Re: [UC] FW: VICTORY! City Council Pulls Park Bill!

2009-05-20 Thread Glenn moyer
This bungled first attempt should serve as our early warning. Like the libraries and schools, public parks are targeted for privatization. The corporate bosses didn't want this to start while anyone was watching because of a public backlash. Next time, this will be attempted so that "crime

[UC] John Legend's speech

2009-05-20 Thread Glenn moyer
John Stephens aka John Legend gave a great speech at Penn graduation. Here is the clip which was played yesterday on Democracy Now. http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/19/a_commitment_to_truth_requires_a You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To

[UC] Shadow (bw kitty) is still missing !

2009-05-20 Thread Linda Lee
Shadow's been missing from 4317 Baltimore since April 30th. He may have run intosomeone's house, basement, or even attic. He's an indoor-outdoor kitty and is very friendly.If you live within a few blocks please keep aneye out for him, and check your yards,basements and attics. If you think you've

[UC] City Council Parks Bill Pulled - a Victory for Now

2009-05-20 Thread Mcgettig
I totally agree with Glenn. Krajewski has unwittingly revealed how eager some quarters are to exploit the new arrangement for supervising our parks. In this case, however, she shot herself in the foot with a preposterously broad proposal to open up all of Fairmount Park to developers.

Re: [UC] City Council Parks Bill Pulled - a Victory for Now

2009-05-20 Thread Kimm Tynan
Mike Diberardinis is back at the city? Wow. Missed that. Well, unless Mike has changed radically over the last several years (which is possible), Mike is one of the good guys, and that¹s good news. I worked with Mike when we were both community organizing in Kensington back in the 90s. The