[Communications] A & O team and purpose on the CCGA Website
Lorraine Kells
lxkells at gmail.com
Sat Oct 16 20:05:35 CDT 2021
Julie,
Thank you for pointing this out, and we are all aware of that. In my
earlier email I pointed out that we need to bring the website into the 21st
century. I also mentioned that under *"HIghlights*, which mentions the 5
working groups, " Advocacy and Outreach isn't even listed. So for the
listing there for the A&O Committee, with a rough sketch, and some further
tweaking, it can read as follows:
*The CCGA Advocacy & Outreach Team *helps grow the collaboration of CCGA
with organizations that relate in some way to the goals in our current area
of focus. We want to identify what needs to be done..and how to accomplish
these goals. We will reach out to organizations and people who work in
nature, in organizing, and more.
On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 5:34 PM Julie Samuels <jsamuels1966 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I think a critical purpose for A&O is to help grow the collaboration CCGA
> doesn't really have with organizations that relate in some way to the
> goals that are listed.. If we want to know what needs to be done..and
> how... to accomplish these goals then we need to reach out to organizations
> and people who work in nature, in organizing, and more. There was an
> organization in the beginning of all of this called "GreenNet" whose
> members included the people in what I attached below this. This was an
> event that we held annually and invited gardeners to attend. And I will
> leave this here for now:
> Julie
>
> – *GREEN AND GROWING FAIR 2007 -*
>
> *Notes of First Planning Meeting - November 14, 2006*
>
>
>
> *Planning Committee members:*
>
> Aaron Durnbaugh DOE/GreenCorps
> adurnbaugh at cityofchicago.org
>
> Meredith Sessions WRD Environmental
> msessions at wrdenvironmental.com
> 722-773-9870
>
> Kirsten Akre Kilbourn Park GreenHouse
> kakre at sbcglobal.net
>
> Robin Cline GPCA
> rcline at garfieldpark.org
>
> Melanie Harding GPCA
> mharding at garfieldpark.org
>
> Katherine Schultz GPCA
> kschultz at garfieldpark.org
>
> Sandra Wilcoxin GPCA
> swilcoxon at garfieldpark.org
>
> Harmony Picciuca GPCA
> hpicciuca at garfieldpark.org
>
> 773/638-1766 ext 24
>
> Jaime Zaplatosch Openlands
> jzaplatosch at openlands.org
> 312/863-6270
>
> Julie Samuels Openlands
> jsamuels at openlands.org
> 312/863-6256
>
> Nancy Kreith U of I Extension
> <kreith at uiuc.edu> nkreith at gmail.com.
> 773/233-0476
>
> Velma Johnson No. Lawndale Grng.Com.
> veljohn at sbcglobal.net
>
> Renee Chester Friends of the Parks
> chesterr at fotp.org
>
> Margaret Cielak NeighborSpace
> mcielak at neighbor-space.org
>
> Lynne Haynor Chicago Botanic Garden
> lhaynor at chicagobotanic.org
>
> Eliza Fournier CBG –( on maternity leave)
> efournier at chicagobotanic.org
>
> Rory Klick
> roryklick at yahoo.com
>
> Marti Bjornson
> m-bjornson at northwestern.edu
>
> Iya Adesanya-Kerr Garfield Market Place Mngr.
> iadesanya-kerr at garfieldpark.org,
> 773/638-1766 x 28
>
> Jane Schenck Chicago Park District
> jane.schenck at chicagoparkdistrict.com
> 312/742-5016
>
> Young Mi Kaneshiro Chicago park District
>
> youngmi.kaneshiro at chicagoparkdistrict.com
>
>
>
> Sandra Wilcoxon GPCA
> swilcoxon at garfieldpark.org
>
> 773-638-1766 x27
>
> Jim DeHorn TreeKeepers -Openlands – 312/863-6259
> (no email)
>
>
> (GPCA was "Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance")
>
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 1:21 PM M Toy <mtoy.usa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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