FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Re: items re: Nside - from last Sunday's SAC meeting

[jojane (jojane]

Great.  Maybe we can learn more about how those reflection mtgs go, and
see if we want to adopt parts of the model.

correction re: location for Feb. 22nd - I think the building at 35th
Street & 4th Avenue is just called the Green Cenral Gym.  (it USED to be
Central High, but it's a community center and lower-grade school now, I
think.  The community there is Central, so they kept the name.  And the
gym is named after a deceased school superintendent - Richard Green - he
was an African American leader and, unfortunately, a famous
homophobe....)



On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:11:12 -0600 "Carol Koepp" <carolkoepp [at] comcast.net>
writes:
> I have April 28th down and Feb. 22nd.  and would love to take part in 
> any 
> reflection mtgs.  The people doing mentoring and tutoring do that 
> now and 
> it's helpful.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <jojane [at] juno.com>
> To: "Carol Koepp" <carolkoepp [at] comcast.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:37 PM
> Subject: [sa-talk] items re: Nside - from last Sunday's SAC meeting
> 
> 
> > Hi, all -
> > Re: a couple of items that came up in our SAC meeting, about our 
> goal to
> > work on racial justice & economic opportunity, with a focus on 
> the
> > Northside (since FUS is a near neighbor of the Nside). We have 
> some new
> > opportunities to shift into a little higher gear on this, because 
> PEACE
> > Foundation has some new funding, staff, focus, and strategy - and 
> they
> > are on the move!
> > - Jo
> >
> > 1.  See note from Kendyl, below;  - how many SAC folks are 
> interested in
> > going together on April 28th for a tour of the Northside?  From 
> PEACE
> > Foundation information:  "Northside Community Tours - driving 
> tour
> > focusing on the assets and challenges in North Minneapolis, led 
> by
> > Council Member Don Samuels."     I plan to go.
> >
> >
> > 2.  At the SAC meeting, info was handed out re: a recent monthly 
> PEACE
> > Foundation meeting.  They are holding monthly meetings, called 
> Movement
> > Forums: "monthly relationship-building and strategic planning 
> sessions
> > for Northside leaders and geographic ally group leadership".  (the 
> word
> > "leader" here should not intimidate anyone, they mean people who 
> are
> > willing to make a level of commitment, take a level of 
> responsibility, in
> > addressing issues in the community, along with others who are 
> similarly
> > motivated.  Kendyl and several SAC members have already done so, 
> for some
> > time, and we have a chance to take our FUS-Northside relationships 
> & work
> > to a new level and join with this very exciting organizing 
> effort...)
> >
> > The PEACE Foundation has identified key issues and events for 
> 2007, and
> > they are asking for allies who will join the strategy discussions 
> and
> > activism.  They are working on policy reform during the 
> legislative
> > session - see info at  www.citypeace.org.
> >
> > They have a program of signing up blocks of people - from 
> congregations
> > and other groups - to receive email action alerts as a group, so 
> people
> > can work together as a sort of affinity group - people who are 
> already in
> > relationship with one another, and could work together to help 
> make
> > things happen.  This is something SAC folks and others from FUS 
> who may
> > be interested, might consider doing.
> >
> > The next PEACE Foundation monthly Movement Forum meeting is the 
> evening
> > of February 22nd.  This will be more a cultural celebration than 
> a
> > meeting   -  for Black History Month   -  to be held at Central 
> High
> > School, Green Gym/Auditorium (corner of 35th Street & 4th Avenue 
> South).
> > I'm planning to go - let me know if you are interested.
> >
> > Also at the SAC meeting on Sunday, there was discussion about SAC 
> & other
> > interested FUS folks gathering for some reflection in between 
> PEACE
> > Foundation meetings.  This would be a way to discuss things like - 
> what
> > does it mean to be an ally?  Should we start with reflecting some 
> on the
> > issue of humility - (since we are a mostly white congregation with 
> people
> > from all over the metro area - including the Nside -  wanting to 
> take
> > more steps toward partnership on the issues facing African 
> Americans,
> > lower-income folks, and others living on the Northside....).
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Forwarded Message -----
> > From: "Jo Haberman" <jo [at] metrostability.org>
> > To: <jojane [at] juno.com>
> > Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:48:36 -0600
> > Subject: send to SAC with background info
> > Message-ID: 
> <20070131214631.4166F53BD85 [at] mpls-qmqp-02.inet.qwest.net>
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Jo,
> >
> > I heard back from Michelle Martin at the Peace Foundation about 
> the
> > Northside tour.  She says they can take up to 15 of us on the 
> April 28
> > tour.  My thought is that if we have more than that who want to 
> go, we
> > can look ahead to the May trip as well.  Can we get this out to 
> the SA
> > list now, so people begin to save the date on their calendars?  I 
> really
> > think it will be a great experience to have together.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kendyl
> > 
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