Topic: B The Change U Wanna See: a great Troost idea and story
- Oct 10, 2007 04:41am by NRG - livin the art that is life !
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member how I always goin on about being the change you wanna see, well present Mag wrote an article about some be people and what they are doing.
here: http://www.presentmagazine.com/full_content.php?article_id=795&full=yes&pbr=1
when your'e done I'd love to hear from you, discuss the merits of this idea and the history and or change of troost.
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- Oct 10, 2007 04:01pm by Adoless - Myspace.com/adoless
I think it's awesome that they're getting involved... Though, there is still a class issue between the two regions that are separated by the street. Troost will (at least for a long time) be the line that separates hood from "Historic KC" or "white areas" in the city. I think the purpose of the tulips is just to get rid of the notion that it is the barrier and not so much to bring more white people to the east side of Troost or vice-versa. I think that can happen though. It would take more time.
- Oct 10, 2007 04:46pm by NRG - livin the art that is life !
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my first though was tulips not hate. You gotta start somewhere and as the article says, there is an opportunity for anyone black white rich poor whatever to jump in and participate in the planting. creating constructive ways, places (timeout zones), the possibility (suspended reality) works in the heart and mind. you might forget the divide for a while.
feel ya tho on the though history of troost and other planned divisions of kc metro
- Oct 10, 2007 05:08pm by DjShad
troost has alot of history. I was talking with a guy on sunday who tld me the history of troost, he ran one of the record labels in the 70's here from the troost area. He told me about how troost was the area to perform and to be known if you were a soul singer during that time period.
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[quote:1cc6e25cb5="Adoless"]I think it's awesome that they're getting involved... Though, there is still a class issue between the two regions that are separated by the street. Troost will (at least for a long time) be the line that separates hood from "Historic KC" or "white areas" in the city. I think the purpose of the tulips is just to get rid of the notion that it is the barrier and not so much to bring more white people to the east side of Troost or vice-versa. I think that can happen though. It would take more time.[/quote:1cc6e25cb5]
Man, the idea of it being a "line" between this and that is so foriegn to me, when I was a kid (like 8yrs - 14 yrs) that was where I hung out, H & H records was the place to be, the old dude that owned it was cool as hell, and wise, he gave me alot of advice about people,also my friends skip school,go there and play video games all day, on a side note, years before I was born,Troost used to be like the plaza, go up there around 31st and Troost and look on the ground in front of the stores (or abandoned buildings) and you will see "HELZBERG" and some such similar stores, I guess it was quite the area once upon a time.
Anyway, fuck a border.
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- Oct 11, 2007 06:34pm by Reach. - Peace and oneness,
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The unfortunate truth is that hate still lives in the hearts of men and until we can breakthrough that barrier we'll always need such efforts.
It definitely will take much more than an isolated effort, but...
I think it's a great place to start and I've already gotten details on how I, myself, can volunteer. I'll be there on the weekend of the 3rd in all likelihood.
I just hope it's not a disproportionate showing of Eastsiders.
A nice turnout from the other side will say alot about where we are.
