Re: [Mpls] Police Brutality

2003-10-28 Thread Michelle Gross
associated with race profiling and similar harassment by police of targeted people. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr CUAPB At 08:00 PM 10/26/03 -0600, Anne McCandless wrote: Today it became apparent to me that the definition of POLICE BRUTALITY varies. How do people on this list, esp CUAPB, define police brutality

Re: [Mpls] Re: Time for Mpls Civilian Review to start doing its job!

2003-10-28 Thread Michelle Gross
for the CRA to start doing its job! Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 07:46 PM 10/27/03 -0600, WizardMarks wrote: WM: I read through all the rules and have questions around two issues: first, what is a Garrity Warning? It appears to be a warning to elicit the truth from police officers, but the warning itself

Re: [Mpls] Community and more crime on 3rd Street North

2003-10-28 Thread Michelle Gross
of these cases never make it into the papers. For this reason and because my energies are better spent in ways other than fighting off attacks from the tightie-whities on this list, I'm outta here. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 11:16 PM 10/28/03 -0600, Dyna wrote: Thanks to Tim for pointing

Re: [Mpls] Police Brutality

2003-10-26 Thread Michelle Gross
criminals. To quote John Trepp, a representative of that organization, not even the Taliban would have dispatched a firing squad to deal with a small woman playing her radio loudly. Them's the facts, like it or not. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules

[Mpls] Police Brutality Complaints

2003-10-23 Thread Michelle Gross
will happen so they stopped bothering? Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. Minneapolis Issues

Re: [Mpls] MPD

2003-10-23 Thread Michelle Gross
if they give me an okay. I'm guessing it will depend on the status of any legal cases. I'm not trying to avoid the issue--I'm trying to uphold a confidence entrusted to me. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before

Re: [Mpls] Good Knee-Grow/Bad Knee-Grow and Doug Grow

2003-10-19 Thread Michelle Gross
. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 03:25 PM 10/19/03 -0500, WizardMarks wrote: Neal Krasnoff wrote: Gen. Colin Powell, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Justice Clarence Thomas, Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton, Chief William K. Finney. WM: Mr. Krasnoff is confusing the presence of a few people of color with the institutional

Re: [Mpls] Stephen Porter and his 3rd Street homies... Are back in business!

2003-10-18 Thread Michelle Gross
as an indication of CUAPB's position on any particular issue. Our positions are decided collectively by the board and are not dependent on me putting them out on this list. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr Communities United Against Police Brutality At 01:30 PM 10/17/03 -0500, Dyna wrote: On Friday, October 17

Re: [Mpls] Meeting: Farview Park Community Center in north Minneapolis

2003-10-18 Thread Michelle Gross
mediation. Where's the love now? Usurpation and co-optation make for strange bedfellows but I guess the honeymoon has to end sometime. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 09:24 AM 10/18/03 -0500, Shawn Lewis wrote: I and, of course, many others attended last nights meeting at Farview Park Community Center

[Mpls] Police NOT cleared in alleged abuse

2003-10-17 Thread Michelle Gross
was not able to rise to the national significance standard. For more information on this section of the DOJ see http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/crim/crimhome.html The information on the kinds of cases they handle is fascinating. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 07:53 AM 10/16/03 -0700, Mark Wilde wrote

Re: [Mpls] Coddling the Criminals: CUAPB Statement on Latest Police Brutality(?) Incident

2003-10-16 Thread Michelle Gross
, jury and executioners. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 09:34 AM 10/15/03 -0500, Dyna wrote: With all due respect for CUAPB, they need to be a bit more selective in the cases they take on. The fact that the alleged assualt is virtually identical to the one alleged to have occurred at the jail

Re: [Mpls] Coddling the Criminals: CUAPB Statement on Latest Police Brutality(?) Incident

