Together Baton Rouge organizer leaves group, says ITEP not reason

He wants out before st George comes to fruition. Don’t blame him.

Imagine working for 10 years and this is the only credits to your name

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Along the way, he helped secure victories for which the organization was able to claim at least partial credit, including passage of a dedicated tax to fund the Capital Area Transit System; increased awareness about issues like food deserts in north Baton Rouge; lack of health care access in underserved neighborhoods; and opposition to the St. George incorporation effort.

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Rather, he says, he requested the move more than a year ago in a meeting with Perkins, a longtime community organizer with the Chicago-based Industrial Areas Foundation—with which TBR is affiliated—and who first brought the IAF to Baton Rouge in 2008 at the invitation of several local black pastors.

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No,no,no....these groups aren't socialists

frick him!

Meanwhile ExxonMobil announced plans to expand in Beaumont today. Imagine that.

Depends on if I'm submitting the long or short format

Yeah I thought they were a local faith based group? Why are the they getting their orders from Chicago?

Even if our tax abatement system needs changes, these left wing socialists were the wrong people to lead the effort. The community is more divided than before, but that's a hallmark of their trademark usage of agitation. I'm sure they'd consider this a sign of success.

They always use faith based groups as cover to make them seem apolitical. When, in actuality, they use those organizations to push an agenda within the church to advance their politics as well as create foot soldiers. Go look at the TBR church member list. Most are black churches which are notorious for preaching less about God and more about politics. TBR knows the pastor of a black church is basically the king/queen of the community that can convince the congregation that what they're doing is right but also what God wants.

"Raised awareness about food deserts"'...
They just loooove "raising awareness but never do anything constructive
If they're so very heart broken about this-then they need to pool, their own money & build it. Or shut up.
But yeah rats from a sinking ship.
The best part is it's their own fault.