<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Mamie,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I was also thinking about that first bullet point and how it could be confused with the resources team.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It has been drafted a couple of ways:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">develop and secure resources to create healthier, greener communities</div><div class="">obtain(secure?) resources to create healthier, greener communities</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Perhaps this could be removed and reworked into the last bullet point (see below). So the second paragraph with the bullet points would read:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The following are some of our current areas of focus. We invite and encourage everyone to participate! With your help, we can:<br class="">· increase access to safe water, healthy soil, and compost for gardeners<br class="">· provide a platform to share and address issues that arise in community gardens<br class="">· build awareness about and address city-wide policy issues that affect community gardens<br class="">· work to increase equity and lessen division in community gardening<br class="">· establish beneficial connections between people and/or organizations<br class="">· support the important role of community gardens <u class="">in creating healthier, greener communities</u> and in the fight against climate change </div><div class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 15, 2021, at 11:30 AM, Mamie Gray via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" class="">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">You are correct, Lorraine, it does make sense in the way you explained it. Is there a way to include “resources” in A&O’s narrative that would clearly differ from that of Resources and Distribution? Mamie</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 11:21 PM Lorraine Kells <<a href="mailto:lxkells@gmail.com" class="">lxkells@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr" class="">Mamie,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We were making a point about seeing, which I think you may have missed. Seeing not something objective, but shaped by perspective, custom and convention. It is especially true of seeing people. We think A & O can see differently, not shaped by custom convention. A & O sees that everyone has a part to play. <br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">These were notes while we were chatting. If it doesn't read well, then so be it. </div></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Lorraine</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 10:35 PM Mamie Gray <<a href="mailto:mamiegray2012@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">mamiegray2012@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto" class="">For what it’s worth: Advocacy and Outreach is centered and focused on community gardens. Our perspective is shaped by custom and convention. Advocacy and Outreach is committed to encourage and support the participation of every individual. When an issue arises, outreach is the next step. Although Chicago neighborhoods are our primary focus, there is also the possibility of reaching out to all growing spaces through advocacy.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 7:26 PM Lorraine Kells <<a href="mailto:lxkells@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">lxkells@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr" class="">Hello all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would still like to see some comments about the content. It;easy to make corrections to grammar, but the content will go up and stay up on the website for who/what Advocacy & Outreach is. This will still go out to the whole committee with whatever changes we make, so others may weigh in. Is this what we want to send (with grammatical changes)?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for your input, please </div></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Lorraine</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 6:42 PM Julie Samuels <<a href="mailto:jsamuels1966@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">jsamuels1966@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Julie</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 3:14 PM Mamie Gray via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank" class="">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto" class="">Hello all, Four suggestions for <u class="">consideration</u>: 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</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 12:23 PM Lorraine Kells via Communications <<a href="mailto:communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org" target="_blank" class="">communications@chicagocommunitygardens.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hello,</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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?</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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. </div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The things we are talking about are:</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:Symbol" class="">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">
</span></span>getting resources to create healthier, greener
communities</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:Symbol" class="">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">
</span></span>increase access to water, healthy soil, and compost
for gardeners</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:Symbol" class="">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">
</span></span>providing the platform for issues that arise in
community gardening</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:Symbol" class="">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">
</span></span>increase awareness and address city wide policy
issues that affect community gardens</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:Symbol" class="">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">
</span></span>bringing a cohesive voice to lessen division and widen inequity in community gardening</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family:Symbol" class="">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">
</span></span>establish beneficial connections between people
and/or organizations</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks</div></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Lorraine</div></div>
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