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SU will mark 9/11 anniversary through series of activities By Kelly Homan Rodoski Syracuse University will mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States in several ways—with an interfaith service in Hendricks
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Chapel; an exhibition of “SU Remembers: The 9/11 Sheets of Remembrance;” a service project launch and panel discussions on the impact of the tragedy 10 years later. “Syracuse University’s commitment to Scholarship in Action calls us to construct a series of events that not only mark the anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, but call us forth to engage our world, that we might create a place where events like these are no more,” says Tiffany Steinwert, dean of Hendricks Chapel. “While we strive to honor the memory of all that was lost that day, we also hope to engage our community in critical reflection about the meaning of this event in not only our nation’s history, but in the wider global community so that we might
move forward into a future with hope. By launching our year-long engagement initiative, Better Together, during this weekend, we hope to invite our community to a continued celebration of unity and peace, rather than a one day moment of silence. September 11 calls us all to act on behalf of our communities and our world.” Information on the events is listed below, and can also be found on the web at syr.edu/ september11 and on Twitter at #911syracuseu. Call Hendricks Chapel at 443-2901 for more information.
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will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel and is open to the SU and greater Syracuse communities. Parking will be available in the lots surrounding Hendricks Chapel (Q1, Q3, Q4, Waverly and Hillside). A reception will follow on the Kenneth A. Shaw Quad, where guests will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on sheets to be added to the “SU Remembers: 9/11 Sheets of Expression” collection maintained by SU Archives. The service will feature an interfaith prayer created by the Hendricks Chapel Chaplains’ Council; musical selections performed by the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble, Hendricks Chapel Choir; Black Celestial
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By Walt Shepperd
Fourth Common Council District Q&A
The choice between Hawkins and Bey is more than just a focus on global or local Asked to sit together with a tape recorder for a campaign conversation, the 4th District candidates for the Syracuse Common Council—Democrat Khalid Bey, running with the Working Families endorsement, and perennial Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins—both brought the big picture into focus. Both have sought the post before. Two years ago, without a Republican in the race, Hawkins polled 40 percent of the vote against four-time incumbent, now term-limited Tom Seals. Since 1993 Hawkins has been on the ballot every year, for something, from mayor to congress to governor or state comptroller, except for twice being knocked off by challenges. “Those were races where I was raising issues, not expecting to win,” he reflects. I’ve got a chance to win this one.” How? “To get those people who vote the Democratic line without knowing who the candidates are to recognize they have a choice,” he maintains, “and pick me, not just pulling the Democrat lever out of habit.” Bey challenged Seals unsuccessfully in a 2005 primary. “Unfortunately,” he recalls, “I learned people vote for what’s familiar. In some respects I understand it. I would more than likely vote for a person that’s my neighbor, or somebody I’ve encountered quite a few times, than give a newer name a chance. I might have had name recognition in some respects {then). I didn’t amongst the older voting audience.” The conversation lapsed into debate mode only once, with Bey stressing the local nature of politics and Hawkins promoting a global perspective. Does the 4th Council District belong politically to the city’s communities of color? Hawkins: If people play skin politics, they’re going to be defeated, because then they’ll be supporting a Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court, a Kevin Blackwell in Ohio, a black man who suppressed the black vote to help Bush steal an election in 2004.