2003-10-16 Thread Michelle Gross
in a completely responsible manner. However, I personally can't say the same about Moss, Staten and company. It was the height of irresponsibility to bring a man straight from jail after such an ordeal and let him spill his guts to the media, thus possibly blowing any legal case he could have. Michelle

[Mpls] CUAPB Statement on Latest Police Brutality Incident

2003-10-15 Thread Michelle Gross
Posted to list by Michelle Gross, Bryn Mawr Communities United Against Police Brutality Media Statement October 14, 2003 ** CUAPB DENOUNCES VICIOUS POLICE BRUTALITY INCIDENT IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS

[Mpls] Philander Jenkins background information

2003-10-13 Thread Michelle Gross
of them. Even if he were to be proven guilty, there is no crime on the books in this state for which the penalty would be jailhouse rape. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr CUAPB At 09:26 AM 10/13/03 -0500, Dennis Plante wrote: No one should suffer the type of assaults he's accusing the jailers of while

[Mpls] CUAPB calls for investigation of downtown jail

2003-10-12 Thread Michelle Gross
requested it on Thurday and the request was denied. If everything is so hunky dorey at the jail, why are they trying so hard to prevent this young man from having an independent medical examination? Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr Communities United Against Police Brutality

Re: [Mpls] Lawsuits

2003-10-04 Thread Michelle Gross
million over the last 4 1/2 years. Michelle Gross Communities United Against Police Brutality At 04:01 PM 10/4/03 -0500, Jim Mork wrote: Suing Let's sue ourselves! Boy, that'll help beef up police protection, get the roads fixed, etc,etc. What Heller and Graham seem not to grasp is that you

Re: [Mpls] Doug Grow on Mpls NAACP infighting

2003-10-03 Thread Michelle Gross
who have manipulated it to maintain the status quo and control the Black community's access to resources. Shame on him! Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 10:07 PM 10/1/03 -0500, Peter T Schmitz wrote: Thank you, Doug Grow, for separating the good Negroes from the bad Negroes.---Peter

Re: [Mpls] Cops arrest NAACP meeting-goer at Gallmon's request

2003-10-01 Thread Michelle Gross
in Richfield and killed a jogger. By the way, there were plenty of witnesses at the scene who saw Mornson assault Yeazizw. Problem was, police never questioned them or even took witness statements for later. They took the word of the (white) business owner without question. Michelle Gross Bryn

[Mpls] Update on Bryce Williams, Police Chief Community Meetings

2003-10-01 Thread Michelle Gross
chief. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr Communities United Against Police Brutality URGENT UPDATE October 1, 2003 ** GREAT NEWS--BRYCE WILLIAMS RELEASED FROM JAIL EARLY WITH NO CHARGES

RE: [Mpls] Racism and Politics

2003-09-28 Thread Michelle Gross
and based on positions he has taken as a legislator. These seem like reasonable concerns to raise and rather than play the race card to silence the questioners, I would like to see these concerns addressed. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email

RE: [Mpls] Racism and Politics

2003-09-28 Thread Michelle Gross
for that group to lay out its arguments. It created unnecessary doubts about their rationales and agenda. Nonetheless, I still support their right to challenge this appointment based on what we now know to be their concerns. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated

[Mpls] Thank you, Susan!

2003-09-28 Thread Michelle Gross
word and he said not yet, but they were sure they could figure out how to keep things going. Thanks again, Susan, for putting together the gathering. It was lovely to meet the folks who were there. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager

Re: [Mpls] STATEMENT FROM BCC/AALS REGARDING DAVID JENNINGS

2003-09-27 Thread Michelle Gross
a very important stake in this issue. I'm glad to see the community step forward on this issue--it's what democracy is all about. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't

[Mpls] Racism and Politics

2003-09-27 Thread Michelle Gross
racism to me. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City

[Mpls] Doctored tapes have day in court, too

2003-09-18 Thread Michelle Gross
and discussion. Michelle Gross Communities United Against Police Brutality REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait

