[Communications] Feb 18 Meeting Agenda Language and Items for Discussion

[JW Glass]

Hi All,

The reminder was just sent for next week's February CCGA meeting. The
agenda is posted on the site as well. I never saw any meeting minutes from
the January meeting.

I may not be at the meeting next week. You have the agenda and it’s posted
on the website. I’ll be sending one more reminder next Mon or Tue.

Below is the list of folks that see email to the
info at chicagocommunitygardens.org email address. This is the
info-distribution at chicagocommunitygardens.org mailing list which is ONLY
used to forward email from the info email address.



Let me know if you have any questions.

JW


On Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good Morning JW,
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> The Hatchery is booked for our Feb 18 meeting, the first in-person of
> 2025,  Meeting in person will create a better space for all of us to
> touch base for the year ahead. Meeting in person will create a better
> space to address impatient tone in the meetings. Our meetings may start too
> late or run too long, but as long as there is a consensus to run for 5 or
> 10 minutes longer; we will, as long as The Hatchery allows that.
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> I will be out of town and unable to attend this meeting; however May and
> Amy (if present) will co-lead the meeting.  We ask that at the top of the
> agenda the following language be placed.
> *"Before we begin, everyone will please be mindful of tone, using
> inclusive language and actively listening to all voices in the room." We
> will actively cultivate a space where everyone feels valued, respected, and
> heard.*
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> Items  Project/Event Updates
> CCGA will host a table at the Green Teacher Gathering hosted by Green
> Teacher Network, Date: Saturday April 5th, Time: 9am-4pm
> Location: Academy for Global Citizenship, 4942 W 44th Street, Chicago IL
> 60638.  Volunteers are needed for 1 hour  slots to represent CCGA at the
> table.
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> This is also a call to seek cuttings, rooted plants that have been divided
> from your garden, seed packets for summer blooms, any resource we can bring.
>
> Update on who receives the info@ emails. I sent an email to everyone on
> the list allowing anyone to opt out.  No one did although Angela requested
> to be added.  I asked to have Julie Samuels removed.  Please have an
> updated list to share.
>
> For now, that's all. Hope you have a great meeting.
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> By the way, I was able to get The New Englishwoman's Garden, a companion
> to the 1980 book. Also from the library, The Englishman's Garden.  While
> it's rare to find anything like a community garden in the photos or even
> the kinds of plants in our community gardens, which is not the point, the
> text is worth some time.  I'm sure we'll find a few good quotes for
> upcoming newsletters.
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> In a conversation recently with Amy & Ellen we talked about having a "Book
> Corner" or some such space in our Newsletters for worthwhile reading that
> may have been overlooked with time passing and new and inspiring books.
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> Best,
> Lorraine
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JW Glass
Chicago, Illinois
312.498.3889  |  james.wesley.glass at gmail.com <jameswesleyglass at gmail.com>
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