You end up with a Wall Street Democrat like Barack Obama, who is out playing the austerity politics of the Republicans. They came forward with $2.4 trillion in cuts, Obama upped the ante to $4 trillion in cuts. Back to the local district. The city is facing a financial control board. It’s got a structural deficit, and the Democrats from Obama down to Miner are talking austerity politics. The people of the district have to look at their policy options. If it’s skin politics, they’ll be defeated. Bey: No, because the margin of difference is only about 5 percent. The people won’t play skin politics. There’s actually a lot of people who are familiar with my opponent. I think it’s just a matter of whether they can relate to the argument. It’s a stretch to say that people would go to the polls in this election and vote Democrat across the line. The large number of the people who would vote for me, would be voting for me against him. Not Democrat against Green. The index of local racial attitudes politically would seem to be represented by the initial treatment of the Citizen Review Board by the city administration, and the elimination of the Human Rights Commission by county government. Is that a fair assessment? Hawkins: Absolutely. There’s a sort of neglect of racial issues, like black employment on city contracts. I’ve used the Human Rights Commission data over several years. If blacks were getting their proportionate share of jobs, they’d have three times as many jobs with city contractors as they do, and there’s nobody in the city monitoring that or doing anything about it. There’s no affirmative action plan to remedy that. I don’t even know where the forms go now since there’s no HRC. All indications are that the schools are more segregated now than they were (in the Sixties). The schools in Syracuse are the minority schools, and the schools in the suburbs are the white schools. It’s a wall around the city and those issues are not even being discussed,
let alone remedies proposed. The CRB, again, was a case of neglect. There was a big fight to get it. The problem is we have to learn not only to get the law passed, then you have to implement it. Bey: You’re not wrong. The Southside within the 4th District is a classic example of that type of neglect. The demographics, certainly in my community, are used constantly to attract federal dollars. None of that money, certainly not any finance for infrastructure and the like, ever hit our neighborhood. Me and Howie live in the same neighborhood. We’ve seen the same cracked sidewalks, and streets filled with potholes, dilapidated housing, for years. It takes years for a sidewalk to crack and become misshapen as they are. The neglect is obvious. The workforce? It’s obvious even in the training centers. Unfortunately there’s a certain amount of conditioning that exists in African-American communities, my community, where after awhile when you’ve received crumbs, you assume crumbs are enough. It was something I wrote about a lot in a local newspaper, that the demand for what’s required has to be greater. One thing that I understand is how the money is acquired. I think there’s some misunderstanding amongst people about how it’s actually used. If transparency is acquired so people can really understand how it’s being used, maybe we could figure out where the excess is going. Candidates at every level are talking about the need to create jobs. Can the Common Council create real jobs? Hawkins: First thing is the jobs the city already provides through contracts, and its own staff in the different departments, need an affirmative action plan emphasizing first source is hiring city residents, and an affirmative action plan to make sure minorities get their fair share. I propose a community hiring hall so every contractor who cannot meet the goals through their own normal labor sources, go through community hiring halls under community control, and people
sign up there for jobs and referral for skills training to qualify for more jobs. We’ve got to speak up for ourselves and demand that the state and federal government come forward with public jobs and stimulus, and revenue sharing so we have more money to provide for our needs in public works and services. And we need a municipal bank with a business development arm. My model would be the Evergreen Project in Cleveland, where steelworkers are setting up co-ops where they own their own jobs. Bey: The first problem in the city is people are in the dark in regards to what the job market demands. People are acquiring education and certification in select fields, but the market for those jobs is not in demand here. This causes a lot of people to move to other places. There needs to be a promotion of what’s available. Upstate, health care in general, is one of the biggest employers up here. Construction is obviously a big employer. But there are a lot of people on the ground looking for work, who have no clue. We need to create a job bank, especially in regard to youth employment, to document available jobs, especially in retail, where people could apply. I’m big on supporting small business to increase their capacity to hire. I don’t recall in recent years any real strong mechanism in place in the city to support small business. I think the city should look in that direction because it’s also our primary sources of revenue when you talk about sales tax.
Issues get raised in political campaigns and get a lot of play, like the issue of Public Power, and then seem to disappear. How does that happen?
Hawkins: During the election they get talked about. The problem is they keep electing the same old parties back to power. We have people on the Council that are proPublic Power, but on issues from the Citizen Review Board to the Living Wage, the people
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on the Council don’t work that hard. They tell us activists, “Write the bill. Do the research. Do it all for (us),” What’ missing on Public Power on the Council is an advocate, that will be like a junk yard dog that’s got the teeth into something and won’t let go. That’s why I want to get on the Council. I think we can push this one through. Bey: Going back on what Howie just said, and certainly not in support of, again I’ll reiterate it’s a stretch, and a little reckless, to pass blanket opinions on a large number of people, regardless of with whom they are affiliated. The one thing that exists prior to any outfit a person puts on his character—and you make a fool of yourself when make the error of passing a blanket opinion—is the laziness in the minds of people who are grouping people instead of dealing with things individually. They one thing people know about Khalid Bey is I never bite my tongue. When I was writing for a local newspaper I was very straightforward on what I thought the issues were and not ashamed about pointing a finger at who I thought the culprits were. That is what I think people respect. That is what I think people are comfortable with, so that they’re confident that in the event I am successful in November, it certainly won’t be the same old horse and pony show that all of us have experienced over the years. I’m certainly not a yes man. And I’m not coming under the auspices of certain principles, acting as if I’m doing you a favor, when in fact I’m forcing my principles down your throat. True representation is me understanding your issues, not pushing my ideology on you. Hawkins: Name me one Democrat leader in Syracuse who spoke out against Cuomo’s austerity budget, or what we’re getting now out of this craziness in Washington with the debt ceiling, with both parties pushing massive cuts in domestic spending. The city budget is very dependent on state and federal funds. The Cuomo budget devastated the City of Syracuse. Then state finance law says they’re supposed to share 8 percent of revenues, he shared 2 percent. All the local Democrats went along.
