| Progressive Calendar 08.11.05 | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: David Shove (shove001 tc.umn.edu)
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| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:49:13 -0700 (PDT) | |
P R O G R E S S I V E C A L E N D A R 08.11.05
1. Cindy Sheehan vigil 8.11 5pm
2. Library forums 8.11 6:30pm
3. Counter recruitment 8.12 11am
4. CWA/Qwest/rally 8.12 12noon
5. Palestine vigil 8.12 4:15pm
6. Black GLBT 8.12 5pm
7. Alt to violence 8.12-14
8. Abel/Cain/film 8.12 7:15pm
9. SPIF - Dickinson, Kelly, Coleman
10. James Wright - In Response to a Rumor That the Oldest Whorehouse in
Wheeling, West Virginia, Has Been Condemned (poem)
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 18:50:38 -0500
From: Anne Benson <annebenson [at] msn.com>
Subject: Cindy Sheehan vigil 8.11 5pm
There are two local peace vigils being organized as a show of support for
Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq who is camping
outside Bush's Crawford ranch until she can meet with the president. Here
are the details:
Thursday, August 11
5-7pm
ON UNIVERSITY AVE. OUTSIDE NORM COLEMAN'S OFFICE (just west of 280)
FRIDAY, August 12
7:30-9:30am
11th and NICOLLET, OUTSIDE WCCO STUDIO.
The vigils are being organized by Ann Galloway. For more information -
Phone: 612-790-8598 E-mail: gannieca [at] yahoo.com
Anne Benson 1997 Selby Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104 651-647-0580
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Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 13:02:00 -0500
From: c lee <abbeywynn [at] hotmail.com>
Subject: Library forums 8.11 6:30pm
Last week on MPR, strib reporter asked by caller if had any comments on
the Library board race. After 5 sec. of silence, commented that the race
lacked interest. MPR moderator added that there were other races to
cover.
No news coverage, lacks interest....as far as I know the brief comments in
the Observor only touched on the first forum...where everyone was in the
process of figuring out format.
Could there be a reason 19 candidates are running for 6 elected positions
in the first primary in 25 years??? Is there "trouble, trouble right here
in River City".
Why could Gratia Countryman keep the libraries open during the Great
Depression--including aux. services to union halls, schools, streetfront
and business reading rooms and hospital books carts?This is the third year
of a state wide crisis but st. paul's system is open 7 days per wk. and
suburban libraries had minimal hour reductions. How are they doing
it...this is one of the questions being directed to the incumbents and
challengers at these forums.
Other questions-why have city elected officials lacked the will to fund
and how would candidates "negotiate" with them? LGA is only part of the
problem...where are city priorities and why wont the city treat the
independent board as a partner (shared power) instead of a subordinate
(brings in the charter revision questions currently flying under the
public's radar)?
Which candidates are not opposed to CLOSING libraries (and which
candidates are stepping back from this) Where's the board's commitment to
citizen/resident participation? Will the downtown lib drain staff and
resources away from community libraries? How do the candidates feel about
censorship and filtering...the Patriot Act? One questioner asked the
candidates what were their religious beliefs and how those beliefs would
impact their board decisions.
One thing these forums have done is to bring forth ideas and encourage
discussion.
Here's an idea...all of those not making the primary cut or the general
election get together and start a citizen/resident participation group?
The fledgling CPI was terminated by the board at the tender age of
one...long story. This new group would utilize their energy and ideas.
3 remaining forums:
Sumner 611 Emerson No. TONIGHT 8/11 6:30-8
hOSMER 347 e 36TH ST. tUES 8/16 6:30-8
Walker 2880 Hennepin Sat. 8/20 2 pm
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From: sarah standefer <scsrn [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: Counter recruitment 8.12 11am
"Our Children Are Not Cannon Fodder"
CounterRecruitment Demonstration
Fridays 11-12 noon
Recruitment Office in Stadium Village at the U of M.
1/2 block east of Oak St on Washington Ave.
for info call Barbara Mishler 612-871-7871
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:29:58 GMT
From: Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council <kyle [at] mplscluc.com>
Subject: CWA/Qwest/strike/rally 8.12 12noon
25,000 members of the Communication Workers of America (4,000 of them
living in Minnesota), are nearing the expiration of their contract with
Qwest Communications. The workers have voted to authorize their leadership
to call a strike if a fair settlement cannot be reached.
In Minneapolis, CWA Local #7200 is holding a rally on the eve of the
contract expiration, and they're inviting all union members and supporters
to attend. It will be held:
Friday August 12 at 12noon
Hennepin County Government Center
300 S. 6th St, Downtown Minneapolis
Contract talks are progressing slowly, with workers who haven't had a wage
or pension contribution increase since 2001 now struggling to maintain
health benefits. Please join them on Friday as they tell Qwest "We are the
front line, not the bottom line!"
For more information, contact CWA Local #7200 at (612) 722-7200.
For union news and information, go to www.minneapolisunions.org .
