Who mentioned Penn specifically? I said, " If it were not Penn, it could be some other institution. It matters not to >> me."
"Politically, though, do you see any way for us to achieve it -- as long > as poor Philadelphians are politically isolated from the funding sources > controlled by non-poor Pennsylvanians?" My answer is no. As long as the racial politics of this country are as they are, no. Especially since people continue to sugar-coat it and refuse to face that is exactly what has caused this situation, no. On 4/7/08 5:33 PM, "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wilma, > > I perfectly agree with you that there should never be such a prerequisite. > > Politically, though, do you see any way for us to achieve it -- as long > as poor Philadelphians are politically isolated from the funding sources > controlled by non-poor Pennsylvanians? Which gives them a better shot at > success: isolation or connection? > > If whites began this process by fleeing the city and disinvesting in it > ... then isn't the logical remedy for them to return to the city and > reinvest in it? White flight and gentrification can't both be bad at the > same time. > > All forms of urban change involve displacement and its pains shouldn't > be taken lightly. But I don't see any way for urban education to become > normal again, unless a full range of social classes (race isn't really > the key) returns to the city. Neighborhoods do change over time. White > flight was driven by change. Do you think ethnic and class change can > grind to a halt now? Would it even be good for change to be halted? To > me, the question is how changes should be managed. > > I don't see any particular point in bashing Penn when it is merely one > of many non-public partners now pitching into the School District in > many different ways. Penn didn't think this movement up, after all. If > Penn is bad, then they all are equally bad, no? Or if Penn is specially > bad, then someone should study the other intervenors and explain what > they are doing better that Penn is doing worse. > > -- Tony West > > >> What I was saying is there should NEVER be a prerequisite that poor children >> should have to wait to garner any benefits from "middle-class" Whites >> re-discovering Public Schools, that have received infusion from >> corporations, universities or other institutions and re-entering the School >> System. >> >> The system CAN and SHOULD be funded equally without the non-poor being >> bundled with the poor. It just has not happened and most people think the >> poor do not deserve this because they did not pay for it. >> >> The poor children in question in this situation ARE black from which whites >> fled and began the disinvestment in public education and other City >> Services. >> >> Can YOU accept or even admit the disinvestment went with that 'middle-class' >> population's flight, and their attempts to return and re-claim the schools >> and area will result in those poor kids being pushed out? >> >> When one tries to present this and veil it with 'silk hands', I feel is one >> is trying to do is defend Penn at all costs and deny gentrification has and >> still displaces people of color, not to mention broad brush people who have >> concerns as anti-Penn/gentrification. >> >> If it were not Penn, it could be some other institution. It matters not to >> me. >> >> Can you accept that and admit that? >> >> > > > ---- > 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>.