Re: [Mpls] New Chief

2003-09-14 Thread Michelle Gross
36th Street Have something to say about who will be the next chief? Have other concerns on your mind? Make your plans now to attend these events. Michelle Gross Communities United Against Police Brutality REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL

Re: [Mpls] Essential Minneapolis links

2003-09-10 Thread Michelle Gross
Perhaps, since you have the police department's site, you would like the CUAPB site. It is www.charityadvantage.com/CUAPB One popular feature on the site is a list of Minneapolis police officers and complaints against them. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 05:09 PM 9/9/03 -0500, David Brauer

Re: [Mpls] Re: First Avenue

2003-09-06 Thread Michelle Gross
, but thanks for asking. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 01:10 AM 9/6/03 -0500, Dean Zimmermann wrote: My goodness Lisa and Michelle, I would recommend that each of you go in for an eye examination. At each end of each block of the new two way section of 1st Ave stands a bright orange barrel, about 4 feet

[Mpls] Violating the list charter--my bad!

2003-09-02 Thread Michelle Gross
out a lot of interesting stuff. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr From: List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Presidential politics We've had a couple of posts lately that have been about national, presidential issues - not Minneapolis-specific ones. This forum exists not to talk about every

RE: [Mpls] Re: First Avenue

2003-09-01 Thread Michelle Gross
were facing in the opposite direction from the signs on the eastern side. And, that's only because I knew to look for them. Without proper signage, this is an accident waiting to happen. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you

[Mpls] Another kind of labor day lament

2003-09-01 Thread Michelle Gross
A couple of commentaries on Ron Eibensteiner's classy comment to Twin City Bush protesters this past Tuesday. From: Michael Moore Mailing List Message [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] August 29, 2003 Happy Labor Day - Now, Get a Job (A letter from Michael Moore) Greetings Friends, For his part, George

[Mpls] Film on effects of discrimination

2003-08-30 Thread Michelle Gross
pain of discrimination on their lives. September 10, 6  9 p.m.; September 11, 1  5 p.m. Film on 9/10 $17. Workshop on 9/11 $85. Both $95. Sabathani Community Center, 310 East 38th St., Minneapolis. 952-881-6090 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Michelle Gross Bryn

[Mpls] Restorative Justice--Reality Check

2003-08-29 Thread Michelle Gross
by the cops. But right now that would open up too big of a can of worms. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course

Re: [Mpls] Evil People

2003-08-29 Thread Michelle Gross
to see it. Very sad reading, indeed. An updated edition of the book will be coming out with the over 1000 cases documented in the first three years of this new millenium sometime next year. Michelle Gross Communities United Against Police Brutality Hotline 612-874-STOP TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1

Re: [Mpls] Home Ownership, and kind list members helping Dyna with her finances...

2003-08-25 Thread Michelle Gross
for a reasonable price. You've indicated you need other work done but that's the thing you're under the gun for right now, right? Just the thoughts of a (possibly ignorant) person who is too poor to own a home. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 01:14 AM 8/25/03 -0500, Dyna wrote: On Sunday, August

[Mpls] An interesting experience with 911

2003-08-21 Thread Michelle Gross
experience with 911? Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City

[Mpls] Judges and jails

2003-08-14 Thread Michelle Gross
and move around from there. I think you would see that people are spending time in jail--probably just not the right people. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 10:09 AM 8/5/03 -0700, Barbara Lickness wrote: Maybe we should gather up all the criminal rap sheets the neighborhood folks have and put them

Re: [Mpls] city purchased security equipment

2003-08-14 Thread Michelle Gross
it will happen as early as first of this week. Maybe it will help the city to see how necessary cabs are to the functioning of the city, especially to tourism. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 11:57 AM 8/10/03 -0500, N.I. Krasnov wrote: snip Please don't tell me that government can't find $1,000,000 to protect

