[Communications] A & O team and purpose on the CCGA Website
M Toy
mtoy.usa at gmail.com
Fri Oct 15 10:30:43 CDT 2021
Thanks Amy! That looks great to me! - May
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On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 10:18 AM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
> Hi Lorraine and all,
>
> Here is an alternate take on the first paragraph along with some edits to
> the bullet points.
>
> The mission of the Advocacy and Outreach team is to support community
> gardens as a vehicle for building sustainable communities and enriching the
> natural ecosystem in Chicago and beyond. We are committed to creating a
> space where each voice and perspective is appreciated and heard. We support
> and encourage the participation of every individual. When a problem or
> issue is identified, the next natural step is outreach. While Chicago's
> neighborhood gardens are our immediate focus, we have the potential to
> engage with other areas through advocacy because many issues affect our
> larger shared environment.
>
> The following are some of our current areas of focus. We invite and
> encourage everyone to participate! With your help, we can:
> · develop and secure resources to create healthier, greener communities
> · increase access to safe water, healthy soil, and compost for gardeners
> · provide a platform to share and address issues that arise in community
> gardens
> · build awareness about and address city-wide policy issues that affect
> community gardens
> · work to increase equity and lessen division in community gardening
> · establish beneficial connections between people and/or organizations
> · support the important role of community gardens in the fight against
> climate change
>
>
> > On Oct 15, 2021, at 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
> >
> >
> > The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient
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> third party, without a written consent of the sender. If you received this
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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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