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Teapublicans: Anarchists disguised as a political movement I’ve had it with the Teapublicans. That’s right, “Teapublican.” These operatives masquerading as a movement are the same anarchists who stormed the health care discussions, being disruptive as they yelled and screamed like piglets without a Jackson teat. We’ve listened to the debate on whether to increase the nation’s debt limit, we’ve watched as newly seated Teapublican-branded congressmen stated explicitly that there will be “no compromise!” I don’t think these “Americans” have read a copy of the U.S. Constitution, though many Teapublicans are said to have a pocket-sized version in tow. The American system of government is built on compromise — that’s why we have a House of Representatives that has constitutionally mandated two-year terms, and a Senate which has six-year terms. The Founding Fathers knew that the lower house would be full of nuts filled with emo-
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Jennifer O’Brien, a teacher in Paterson, New Jersey is in serious trouble after some remarks she made about her first graders on Facebook. The teacher, who’d grown frustrated with her class, went to Facebook to state that some of her students were “future criminals.” The bulk of O’Brien’s students are black and Hispanic. During her peculiar Facebook post, O’Brien stated that she’d just spent another day in the “blackboard jungle.” She then went on to say “I’m not a teacher, I’m a warden for future criminals.” Later in the day, O’Brien went back to Facebook to ask why her first graders couldn’t be put into a scared straight program, which allows young people to meet real prison inmates. “They had a scared straight program in school — why couldn’t i bring 1st graders?” she said. O’Brien’s comments got back to the school board, who suspended her immediately. This week, she appeared before a government school inquisition, who asked her about the situation. That’s when O’Brien told an administrative judge that she wrote the post
because six or seven students kept disrupting her lessons and interrupting the children who wanted to learn. O’Brien claims that one boy hit her, another one hit a child in the class, and that she had filed several disciplinary reports to the principal. “I was speaking out of frustration to their behavior, just that build up of ‘I don’t know what else to do,’ and I’m actually scared for their futures, for some of them,” O’Brien said. “If you’re hitting your teacher at 6 or 7 years old, that’s not a good path.” “The reason why she was suspended was because the incident created serious problems at the school that impeded the functioning of the building,” board president Theodore Best said to North Jersey.com. “You can’t simply fire someone for what they have on a Facebook page; but if that spills over and affects the classroom then you can take action.” While O’Brien’s frustration is certainly understandable, it’s not difficult to see that her comments are rooted in the same racial bias that destroys so many black and brown children in America’s broken school system. Although Ms. O’Brien would like to believe
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Choral Ensemble and Syracuse Children’s Chorus. Remembrances and reflections will be offered by Thomas V. Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of student affairs, and Laura E. Beachy, a senior and a Remembrance Scholar. The symbol chosen for the event is A Tree of 40 Fruit, a piece from the living garden of current work by Sam Van Aken, associate professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Van Aken’s trees begin singularly with one identity and are developed through a process of budding and grafting to accept, nurture and produce branches yielding different fruit. Each branch feeds from the same source, yet produces its unique bounty—symbolizing and commemorating the success of acceptance, a sign of hope and renewal. As the tree matures, it will produce more than 40 different types of fruit from the family of stone fruits, including peach, plum, apricot, nectarine and cherry. Blossoming in variegated tones of white and pink in early spring and yielding an abundance of fruit throughout the summer, the tree becomes a metaphor for themes reflecting acceptance, globalism and multiculturalism. After the Sept. 11 service, A Tree of 40 Fruit will be planted on the Quad to serve as a remembrance of the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, and as a continuing sign of hope and renewal to the SU community.
