Comments on: Greening the Ghetto

Greening the Ghetto

homunculus — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:04:57 -0800

Greening the Ghetto. A TED talk (also on YouTube) on environmental justice and urban renewal by Majora Carter, the founder of Sustainable South Bronx organization. She spoke recently at the Aspen Environment Forum.

Carter was an Olympic torchbearer in San Francisco, but when she tried to display a Tibetan flag during her run, the Chinese police and the SFPD expelled her from the relay.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:52:59 -0800

Green For All

By: elpapacito

elpapacito — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:55:12 -0800

Wow pretty intense, the woman has a bittersweet tought love no bullshit taking attitude and gets multiple points across with ease and with a passion so intense you can almost feel it radiating. And no wonder she is massively disillusioned about help from above, I would if all I saw in my life was abandonement, prejudice and decadence.

By: mkb

mkb — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:24:08 -0800

Some people are just frickin' cold. What is it about FLV files that turns people into morons? From the comments on the talk: "I wish she didn't cried. I was listening to her and suddenly it was more about compassion or my not being able to feel it rather than what she was saying or said or will say. And strangely, it was all over in another 30 seconds... an emotional abuse." Emphasis mine.

By: Dillonlikescookies

Dillonlikescookies — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:42:37 -0800

is it just me or is TED totally awesome?

By: Tehanu

Tehanu — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:44:10 -0800

Sustainable South Bronx kicks serious ass. And thanks for the link to TED. Hadn't know about it, and it looks to be pretty awesome. I will be watching some videos later.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:56:37 -0800

Majora Carter Stands with Tibetans at Torch Relay

By: rajbot

rajbot — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:59:49 -0800

Here is video of Majora Carter taken right after they pulled the flag from her during her torch run: link

By: hazel

hazel — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:35:21 -0800

Totally awesome: TED Marjora Carter free speech (that video, rajbot, is disturbing...especially how the police officer pushed her with such force)

By: rbs

rbs — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:40:33 -0800

She's a hero.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:18:40 -0800

Majora Carter - Here's a Leader

By: homunculus

homunculus — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:36:52 -0800

How the Bronx Turned Green