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

[Adele Hansen (hanse002]

I'd like to go on the bus tour.  I can't make the meetings this year. 
I already get action alerts from the Peace Foundation.

Adele



> 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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