Student organizers in Philly are trying to stop the construction of a new Sixers arena.
Taryn and I went to Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School, which is in Chinatown and caters to immigrant families. We grew up with other kids who looked like us and learning about our history and community. Growing up as a Chinese American, I never really felt ashamed of my identity. I was always surrounded by people who made me proud of who I was, and I'm lucky to have that experience.
This is a city within a city, and we think that the Sixers — if they want to build this new arena — can build it anywhere else except next to one of the: What has organizing through SPOC been like?We organized an action at the board of trustees meeting at Penn. David Blitzer sits on this board of trustees, and these meetings are, whether you're a student or faculty or worker.
, which I think is the first time that they haven't let students into a board of trustees meeting. [The board has a rule that members can observe but can't disrupt proceedings.]The arena gets built if no one hears about it. If no one says anything, the arena gets built. I don't think Kaia and I can count how many [teach-ins] we've done.
When Kenny and I are giving our teach-ins or speaking at a rally or yelling at some UPenn administrators, even though the situations are very different and sometimes harsh, our message is always the same and it always comes from a place of love: [This community] has given us so much that the government or schools or other adults have never given us. We’re trying, at every action, to showcase our love and care for Chinatown.
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