Obama's 'Green the Block' Sept. 11: Fun, Music, Block Parties, Bubble Gum and Dumpster Diving

Thursday, September 10, 2009 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Matthew Vadum recently reported that Barack Obama was operating under the radar to subvert observances of the anniversary of the September 11 attacks by using anti-American leftists Van Jones and Lennox Yearwood to hijack the day with a radical environmental agenda under the guise of Green the Block, a joint project of their respective groups Green for All and the Hip Hop Caucus.

Sure enough, the project has been pretty much ignored by the media, even by the conservative media that covered the Van Jones saga.

Below are examples of events listed at Green the Block for this Friday, September 11, 2009--the eight anniversary of the attacks.

Bowling Green:

Bowling Green, KY
September 11, 2009 03:30PM to 05:00PM
Hosted by Carrie Barnette Event Description:
Featuring a concert by hip-hop sensations, "Nappy Roots" and an Energy and Job Fair, Green the Block - Bowling Green will let people know about the importance of energy efficiency, how they can do it and how they can find jobs that do it!

Kalamazoo:

Kalamazoo, MI September 11, 2009 05:00PM to 10:00PM
Hosted by Joe Orchanian
Event Description:
Every year western michigan university host bronco bash, a festival that draws hundreds of organizations and thousands of patrons. Last year, we launched the first ever WMU green team. With the efforts of only a handful of people, we were able to reduce the waste produced by the event by 70%. We advertised recycling containers, and sorted through garbage looking for cans and bottles.
We need to do this again, and we need people to help make it happen for the second year in a row!

Nashville:

Green The Block with Gateway 2 Heritage
Nashville, TN
September 11, 2009 12:00PM to 02:00PM
Hosted by Sizwe Herring
Event Description:
Join the teams at Tennessee State University's Gateway 2 Heritage and EarthMatters Tennessee with music on the courtyard. Come learn about sustainability, environmental justice and how to green up our community and campus life.

Charlotte:

Charlotte, NC September 11, 2009 05:00PM to 10:00PM
Hosted by Jonathan Nazeer
Event Description:
Green the Block Charlotte will be held in the Hidden Valley Community and feature * Community Giveaway ** Clean the Block * Community Cook-out** Retrofit the Block * Green the Block Rally featuring local Celebrities, Politicial and Business Leaders ** Green Collar Job and Job Training Information * Green Business Showcase. (co-sponsored by Rib Palace and Powerade)

Newark:

Say It, Spray It, Recycle It Too
Newark, NJ
September 11, 2009 10:00AM to 04:00PM
Hosted by Pamela B. Daniels
Event Description:
Help design and paint a 'Green the Block' mural at the Hunterdon Street Community Garden. The Working Green Youth Employees have spent the summer training in landscape design in City Parks. The Community Garden at 288 Hunterdon Street is their final project, and we want you-the Newark community to add the finishing touches to the spot. Can't paint? That's okay too! Come out and show your support as we collect recyclable materials from neighboring businesses and homeowners to deliver to the West Orange Recycling Center, the local Newark depot.
Join Working Green, Building Green Solutions, and fellow Newarkers as we encourage the Hunterdon Street Community too 'Green the Block!'
Food, drinks, and music dependent upon sponsorship.

This event is the rare one that mentions our troops:

Vallejo:

Vallejo, CA
September 11, 2009 11:00AM to 07:00PM
Hosted by Janna Besh
Event Description:
Community Picnic. Solano Green Alliance will be having a old fashioned Picnic in City Park in Vallejo. Families and other Community members are encouraged to bring a picnic and celebrate with us to honor the troops that risk their lives everyday for our Country. We will be also doing a park clean up that day. The City Park playground was built by the community. Time: 11:00am to 7:00pm

Bethlehem:

Bethlehem, PA
September 11, 2009 12:00PM to 02:00PM
Hosted by Jerz E. Brown
Event Description:
As the third largest market in the state of PA the Lehigh Valley aka ABE MSA has long been slept on for its spirit of community, art, entreprenu8erialism, and most importantly hip-hop culture! Join Jerz E Brown aka Grand Master IRON FiST and the Hip-Hop Culture Foundation in a effort to unite with our people from across the country and represent for mother earth!

(Bethlehem will also have an open mic and 'community gathering' 6-9:30 p.m. on 9/11)

Los Angeles:

Green Neat Angels Los Angeles , CA
September 11, 2009 12:00PM to 02:00PM
Hosted by Todd Roberts
Event Description:
To help cleanse the community In environment from trash droping and dumping demonds . Also to wash alway gum thats has been harden on the cement And to educate the younger generation of green neat angels .

