[Communications] A & O team and purpose on the CCGA Website

[Lorraine Kells]

Sorry, that was supposed to be hit upon.

On Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 9:18 AM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:

> May,
>
> You've it upon everything that A&O should be. So if everyone in this email
> agrees, then with a one correction and one word choice I will send this out
> to the full Committee. See changes below
>
> some of the key elements we are focused on
>
> And do you all want obtain or secure
>
> Please reply Amy, Julie, Mamie, JW
>
> Thank you
> Lorraine
>
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 8:02 AM M Toy <mtoy.usa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Below are my revised suggestions. I tried to merge Mamie's suggestions
>> with the original content from Lorraine and added one more bullet point
>> regarding climate change.
>> Thanks. May
>>
>> ---------
>>
>> Advocacy and Outreach is centered on community with the focus and belief
>> that community gardens are important community building vehicles.  What we
>> see is often shaped by perspective, custom and convention.  Advocacy and
>> Outreach is committed to the vision that everyone has a role to play and
>> can contribute to the community as a whole and we support and encourage the
>> participation of every individual.  When a problem or issue is identified,
>> outreach is the natural next step.  Our Chicago neighborhoods are our
>> immediate focus, but we have the potential of reaching out to all growing
>> spaces through advocacy.  And it's important that we do so because many
>> issues do not affect just Chicago but affect our larger shared
>> environment.
>>
>>
>> Some of the key elements that we are focus on and invite & encourage
>> everyone to participate and help with are:
>>
>> ·         obtain(secure?) resources to create healthier, greener
>> communities
>>
>> ·         increase access to safe water, healthy soil, and compost for
>> gardeners
>>
>> ·         provide the platform for concerns/issues that arise in
>> community gardening
>>
>> ·         build awareness and address city wide policy issues that
>> affect community gardens
>>
>> ·         bring a cohesive voice to lessen division and increase equity
>> in community gardening
>>
>> ·         establish beneficial connections between people and/or
>> organizations
>>
>> ·         create awareness of the beneficial value of community gardens
>> in the fight against climate change
>>
>>
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>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 11:21 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Mamie,
>>>
>>> We were making a point about seeing, which I think you may have missed.
>>> Seeing not something objective, but shaped by perspective, custom and
>>> convention.  It is especially true of seeing people. We think A & O can see
>>> differently,  not shaped by custom convention. A & O sees that everyone has
>>> a part to play.
>>>
>>> These were notes while we were chatting.  If it doesn't read well, then
>>> so be it.
>>>
>>> Lorraine
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 10:35 PM Mamie Gray <mamiegray2012 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> For what it’s worth:  Advocacy and Outreach is centered and focused on
>>>> community gardens. Our perspective is shaped by custom and convention.
>>>> Advocacy and Outreach is committed to encourage and support the
>>>> participation of every individual. When an issue arises, outreach is the
>>>> next step. Although Chicago neighborhoods are our primary focus, there is
>>>> also the possibility of reaching out to all growing spaces through advocacy.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 7:26 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I would still like to see some comments about the content.  It;easy to
>>>>> make corrections to grammar, but the content will go up and stay up on the
>>>>> website for who/what Advocacy & Outreach is. This will still go out to the
>>>>> whole committee with whatever changes we make, so others may weigh in.  Is
>>>>> this what we want to send (with grammatical changes)?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your input, please
>>>>>
>>>>> Lorraine
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 6:42 PM Julie Samuels <jsamuels1966 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you Mamie, I agree with your suggestions...because the "ing"
>>>>>> implies "action" and that's what we want all of us and everyone else to
>>>>>> take on.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Julie
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 3:14 PM Mamie Gray via Communications <
>>>>>> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello all, Four suggestions for *consideration*: 1) each bullet
>>>>>>> point verb ending consistently in “ing;” 2) instead of getting resources,
>>>>>>> sharing resources; 3) providing the platform to providing platforms; and 4)
>>>>>>> being a cohesive voice. Mamie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 12:23 PM Lorraine Kells via Communications <
>>>>>>> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Amy & I met with Julie to draft a new paragraph to put up on the
>>>>>>>> website.  I took notes and here is a rough draft of what we came up with.
>>>>>>>> Please look at the website "Current Projects" section to make this
>>>>>>>> paragraph and the  draft work together as well as what we have in the
>>>>>>>> Newsletter.  Let's give this a once over and then send it to the entire
>>>>>>>> committee for review or send yo all now?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Advocacy and Outreach is centered on community with a focus on
>>>>>>>> community gardens.  What we see is often shaped by perspective, custom and
>>>>>>>> convention.  Advocacy and Outreach is committed to a way of seeing that
>>>>>>>> every individual has a part to play. When a problem or issue is identified,
>>>>>>>> outreach is the next step. Our Chicago neighborhoods are our immediate
>>>>>>>> focus, but we have the possibility of reaching out to all growing spaces
>>>>>>>> through advocacy.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The things we are talking about are:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ·         getting resources to create healthier, greener
>>>>>>>> communities
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ·         increase access to water, healthy soil, and compost for
>>>>>>>> gardeners
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ·         providing the platform for issues that arise in
>>>>>>>> community gardening
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ·         increase awareness and address city wide policy issues
>>>>>>>> that affect community gardens
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ·         bringing a cohesive voice to lessen division and widen
>>>>>>>> inequity in community gardening
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ·         establish beneficial connections between people and/or
>>>>>>>> organizations
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lorraine
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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