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

[Lorraine Kells]

Sounds good, thanks!

On Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 9:24 AM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:

> Hi Lorraine and all - I’m making some suggestions to the first paragraph
> for clarity. The first sentence mentions “community" 3 times, lol. Give me
> 10 minutes and I will send my suggestion.
>
> Amy
>
> On Oct 15, 2021, at 9:19 AM, Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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