tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326030520637587403.post7339383679653804521..comments2024-03-21T05:29:51.774-04:00Comments on American Friends Service Committee/Atlanta: Bus Tour and Peoplestown Rally Against DisplacementAtlanta Economic Justice Program/AFSChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475904357193791188noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326030520637587403.post-53524479965822621132016-04-05T12:48:47.996-04:002016-04-05T12:48:47.996-04:00Tanya Washington's home did not Flood and hasn...Tanya Washington's home did not Flood and hasn't flooded in the 92 years since it's been built. The sad reality is is that there were many plans proposed which were better and did not require displacement. They did however require use of land that the city would like to sell 2 Carter development.Atlanta Economic Justice Program/AFSChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475904357193791188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326030520637587403.post-67088330663042793262016-03-30T09:08:20.420-04:002016-03-30T09:08:20.420-04:00There are storms predicted this week, possibly up ...There are storms predicted this week, possibly up to half a foot of rain. I will be praying that my home does not flood with sewage due to the flooding issues in Peoplestown. If you feel that the flooding in Peoplestown is not severe and is a gentrification issue and not a health and safety issue- I invite you all to come camp out at the epi-center of the flooding next door to Ms. Washington's house on Atlanta Ave.. Please bring your family and all of your most precious possessions, and when the rain is too much for the sewage system and the raw sewage starts to fill an area that at least 10 houses used to be- then you can have an educated opinion on what the problem in Peoplestown really is about. After the flooding, please feel free to play in the dirt filled with bacteria, e-coli, and mold spores and tell me this is about displacement. Most of people who have moved were the actual gentrifiers. They jumped at the city's offer to get them out of their houses that weren't insurable and unsellable. They recognized that is wasn't safe, and it was very expensive to repeatedly have to clean and disinfect their houses, have to replace multiple cars that were ruined in the storms, and replace all furniture and personal items that were ruined. Please, come on down to Peoplestown and let me know if you still think this is an issue of gentrification and displacement after you live in a sewage filled sea for a few days!!!Lilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291880966873631615noreply@blogger.com