Confronting Bluhm's greed

As you know, our current campaign, In the Red, aims to persuade casino investors Neil G. Bluhm (of SugarHouse) and Ronald Rubin (of Foxwoods) to abandon their plans for casinos in Philadelphia. Through personalized actions we're going to draw attention to how their two casinos, if not stopped, will inflict financial damage to families, communities, local businesses and our city budget.

On Monday, Oct. 19, a group of us joined Neil Bluhm at the Whitney Art Museum Gala in New York City. Bluhm is the president of the board at the Whitney. No, he didn't decide he's been wrong all along and invite us as his special guests — that's next year. We're willing to bet he wasn't thrilled to see us there, talking to his friends and colleagues about the damage his dirty money would do to Philadelphia.

View images from the event at the Whitney.

It was a great event, and nearly everyone we spoke with was sympathetic and wanted to know more about what was happening here in Philly because of Neil Bluhm.

And Ron Rubin, now it's your turn.