A couple of questions were asked by Ballenger on pg 33, and I choose to extensively asnswer a couple of them and a ask a few questions of my own!
1.whi has been most influential in the neihboorhood?community Im intrested in?
-At the beginning of the the Englewood community, there is a Roman Catholic Church called St Sabina, located on 78th Racine. The Pries there goes by the name of Father Pfleger, but "we" all know him as plain ole "Father Mike." Fahter mike is not just a social activists, he's the heart and angel of our community! Bing a caucasian priest in one of what is said to be "one of the worst neighborhoods in Chicago," and an activist in a predominately black community, you'd think he'd be a little more modest and reluctant to do half the stuff he's done for the community. He has marched for violence on friday nights with some of his supporters, he has had events throughout the year in the community, and he fights for what is right!
2.Are there any aspects of your community, neighboorhood, or groupthat people argue about/ what about your community seems to generate the most heat? What are the stereotypes, and why?
-The media has everyone believing that if you even ride through the neighborhood you'll be attacked! True, the community is full of gangs, abandoned buildings, and rift raft, but thats not at all the community has to offer.
Through all this i generated some questions of my own! 1. Granted there is violence in the community, why do they not glorify our neighborhoods accomplishments!
2.Why dont more people know what Father Pfleger has done for the community and how much progress he has made.
3.What do "we" have to do to get our alderman more involved!
A lot of wonderful questions in your post Reagan! I am familiar with the misconceptions of the area and know that people do get the wrong idea from the media. The media seems to focus on only the negative things in a lot of the city neighborhoods and there needs to be more positive information out there.
ReplyDeleteDo you think more people would take an active role in improving the community if they knew about wonderful people like Father Pfleger and the work that they are doing?
I know that I recently saw this website:
http://stopchicago.org/
Could Englewood join forces with groups like these and create even better change in the southside?
I found a pretty interesting group in the Englewood community. If you are still researching Englewood, this may be helpful!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.teamworkenglewood.org/index.html