Giving us back our local community center in San Jose

In San Jose, anti-corruption groups and individuals continue their campaign to remove vestiges of nepotism, corruption and mismanagement at Northside Community Center. This campaign has been in full swing since about 2002/2003. Anyone remembers the first meeting of the anti-corruption coalition? These groups—several Filipino and other grassroots organizations of color—are seeking to improve ethnically attuned services and programs for city residents and to have a more inclusive public space and forum for dialogue.

Let's hope and make sure the local park and recreation department and the city council take steps to bring in a new management team who will work closely with various Filipino organizations and other community groups of color and will create an inclusive and collaborative environment.

This reminds me of the political corruption problems in the Philippines (with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo exercising fraud and violence in the May 2007 election) and the mismanagement of the World Bank by Paul Wolfowitz.

People are shouting in the streets and are calling for,
"Give Us Back Our Community Center / No More Corrupt Managers!"
"Stand for Credible Elections / Fight against Election Fraud and Violence [in the Philppines]!"
"Oust GMA!"
"Junk Wolfowitz and the World Bank!"