And the actual list of demands
Adequately represent the Black population of Louisville by having a minimum of 23% Black staff;
Purchase a minimum of 23% inventory from Black retailers or make a recurring monthly donation of 1.5% of net sales to a local Black nonprofit or organization;
You hire who we say, buy from who we say, and "donate" to who we tell you to donate to.
several protesters presented Martinez with the list of demands and said he "better put the letter on the door so your business is not f*cked with."
This article adds:
non-compliance will result in social media blasts, public boycotts, targeted protests and intentional competition, by selling similar products in booths outside offending stores.
Sounds like a protection racket to me.
Require diversity and inclusion training for all staff members on a bi-annual basis;
And display a visible sign that increases awareness and shows support for the reparations movement.
I guess the analogy breaks down a little here. AFAIK the Mafia doesn't make you attend Mass or display the Virgin Mary in your window.
with the reasoning behind them
I'm not seeing it.
A low income community seems to have been forced out due to "reconstruction" IE gentrification or whatever euphemism you prefer.
This lead to increased rents combined with stagnating wages and limited employment opportunities.
No euphemism needed. There was gentrification. And?
But the pamphlet or whatever they received was not personalized for them.
'Course not. You don't shake down just one business. The was a 'small' demonstration which got 70+ people arrested.
And the actual list of demands
Adequately represent the Black population of Louisville by having a minimum of 23% Black staff;
Purchase a minimum of 23% inventory from Black retailers or make a recurring monthly donation of 1.5% of net sales to a local Black nonprofit or organization;
You hire who we say, buy from who we say, and "donate" to who we tell you to donate to.
Louisville is comprised of 23% black people. They're not demanding that they higher some specific person, but have a staff that's representative of the community. Also suggesting that a local business donates back to the local community, doesn't seem like an absurd proposition. It's almost like taxes with a more pinpoint effect.
several protesters presented Martinez with the list of demands and said he "better put the letter on the door so your business is not f*cked with."
List of demands, or a starting point for a conversation. That comes down to how your present or interpret that. And some individual chucklefuck saying something doesn't mean they speak for an entire organization. Particularly one so disjointed and fluid like BLM.
non-compliance will result in social media blasts, public boycotts, targeted protests and intentional competition, by selling similar products in booths outside offending stores.
Sounds like a protection racket to me.
Sounds like capitalism to me. They're not threatening to firebomb the place ffs.
No euphemism needed. There was gentrification. And?
And this is what half this argument has been about. The systematic economic oppression. Neglecting minority and low income neighborhoods, and than swooping into "rescue them". Purchasing low cost property, moving everyone out, demolishing it all to make way for new property that the previous community can't possibly afford. Now the old gay couple can open up a cupcake shop on the corner where some long established business and lifeblood for a family used to stand. It's like the argument that black people occupy a lower economic bracket because they're lazy or whatever. Not the fact that their schools are massively underfunded, their transportation infrastructure is dilapidated. Their local business are minimal or failing due to prejudiced bank loans. And they have to fight tooth and nail to earn any sort of handhold while climbing a much more vertical cliff of life. This was the sort of shit MLK campaigned for after the I have a dream portion.
But the pamphlet or whatever they received was not personalized for them.
'Course not. You don't shake down just one business. The was a 'small' demonstration which got 70+ people arrested.
70+ people got arrested LMPD spokesperson Lamont Washington, in an email to press, said the charges included obstructing a highway, disorderly conduct and “a few assault charges for people throwing bottles at police.” https://wfpl.org/lgbtq-protesters-march-for-black-lives-in-downtown-louisville/
sOuNdS LiKe A rIoT. I sure hope the victims of that day's violence will be able to heal from their trauma. A cop may have even gotten a little bump on the noggin from a water bottle. Certainly nothing like being tear gassed, beaten, shot with half ounce rubber munitions and finally dragged bare skin on asphalt.
To look into the article they cite
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/08/01/louisville-cuban-community-rally-support-la-bodeguita-de-mima/5562669002/
And the actual list of demands, with the reasoning behind them. Offers much more incite into the situation than the attention grabbing headline.
A low income community seems to have been forced out due to "reconstruction" IE gentrification or whatever euphemism you prefer.
This lead to increased rents combined with stagnating wages and limited employment opportunities.
This business owner may have been singled out due to their vocal social media presence.
But the pamphlet or whatever they received was not personalized for them. And smashing a flower pot hardly seems like "mafia style tactics "