Good read, Scott. Thank you for sharing. Seeing the video of him embedded in the piece reminded me of this piece by Coates which I personally believe is essential reading on the subject: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/
Ray On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 5:23:59 PM UTC-5 greenteadrinkers wrote: > Just came across this article in WashPo a few mins. ago, examines some of > the history of slavery in CA and what reparations might look like. > > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/10/01/california-slavery-reparations/ > > Scott > > On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 5:51:59 PM UTC-4 Trenker wrote: > >> Wouldn't a white racist just pocket the money? >> > >> On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 4:21:35 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> Towards Doug's very kind suggestion let me add this product that >>> Rivendell Bicycle Works now sells on rivbike.com: >>> >>> https://www.rivbike.com/collections/framesets/products/brp-contribution >>> >>> If you like the program, consider buying that product. If you don't, >>> then don't. Easy peasy. >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 1:09:55 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote: >>> >>>> One way to support this effort is to donate any unused Rivendollars to >>>> the program. Over the years, many of us have donated to RBW based on >>>> using >>>> these as store credits. I for one have still got some, and I know others >>>> who were willing to give theirs to someone else. Even though old >>>> Rivendollars don't help their cash flow, they could assist in "balancing >>>> the books" by being applied to this worthy effort. >>>> >>>> I've already told Grant to use mine as he wishes, and call on others to >>>> pass yours along too. >>>> >>>> Doug Peterson >>>> >>>> On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 8:59:05 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Instagram, the Blahg, and maybe an email update have Rivendell Bicycle >>>>> Works putting their money where their mouths are. Their announcement >>>>> makes >>>>> me more likely to spend more of my money at Rivendell Bicycle Works. >>>>> >>>>> Bill Lindsay >>>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9c204188-6fa1-42c7-ac3a-2ba0c98c2f7en%40googlegroups.com.
