We just had a wrap up Juneteenth meeting and discussed the fact that this
was one of the most wonderful, well attended, celebrations in 14 years. We
had people from all over the continent of Africa, the Caribbean, the Midwest
and from various neighborhoods in Madison. WYOU is the only T.V. station
that filmed and not one Madison t.v. station covered this historical,
cultural and family celebration. There was plenty of joy, laughter, hope
and good will shared and we didn't have anything near the negative tv
coverage of yesterday's tragedy. Remember the story of the attorney who was
drunk and ran into another vehicle, killing a child? They ran indepth
articles on that story for weeks that examined several perspectives. This
is a tragedy as well. We are not use to family members killing each other
and holding hostages. We may never know what happened, yet for those of us
who work, live, visit, attend programs and support the southside of Madison,
we know hope remains and will continue to grow...God willing and people
willing. We will look for ways to show our concern for this family. FABU
>From: Hedi Rudd <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "AAM (African Association of Madison)"
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
>Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 10:41:41 -0500
>
>Being the glutton for punishment that I am I've been listening to Chris
>Krok, fan the flames, regarding yesterday's incident on the Southside. My
>son was one of the children at the Boy's and Girl's club and will continue
>to attend, so I am very much interested in ensuring that tensions do not
>heat up in the area.
>
>What the heck is going on and what do we do? It isn't the specific incident
>that worries me as much as what is going to happen to an already fragile
>community. I've lived in violent communities, so what I'm saying is I don't
>have fear of violence, but I do have a great deal of fear when it comes to
>communities that don't have any sense of hope, because this is the breeding
>ground for violence. Random acts of violence are one thing, but living in a
>constant state of fear in a community that is constantly violent is
>another.
>
>Who is going to answer the call in this community to respond to those who
>think like Chris Krok? This person/peope need to also be able to go in and
>get our struggling communities back on track and show the type of
>leadership that is not about patting itself on the back, but actually going
>in and getting some work done and getting people to wake up.
>
>I feel like we're going back. Back to how it was in the late 80's early
>90's. We weeded the community, but no seeds of hope were planted. So the
>weeds grew back and their taking over again.
>
>Hedi
>
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