[UC] most don't know….

[Cindy Miller]

http://philly.curbed.com/archives/2013/07/11/the-long-and-troubling-history-of-penntrification-in-west-philly.php





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[UC] LOST older tan white dog Brandy - 4411 Baltimore, last night

[Linda Lee]

She's about 35lbs, a shepherd-rhodesian ridgeback mix, about 12 yrs old.
She has a bald spot on the top of her head, and a skin tag on her lip.
No collar, no chip.
Brandy's owner was not home when she went missing.  She says someone
saw two people with a dog late last night knocking on doors (including  
hers),
so someone may have her.  If you see her or know anyone who picked up  
a dog last

night, please email me or call Stephanie at 215-939-9971.

Can't upload photo just now.
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[UC] Alert: Group of boys on bikes, stealing bikes and casing cars

[Patty Bulack]

Hello All,
We've been talking about these boys on 48th St. Neighbors, and one of our
members thought I should tell the larger community so here goes:

Several neighbors have seen a group of boys on bikes riding through the
neighborhood in the last few weeks.  One of them is on a smaller pink bike,
and is one of the regulars for this group - he seems to be the one most
recognizable because of his bike.  About a week ago, someone spotted them
riding up 4500 Regent, with two bikes in tow - pretty obviously stolen.
Officer Martinez had come on them earlier casing cars and they fled when
they saw her in her patrol car.  She lost sight of them, and then the call
came in about seeing them with the bikes.  It just so happened that another
neighbor operates a video camera near there, and got images of them.
Officer Martinez positively identified them from the pictures so its pretty
clear that these boys are not just taking bikes but also casing cars.
There have been several thefts from auto in our neighborhood, and so
there is reason to keep an eye out for them in case they are the ones doing
this.

African American, sometimes in groups of 3 or larger, with the smaller pink
bike as part of the group.  Seen at 49th and Kingsessing going west on
Kingsessing, 4500 Regent going south on 46th at the top of the block,  900
block of 48th St.   Those are the reports I've heard about, and I'd be
happy to take more if anyone else has seen them and can recall where it was.

Please call 911. Have a description and location ready, and what you
observe them doing.   It would be nice for their sakes to nip this in the
bud, before they graduate to more serious crimes.

You can also text Officer Martinez after calling 911 (267 207-6181).  She
also gave me the number of Officer Griffin who works closely with her (215
207-7220).  They will be part of the response if they are available.

If you have any questions, you can contact me.  pbul...@gmail.com.

Thanks,
Patty

[UC] Re: [UC] most don't know….

[Glenn moyer]

http://philly.curbed.com/archives/2013/07/11/the-long-and-troubling-history-of-penntrification-in-west-philly.php#moreThanks for the link Cindy.In the past 15 years, Penn and its agents didn't use the bulldozers west of 40th St., because they wanted the housing stock intact. But our neighbors who have the ability to think critically can see that the propaganda strategy used to seize the neighborhood was identical to the destruction of the bottoms!For several decades, Penn deliberately engaged in fear mongering about the neighborhood around the region and around the globe. When Penn and its corporate partners were buying up the neighborhood in the 1990s, they also pushed grad students to move to center city. All around campus, they warned newcomers of exaggerated dangers, if they ever ventured west of 40th St. (I often worked with visiting scholars and arriving grad students. I witnessed the fear mongering and its harm in person.)In the late 90s, they started a global propaganda campaign calling the neighborhood "an abandoned industrial wasteland." As late as 2007, Penn agents were quoted saying that "PEOPLE" didn't live west of 43rd street until Penn worked its charities. And they called our diverse community in Clark Park, "prostitutes, drug dealers, and gang members" in endless propaganda "newsy stories" for several years. They claimed the need for a type of martial law, where community participation in decision making, transparency, and truth would endanger their charitable, business like, take over. The demonization of local people with lies and fear is an age old tool of oppressors. It helps their agenda to fool and distract the bourgeoisie by playing upon fear, anger, hatred, and greed.The gentry in our neighborhood fell for their campaign hook, line and sinker. They applauded the move to a police state in the neighborhood, and several civic association leaders saw an opportunity to serve the new rulers in the pursuit of Judas silver and fool's gold. When the vast majority of our neighbors accepted the new corporate rule and celebrated the marketing lies, I knew that we had passed a point of no return. You're right, most didn't know any of the relevant history that would help them understand the transformation of our neighborhood and society!Those who study the impact of negative and fear based marketing can confirm Penn's war against the neighborhood kept the real estate values way down before the occupation. Penn's agents try to claim that their huge marketing budget and pathetic marketing campaigns have delivered higher rental costs. But long term residents knew that the neighborhood had been a great place, and in my opinion, one of the most successful diverse urban neighborhoods in the country. It would have always attracted newcomers and restaurants, except Penn's war frightened newcomers and the civic associations frightened small businesses.Unfortunately, I believe the gentrification wars that have occurred since re-urbanization, across America and the world, became pivotal data for the plutocracy. In the shift from a republic to a totalitarian police state modeled after the East German Stasi, it's important to have tentacles and mind control that reach deep into all local communities. (The successes of Italian fascism are an early example.)  Moreover, gentrification became an experiment in psychological control of the masses. Essentially, will the local people (all around America) willingly give up control of their own neighborhood and even celebrate the lies and brutality against immediate neighbors? Or will the people rise up and protect their local neighborhoods, parks, public institutions, and citizen rights? Well, they got the answer in the gentrification studies, and our Penn is one of the biggest K St. lobbyists demanding neoliberal capitalism!They've known for decades that the American bourgeoisie would support terrorism, torture, and genocide against foreigners!All of the current issues associated with the destruction of society and our omnipresent police state were inevitable, because the plutocrats and masters knew we had become sufficiently dumbed-down as helpless consumers more than a decade ago!Here is a good analysis by a New York writer for you and any other thinking citizens out there:http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/07/12/democracy-and-empire/-Original Message-From: Cindy Miller Sent: Jul 12, 2013 10:31 AMTo: purple Subject: [UC] most don't know….http://philly.curbed.com/archives/2013/07/11/the-long-and-troubling-history-of-penntrification-in-west-philly.phpcmYou are receiving this because you are subscribed to thelist named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see.

