Dyna-mite Hawthorne/Mpls Issues community BBQ
From:
Joe Nathan
Date:
Aug 08 17:08 UTC
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Having lived in dangerous, difficult neighborhoods, I can empathize with
both kinds of reactions - the effort to bring people together (which I
think is wonderful, and really merits congratulations and thanks), and
the response that this could create more problems for people who live
there, esp if it is held at a particular house.
I have great respect for the people who are trying to set up the picnic,
and great respect for Dyna's frustration.
Joe Nathan
Highland Park in St. Paul
(which does not suffer from the depth of problems described, and where
we had a wonderful neighborhood party earlier this week, with 4
generations of folks, many of whom did not know eachother until this week.
John Harris wrote:
> On 8/7/08, dyna <dyna@unions-america.com> wrote:
>
>> So I won't be attending your "picnic"...
>>
>
> Not surprised Dyna threw a wet blanket over this event. Suppose it is
> successful and leads to other community events that encourage people
> to get out of their houses and take back the streets, then what would
> she have to complain about? That is all she ever does. In the few
> years i've been on the list all i've ever heard is complaints about
> inspections, fireworks, street plowing, supposed barricades by
> republicans to polling places and excessive crime in all of north
> minneapolis. Some people here decided to take the first steps in
> trying to help and Dyna just gives them a big fat middle finger and is
> heading out of town. It's sad if you ask me.
>
> John Harris
> webber-camden
>
> John Harris
> Webber-Camden, Minneapolis
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