Quite the night at the old city hall...
This correspondence comes post city council meeting from Mike Ali (I'll share my thoughts on what happend last night shortly) and it's REALLY worth reading and thinking about:
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Subject: ALERT! VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS NO GAME, IT IS A COMMITMENT TO SAVE OUR YOUTH!
GREETINGS TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU,
THIS EMAIL FORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR ALL US WHO ARE IN THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION MOVEMENT TO HAVE A BETTER WAY TO COMMUNICATE OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND KILLINGS IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND AND WEST COUNTY!
MANY OF YOU WILL BE READERS AND WILL LOOK TO THIS FORUM TO BETTER EDUCATE YOURSELF AND KEEP INFORMED OF WHAT IS REALLY GOING IN THE KILLING FIELDS OF RICHMOND. PLEASE BE MINDFUL, WE ARE RESPECTFUL OF ALL PEOPLE'S IDEAS AND OPINIONS HERE!
THERE IS A GREAT DIVERSITY AND SPECTRUM OF INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND ORGANZATIONS THAT ARE TRULY DEDICATED TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND TO STOP THE KILLING. A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH VIOLENCE PREVENTION HERE IN RICHMOND KNOW THAT THERE IS NO TRUE POLICY THAT THE CITY OF RICHMOND HAS IN PLACE TO STOP THE VIOLENCE, MUCH LESS REDUCE IT.
THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS HAD OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS, AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING IN THE REAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADVOCATES AND EXPERTS FROM THE COMMUNITY,BUT HAS FAILED TO DO AS SUCH.
MOST THE SO-CALLED POLICIES THE CITY OF RICHMOND HAS 'ATTEMPTED' TO IMPLEMENT ARE LAME, OUT-DATED, OVER-BAKED AND OVER-RATED. THESE POLICIES ARE OUT OF TOUCH AND DO NOT EVEN BEGIN TO ADDRESS THE REAL ISSUES OF WHY OUR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS ARE KILLING ONE ANOTHER!
VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS ANOTHER HUSTLE TO BRING IN CONSULTANTS AND MORE HIGHLY PAID CITY EXECUTIVES TO THE RICHMOND CITY HALL AT THE TAXPAYERS EXPENSE. THESE 'PIMPS FOR YOUTH' ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO A CYCLE OF HOPELESSNESS AND DESPAIR, KNOWING THAT THE POLICIES THEY ADVISE THE CITY TO FOLLOW WILL FAIL AND WHEN THE MONEY IS GONE SO ARE THEY. AND THEY ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADVOCATES AND EXPERTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, WILL NEVER HAVE ANY REAL IMPUT MUCH LESS ESTABLISH THE REAL POLICIES THAT ARE NEEDED!
WE IN THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION MOVEMENT ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THE WAY THIS CITY DOES IT'S BUSINESS ON THEIR SO-CALLED 'WAR ON VIOLENCE'. THE MAYOR SAID SHE WAS 'DECLARING A WAR ON VIOLENCE IN RICHMOND'. HELL, DOES SHE EVEN KNOW WHO THE ENEMY IS?!
THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION THAT SITS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS OUT OF TOUCH AND OUT OF CONTROL, THEIR OWN TRACK RECORD, OR LACK OF TRACK RECORD PROVES THAT! WHILE ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND POLITICANS ARE RUNNING THEIR MOUTHS ABOUT THEIR 'VISIONS' OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION, OUR YOUTH ARE STILL DYING AND OUR CITY OF RICHMOND IS BURNING!
IN REALITY, WE IN THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION MOVEMENT ARE THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE THAT TRULY CAN HELP CONTAIN OR AT LEAST REDUCE THE KILLING CYCLE HERE IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND. BUT WE ARE TOLD TO STAY IN PLACE AND THAT WE ARE NOT NEEDED. Y'KNOW WHAT? THE CITY HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THEY HAVE NO LEADERSHIP, NO VISION, NO PLAN, NO FOCUS, NO NOTHING TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
THEY NEED TO SIMPLY STEP ASIDE AND ADMIT THEY NEED OUR HELP FROM US HERE IN THE MOVEMENT. BECAUSE THE DYING OF OUR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE KILLING FIELDS OF RICHMOND CONTINUES. AND THEY ARE HELPLESS TO STOP IT!
VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS NO GAME, IT IS A COMMITMENT TO STOP THE KILLING OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS! AND THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT!
MIKE ALI
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Truth Tazer note: This repsonse to the Ali email this morning truly tells the story...if I was to give you an explaination of the term "poverty pimp", this would be it (thanks to Marilynne Mellander!) :
So true!!These clowns love to establish "slush funds" to funnel off grant $$, get theircut, and do nothing...MLM
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As I get a moment today, I'll post my commentary on last night's council meeting as it pertains to the issue of the council's vote on the dollar allotment to RIA, a "crime czar" and the two step!
