tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post1382644892475906747..comments2024-03-26T10:40:40.676-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: Battle For Brooklyn: Free Screening At Issue Project Room In GowanusKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-85568573866891013922012-01-29T06:24:06.010-05:002012-01-29T06:24:06.010-05:00I love the adjective "reluctant" before ...I love the adjective "reluctant" before "activist" - speaking from personal experience - those two words really go together well. You can live your mostly merry life, and then, boom - you find yourself in a situation where you have to take some stand, become involved. In my case, it is Gowanus - trying to protect it from pressures to turn it into real estate visions a la Toll Brothers, Gowanus Village, and now Whole Foods. What we have in Gowanus is unique in the entire country - for many reasons too numerous to go into - and all I really wanted to say was that "reluctant activitist" is a very good phrase!reluctant activistnoreply@blogger.com