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NOTES FROM GROUP SESSIONS

SAFETY

Facilitator:  Leonard Jihad & Sheldon Tucker

• Better communication and trust between the police and community

  • Visit the Police Academy to talk with cadets about community concerns

  • Meet with the Area/District Manager to discuss how to build trust

    • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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• More Community Outreach

  • Involve community in the selection of Street Outreach Workers

    • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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• Community Upgrades

  • Lights

  • Cameras

  • The cutting of tree branches that block the view of cameras is happening now

    • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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• Organize

  • Talk to youth to teach them about our work as a collective

  • What are Black men doing to honor each other?

    • Person(s) Responsible: ?

      • Deadline:

JOBS

Facilitator(s):  Arthur Edwards, Gary Gates, Rodney Williams

• Identify Resources

  • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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• Network Collaborate

  • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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• Mentorship Training Program

  • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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• Increase Youth Employment & Job Training

  • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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      EDUCATION

      Facilitator(s):  Gemma Lumpkin & Ife Waters

       

      • Restoring the Village System (Create Support System)

        • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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      • Build Student Voice (Disengaged Students)

        • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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      • Increase attendance and City-wide Parent Team Meetings

        • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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      • Making BOE accountable for updating policies

        • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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      • Meet parents where they are at (Sport events, etc…)

        • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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      • Connect kids to safe adults

        • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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      YOUTH

      Facilitator(s):  Kyisha Velasquez

       

      • Meet w/youth to find out what they want/reach out through social media possibly w/survey.  Find youth who will send messages out.  

        • Persons Responsibilities: Krystal, Dearie & Samera

          • Deadline:  8/15/17

      • Identify pastors & churches that will allow use of their buildings for youth activities

        • Person Responsible:  Steve

          • Deadline:  8/15/17

      • Identify adults willing to work w/kids where they are on a consistent basis – go canvassing

        • Person Responsible:  Kyisha, Niki

          • Deadline:  8/15/17

      • Identify community businesses and organizations to see what they are willing to give us access to use (i.e. kitchen, office, etc…).  

        • Person(s) Reponsible:  Steve

          • Deadline:  8/15/17

      • Healing circles to allow kids time to process their hurt and anger.   Attend an overnight camp (Camp Farnum, etc…) by the end of August.   

        • Person(s) Responsible:  Barbara, Steve, Samera, Krystal, Kyisha & Holly

          • Deadline:  8/15/17

      
      
      

      COMMUNITY BUILDING

      Facilitator(s):  Barbara Vereen

       

      • Merge Facebook pages – Newhallville

      • • • Revitalization & Rebuild

          • Newhallville Resource Center

          • A Taste of Newhallville

            • Person(s) Responsible: ?

              • Deadline:

        • Support Community Beautification Project

          • Collaborate

          • Partner w/city for clean-up days

          • Neighborhood Garden

            • Person(s) Responsible: ?

              • Deadline:

        • Block Parties

          • Educate on Process

            • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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        • Stores Giving Back

          • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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        • Gathering Clergy for church involvement

          • Person(s) Responsible: ?

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            Let me begin by thanking you for your participation in the Newhallville Grassroots Action Planning meeting on Tuesday night at Lincoln Bassett School.  It was truly exciting to be in a room full of passionate community leaders (like you) working together to improve the lives of Newhallville residents.

        • Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, August 14^th, 2017 at Lincoln Bassett School – 5:30pm.  The meeting will focus on the following:

           

          1)   Updates and/or revisions on the tasks that individuals volunteered to complete within their group

          2)   Review of existing resources (technical assistance and/or funding) earmarked specifically for Newhallville residents

          3)   Identification and solicitation of new resources that can support community leaders, organizations and/or institutions operating within Newhallville

           

          If you have any questions or additional suggestions for the next meeting, please feel free to contact me via email.  I look forward to your continued leadership in our next meeting. 

           Kermit Carolina carolinakermit@gmail.com

           

          "You're either part of the solution or part of the problem."  - (Leroy) Eldridge Cleaver

           

          “Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave.  I Rise!  I Rise! I Rise!”

          -Maya Angelou