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Subject: ALERT! VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS NO GAME, IT IS A COMMITMENT TO SAVE OUR YOUTH!
GREETINGS TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU,
THIS EMAIL FORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR ALL US WHO ARE IN THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION MOVEMENT TO HAVE A BETTER WAY TO COMMUNICATE OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE ACTS OF VIOLENCE AND KILLINGS IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND AND WEST COUNTY!
MANY OF YOU WILL BE READERS AND WILL LOOK TO THIS FORUM TO BETTER EDUCATE YOURSELF AND KEEP INFORMED OF WHAT IS REALLY GOING IN THE KILLING FIELDS OF RICHMOND. PLEASE BE MINDFUL, WE ARE RESPECTFUL OF ALL PEOPLE'S IDEAS AND OPINIONS HERE!
THERE IS A GREAT DIVERSITY AND SPECTRUM OF INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND ORGANZATIONS THAT ARE TRULY DEDICATED TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND TO STOP THE KILLING. A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH VIOLENCE PREVENTION HERE IN RICHMOND KNOW THAT THERE IS NO TRUE POLICY THAT THE CITY OF RICHMOND HAS IN PLACE TO STOP THE VIOLENCE, MUCH LESS REDUCE IT.
THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS HAD OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS, AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING IN THE REAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADVOCATES AND EXPERTS FROM THE COMMUNITY,BUT HAS FAILED TO DO AS SUCH.
MOST THE SO-CALLED POLICIES THE CITY OF RICHMOND HAS 'ATTEMPTED' TO IMPLEMENT ARE LAME, OUT-DATED, OVER-BAKED AND OVER-RATED. THESE POLICIES ARE OUT OF TOUCH AND DO NOT EVEN BEGIN TO ADDRESS THE REAL ISSUES OF WHY OUR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS ARE KILLING ONE ANOTHER!
VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS ANOTHER HUSTLE TO BRING IN CONSULTANTS AND MORE HIGHLY PAID CITY EXECUTIVES TO THE RICHMOND CITY HALL AT THE TAXPAYERS EXPENSE. THESE 'PIMPS FOR YOUTH' ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO A CYCLE OF HOPELESSNESS AND DESPAIR, KNOWING THAT THE POLICIES THEY ADVISE THE CITY TO FOLLOW WILL FAIL AND WHEN THE MONEY IS GONE SO ARE THEY. AND THEY ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADVOCATES AND EXPERTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, WILL NEVER HAVE ANY REAL IMPUT MUCH LESS ESTABLISH THE REAL POLICIES THAT ARE NEEDED!
WE IN THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION MOVEMENT ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THE WAY THIS CITY DOES IT'S BUSINESS ON THEIR SO-CALLED 'WAR ON VIOLENCE'. THE MAYOR SAID SHE WAS 'DECLARING A WAR ON VIOLENCE IN RICHMOND'. HELL, DOES SHE EVEN KNOW WHO THE ENEMY IS?!
THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION THAT SITS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS OUT OF TOUCH AND OUT OF CONTROL, THEIR OWN TRACK RECORD, OR LACK OF TRACK RECORD PROVES THAT! WHILE ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND POLITICANS ARE RUNNING THEIR MOUTHS ABOUT THEIR 'VISIONS' OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION, OUR YOUTH ARE STILL DYING AND OUR CITY OF RICHMOND IS BURNING!
IN REALITY, WE IN THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION MOVEMENT ARE THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE THAT TRULY CAN HELP CONTAIN OR AT LEAST REDUCE THE KILLING CYCLE HERE IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND. BUT WE ARE TOLD TO STAY IN PLACE AND THAT WE ARE NOT NEEDED. Y'KNOW WHAT? THE CITY HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THEY HAVE NO LEADERSHIP, NO VISION, NO PLAN, NO FOCUS, NO NOTHING TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
THEY NEED TO SIMPLY STEP ASIDE AND ADMIT THEY NEED OUR HELP FROM US HERE IN THE MOVEMENT. BECAUSE THE DYING OF OUR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE KILLING FIELDS OF RICHMOND CONTINUES. AND THEY ARE HELPLESS TO STOP IT!
VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS NO GAME, IT IS A COMMITMENT TO STOP THE KILLING OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS! AND THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT!
MIKE ALI
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Truth Tazer note: This repsonse to the Ali email this morning truly tells the story...if I was to give you an explaination of the term "poverty pimp", this would be it (thanks to Marilynne Mellander!) :
So true!!These clowns love to establish "slush funds" to funnel off grant $$, get theircut, and do nothing...MLM
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As I get a moment today, I'll post my commentary on last night's council meeting as it pertains to the issue of the council's vote on the dollar allotment to RIA, a "crime czar" and the two step!
posted by Plunda Claus @ 10:51 AM
1 Comments:
At April 07, 2006 4:24 AM,
Anonymous said…
The Richmond City Council are the biggest pimps for youth in the entire San Francisco Bay Area!
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