SU Remembers: The 9/11 Sheets of Expression
On the evening following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, SU students, faculty and staff gathered around oversized white sheets on the Quad in front of Hendricks Chapel. On these sheets, supplied by the Student Association, they placed their thoughts and feelings. Some used the words of Anne Frank, Albert Einstein, John Lennon, Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, while others penned original compositions. These sheets, now known as the Sheets of Expression, were hung from the balcony in Hendricks Chapel for the first anniversary in 2002. A second set of sheets was created during SU’s “One Year Later” commemoration program so that the University community could reflect on the events and aftermath of the previous year. The sheets were donated to the University Archives by Student Affairs after the 2002 services, and the Archives is now their permanent home. A piece from the 2001 Sheets of Expression will be on display in the White Cube Gallery, located off the Panasci Lounge in the Schine Student Center,
from Monday, Sept. 5, through Thursday, Sept. 15.
Better Together
In the years that have followed, Sept. 11 has become a day not simply to remember, but to act. Since 2002, people have gathered on this day to engage in acts of community service. In 2009, President Barack Obama officially designated Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. Created by the national organization Interfaith Youth Core, Better Together for 9/11 is a response to President Obama’s Interfaith and Community Service Challenge, a program designed to strengthen interfaith and multicultural bonds in the United States. The initiative calls for students on campuses around the country, from all faiths and backgrounds, to engage in dialogue and take action to improve their communities. SU is participating this year in the Interfaith Community Service Challenge, with several educational and action projects planned around the issue of hunger. Syracuse University’s 8th Annual Juice Jam will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 4 p.m. on South Campus’ Skytop Field. This event, traditionally held on the Sunday after Labor Day, has been designated as a benefit concert in commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and a platform for launch SU’s involvement in the Better Together for 9/11 initiative. SU’s Division of Student Affairs will host a Student Involvement Fair throughout the event. A portion of the proceeds of the concert will go toward famine relief in the Horn of Africa through the United Nations’ World Food Programme. While at the concert, students can stop by the tables of interfaith and service organizations at the involvement fair, where they can sign up to take part in future service opportunities across the city and region.
9/11 Panel Discussions
Hendricks Chapel will also sponsor a series of panel discussions focusing on the impact of the 9/11 tragedy. All events will be held from 6-7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. They will include: Monday, Sept. 12, in Room 214 of the Hall of Languages—“9/11 and Other States of Exception.” Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Hendricks Chapel Noble Room—“Creativity After the 11th.” Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the Hendricks Chapel Noble Room—“Living in the Aftermath: Negotiating Trauma.” Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Hendricks Chapel Noble Room—“The Media and 9/11: Then and Now.”
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The Economy and Yes. . .Giving
we have is the Lord’s, as opposed to “Here’s your 10%, Lord, and Given our nation’s current economic thanks for the 90%.” Rather, climate, I cannot help but to weigh-in “Thank you for 100 percent, as a Christian. What do you say to the Lord. Here’s 10% in addition to retirement-aged couple who lost a sigofferings for the church to carry nificant portion of their nest egg in the on its mission. Show me how to stock market? To the family that finds it be a better steward of the 90% difficult to keep gas in the car? To those you’ve entrusted me with.” struggling to keep their head above Mind you, there are several the water on their rent or mortgage By Me’Shae ways to give—our time, talents, payments? To that person with a disBrooks-Rolling ourselves and in kind. As we ability whose benefits are jeopardized if s/he earns too much, but for whom government bring our tithes and offerings into the temple, benefits are not economically sustaining? All of the church is in a better position to spread the these scenarios are unfortunately harsh realities gospel, support its missionaries, help struggling congregants, and pay its operating expenses. even in the Christian community. We have to keep our hearts and minds focused As we as individuals reduce our consumerism on Jesus Christ, our Savior, our Prince of Peace, and steer clear of credit card debt, we can be in our Counselor, our Comforter, and run humbly a better position to help meet the dire needs of back to Him. We want more, but God wants us. family, friends and those in need around us. Acts I used to wonder why my former church in New 4:32-35 describes a time in the early church when York City spent so much time focusing on God’s no one was in need because the believers shared love—like they were trying to convince me of their possessions. These turbulent economic times are affecting something. But guess what? I needed convincing! God wants to not only be my provider, but Americans across all demographic sectors. As a also my provision. When God opens my eyes ev- result, perhaps this coming Thanksgiving, Christery morning, I have to make a conscious decision mas and New Year will be a time when Christ, which am I going to reach for first—The Daily our relationships, and giving will outweigh the News or The Good News? If I were to put my pursuit of more things. Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV) trust in Wall Street or in any government entity records Jesus’ warning even before the stock maror political party; were I to idolize any person ket and investment banks came into existence: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on or become a slave to my possessions, I would be disappointed. I do not mean this statement earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where to suggest that we are not to keep ourselves in- thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourformed, participate in the democratic process or selves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust honor the office of those appointed and entrusted do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in with authority over us, but my ultimate hope has and steal. For where your treasure is, there your to rest in Jesus my Lord—not my 401K or my heart will be also.” So be encouraged, my friends. It is possible for savings account. There are days when I bow my head over a meal and simply pray, “Thank you, us to find peace and contentment in the midst of the economic storm, so long as we keep our eyes Lord, for feeding me today.” squarely fixed and focused on Jesus Christ.