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From: peace 2u <tkanous [at] hotmail.com>
Subject: Palestine vigil 8.12 4:15pm
Every Friday
Vigil to End the Occupation of Palestine
4:15-5:15pm
Summit & Snelling, St. Paul
There are now millions of Palestinians who are refugees due to Israel's
refusal to recognize their right under international law to return to
their own homes since 1948.
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From: Lydia Howell <lhowell [at] visi.com>
Subject: Black GLBT 8.12 5pm
African American GLBT Pride
8/12 5-10pm Opening Ceremonies -
Double Tree Suites
1101 LaSalle Avenue
612-332-6800
(Discount rooms are available for Pride weekend)
This promises to be one of the best opening ceremony weekends for African
American GLBT Pride ever!
The evening will include a Soul Food Buffet with all your favorites,
followed by stand-up comedy and various entertainment. There will also be
a surprise guest for the evening, as well as: "Mr. Soul Essence - T
Michael Rambo & Friends!"
Several organizations will be attending so you can learn more about the
GLBT community and participate in some great networking opportunities.
These include PFund, Pillsbury House, Turning Point, Minneapolis Urban
League, Employment Ventures, G-Spot Construction and many more!
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From: Charles Underwood <charleyunderwood [at] hotmail.com>
Subject: Alt to violence 8.12-14
Friday to Sunday, 8/12 to 8/14, Alternatives to Violence Project (advanced
class) at FNVW, 1050 Selby, St. Paul. $75 to $150 sliding scale
(scholarships available). avp [at] fnvw.org
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From: Adam Sekuler <adam [at] mnfilmarts.org>
Subject: Abel/Cain/film 8.12 7:15pm
ONLY AT THE BELL AUDITORIUM
Abel Raises Cain
Fri August 12 - Thurs August 18
At 7:15/9:15pm Sat & Sun.at 3:15/5:15pm also
Long before the deluge of reality TV dolts who drum up media attention
with acts of idiocy, there was Alan Abel, a culture-jamming comic with a
conscience. He spent his life under the radar, mocking conservative mores
and putting on the media. Abel's daughter, filmmaker Jenny Abel, offers an
unflinchingly intimate portrait of her eccentric father. Following her
80-year-old dad around with a video camera as he embarks on his latest
prank (a campaign to ban breast-feeding), Jenny explores the loving and
unique relationship he has shared with his wife Jeanne for the last 42
years, while also chronicling the highlights of his mad career: the
Society for Indecency to Animals ("A nude horse is a rude horse"); not to
mention Euthanasia Cruises, the KKK Symphony Orchestra and Omar's School
for Panhandling. Wonderful archival footage reveals a deadpan con man who
took particular delight in infuriating television talk-show icons like
Phil Donahue. While some have questioned Abel's true motivation
(revolutionary anarchist or media menace?), Jenny Abel focuses on the
humor behind the scams, as well as the underlying message: Don't believe
everything the media tells you.
The Bell Auditorium is located at 10 Church Street (intersection of 17th &
University Aves SE, on the E. Bank of the U of MN campus). Parking can be
found in the Nolte garage immediately adjacent to the Bell Museum of
Natural History. For more information log onto www.mnfilmarts.org/bell or
call 612.331.7563
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Dickinson, Kelly, Coleman
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 04:02:37 +1200
From: Jeanne Schnitzen <gljeanne [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [SPIF] Coleman and Kelly differences
Sorry, having watched Chris on the Council, I come down on the side of
there not being enough differences.
Interesting that the phrase "Randy Kelly and his allies" was used, since
Coleman was always one of those allies until he decided to run for mayor.
I understand that Chris is trying now to differentiate himself, but his
record says otherwise. Particularly on some of the issues you mention:
The stadium - Chris campaigned hard for the stadium, under both Norm
Coleman and Randy Kelly.
Ayd Mill Road - Chris always favored connection, fought for the 4-lane
design, but eventually went along with his colleagues to vote on the
Council's 2-lane connection plan.
Living Wage - Chris voted to exempt Daytons from the Living Wage
ordinance, refusing even to support requesting information on their
current wages.
Neighborhoods - Chris seemed generally to be reluctant to regulate
nuisance business, or to put moratoriums on certain types of developments.
Environment - Chris supported (and still does) the Holman Field floodwall,
which studies have shown is damaging to the riverfront environment. He
also has a near-perfect record of voting against all attempts to rid our
city of ugly and decaying billboards, or to further regulate them..
Temperment - difficult to say from Council meetings, where he usually
seemed bored. But he did have a reputation for leaving community meetings
when they weren't going his way, and for yelling at constituents whose
causes he didn't support (like GSE activists).
Endorsing Randy - Chris has said that he realized as soon as Randy took
office that this was a mistake. If that's the case, why did he continue
to be one Randy's strongest allies on the Council for the rest of his
term?