Many of the Green the Block events promise fun! For example, Sacramento:

Green Oak Park! Sacramento, CA
September 11, 2009 05:00PM to 08:00PM
Hosted by Charles Mason
Event Description:
Date/Time: September 11, 2009, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Host: Ubuntu Green, Oak Park Neighborhood Association, Oak Park Weed and Seed, Oak Park Business Association
• Green the Block is a national movement to have Green the Block events in communities nationwide on September 11th (National Day of Service). www.greentheblock.net This is a partnership of Green for All and the Hip Hop Caucus in coordination with the Obama Administration.
• The Oak Park event will have partner organizations set up educational/food tables and educate visitors on green lifestyles.
• Community members will participate in creating a green community art project.
• Musical performances, food and other fun activities for the entire family

I'll close out this report with the only event (out of several dozen, but not all, of the Green the Block events I looked at) that pays tribute to those murdered on Sept. 11 and those who tried to save them:

Houston:

Houston, TX
September 11, 2009 01:00PM to 07:00PM
Hosted by Mamie McGowan
Event Description:
Green the Block activities include:
The coming together to memorialize the fallen victims and heroes of “911” in a way that will allow us to proactively build on their sacrifice, the event will be held at The Church At Bethel’s Family, Friday 9/11/09 from 1:00p.m. ‐ 7:00p.m. An opening service will honor those lives lost during the tragedy of 9.11.01 and to pay tribute to those who continue to proudly serve today. Afterward the youth of the neighboring areas will arrive and be treated to a day of educational games, interactive sessions and have an opportunity to plant their own crop in our new Vegetable Garden located on the church’s property.SNIP

[machogirl]

Lately (since the Obama Age) it seems as if the whole world has gone insane.

[popdonnelly]

Orwell was right. History has to be destroyed if it doesn’t suit political ends. Dictatorial ends, I should say.

[popdonnelly]

“The four pillars of the Green The Block campaign are:”

These people can’t help themselves. They talk like totalitarians, even in the context of a news release.

I think I’ll spend 9/11 remembering the 300+ New York City firemen who died trying to save others. That was honorable. This is execrable.

[Kimberly GG]

Green for All’s “Recovery Resource Center” page...I’m truly overwhelmed at what we are up against...where our taxpayer money is going...

http://www.greenforall.org/get-involved/green-recovery-for-all/resources/?searchterm=ohio

IMPEACH OBAMA!!

[mojitojoe]

Don’t appease the liberals, who gives a sh*t what they think? If I want to say Watermelon I will and I will offer them no explanation, let them figure it out. I mean sheesh, according to them we can’t even mention watermelon, fried chicken, WTF ridiculous! I’ll say what I want, I’m over the PC crap and if they don’t like it they can KMA.

[kcvl]

I hope you didn't miss this one...

Pollution and poverty hurts everyone, but it hurts low-income and communities of color the most.

I would just like for someone to explain to me how that happens! Do they really think we are that stupid?!

[MissMagnolia]

I have not forgotten and I cry every time I hear that song. Tomorrow, I will be putting flowers on a 9-11 memorial that my neighborhood fire station puts up every year. I will also personally thank them for their service to us all for being first responders. I don’t doubt, with Obumble in charge, that they too might have occasion to rush into danger because we have been attacked.

[workerbee]

When a mere 7 years after 9/11 this country sends a communist named HUSSEIN to the White House, who can be surprised that this is happening?

I spit on these filthy traitors, from their god on down.

[G8 Diplomat]

Who spends 9/11 celebrating? Obama and his followers and most Arabs.

Who spends 9/11 mourning? Real Americans and some Iranians

[Munz]

well i just put out two flags and am putting up a sign

“9/11 never forget”

[RedhairRedhair]

Nashville - . The president of Gateway 2 Heritage says our habits as humans can and many times do have a negative impact on the climate which ultimately comes back and effects us—particularly blacks and minorities worse than others due to serious flaws in policies.

http://www.ejcc.org/campus/rep_cbrown/

[ETL]

Re: “watermelon” lefty: green on the outside, red on the inside

The explanation was actually for anyone who didn’t know what it meant.

[HiTech RedNeck]

PHTHBB. I say Block the Green!

[HiTech RedNeck]

I’d think they are talking about inner city conditions.

[dez]

On January 21, 2009, a Trojan Horse was placed inside the White House. Every day it becomes more painfully clear what was inside that horse.

[denydenydeny]

This is pure Hugo Chavez neighborhood barrio organization for communism, nothing more, nothing less--and on the graves of those who perished 8 years ago.

I couldn't describe it any better.

[denydenydeny]

With the efforts of only a handful of people, we were able to reduce the waste produced by the event by 70%.

I bet I could cut waste produced by the event by 100%.