On The Economic Climate
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For those who are employed, let’s keep it all in proper spiritual perspective. Do I even have a job in this present economy? If the answer is yes, then my attitude should be “Thank you Lord, for your favor bestowed upon me to be hired by my employer.” Must I delicately navigate the landmines of politics on the job? If so, then “Thank you, Lord for protecting me and granting me grace, mercy and wisdom.” Do I get paid every two weeks or monthly? “Thank you, Lord for currency in exchange for my time and talent that you blessed me with so I can support my household.” We must remember that 100 percent of what
Me’Shae Brooks-Rolling is the author of “How To Save Money & Organize Your Finances: Tales of an Urban Consumer”, is an FDIC Money Smart Certified Trainer, has received Bridges Out of Poverty trainer certification, and is regularly invited to speak locally and at national conferences. She is President of Just The Basics Financial Literacy, a division of Rolling Enterprises, Inc. which conducts training centered around financial literacy education. For further information, visit www.justthebasicsfinancialliteracy.com or call (315) 908-BOOK (2665). Copyright (c) 2011. All rights reserved.
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Support for the Arts The arts are a cultural staple for the neighbourhood, community and the city. The arts, whether its mu s i c , d r a m a , dance, and other creative aspects, Joan Hillsman, PhD can serve as a veMusic Educator hicle for promoting cultural pride and building selfesteem for the young and old. People can learn of other diverse cultures through performance, singing, dancing and interacting. However, the arts need your support. Many times when budgetary cuts occur, the arts are among the first to suffer. Why? Research has validated the significance of keeping arts in the curriculum and most importantly keeping arts in ones life. Developing the whole person is important for wholesome survival. Research has also proven that students who participate in music and other art forms score higher in portions of the SAT. It also shows that mature adults may enhance their lifelong learning skills. The testimonies for the arts go on and on. So, why not run for the cure. Support the arts and help to keep them alive. Artists, in many aspects are struggling for survival. Get the instruments out of the attic, dust off the unused keyboards that the children (who are now adults) have abandoned, and donate them to worthy causes. Get involved in the process of “keeping arts alive”. Arts are alive in the city of Syracuse and beyond. However, there is still a great deal of work that need to be done to ensure that each person has the opportunity learn and have arts in their lives. Listed below are only a few exciting endeavors and activities for participation and support. Joan Hillsman’s Music Network (JHMN) is an organization founded by Dr. Joan Hillsman, formerly of the Washington, D.C. area, a Music Educator, who served as Supervising Director of Music for all of the D. C. Public Schools (DCPS) inclusive of the Renowned Duke Ellington School of the Arts (one of the schools in DCPS). Dr. Hillsman and JHMN attempted to make music affordable and a vital part of the lives of the under priviledged youth and adults in the community. Her efforts resulted in winning a Mayor’s neighborhood grant to bring people together singing, dancing, playing instruments, reciting poetry, speaking and enhancing skills in math and reading across the curriculum. This effort brought forth a recognition day, “Joan Hillsman’s Day in the Nation’s Capital”, under the
leadership of the former Mayor Marion Barry. The first D.C. Homeless Choir was organized and won a performance grant for a concert series, entitled “D.C.’s Homeless Citizens Sing”. Another program under JHMN was “The Artist Speaks Program”. Artists appearing at different venues in the D.C. area visited the schools assigned by Dr. Hillsman, to speak and sometimes perform, talk to students about career opportunities and the business of music. Communities, inclusive of churches also benefitted from Gospel Music and other forms, from workshops of excellence in performance. Dr. Hillsman served as Professor of Music at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland, and Director of the Gospel Choir, which received one-academic credit hour. Currently she chairs the “Collegiate Division” for GMWA and serves on the National Board of Directors. JHMN at Community Folk Art Center (CFAC), is partnering to bring music classes for youth and adults in piano, gospel