The fact is, there's little in Chris Coleman's record to back up his
current claims and campagn rhetoric. He says now that he's a progressive,
but he certainly never acted that way on the Council. Progressive votes
on the Council at that time genrally lost 5-2, and Chris was not one of
the two. How can we be expected to trust him if he's not even honest
about his very public past voting record?
Jeanne Schnitzen
Highland Park, St Paul
More info: http://forums.e-democracy.org/stpaul/contacts/jeanneschnitzen
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:22:33 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: Gena Berglund <genab61 [at] mindspring.com>
Interesting, this is the first I've heard of Chris' "vision" for the city.
And this so-called "vision" appears to be unsupported by actions that show
he is likely to act that way once he has the reins of power. In fact, some
of Chris's current positions are contradicted by his votes on the council
(see Jeanne Schnitzen's post for more information.)
Should I trust what Coleman says or trust what Coleman does?
It is also interesting that, according to Jason Barnett's post, Chris
seems to adopting or adapting portions of Elizabeth Dickinson's platform.
If this is true, it would seem that Chris Coleman may be one of the breed
of pols that will change a position according to the political winds in
order to gain power. Haven't we had enough of that in St. Paul?
I'm supporting Elizabeth Dickinson for mayor for three reasons:
(1) she has integrity (the progessive issues that she is running on are
issues that she has actually worked on for years as a community member),
(2) she is a proven leader, and
(3) she will be able to beat Kelly in November.
You can learn more about Elizabeth Dickinson at her website:
www.elizabethdickinson.org
Gena Berglund Macalester-Groveland
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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:59:20 -0500
From: Michelle Hoffman <mhoffmandesign [at] comcast.net>
As I was reading your endorsement for Coleman the theme song from SNL's
"Lowered Expectations" bit was ringing through my head.
Unfortunately, I tend to see what's wrong around me and want to fix it.
That's probably what drives me to keep sticking my neck out on this forum.
I KNOW that the Mayor, Chris and Elizabeth are all decent people who care
enough to go through all this campaign thundering around. But I have to
really trust my candidate and I base that upon what I know about their
positions on the issues and how they vote and ACT as a result.
I'm supporting Elizabeth Dickinson because I have worked side by side with
her, have seen her in action and know that she can negotiate the halls of
office.
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Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:07:37 +1200
From: Jeanne Schnitzen <gljeanne [at] yahoo.com>
Don't you judge candidates based on their past record? Surely you don't
just believe everything they tell you, without seeing whether they back up
their words with actions when they've had the chance? I'm all for people
turning over a new leaf, but if that's the case I wish he'd admit it,
instead of pretending he's always been progressive. I'm not willing to
take that much on faith.
With any luck, the stadium is a dead issue now, but Ayd Mill Road
certainly isn't, and both Randy and Chris support connecting it.
Of course a large department store can pay living wages. There was no
need to give something that big away without even attempting to negoiate
it.
As for nuisance businesses, of course it's on a case by case basis.
That's why I sopke to his general reluctance to back the neighborhood
position, and didn't address any specific incident. I have no dog in that
fight Mike, I'm just talking about his record.
His votes on billboards happened long before we lost the case in court.
Hindsight is simply that.
As for endorsing Randy, Jason brought that up and I was responding to his
comments that Chris has admitted that was a mistake. What I heard Chris
say is that he realized that mistake as soon as Randy took office, which
then makes it an issue to ask why he spent the next two years supporting
Randy so strongly.
Lastly, you need only look back to the archives to know that I've been
talking about Chris Coleman's records for months - long before we knew who
else would be running. I'm not opposing him because we finally got
someone who's progressive to run - that was a great bonus, but I opposed
Chris before that.
I'm opposing him because I think Randy has done a horrible job and that
Chris will carry on many of the same bad policies. I'm opposing him
because I thought he was a very bad Councilmember and don't expect that
he's miraculously morphed from that into a good mayor. I'm opposing him
because I've heard him mis-represent his record as being progressive.
I'm opposing him because I don't trust someone who bases his campaign on a
progressive record that doesn't exist. I'm opposing him regardless of who
he's running against.
His record is there on the Council website, just look at the archives.
Let's all do the homework folks.
Jeanne Schnitzen Highland Park, St Paul
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James Wright
In Response to a Rumor That the Oldest Whorehouse in Wheeling, West
Virginia, Has Been Condemned
I will grieve alone,
As I strolled alone, years ago, down along
The Ohio shore.
I hid in the hobo jungle weeds
Upstream from the sewer main,
Pondering, gazing.
I saw, down river,
At Twenty-third and Water Streets
By the vinegar works,
The doors open in early evening.
Swinging their purses, the women
Poured down the long street to the river
And into the river.
I do not know how it was
They could drown every evening.
What time near dawn did they climb up the other shore,
Drying their wings?
For the river at Wheeling, West Virginia,
Has only two shores:
The one in hell, the other
In Bridgeport, Ohio.
And nobody would commit suicide, only
To find beyond death
Bridgeport, Ohio.
James Wright
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