Sunday, September 23, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Building the Freedom School
From Becca Reily, Augsburg Student and TCUSSF member:
BUILDING THE FREEDOM SCHOOL
To make a space for tolerant, uncriticizing political exploration, to open up to totally new ideas and concerns that would not be heard in anun-egalitarian setting, to connect people to resources and events that could help them act towards their political ideal, to energize and appreciate everyone who hopes that their ideals are just several possible steps away, and to help and inspire everyone without that hope,
Coalition for Student Activism (CSA) will host at least one large, open, egalitarian discussion on the Augsburg
campus.
This is partly modeled after the US social Forum, which had no agenda but a schedule with time slots. The 10,000+ people who came, brought their own activist agendas to fill the time slots of those 5 days, in which they found their own space in Atlanta and their own workshop resources. (http://ussf2007.org)
But CSA will reserve a space at Augsburg, fill it with tables and refreshments, and post a few rules for discussion at the tables, and bring moderation to the discussion after 45 minutes or so of unmoderated mingling. (More than mingling,
surely!) CSA also encourages radical self-expression here.
The loose focus of the first discussion is very relevant to both college and lifelong learners: What would the ideal school or college be like? How can individuals, schools, and society move towards that?
If this interests you at all, please come envision the new Freedom School with us!
If you are part of anything that's already moving toward your ideal school, feel
free to bring publicity materials to the Resource Table at the discussion! Bring
your whole group, if you have one, and all your friends! But, whether coming
alone or with others, please be ready to meet and sit with strangers, who may be
very different from you, but are all coming to our tables in peace.
Below you will find the rules that CSA and other organizers are working on, to
ensure peaceful talking circles. Anyone interested can help organize this. We
welcome your input on the rules before the big meeting we're hosting-- so you
can revise them with us-- but we hope that everyone who comes can abide by the
rules in their latest revision.
We look forward to hearing your views on freedom, peace, and the ideal School!
Rules so far:
Start discussion yourself
Be inclusive, open to other's points
Question points, don't attack people or push them into idealogical categories
Respectfully answer or decline others' questions
Make sure everyone at your table gets to speak
BUILDING THE FREEDOM SCHOOL
To make a space for tolerant, uncriticizing political exploration, to open up to totally new ideas and concerns that would not be heard in anun-egalitarian setting, to connect people to resources and events that could help them act towards their political ideal, to energize and appreciate everyone who hopes that their ideals are just several possible steps away, and to help and inspire everyone without that hope,
Coalition for Student Activism (CSA) will host at least one large, open, egalitarian discussion on the Augsburg
campus.
This is partly modeled after the US social Forum, which had no agenda but a schedule with time slots. The 10,000+ people who came, brought their own activist agendas to fill the time slots of those 5 days, in which they found their own space in Atlanta and their own workshop resources. (http://ussf2007.org)
But CSA will reserve a space at Augsburg, fill it with tables and refreshments, and post a few rules for discussion at the tables, and bring moderation to the discussion after 45 minutes or so of unmoderated mingling. (More than mingling,
surely!) CSA also encourages radical self-expression here.
The loose focus of the first discussion is very relevant to both college and lifelong learners: What would the ideal school or college be like? How can individuals, schools, and society move towards that?
If this interests you at all, please come envision the new Freedom School with us!
If you are part of anything that's already moving toward your ideal school, feel
free to bring publicity materials to the Resource Table at the discussion! Bring
your whole group, if you have one, and all your friends! But, whether coming
alone or with others, please be ready to meet and sit with strangers, who may be
very different from you, but are all coming to our tables in peace.
Below you will find the rules that CSA and other organizers are working on, to
ensure peaceful talking circles. Anyone interested can help organize this. We
welcome your input on the rules before the big meeting we're hosting-- so you
can revise them with us-- but we hope that everyone who comes can abide by the
rules in their latest revision.
We look forward to hearing your views on freedom, peace, and the ideal School!
Rules so far:
Start discussion yourself
Be inclusive, open to other's points
Question points, don't attack people or push them into idealogical categories
Respectfully answer or decline others' questions
Make sure everyone at your table gets to speak
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Local Artist/Activist Potluck
LOCAL ARTIST/ACTIVIST POTLUCK
Saturday Sept. 22nd 5:30pm-9:30pm
Kuftinec/Arsham home 3426 Grand Ave. S. Minneaoplis (612-870-4736)
(Come anytime. Please bring food/beverage if you can.)
Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed (www.ptoweb.org) will be having a board retreat in Minneapolis Sept. 21-23rd. The Board will be discussing, in part, the possibility of relocating the organization to the Twin Cities. PTO would like local input and to meet with area activists and artists focused on social justice. This is an open invitation to bring a dish and/or beverage to the home of Sonja Kuftinec and Andy Arsham to meet with board members and with each other. The evening will include some low-impact relation-building activities / documents such as a networking map, but mostly time to meet with the board and others focused on social justice arts and education, and share your thoughts and ideas informally. Those who will be honoring Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, are welcome to break fast with us after sunset.
Please bring flyers and information about organizations and upcoming events and spread the word to others you think might be interested.
Saturday Sept. 22nd 5:30pm-9:30pm
Kuftinec/Arsham home 3426 Grand Ave. S. Minneaoplis (612-870-4736)
(Come anytime. Please bring food/beverage if you can.)
Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed (www.ptoweb.org) will be having a board retreat in Minneapolis Sept. 21-23rd. The Board will be discussing, in part, the possibility of relocating the organization to the Twin Cities. PTO would like local input and to meet with area activists and artists focused on social justice. This is an open invitation to bring a dish and/or beverage to the home of Sonja Kuftinec and Andy Arsham to meet with board members and with each other. The evening will include some low-impact relation-building activities / documents such as a networking map, but mostly time to meet with the board and others focused on social justice arts and education, and share your thoughts and ideas informally. Those who will be honoring Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, are welcome to break fast with us after sunset.
Please bring flyers and information about organizations and upcoming events and spread the word to others you think might be interested.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Potluck for anti-racist white folks
hello friends,
potluck dinner - mon. . sept 10 - 6 -8 pm - PROMPT
home of lisa albrecht and pat rouse
4721 14 ave. s., mpls.
home phone - 612 824 6261
meeting faciliated by Emily Lindell & Lisa Albrecht
in conjunction with the twin cities USSF group, a group of white
antiracist activists/organizers are meeting to discuss how best to work
for racial justice while being accountable to people of color and each
other.
this is an open potluck, however, our goal is to engage seriously and
constructively with each other about our work with our white brothers and
sisters and with communities of color. please join us if you are interested
in: **building our local capacity to resist racism/white supremacy and
**increasing our effectiveness as allies and organizers in movements to
transform the twin cities and the world.
Please bring a dish to share and RSVP to lisa - lalbrech@umn.edu.
Lisa Albrecht, Ph.D.
Morse-Minnesota Alumni Association Distinguished Professor of Teaching
School of Social Work
193 Peters Hall
St. Paul, MN. 55108
612 624 3669
Social Justice Minor - http://ssw.che.umn.edu/Programs/socialjustice.html
potluck dinner - mon. . sept 10 - 6 -8 pm - PROMPT
home of lisa albrecht and pat rouse
4721 14 ave. s., mpls.
home phone - 612 824 6261
meeting faciliated by Emily Lindell & Lisa Albrecht
in conjunction with the twin cities USSF group, a group of white
antiracist activists/organizers are meeting to discuss how best to work
for racial justice while being accountable to people of color and each
other.
this is an open potluck, however, our goal is to engage seriously and
constructively with each other about our work with our white brothers and
sisters and with communities of color. please join us if you are interested
in: **building our local capacity to resist racism/white supremacy and
**increasing our effectiveness as allies and organizers in movements to
transform the twin cities and the world.
Please bring a dish to share and RSVP to lisa - lalbrech@umn.edu.
Lisa Albrecht, Ph.D.
Morse-Minnesota Alumni Association Distinguished Professor of Teaching
School of Social Work
193 Peters Hall
St. Paul, MN. 55108
612 624 3669
Social Justice Minor - http://ssw.che.umn.edu/Programs/socialjustice.html
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Local Food Access Tues.
Common Roots Cafe is teaming up with IATP to host a series of Local Food Access Discussions. Along with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy we will address some concerns within our diverse communities, including:
The lack of EBT/WIC at farmers markets (only one in the state of MN-Midtown Farmers Market on Lake St), how to increase awareness and participation from communities of color, and communities not traditionally at the table on food issues, what do we want/need more of in our community and of course- increase awareness of local food system in regards to health/wellness.
Community activists, community or organization leaders, those working with food and health issues, and people directly related to food accessibility issues are invited to join in the discussion. There is no long-term commitment to this group, but we hope that we can start a public dialogue that will influence positive changes in our community.
We are scheduled to hold our first meeting Tuesday, September 4th at 4pm at Common Roots Cafe.
You do not need to prepare anything, just show up! We'll be discussing your observations, concerns, and hopes for food access and local foods in relation to your community. A few appetizers will be available. Please forward this to people you know who may be interested, but RSVP so we can look for you!
Together we can strengthen our communities and implement a healthier food system.
We hope to see you on Tuesday!
Monique Askew, Common Roots Café
Carla Kaiser, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
If you have questions or ideas, you can reach Monique Askew at monique@commonrootscafe.com (612-871-2360), or Carla Kaiser at ckaiser@iatp.org (612-870-3432)
I look forward to seeing you soon!
The lack of EBT/WIC at farmers markets (only one in the state of MN-Midtown Farmers Market on Lake St), how to increase awareness and participation from communities of color, and communities not traditionally at the table on food issues, what do we want/need more of in our community and of course- increase awareness of local food system in regards to health/wellness.
Community activists, community or organization leaders, those working with food and health issues, and people directly related to food accessibility issues are invited to join in the discussion. There is no long-term commitment to this group, but we hope that we can start a public dialogue that will influence positive changes in our community.
We are scheduled to hold our first meeting Tuesday, September 4th at 4pm at Common Roots Cafe.
You do not need to prepare anything, just show up! We'll be discussing your observations, concerns, and hopes for food access and local foods in relation to your community. A few appetizers will be available. Please forward this to people you know who may be interested, but RSVP so we can look for you!
Together we can strengthen our communities and implement a healthier food system.
We hope to see you on Tuesday!
Monique Askew, Common Roots Café
Carla Kaiser, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
If you have questions or ideas, you can reach Monique Askew at monique@commonrootscafe.com (612-871-2360), or Carla Kaiser at ckaiser@iatp.org (612-870-3432)
I look forward to seeing you soon!
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