Re: [Mpls] Protecting cabdrivers

2003-08-14 Thread Michelle Gross
are adopted, cabs should advertise on the side of the car this vehicle equipped with security equipment or something like that. It would make folks with bad intent think twice about trying to pull anything. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 12:38 AM 8/9/03 -0500, N.I. Krasnov wrote: I find

Re: [Mpls] Drugs;Adult Involvement

2003-08-09 Thread Michelle Gross
and allow police to focus on bigger issues in those impacted areas. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 03:41 AM 8/8/03 -0500, Jim Mork wrote: Drugs It was suggested that legalizing drugs would have no beneficial effect on crime. Two points: First, go and look at the graphs on national trends in violent

[Mpls] Judges

2003-08-08 Thread Michelle Gross
://www.spokesman-recorder.com and click on Op-Ed. These articles are some real gems. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 05:03 PM 8/6/03 -0500, Anne McCandless wrote: As we saw in the Sunday Strib, we do not elect our judges in this state. For those who missed the story, 91% of the judges currently sitting

Re: [Mpls] Unintended consequences

2003-08-08 Thread Michelle Gross
criminals in those areas--and then working toward racial and economic justice so that others aren't tempted to take their place. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 09:09 PM 8/3/03 -0500, Brandon Lacy wrote: What is even more 'ducky' is the absolute lack of any type of investment in Jordan, or any

Re: [Mpls] Charging Suspects

2003-08-07 Thread Michelle Gross
suburbanite jurors they get will not be fair to their client. The perspectives are just too different. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific

Re: [Mpls] Urban Wildlife

2003-07-27 Thread Michelle Gross
for a while but has moved back into the bushes we put up in place of the hedges. It's a kick to come home from work and find the bunny hopping around our yard as we pull up. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's

Re: [Mpls] Fw: Gentrification? Indeed!

2003-07-24 Thread Michelle Gross
are gathering info and considering a legal action to deal with withholding of services. I would encourage you to consider becoming involved in that effort since it is an area that clearly concerns you. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame

[Mpls] Re: Gentrification? Indeed!

2003-07-24 Thread Michelle Gross
energy would be better spent actually doing something about the issues that you've raised. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 04:05 PM 7/23/03 -0500, you wrote: Megan, Megan, Megan.. You live in Bryn Mawr, that explains your idealism. Did you know the West Bank has a 46% poverty rate and only 10

[Mpls] Westbank crime situation

2003-07-23 Thread Michelle Gross
on harassing residents of the towers, especially immigrants/new arrivals (I'm basing this on reports CUAPB gets from that area) and, relatedly 2) The gentrification forces on the West Bank do not want these crimes to be reported as it would impact their image and gentrification efforts Michelle Gross Bryn

[Mpls] Environmental Racism/Market BBQ Racism

2003-07-21 Thread Michelle Gross
. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic

Re: [Mpls] Traffic Flow and Frustrated Drivers

2003-07-16 Thread Michelle Gross
speeding down surface streets like they're on the interstate, to avoid the congestion at the on ramps? Michelle Gross Forever sitting at lights in Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change

Re: [Mpls] Ascribing motives

2003-07-02 Thread Michelle Gross
functional or helpful. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) Minneapolis Issues Forum

[Mpls] Ascribing motives

2003-07-01 Thread Michelle Gross
to this matter. Further, if no one from CUAPB was involved in the exchange noted above, I would appreciate you clarifying that. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr Communities United Against Police Brutality TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's

Re: [Mpls] lawsuits against the city

2003-06-30 Thread Michelle Gross
to tell your story, please call 612-874-7867. Michelle Gross Communities United Against Police Brutality At 04:22 PM 6/26/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today's Star Tribune reported a meeting where police Chief Olson reported, and citizens spoke out against police brutality. At a time when

[Mpls] Event re: 14 yr old beaten by police

2003-06-24 Thread Michelle Gross
I received this and thought others on the list would want to know about it. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr Communities United Against Police Brutality On Tuesday, June 24th at 5:00 p.m., Titilayo Bediako is holding a press conference and protest

[Mpls] Community Input into Next Police Chief

2003-06-22 Thread Michelle Gross
in this redesign by having a say in who that chief will be. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr Communities United Against Police Brutality TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific

Re: [Mpls] What Is Reasonable?

