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

[jojane (jojane]

OK, you're on the list.


On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:13:58 -0600 "Barbara Weatherhead"
<bweatherhead [at] mn.rr.com> writes:
> I would also like to participate in the bus tour on April 28.
> 
> Barbara Weatherhead
> bweatherhead [at] mn.rr.com 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jojane [at] juno.com [mailto:jojane [at] juno.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 9:57 AM
> To: Barb Weatherhead
> Subject: Re: [sa-talk] items re: Nside - from last Sunday's SAC 
> meeting
> 
> 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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