[Communications] Hello Howard Community Garden

[Lorraine Kells]

I did also post your Hello Howard flyer on our FB page as a  call to ACTION.
https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoCommunityGardenersAssociation.

Let us know how this goes and what more we can dol

Communications tam



On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 3:17 PM Duffee, Lauryn <lduffee at luc.edu> wrote:

>
> Lorraine,
>
> Great! Her email is tsbesser at rcn.com and I have already let her know that
> I am forwarding her information. Again, thank you so much! I'm really
> hoping there is still time to make a change.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, October 11, 2024 2:52 PM
> *To:* Duffee, Lauryn <lduffee at luc.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [Communications] Hello Howard Community Garden
>
> You don't often get email from lxkells at gmail.com. Learn why this is
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> Hello Lauryn,
>
> Yes, please get CCGA in touch with Tammy Besser.  We'll work from there.
>
> Lorraine
>
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 1:54 PM Duffee, Lauryn <lduffee at luc.edu> wrote:
>
> Lorraine,
> I can get you in contact with Tammy Besser, who is a garden leader at
> Hello Howard and was my boss when I interned there this summer. I am a
> student and don't know much about community activism, but I am in an
> environmental politics and environmental justice class so I know that there
> are things that the community can do to fight back. As of now, they don't
> even have a concrete plan for what they are building at the site, so I
> think that if enough community members and groups express their opposition
> to the development, maybe it would make a difference.
> The plan for the development can be found here
> <https://rpba.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/One-Howard-Street-Economic-Recovery-Plan-Digital.pdf> and
> the plan for the specific site can be found here
> <https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/sites/land-sales/listings/Howard_Ashland.pdf>.
> Thank you for getting back to me and for your consideration it means a lot.
>
> Kindly,
> Lu Duffee
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> *From:* Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, October 11, 2024 10:15 AM
> *To:* Duffee, Lauryn <lduffee at luc.edu>
> *Cc:* CCGA communications <communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Communications] Hello Howard Community Garden
>
> You don't often get email from lxkells at gmail.com. Learn why this is
> important <https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification>
> Lauryn,
>
> So unpleasant to hear this. I'm checing in with the communications
> team....What is our reply to this? What can we do?
>
> Lorraine
>
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2024, 10:11 AM Duffee, Lauryn via Communications <
> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
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> Hello! My name is Lu, I'm a student at Loyola and a member of the Rogers
> Park community. Over the summer, I interned at the Hello Howard Community
> Garden and got to know the community on a more personal level. I received
> news yesterday that there is a development project that is planning on
> tearing down the garden to fulfill their "economic recovery plan". I have
> been reaching out to different groups that understand the importance of
> community gardens in communities because I know a lot of community members
> do not want to sit down and let this development happen. I am wondering if
> you have any knowledge, resources, or people you can direct me to that can
> help me understand how to tackle this problem. There is a community meeting
> on Tuesday, Oct 15 at 6pm at Gale Academy I will be attending along with
> other garden leaders. I know it's short notice, but seeing as you are a
> group that supports community gardens, I would love to hear your feedback
> on this issue.
>
> Kindly,
>
> Lu Duffee
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