>3. Building of Communities- > >Where are the Black communities? "Hispanic" >communities? In most cases >there are none. All >one sees is "Black or >hispanic REGIONS or GHETTOS." >Inherent in the word "community" >is "unity." "come-to unity" >does not exist. Communities >are established when "like-minds" live >together with common goals. >This is not going to >happen by simply introducing yourself >to the neighbors. Communities are >established when individuals have a >connection that is larger that >just the desire to "maintain >a safe neighborhood." No >the key is for groups >of people who have the >same goals and wishes, who >can trust each other with >one another's children, who interact >more than just superficially at >"get-togethers" and "neighborhood meetings." > NO this happens when >the neighbors are as personal >to you as siblings, to >the point where even if >you are not totally monolithic >in thought (which is unhealthy >in the firs place) they'll >have your back and you'll >have theirs regardless. PEople >such as this need to >make concerted efforts to move >into the same neighborhoods to >where eventually they will have >it on LOCK.
Ah, Solarus, I look forward to the day when this is made manifest..
peace nappyhead
"tell me what you gon' do to get free? WE NEED MORE THAN EMCEES, WE NEED HUEYS AND REVOLUTIONARIES..." M1, deadprez
"...with the painstaking precision of taggin' with a Magnum on thread I sowed my own Parable..."--me