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Re: [UC] Alert: Group of boys on bikes, stealing bikes and casing cars

[Krfapt]

 
In a message dated 7/12/2013 5:32:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
pbul...@gmail.com writes:

Please  call 911. Have a description and location ready, and what you  
observe them doing.   It would be nice for their sakes to nip this  in the bud, 
before they graduate to more serious crimes.
I think you're mincing words, Patti. I suspect you really mean  that it 
would be nice to nip this in the bud, getting the little bastards  off the 
streets and teaching their parents something about responsibility,  scaring the 
shit out of the whole sordid lot, before they graduate to  more serious 
crimes. Not that stealing $500 or $600 bikes, which many people  around here 
have, isn't serious enough.
 
Al Krigman

Re: [UC] Alert: Group of boys on bikes, stealing bikes and casing cars

[Patty Bulack]

Hi Al,
I just want to clarify - I actually do mean that I am concerned for them
that they don't graduate into more serious crime, for their sakes.  There
is a high cost to them, in many ways.  I am of course concerned for us as
well, not to be further victimized by them now and into the future should
they continue on this path, but I actually do care about what happens to
boys like this.  Please allow my words to stand as I stated them, and you
are very welcome to state your own opinions without restating mine.
Thanks,
Patty


On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 8:29 PM, krf...@aol.com wrote:

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 In a message dated 7/12/2013 5:32:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
 pbul...@gmail.com writes:

 Please call 911. Have a description and location ready, and what you
 observe them doing.   It would be nice for their sakes to nip this in the
 bud, before they graduate to more serious crimes.

 I think you're mincing words, Patti. I suspect you really mean that it
 would be nice to nip this in the bud, getting the little bastards off the
 streets and teaching their parents something about responsibility, scaring
 the shit out of the whole sordid lot, before they graduate to more serious
 crimes. Not that stealing $500 or $600 bikes, which many people around here
 have, isn't serious enough.

 Al Krigman

Re: [UC] Alert: Group of boys on bikes, stealing bikes and casing cars

[Richard Conrad]

Well expressed Patty!

On Jul 12, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Patty Bulack wrote:

 Hi Al,
 I just want to clarify - I actually do mean that I am concerned for them that 
 they don't graduate into more serious crime, for their sakes.  There is a 
 high cost to them, in many ways.  I am of course concerned for us as well, 
 not to be further victimized by them now and into the future should they 
 continue on this path, but I actually do care about what happens to boys like 
 this.  Please allow my words to stand as I stated them, and you are very 
 welcome to state your own opinions without restating mine.
 Thanks,
 Patty
 
 
 On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 8:29 PM, krf...@aol.com wrote:
  
 In a message dated 7/12/2013 5:32:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
 pbul...@gmail.com writes:
 Please call 911. Have a description and location ready, and what you observe 
 them doing.   It would be nice for their sakes to nip this in the bud, before 
 they graduate to more serious crimes.
 I think you're mincing words, Patti. I suspect you really mean that it would 
 be nice to nip this in the bud, getting the little bastards off the streets 
 and teaching their parents something about responsibility, scaring the shit 
 out of the whole sordid lot, before they graduate to more serious crimes. Not 
 that stealing $500 or $600 bikes, which many people around here have, isn't 
 serious enough.
  
 Al Krigman