taut and tense...

this morning--in spite of being tired, I did attend the BAN meeting last night. A good meeting, with lots of last minute plans being made for Saturday's march. During the meeting, the leader asked for volunteers to be filmed about why they are marching on Saturday, I was one of the volunteers and made my comments for the film, after the meeting. I said that though I loved NYC, with all the opportunities it offered, I did not want to enjoy the city's strengths, while knowing that others were being viciously displaced, simply to meet the needs of a brutally aggressive development class. The two young men making the film seemed impressed---I felt that I had taken another step toward expressing myself in this battle.
Another Mayoral debate tonight, between DeBlasio and Albanese; I am hoping for a more focused vision from the challenger. I am sure the growth of groups like BAN, or places like Mayday, these "pockets of resistance" or maybe even more appropriately, "pockets of rage"  will not be mentioned.
The sad thing is that the media seems to want to avoid even dealing with their existence.Then of course, there is the general disinterest that I see in many New Yorkers, even my friends in other worlds.This is not a "Shrug your shoulders and deal with it, because we are New Yorkers," election; I am frightened by DeBlasio's inflexibility in his approach to housing. Four more years gives him a chance to implement his "affordable housing" agenda, which could lead to a lot of displacement and a greater polarization between classes.
  So it plays on. Not sure what the evening will bring, after the debate. Before I left for California, I promised Bobby, who owns La Flaca, that I would check in with him today--he is undergoing some harassment from his landlords---and was seeing his lawyer yesterday, to find out how the whole thing was handled. But the debate makes this impossible---will probably stay home and rest after it.
  The march begins Saturday at the Barclay's center---I am not sure if I will have a session that morning or not---but if I do, I can meet the march at a later point. That is something that remains to be seen---will figure it out as we get closer to it. Will report tomorrow