 week leave. also, is it true that marty and glenn bryan were removed from ucd's board? when? were any reasons given why? OK. This is what I know. I remember that Marty Cabry was on the UCD Board at the very beginning. Maybe 1999 or 2001? I had heard a long time ago that he had been removed rather than having quit. For me, the Councilmanwoman just confirmed what I had heard a long time ago. What I think I heard on Thurs.? Councilwoman Blackwell suggesting that both he and Glenn Bryan were removed because of the long working relationship with her. I missed when Glenn Bryan was actually on the Board. It's my opinion that she is confirming what I've asserted, a UCD demand for secrecy. A working relationship should have open communication pathways. Whether it's between a civic association and their members, or between a UCD and the community's elected representative; open communication needs to be encouraged. I have no other information, but I think I understand her complaint. Why should she not have a representative on the board with whom she has a working relationship? The community depends on her to get the best information about what is going on, and if her contacts are removed; the open communication is blocked. and, is the full text of wendell's statement available publicly? when he read it at last thursday's meeting, did he just happen to have a copy with him, or had he been planning on reading it? He read it when, I believe both Freda and I, called out, will you confirm or deny what the Councilwoman is telling us. He did not offer any copies of the statement, but read it from a paper. That's what I experienced, Glenn .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [aka laserbeam®] [aka ray] SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. It is very clear on this listserve who these people are. Ray has admitted being connected to this forger. -- Tony West __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.15/847 - Release Date: 6/12/2007 9:42 PM You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
