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

M Toy mtoy.usa at gmail.com
Fri Oct 15 13:21:05 CDT 2021 

Looks great!

Thanks.
May

On Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 1:09 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:

> Slight change but the right one. Ler's hear from everyone on this thread
> and zI will send to A&O team.
>
> Lorraine
>
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 1:05 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>
>> We’re close! The first sentence doesn’t make sense with ’The mission”
>> crossed out.
>>
>> How about this:
>>
>> The Advocacy and Outreach team’s work is centered around the belief that
>> community gardens are important vehicles in creating resilient and vibrant
>> neighborhoods. While Chicago's community 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:
>> ·  provide a platform to share and address issues that arise in community
>> gardens
>> ·  increase equitable access to safe water, healthy soil, and compost for
>> gardeners
>> ·  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 creating
>> healthier, greener communities and in the fight against climate change
>>
>>
>> On Oct 15, 2021, at 12:58 PM, Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> This is great, thank you Amy, you got my point! If everyone else is good
>> with this,PLEASE REPLY. it will go to the entire A & O team for final
>> approval. Perhaps we can have it on the website by the time of our meeting
>> Tuesday, or finish further editing/comment/approval by that time.
>>
>> The only change I would still make is as follows to keep it in parallel
>> with other teams paragraphs.:
>>
>> The mission of The Advocacy and Outreach team is centered around the
>> belief that community gardens are important vehicles in creating resilient
>> and vibrant neighborhoods. While Chicago's community gardens are our
>> immediate focus, we have the potential to engage with other areas through
>> advocacy because many issues affect our larger shared environment
>>
>> This goes without saying that all of the other text is not lost, but
>> gets put into "Who We Are"
>>
>> Lorraine
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 12:44 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I agree that the bigger picture messages as you’ve outlined below can be
>>> a part of the CCGA “Who We Are”. That’s next on the list to tackle :)
>>>
>>> Here’s an updated A&O overview - removed the inclusivity info since it’s
>>> going in Who We Are. Also kept the mention of fighting climate change
>>> because it makes sense here too:
>>>
>>> The mission of the Advocacy and Outreach team is centered around the belief
>>> that community gardens are important vehicles in creating resilient and
>>> vibrant neighborhoods. While Chicago's community 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:
>>> ·  provide a platform to share and address issues that arise in
>>> community gardens
>>> ·  increase equitable access to safe water, healthy soil, and compost
>>> for gardeners
>>> ·  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 creating
>>> healthier, greener communities and in the fight against climate change
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 15, 2021, at 11:46 AM, Lorraine Kells via Communications <
>>> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> Please allow me to put a big pause on this. I think we've hit a seminal
>>> moment of change.   We have likely made this A & O team greater than CCGA
>>> itself, and making CCGA better is good. The paragraph to introduce A & O
>>> reads better than The CCGA Organization "Who We Are" which is supposed to
>>> say what CCGA is all about on our website. In looking at the website (which
>>> needs serious work to bring CCGA into the 21st century), I think we have
>>> hit upon how we want to revise our "Who We Are" which currently doesn't say
>>> what we should be saying and DOING in CCGA.  With incorporation of much of
>>> the first paragraph from May & Amy's paragraphs to our website's
>>> explanation of who we are, we will have all of CCGA teams and potentially
>>> subscribers working together without making the A & O more ambitious than
>>> all of CCGA. Then the A & O team will be more in parallel with our other
>>> teams
>>>
>>> My take away if you'll allow me for a moment, is that May's paragraph is
>>> best suited to a committee.  I personally don't have a problem with
>>> repeating community. Some things bear repeating and the flow isn't bad.
>>> You may still come up with another term. -- maybe just say our gardens
>>>
>>> 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 and narrowed by 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;  through
>>> advocacy, we have the potential to engage in other areas as well
>>>
>>> The bullet points are same as edited by Amy
>>> ·          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
>>>
>>> Here is what "Who We Are" can look like
>>>
>>> Our city is home to hundreds of community gardens, and the Chicago
>>> Community Gardeners Association has created a network of those gardeners
>>> that is truly gardener-designed and gardener-led, to ensure the
>>> sustainability and vibrancy of Chicago gardens for years to come. CCGA is
>>> composed of volunteer working groups that meet regularly *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.* *While
>>> Chicago's neighborhood gardens are our immediate focus, we have the
>>> potential to engage with other areas through our teams of Communication,
>>> Education, Resources and Distribution, and Advocacy and Outreach because
>>> many issues affect our larger shared environment. *CCGA helps to find
>>> solutions to common challenges such as leadership transitions, access to
>>> safe water and land, and community organizing.
>>>
>>> I still think we need a Development Committee
>>>
>>> Lorraine
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 10:48 AM Julie Samuels <jsamuels1966 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, the next step is to list everything that can be done or provided
>>>> to accomplish the "actions".  This is what we should list and then
>>>> provide to our "leaders" to see if they agree and/or will want to add the
>>>> items they think should be there. For example if we agree that we want and
>>>> need to *collaborate *- how will we do that & why,  to who or what and
>>>> when
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 6:41 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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