2003-06-18 Thread Michelle Gross
action. The point of these legal actions is not money but to force changes. If ever something needs changing, it is this construct of crime containment areas that seem to be an unwritten part of police policy. Our hotline number is 612-874-STOP. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr Communities United

[Mpls] Are County Judges Really Elected By The People?

2003-06-14 Thread Michelle Gross
June 4, 2003 Spokesman Recorder Editorial By: Pauline Thomas Are County Judges Really Elected By The People? In Minnesota, according to our State Constitution, county judges are supposed to be elected by the People. The problem is that politicians regularly scheme to keep the People from having

RE: [Mpls] Career Pathways for 8th Graders in MPS

2003-06-13 Thread Michelle Gross
Orleans), the schools here are fantastic compared to most other places and I'm grateful to the dedicated, good people who are teaching our kids. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't

Re: [Mpls] A brutal death at 16th and Portland

2003-06-13 Thread Michelle Gross
on the specific issue of police brutality which is, in my mind, a form of state-sanctioned violence. I'll understand if you feel you cannot go there but if you could share your perspective, I think it would add an important element to these discussions. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1

[Mpls] Replies to list

2003-06-12 Thread Michelle Gross
and not send everything X2. I promise I'll read your post to the list. Thank you for your consideration. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls

Re: [Mpls] The Need...Federal Mediation/dogooder wrasslin'/funinformative

2003-06-12 Thread Michelle Gross
this suit) but it will no longer be on their terms. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course

Re: [Mpls] Police Federation headed for trusteeship?

2003-06-12 Thread Michelle Gross
I'm sending Dyna's post to Bob Bennett, Ngo's attorney. He's a very sharp dude but I want to make sure he was aware of this angle. Thanks, Dyna! At 11:49 PM 6/11/03 -0500, Peter T Schmitz wrote: Dyna reports: Commenting on Officer Ngo's suit, Federation head Delmonico sided with MPD and

Re: [Mpls] Re: Mpls digest, Vol 1 #1550 - 14 msgs

2003-06-11 Thread Michelle Gross
/misconduct. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr Communities United Against Police Brutality At 07:03 AM 6/11/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, Clarification - CUAPB attributes the deaths of Charles Berry (1995), William Hayek (2002) Ki Yang (2002) to Minneapolis Police. Berry died while in a Wright

Re: [Mpls] Ms. Kambui's role in federal mediation

2003-06-10 Thread Michelle Gross
on the team and making sure others weren't. People around the country have expressed concern to us that the way the city administration hijacked federal mediation will become a template for other cities who want to undermine mediation. Sadly, their concerns are well founded. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr

Re: [Mpls] The Need to Know re: Federal Mediation

2003-06-10 Thread Michelle Gross
. That administration was a lot of things but they weren't phonies like the Rybak crew. Has the man kept one single campaign promise? Has the man done one thing for anyone except rich folks? Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 08:47 AM 6/10/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope Michelle Gross continues to voice her

Re: [Mpls] Bike patrol officer and young boy

2003-06-09 Thread Michelle Gross
of the MPD, this problem will not get better. It is well known that Olson will not be back next year. We should be demanding now that the people have a big role in deciding who the next chief will be and it needs to be someone who has a reputation for cleaning up brutal police forces. Michelle

[Mpls] Ms. Kambui's role in federal mediation

2003-06-09 Thread Michelle Gross
, no one would be happier than me if even one good thing comes out of that process. However, knowing the magnitude of changes needed, it is clear that other avenues will need to be pursued, which we and others are doing. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore

