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Greenpoint Houses. Photo by bondidwhat.
Bloomberg Pushes NYC Green Plan in Albany [NY Times]
Green Apple Hosts City Enviro Meeting [NY Post]
City Home Prices Up 20% Since 2006 [NY Sun]
City Water Board Approves 11.5% Rate Hike [NY1]
‘Prime’ Retail Spaces in Downtown Brooklyn [Brooklyn Eagle]
99 Gold 20 Percent Rented Already [HuntGrunt via Curbed]
Construction Site Du Jour: 77 Berry [Gowanus Lounge]
NYC’s Dirtiest Neighborhood? Bed Stuy [Gothamist]
Call It Diversification not Gentrification [Kensington Blog]
Building Affordable Homes on Halsey [Bed Stuy Blog]
Tips for Stabilizing Brownstone Front Doors? [Forum]
pco engage, I made that statement, as well as 11:14am, 11:26am, 11:33am, and lastly, 11:54am. What is it you would like to discuss?
Sorry, I meant that I would like to converse with the person who wrote this:
“And I’m a person of color that was not in attendance for the reasons I’ve already stated. So, where’s the confusion?”
Well I obviously can’t tell who is who and it must be clear to you from the quotes I used that I thought it was you who made them and all my replies so far have been predicated on that being the case.
I.e. I was trying to keep to the original context of why someone would think that a bstoner event would be an exclusionary all white affair with poc given the cold shoulder.
If you want to talk broader issues then I still think that the solution is found all ppl being more open and putting aside prejudices, at least for as long as it takes to start some meaningful dialogue. That point does not change.
I would like to converse with the person who made the quotes that I referenced though.
Because I never go to this kind of thing. But not because I think that it’s gonna be an all white affair.
I’m guessing it was yuo who said”
And I’m a person of color that was not in attendance for the reasons I’ve already stated. So, where’s the confusion?”
you did not go because of the racism that you see. IS that correct? If not I’m sorry – It’s hard to follow anons (I know I’m guilty so I started to add a name).
I did not go because this kind fo thing does not interest me plus I have kids that I want to be with.
So if you are the person I quoted and the same person who says “Sure, this has been my modus operandi from day one. It’s an important part of the battle. Not all the battle, but an important part.” then it is entirely relevant to your point to ask why did you not go and engage if this was precisely the kind of event that you highlight as worthy of discussion when it comes to racism?
Why didn’t you, 12:44? And why are you trying to change the subject? What’s making you so uncomfortable, “person of color”?
Sometimes the most important part of the fight against racism is simply not allowing other people to change to subject. It’s amazing how much energy some of the posters here put into talking about anything but racism.
So why didn’t you go to Ici?
Sure, this has been my modus operandi from day one. It’s an important part of the battle. Not all the battle, but an important part.
Now you’re getting it.
The way to fight it openly is to engage.
start that dialogue, on both side. Fight your prejudices and as a person of color go to Ici and talk to the whites. As a white person at ICi go talk to tht single black person.
See how you fight it? Make a change for the better by enaging.