Saturday, June 8, 2013

General Meeting June 17th, 2013

Violations and protecting your property: What to do? What’s happening to the neighborhood? Neighborhood Meeting-Williamsburg Triangle
Monday, June 17th, 6-7:30 PM

Place:  Grace Fellowship Church, Pastor Calhoun
            3879 N. Port Washington Avenue  

Renters, homeowners, landlords, business owners, guests, everyone needs to attend.  Special guests include DNS Inspector Stacey Tyler to talk about the violations in the area and your rights and J.Allen Stokes,  Project Coordinator for Harambee Great Neighborhood Initiative to provide important updates.

Note: please encourage your neighbors and landlords to show and bring your completed cocooning sheet.

 GH-WBT NBC, UA

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Human Trafficking Seminars- notice from Bria Grant

  • Dept of Natural Resources (DNR) 2300 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr Milwaukee, WI 53212
  • This summer, CYD will devote a special series toward raising awareness about sex trafficking. The series titled “FOR YOUR INFORMATION” will run through June & July and will feature discussions & lectures ranging from parenting a human trafficking survivor all the way to protecting one. Series topics include:
    • Sex trafficking in Milwaukee: What YOU need to Know: by Tracey Johnson, Executive Assistant US Attorney General, United States Department of Justice-

    Details: June 13, 2013, 5:30pm, Career Youth Development, 2601 N. MLK Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212

    • What ALL parents should know about Sex Trafficking: by Terence Ray, Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative & Maria Beltran, Advocate, Healing Hearts

    Details: June 20, 2013, 5:30pm, Career Youth Development, 2601 N. MLK Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212

    • What ALL young girls should know about Sex Trafficking: by Dana World-Patterson, Chairwoman, Human Trafficking Task Force of Greater Milwaukee

    Details: June 27, 2013, 5:30pm, Career Youth Development, 2601 N. MLK Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212

    • What ALL Clergy should know about Sex Trafficking: by Jason Butler, Pastor- Transformation City Church

    Details: July 11, 2013, 5:30pm, Career Youth Development, 2601 N. MLK Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212

    • Why Milwaukee Stakeholders should be very concerned about Sex Trafficking: by Claudine O’Leary, City of Milwaukee Health Department

    Details: July 18, 2013, 5:30pm, Career Youth Development, 2601 N. MLK Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212

    • I Lived to tell My Story: American Actress Brook Bello Shares Her Story: by Actress Brook Bello

    Details: July 26, 2013, 2:00pm, Mercy Memorial Church, 2477 North 36th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53210

Thursday, May 23, 2013

From Senator Taylor

The Wisconsin Joint Legislative Council has put together this handy online resource: A Citizen's Guide to Participation in the Wisconsin State Legislature.

It includes helpful hints and tips at:
Being informed about the affairs of government;
Communicating with their elected representatives; and 
Testifying at public hearings held by legislative committees.

Link:  legis.wisconsin.gov

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Job fair announcement from MPD D5 Officer Osiewalski


The Social Development Commission presents its 7th Annual Spring Community Job & Resource Fair
Saturday, May 18, 2013  10am - 3pm
Greater New Birth Church
8237 W. Silver Spring Drive • Milwaukee, Wl
(at the corner of Silver Spring Dr. & Fond du Lac Ave.)
                Connecting You With:
* Employment
* Employment Training Opportunities
* Driver's License Recovery, cm-site traffic case review
* Healthcare Awareness
* Financial Education
* Child Support Debt Reduction Assistance
* Educational Opportunities
* Housing Resources
* Public Safety and other services...
                   Special Features:
*Affordable Health Care Information Sessions
* "Mentor for a Day" Connect with a Personal Coach
* On-Site Health Screening
.*Blood Pressure
•*Diabetes
. and more
                       In partnership with
Social Development Commission
www.cr-sdc.org
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Sister Block Club-Borchert Field presentation with Dr. Calhoun

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Community Forum on African-American Education


May 20th, 2013 General Meeting

Calling all neighbors, property owners, and businesses to this important meeting.  The topic is on crime prevention, neighborhood strategies, and safety measures to ensure personal and property protection.
Guest Speaker is Bree from Safe and Sound.

The meetings is scheduled for May 20th, 2013 at Grace Fellowship Church, 3879 N Port Washington Ave from 6-7:30 PM.

Additional committee meetings will take place as planning for events is necessary.  Your input is requested.
Bree-Meeting focused on properting personal belongings and product identification.
How to ensure cooperation to clean up neighborhoods from elements that make it unsafe.
Shared contact information
Shared how to stay safe while walking around outside.

Betty-Getting to know who is in the neighborhood.
Cocooning as a strategy to learn your neighbors and who live in each home within the neighborhood.

Samuel-Shared health, safety, environmental concerns.
Pedestrian crosswalk, lights on Port Washington and tree and speaking up if you don't like where a tree is designated to be placed before it is placed.

Pastor Calhoun-shared the steps of leadership that we have accomplished thus far.
Passed out certificates to those who have completed leadership courses.
Discussed the next steps to organizing and set the next meeting date.

Block Party Committe-
Carolyn H.-reported on health portion
Samuel-has received donations of books from the Next Door Foundation
Carolyn W-has arranged Fire Department Arrival
Juantzceal-has secured some donations
Pastor Calhoun-has secured some donations.

Next meeting June 17th, 2013 at 6pm.
GH-WBT UNA