Re: [Mpls] Media coverage of bike patrol officer and young boy

2003-06-08 Thread Michelle Gross
in the cold. It is my fervent hope that, painful as this situation is for the young man, some good will come out of it. Perhaps Kambui, with her significant influence in the city administration, will finally understand the need for real change and will focus her efforts in that direction. Michelle

Re: [Mpls] Media coverage of bike patrol officer and young boy

2003-06-08 Thread Michelle Gross
about power even more. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 12:05 PM 6/8/03 -0500, Dennis Plante wrote: Michelle: Apparently there are two people with the same name working in the Mayor's office. The Kinshasa Kambui I know cares very deeply and has worked very hard on the issue of civil rights. To suggest

Re: [Mpls] Video Surveillance

2003-06-04 Thread Michelle Gross
, when the tape was finally produced for the lawyer before trial, the incriminating scenes had magically been erased. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr Communities United Against Police Brutality TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being

Re: [Mpls] Target Downtown Surveillance

2003-06-02 Thread Michelle Gross
? The government is supposed to serve us, not intrude on our privacy.Is this Orwell's 1984, just a little late? Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 09:19 AM 6/1/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The city of Minneapolis, in a public/private partnership with the Target corporation, is planning to install

[Mpls] Target Closing in Detroit Target Finances

2003-06-01 Thread Michelle Gross
For your reading pleasure... Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr Target to close store on 8 Mile BY SHABINA S. KHATRI FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER May 23, 2003 Octavia Smith won't be able to drop by her local Target store to buy diapers and laundry

Re: [Mpls] Pledge of Allegiance

2003-06-01 Thread Michelle Gross
and other huge problems to deal with. Maybe it's a form of legislative escapism. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 06:22 PM 5/31/03 -0500, you wrote: JM:I agree with Mark Anderson's post regarding the Pledge of Allegiance in Minneapolis schools. Making childrem recite loyalty oaths by rote is absurd

[Mpls] Another list member in the news

2003-05-29 Thread Michelle Gross
of their person or car. If police go ahead or if the driver feels mistreated, action may be taken after the incident, other lawyers at the event said. If later action is warranted, a written record of the encounter is important, said Michelle Gross, a founder of Communities United Against Police Brutality

Re: [Mpls] Rioting's harmful

2003-04-17 Thread Michelle Gross
, destruction of property, etc. with stiff penalties. Enforce those laws and this proposed law, which will be used to target protesters, becomes unnecessary. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 07:47 PM 4/16/03 -0500, you wrote: I think rioting and vandalism should always be taken very seriously

Re: [Mpls] South Mpls State Rep. Walker receives letter as Walker-Black

2003-04-06 Thread Michelle Gross
members as I expect more out of them. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 03:50 PM 4/5/03 -0600, you wrote: Mark Anderson reply: I was going to send my response off-List because it isn't Mpls specific, but it looks like I won't be reprimanded for this one ;). This whole witch hunt of Lindner is so

Re: [Mpls] Pauline Thomas's columns

2003-04-05 Thread Michelle Gross
these skills will just have to get busy helping do the work. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 03:11 PM 4/4/03 -0800, you wrote: Michelle Gross writes: IMHO Pauline Thomas is emerging as a strong and principled leader in her community and a powerful writer, too

[Mpls] Pauline Thomas: The War for Freedom at Home

2003-04-04 Thread Michelle Gross
IMHO Pauline Thomas is emerging as a strong and principled leader in her community and a powerful writer, too. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr _ Spokesman Recorder April 2, 2003 By Pauline Thomas, Community Collaborative The War for Freedom at Home

[Mpls] Latest on federal mediation

2003-04-03 Thread Michelle Gross
Here's the latest on federal mediation. More to follow soon. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr COMMUNITY NEGOTIATING TEAM PRESS STATEMENT April 2, 2003 ACORN JOINS CNT On January 31, 2003, the NAACP was invited to join the Community

