Marjorie is a longtime resident of Madisonville, a racially diverse neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. In recent years, the area has experienced increased investment, and with it, an influx of new neighbors. Marjorie shared how she is witnessing these changes.
Marjorie's story, and many others, inspired Design Impact to coordinate the Madisonville Community Studio, an ongoing project co-created by Madisonville residents and Design Impact with support from the Kresge Foundation. The Community Studio is a place for Madisonville residents, business owners, and community workers to explore key questions about the inclusiveness of neighborhood changes. Learn more about the Community Studio here: madisonvilleproject.blogspot.com/
Video Screen Reader Transcription:
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(birds chirping)
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Marjorie: There are people who want
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folks gone.
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I mean that's the bottom line
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Because they don't see
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that we bring something
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to the table
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and I think
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everybody brings something to the table I don’t care
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what their background is.
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[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
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When I drove up today and I saw all of this was gone
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I was emotional
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sad.
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We love to tear everything down and then build
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something anew as if that's progress but you know does
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new buildings make better lives?
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We’ll see.
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We’ll see.
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[BURST OF UPLIFTING MUSIC]
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I don't understand why progress has to mean displacing people.
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That part I don't get.
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I found out my neighbor had to move.
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She loved her community and she loved her neighbors.
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And you know she was displaced because of
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I’m gonna say greed
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that's what it feels like to me.We're not desired here.
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[MUSIC CONTINUES]
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If you move people out all you’re gonna have is people
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moving in and there won't be anything to sustain the culture.
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I am Madisonville I truly truly believe that
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you know
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and I love it here.
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That's what happens when you're in a neighborhood
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that is a community.
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You know I understand private development but some of these
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folks are getting TIF dollars.
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That means we are taxpayers and we should be
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included on all levels of this process
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so that we form a stronger community for everybody.
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[BIRDS CHIRPING AND CARS PASSING]
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But we will see. We will see what happens
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See if everything that's up here is true and has meaning
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and is sincere or these are just words to make
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people feel good so they don't have to be held accountable.
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Our Madisonville.
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We're being sold out.
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As if we have no value or worth.
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Those of us who stand strong we’ll be here.
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We're not leaving.
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But it hurts.
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It hurts.
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My hope is that those of us who stay and love
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this community are looked upon as someone that is valued,
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loved and cherished.
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And I don't know that I'm hopeful.
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[CYMBALS]
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[UPLIFTING MUSIC]
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[BURST OF UPBEAT MUSIC]
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[MUSIC FADES]
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
2 окт 2024
