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Last week, a #BLM protest march stopped in front of council member Kim Gray's house. Did this action cross a line?
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Key problem: there’s no rulebook for movement action. There ARE what scholars call “repertoires of contention” – models presented by previous movement actions that current actors draw upon (only sometimes in organized way)
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Repertories/models include protest march (your Aunt Karen’s “right way” to protest). But menu also includes sit-ins to the barricade to the Molotov cocktail. Where to deploy and where to draw the line are not universally agreed upon
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Hey - it's ask the #RVAPolitics guy! (1st ed) @jonbecker wants to know: what's the deal with the "emergency powers" Stoney invoked to remove the Stonewall Jackson monument? (Jon's not a Stonewall cosplayer, he's just curious academic-type) No surprise, there's a rabbit hole
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Key point is as #DillonRule state, VA grants power to declare "state of emergency" to gov, not local officials. So it's all in the VA Code, not city ordinances law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title44…
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Gov had declared "state of emergency" in VA for protests since May 31; when he extended it the other day at Stoney's request, I thought it was because Mayor wanted more funding; turns out he had, uh, other ideas
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#NavyHill, #6thStreet, #StoneBrewing, #Redskins - why does it seem like the city is always involved in a “big shiny project”? Why the same developers, law firms, wealthy elites? Why always #RVA Voldemort Tom Farrell? Social science has answers - 4 of them.
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1st: LOCAL POLITICS ALWAYS ABOUT LAND USE. Paul Peterson notes cities try to "enhance economic position" - basically need to expand tax base to do more stuff for citizens. Main tool? LAND USE - zoning, development incentives, etc.
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2nd: This means PROPERTY INTERESTS DOMINATE. Landowners want economic development to ensure that their property values go up; city leaders need these owners/developers to grow tax base
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