Re: [Mpls] RE: Arlon Lindner

2003-04-03 Thread Michelle Gross
I can definitely see an Arlon Lindner bobblehead--perhaps with an optional white robe and hood. At 10:38 AM 4/3/03 -0600, you wrote: Ethics complaints, hearings, and associated hand-wringing -- so tedious and predictable, and to what end? Is there reason to expect a change in Rep. Lindner's

Re: [Mpls] Re: Herron's out of prison and on the job helping ex-convicts

2003-04-03 Thread Michelle Gross
And let's not mention that other 'ahem'--a certain very powerful CM whose city hall files magically disappeared after she was drubbed out of office. No one's even talking about investigating/prosecuting her, but they should be. Even if the justice department doesn't know what's up, the

RE: [Mpls] South Mpls State Rep. Walker receives letter as Walker-Black

2003-04-02 Thread Michelle Gross
Regarding the letter in which Rep. Walker was addresses as Rep. Neva Walker-Black, I have a copy of the letter. It is a letter of legal discovery written by Arlon Lindner's attorney, James Anderson, in preparation for the ethics hearing. It was addressed very specifically to the eight state

Re: [Mpls] City cuts the number of Police Officers - Penny Wise and Dollar Foolish

2003-03-31 Thread Michelle Gross
. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

[Mpls] Demonstrations and the role of police

2003-03-29 Thread Michelle Gross
ran the Underground Railways during times of slavery. We know who we are and we are proud of it. Some here talk of making us protesters pay for our protests and the police presence that is needed well I must agree with Michelle Gross, I would feel much safer with no police presence. Catholics

Re: [Mpls] Breaking the law is not a right, though sometimes it is a duty!

2003-03-28 Thread Michelle Gross
anything illegal, almost like pre-emptive arrests. It was done for harassment, or to scare people away from a cause the police don't like or maybe, as some have suggested, to raise funds for the cops. That's just plain wrong. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain

Re: [Mpls] Counting crowds

2003-03-27 Thread Michelle Gross
that day to be about 3500. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 10:04 AM 3/27/03 -0500, you wrote: In a message dated 3/25/2003 11:09:33 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Reporter Joy Powell sat on the Capitol dome, where the security folks were stationed, and where she had a good view. She

Re: [Mpls] Counting crowds

2003-03-27 Thread Michelle Gross
(and they pay the price in possible lost wages, inconvenience, humiliation, etc.) only to be turned loose for lack of evidence. That's a huge waste of money on bad arrests--money that could be used to catch real criminals. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 01:40 PM 3/27/03 -0600, you wrote: I agree

[Mpls] Small and Underutilized Business Meeting with City

2003-03-26 Thread Michelle Gross
I just got the announcement below regarding an opportunity for businesses owned by people of color and women. The impetus behind this is Community Collaborative, an organization that is doing great work, especially around minority contracting issues and helping these businesses get their fair

[Mpls] Re: Shut up bitch

2003-03-25 Thread Michelle Gross
-spirited and false attacks on our work can be construed as hurting real leadership. Michelle Gross Bryn Mawr At 04:55 PM 3/25/03 -0800, you wrote: My Dear Michelle, It is so frustrating to hear these attacks. In a time when our communities need to come together, the country is stressed out

Re: [Mpls] Whats an activist?

2003-03-25 Thread Michelle Gross
the movement going between events (except throw a few bucks in the donation bucket). So I would call myself a participant in that movement but certainly would not accept the title of leader. Michelle Gross Communities United Against Police Brutality Bryn Mawr At 09:30 PM 3/25/03 -0500, you wrote

Re: [Mpls] Federal Mediation

2003-03-24 Thread Michelle Gross
gets its act together sooner rather than later. Michelle Gross Communities United Against Police Brutality Bryn Mawr From: ZippinZack Subject: [Mpls] Federal Mediation Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 16:57:36 -0800 I find it interesting that the fate of Federal Mediation is now in the hands of Jill Clark