techniques, master classes in liturgical movement, and other specialty areas. The Syracuse Chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop of America (SGMWA), founded by the renowned artist, the late Rev. James Cleveland, with over 185 chapters, including international chapters from Japan, Bahamas, Germany, London, Paris and more. Many of the famous gospel artists such as Yolanda Adams, Sarah Jordan Powell, Curt Carr, Curt Franklin, The Caravans, And many others have their roots in the Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA). The Syracuse chapter is open to all by contacting Dr. Joan Hillsman at jhillsman@twcny.rr.com. Their monthly rehearsals are held at CFAC, 805 E. Genesee Street. Syracuse Stage is seeking boys ages 8-12 for three roles in “Caroline, or Change”, the acclaimed musical by Tony Kushner (Angels in America) and Jeanine Tesori. Boys must be available December 27, 20ll to start rehearsals. Call Chris at 315-443-4008 to schedule audition, or email www.SyracuseStage.org. JHMN presents a Christmas Cantata, “The Birthday of The King” by Dr. Hillsman. The Cantata will feature gospel music, poetry, dance, as it portrays the Birth of Jesus. Casting is now in session. Contact Dr. Hillsman at jhillsman@twcny.rr.com. The performance is scheduled to be held at CFAC, 805 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse, December 9th and 10th. More information is forthcoming. ACT-SO, sponsored by the NAACP, cosponsored by Jack and Jill is in need of judges, coaches and sponsors to prepare youth from grades 9-12 for the upcoming Act-So competition. Contact Gwen Fagan at 430-2586.
Closing the Ida Benderson Center… On the Backs of The Poor By Ken Jackson
The Ida Benderson Senior Center, a fixture for seniors in Syracuse since 1974, will soon be closed due to the more than $100,000 per year cost of renting the facility, and because the staff is not equipped to deal with the center’s populations health issues, according to city officials. They will move the center to the Salvation Army. Ms. Miner appointed the staff. Those statements couldn’t be further from the truth. The center’s staff was handed a facility with no support from Syracuse Parks and Recreation Department, or city hall. It’s Director Linda Clark, who has been filling in where other agencies have “claimed” to provide supportive services for the center. Blaming the elderly and the staff they (city hall) selected is another kick-the-can
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that these six year old children have already routed themselves to prison, the truth is that she herself has incarcerated her kids in the prison of low expectations. Instead of spending her time trying to elevate their minds to become doctors, lawyers and professors, Ms. O’Brien seems to believe that the most she can do for her six year olds is keep them out of jail. I find myself personally disappointed with O’Brien’s remarks because I was one of “those” children: Horrible grades, in detention more than class, and in the principal’s office so much that I knew the names of his wife and kids. The truth was that I wasn’t a dumb child or one who was destined for the penitentiary; I was looking for a teacher who gave a damn about me and didn’t think I was a menace to society. And to be honest, school bored me to death because no one ever explained how a good education can help you make more money (which matters quite a bit to kids who are born to single mothers in the projects). If Ms. O’Brien can’t handle little black kids, she doesn’t need to be teaching them. The school district in Paterson would be wise to realize that there are thousands of highlyqualified black and brown teachers, consultants and counselors who know how to handle black children. Unfortunately, the overseers of our educational systems would rather have the black/brown inner city children poisoned by the white female teacher from the suburbs than to have that child exposed to someone like myself or Dr. Marc Lamont Hill at Columbia University (you know, those controversial and “dangerous” black men). So, in some ways, even as adults, many of us are still being
down the road move. Ms. Clark’s experience with the airlines, 30 years in customer service and management at Deluxe, has made her more than qualified to run a drop-in center for the elderly. Tossing Ms. Clark under the bus in their published reports was a betrayal, after loyal Democrat Ms. Clark walked with Ms. Miner into almost every black church in Syracuse. Stephanie, don’t expect the doors of the black churches to be open to you next time, unless you intend to come to worship. Try doing that at the Cathedral! The mayor, and every mayoral candidate before her, used black women to gain access to the black church and its voter-rich congregations. That is going to end, and end now. Black churches are steamed at Ms. Miner that a cash-strapped city would
