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

[JAMES LYNSKEY (JAMESLYNSKEY]

Hi Jo,
I have marked my calendar for Feb. 22.  Jim and I think the peace forums are a 
great idea. I hope we can convince more FUS members to attend these monthly 
meetings.  We won't be able to be signed up for alerts, etc. since we will be 
in McGregor April - Oct.  However , we will get hooked up by e-mail and try to 
attend when we are here.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: jojane [at] juno.com 
  To: JAMES LYNSKEY 
  Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:05 AM
  Subject: Re: [sa-talk] items re: Nside - from last Sunday's SAC meeting


  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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