Pittsburgh is a great city. I grew up here and have lived here all of my life. At times though I have become frustrated with what I believe is a negative mindset. It would be my dream that Pittsburgh could realize its full potential as a progressive city - a city with growth and opportunity.
It has come to my attention that there are numerous (but dispirate) blogs, websites, organizations and people who are working toward the same common goal. I have also come to the realization that there is not a clearinghouse of ideas - a Hajj of Pittsburgh - so to speak.
It seems clear that there is a strong undercurrent of ideas and people in Pittsburgh that are not satisfied with the status quo. There is concensus that nepotism, misguided government, 1950's idealogy and a general lack of direction are not good for our region. Are we in a minorty of people in Pittsburgh? Are most Pittsburgher's truly satisfied with the current status of our region?
One way to find out is to join together in one cohesive group to push for a new progressive Pittsburgh. I'm not neccesarily talking about forwarding one particular political point of view or attacking any particular organization. I am also not talking about a social organization that arranges happy hours. Any organization that hopes to create a new energy in Pittsburgh would need to be focused on a common ground and push for positive new ideas.
Thus came the concept for Reinventing Pittsburgh; create a centralized organization for people who want a progressive Pittsburgh - be it in entreprenurial enterprises, better government, higher education, or social options. Reinvinting Pittsburgh will bring people together to create a cohesive map of where Pittsburgh should go.
If you are interested in joingin Reinventing Pittsburgh please email me at reinventingpittsburgh@gmail.com.
Thanks and I hope to talk to you soon.
Friday, July 20, 2007
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Hi, I love to see this moral project come true. I hope we all feel called upon for the change.
The hegemony of the CNNC on the Northside needs to be broken before progress can be made over here. They have recently twarted the plans of the Salvation Army to help the needy in the area.
The group made bogus claims about 'protecting the children' while ignoring the statistics showing that children need these services.
How dare they resist the needs of children!!!! We will rock!!!
Sprigs of mistletoe, Season of Love, we bring hopes to the poor who never receive their gift of love. As a just group, we are a little hurt to learn our power and authority has been wrongly accused. We feel sorry that our most caring love is misunderstood as persecution. We strive to provide our children, like those delicate flowers in the garden, with food for thought, just like sunshine and rain. Our purpose is to retain the good will and share honest love on the Seasonal holidays for the lonely, the childish and the sleepless.
My ideas of reinventing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is a city of words. There are so many people living in Pittsburgh. They come from a variety of countries, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. As Americans, we don't often recognize how important words are for us in everyday life. Many foreigners in Pittsburgh, however, when they first arrived in U.S., had difficulty with words and their proper use. Recalling that experience, we decide to help as much as we can. Thus we contribute to Reinventingpittsburgh a most fantastic learning experience. A.Word.A.Day is to rebuild the city by putting an emphasis on literacy. Here comes the debutant:
Philanthropist:
A philanthropist is one who practices philanthropy.
Comment: this is usually what a dictionary tells you. Trash. It says little about the word. Let us do it in another way.
The word philanthropist combines two parts: phil- means love in Greek, anthrop- means people. A philanthropist is one who loves people, a person committed to love of others.
To learn a word, memorizing is not enough. We need to know how to make a sentence. Here is an example.
On Christmas day, I desire to be a philanthropist. If not, I think I'd rather kidnap one. Why? Because everybody needs love.
Thanks for reading! Have fun and please contribute more to A.Word.A.Day at Reinventing Pittsburgh :)
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