Benderson, p. 7 treated like the children in Ms. O’Brien’s class – “at risk black boys” simply receive a label transformation into “dangerous black men,” when we enter adulthood. I recall visiting an inner city school in my hometown of Syracuse. The school was 70% black and latino, yet every single teacher in the seventh grade was a white woman from the suburbs. The school was depressing both inside and out, like a cross between a penitentiary and an insane asylum. I was asked to speak to the children with alleged learning and behavioral disorders. It was interesting to see the shock on the faces of the teachers when they saw how well their black male students responded to another black male: They were quiet, respectful, and many of them came to me afterward asking what they should study in college. This outcome was in stark contrast to what their baffled teachers claim they’d seen from the students every other day. The reality is that educating black and brown kids is not rocket science. But trying to educate them without sufficient cultural competence is like running a nuclear reactor with a manager from Burger King. Our children have a tremendous amount of potential, but unfortunately, their futures are aborted before they even have a chance to exist. The American school system is probably one of the worst places in the world for black kids to be educated, and superiors to women like Ms. O’Brien should have a zero tolerance policy for such immature and short-sighted behavior. There is no such thing as a six-year old convict. We must find a way to give that child a chance.
Dr. Boyce Watkins is a Professor at Syracuse University and founder of the Your Black World coalition.
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The African Diasporan Treasures exhibit opens Sept. 24 at Community Folk Art Center CFAC to Open Exhibition Season With New Show, African Diasporan Treasures: 40 Years of CFAC
Sept. 24: 12-5PM: Opening Reception; 12-1PM: Mr. Edward’s Play “Fly”; 2-3:30PM: Talk-back workshop with Lee Whitted; 45PM: Wheel-throwing demonstration by David MacDonald.
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CFAC is excited offer a new round of adults and youth classes for fall. Offerings include zumba, ceramic handbuilding, wheel throwing and stone carving classes for adults and Intro to Acting and 2D art for youth ages 10-16. Additionally, Joan Hillsman’s Music Network will offer group classes for youth and adults in piano and voice. For the complete schedule of classes, please visit communityfolkartcenter.org/education_classes.htm. To register or to learn more, contact CFAC.
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As part of the Connective Corridor’s Façade Improvement Program (FIP) and just
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A Journey through Music of the African Diaspora
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2-3:30 p.m.:Jazz workshop and talk back with Lee Whitted Whitted is an accomplished jazz pianist, educator and radio host. Thursday, Oct. 20, 6:30-8 p.m.:Performance by La Familia de la Salsa Orchestra, a Syracuse favorite that combines contemporary salsa rhythms with jazz, funk, soul, blues and Cuban rumba. Thursday, Nov. 17, 6:30-8 p.m.:Jazz workshop and performance by Paul Steinbeck. Steinbeck is a bassist, composer, and new member of the SU faculty, serving as an assistant professor of musicology in the African
American Studies department. Thursday, Jan. 19, 6:30-8 p.m.:Gospel Open Mic and Performance hosted by Dr. Joan Hillsman of the Joan Hillsman Music Network. Thursday, Feb. 16, 6:30-8 p.m.:Love Lounge (R&B), performance by Jamel “Mr. R&B Singer” Lorick, a talented vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and producer from Syracuse. Soulful and musically diverse, he is able to merge R&B, soul, pop, hip hop, and gospel music effortlessly.
Arts Academy begins Sept. 20
Creative Arts Academy, Community Folk Art Center’s pre-professional arts program, will hold its first day of classes on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Creative Arts Academy is an afterschool program for Syracuse area students in grades 7-12 interested in studying dance, theater or visual arts. Through generous funding from the Chancellor’s Office, the Academy is completely tuition-free, and free transportation is included with the program.
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