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

[Marcy Leussler (mleussler]

I would like to go on the bus tour.
Marcy Leussler


> From: jojane [at] juno.com
> Reply-To: FUS Social Action talk <fussa-talk [at] muusja.org>
> To: Marcie Leussler <mleussler [at] hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [sa-talk] items re: Nside - from last Sunday's SAC meeting
> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 09:57:23 -0600
>
> OK, I'm starting a bus-tour list, and we can put something in the March
> newsletter -
> so far it's:
> Kendyl
> Jo
> Carol Koepp
> Adele Hansen
>
>
> Keep those email RSVPs coming....
> Jo
>
>
>
> On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 19:23:41 -0600 Adele Hansen <hanse002 [at] tc.umn.edu>
> writes:
> > 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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