Wednesday, October 08, 2003

Gentrification and Me issue 4
Am I on number 4 now?

PBS: POV Flag Wars: What is Gentrification
One site, just for definition of what I am talking about. The rest of the site in on the film Flag Wars, a battle for a neighborhood between two "historically oppressed groups" blacks and gays. In my own observations both groups can be downright unpleasant to the other, but luckily, not always.... at least not to the other's face.

Maybe later I'll do themes on gentrification: Gays and gentrification; Artists and gentrification; Buppie (Black yuppie) gentrification; Black flight and gentrification; Anti-gentrification groups; DC/Shaw and gentrification.

Someone, John, pointed out a talk that is going to be given at the City Museum October 15 at 6:30 on gentrification and the city. I predict there will be an angry discussion as the topic enflames passions. I plan to go but if it just turns into a yelling match at any point I'm leaving. If I want to see people yell, I'll go to a civic association meeting with the peanut gallery.

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