[Communications] A & O team and purpose on the CCGA Website
Julie Samuels
jsamuels1966 at gmail.com
Mon Oct 18 13:50:27 CDT 2021
Thank you, Lorraine. I think that statement is good to introduce the
committee and what the goals are of the committee and the CCGA.
On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 8:05 PM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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