The New York Post showed us how much our local politictians spend to get around the city -- it was in the millions. Time for public transportation so they can spend more time with the public. How much do we pay for the mayor's transportation. I have not seen him on a subway?
Saturday, July 26, 2008
nudity for activisim and the need for transparency in city government
I will go nude to get my point across but I want my words written on my body and the same treatment as Lindsey Lohan got for New York Mag if that is what it takes...and that includes body guards, etc.
Well that is never going to happen. I want transparency "nudity" -- I want the mayor on down to our community boards to get nude -- transparency. Ironically when you have mega billiionaires and mega millionaires in government there is a lot that could be considered "conflict of interest" but people just shrug. It is one of the complicated aspects most ignored since the new economy of mega wealth has afforded mega wealth seats in government but I want way more transparency in city goverment and that includes at the community board level as well including the need to vote for representatives at community board level.
The most affordable way to get body guards is to run for mayor of NYC and win!
I know people were scared I was running for some job in city government so much so The Villager (not anymore) cut me out of the article on Whole Earth Bakery and Kitchen way back when and I was sent an email that said the author of the article stated I did not say anything different than anyone else -- hmmmm, I stated NYU and all the mega dorms use the term community facility to supersize and exclude us -- we want community facilities in every mega dorm and they will help small businesses, the community, you can walk in use a free computer, ask for a tutor and hmmmmm, I was the only one to mention Filomena Silvestri and the fact she died knowing we fought for her -- returned some of that love she directed at us and she died at 94 knowing her business was not evicted out on the street. If you want to know who "runs" The Villager -- look at the double page spread of photos that praises the anniversary of the paper -- and it includes John Sexton among others that kid themselves they are so wonderful for our community. I was also told by Lincoln Anderson via email the author of the piece wondered if I was running for city government. Hmmm, interesting that I was erased. (Erasing someone is not murder...and the reporter that erased me also erased Filomena and me thanking the community for making the difference, for sending a message, for showing the difference between the East Village being a village and not NYU-ville!)
Everyone uses the papers starting with The New York Times and their special friends got phony p.r. pieces front page so it is nothing new.
Just like people shrugging their shoulders when the 2 words "politics" and corruption come up.
I don't want a job in city government. It says "artist" at the top of the page and I consider "words" part of my art.
ps They air brush or are the words computer enhance nude photos, hmmmm.
pps Nudity got your attention but the reality is we need nudity---transparency in city government -- here is a theoretical -- let us say Con Ed finds a way to give a city worker some kind of "endowment" for lack of a better word....we need to know what are city representatives relationships to higher ed when they are no.1 and no.3 (No1 NYU. No. 3 Columbia U.) real estate magnates of NYC and throw in Cooper Union and NY Law.
we need to know what are the relations with big business to people that work for city government, we need to know if so and so dated so and so before they ran for that persons job and won or was appointed -- maybe that is not a problem but maybe it is.
We need transparency, we need accountability and we need to know the people of New York come before community crushing greed and that includes safety from infrastructure problems like the Con Ed blast yesterday and how can Con Ed or any part of city government and the people keep up with this tsunami of way too rapid development?
The New York Post showed us how much our local politictians spend to get around the city -- it was in the millions. Time for public transportation so they can spend more time with the public. How much do we pay for the mayor's transportation. I have not seen him on a subway?
The New York Post showed us how much our local politictians spend to get around the city -- it was in the millions. Time for public transportation so they can spend more time with the public. How much do we pay for the mayor's transportation. I have not seen him on a subway?
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