Final day without work...

at Friends--five days in a row coming up. Thank goodness! Still wondering whether the lack of work has to do with me, or simply that no one is out. Well, I should find out more in the coming days. If I can pick up a little more work in the next couple of weeks, things should be all right. In the past, when I had a few long stretches in which I was not called, it had nothing to do with anybody's feelings about me--it just happened. So let's see how it plays out.
  Just found out I can see GATZ for $42.00 on Friday. That is a lot of money for me---a little grossed out about spending it, but I really should go. That money can be made up somewhere else. May wait a day, and see if it shows up on TDF. That would mean about 10.00 less, not a great deal, but somehow, in my own head it makes a difference.
  So yesterday, somewhat tired, I did troop out to JACK in Brooklyn to see and participate in the reparations project that they have been sponsoring all year. This discussion centered on the relationship between philanthropy and the black world. The main speaker centered on the sixties---she felt the Ford Foundation, which sponsored and created a lot of black projects at the time, really wanted to control the anger which they felt was coming from the black community. An interesting point, but it really went nowhere. The rest of her talk dealt with a few other examples of philanthropy and its role in society, but it was really terribly general. The second speaker was the head of a foundation in Philadelphia that gives a lot of grants for projects built around "social justice" She used that phrase a couple of times in her presentation, but never was specific about what exactly these w social justice projects were. I had to ask her if 1) the majority of grants went to people of color, and 2) to please give an example of a "social justice" project. She answered both questions, but again, a lot of her points seemed intellectualized. So were many of the comments. I think that I am much closer to the 'nitty gritty" of things then many of the people in the forum. That is something that I should remember. Still, there is something valuable in attending the discussion events at JACK---I am happy they have them, and will return.
  Today's structure is kind of open. I may go to Williamsburg where some former south fourthers are known to hang out on Tuesday and hopefully participate in some good conversations. If not that, well...things are incredibly open.
 Must get ready for the cold that comes in tomorrow. Will report soon, probably on Saturday.