April Minutes

Stand Together Milwaukee
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
9 AM – UEC @ Washington Park

Next Meeting: May 13

1. Introductions

2. Public Allies TSP Update:
Screenings are going well; reaching lots of youth
April 30 screening at Modjeska should be large. There will be a resource fair at 6:30, Film screening 7-9. Looking to reach an older, wider audience.
Allies will email a sign up sheet for booths
March 27 showing at YMCA – kids did performances about gun violence prevention. They want to talk to other groups about how to deescalate conflict. They will be doing events this summer. Youth feel that their parents don’t care and are part of the problem—guns are part of their lives.
Teens are facilitating showings at COA centers
Reflections from the Walker’s Point showing will be displayed with WAVE
Overall and from surveys, kids are shocked and struck by Dear Rita; they don’t understand why she had to die. They wanted their family to come, but parents wouldn’t come to the screening, even if their child is running it.
STM members are encouraged to circulate email about the Modjeska screening, Allies will get it in the press.
A flyer is going out; lit. drops the week before. Ella will print Wendy’s resource guides. If you know a resource that should be included (citywide) type up a short blurb and send it to Wendy. The blurb should include contact information.
(Cody): Facebook group is up.

3. Milwaukee Public Theatre – Update on All-City People’s Parade and Pagent (August 7)
No theme yet, but seems to be leaning toward HOPE– One brainstorming session left at Bucketworks.
Survey for STM Members- included list of events coming up where we can plug the Earth Day event and MPT’s Parade/Pagent
Collaborating with other organizations including National Night Out
Venue is a question yet—will likely be in either Washington Park or Pere Marquette Park
Brainstorming sessions are going well
Heart of the Beast will do powerpoint presentations about how they started the project in Minnesota
Will circulate a “tabloid” at the event—organizations can buy space. A company could sponsor a bus for students, etc.
Artists working on the project are working in kind.
Puppets can be used at future events
Ella’s friend at the Harambee Neighborhood might be interested, as would Gallery Night.

4. PR Action Group – Report on Logo
Press Release has been sent out to several schools
MIAD Submissions go to Ife
As of meeting, there were 3 submissions, all from Caleb at Safe & Sound

5. Joey – Update on UEC Earth Day Festival
Wed 4/22 – Youth will meet at the UEC from 5-7 to create signs for the march/clean-up. STM Members are needed to help. Bring any supplies you have.
Saturday, 4/25 is the actually clean up and festival.
- Group leaders should meet at 10:30 at the UEC to gather supplies. (Liz=Westside Academy, Angie= with Scooter Foundation at the Hmong American Friendship Association)
- Clean up is from 11-12
- Maps, gloves, and bags provided
- Everyone meet at the bandshell at NOON
- Expecting ~100 people
- Sound System and Band are taken care of
- Need more volunteers at Westside Academy and Highland Community School
- Usher’s 13 kids will be announced
- Logo unveiled! (Ife)
- Dan Aukofer = MC
- Other help needed: 3 volunteers to hand out thank you gifts (500 trash cans from Harley)People to help organize and cook the picnicPeople to hang out and direct others around the park
- AWE will be there with art stuff
- Firetruck and Survive Alive House (hopefully) will be there
- Events: 5 stations with Allies, Pick-up games, Silk screening, fishing, canoeing
- Working on a flyer.
- Limited space for volunteers, but anyone can come have fun.
- Space in the UEC and by the bandshell for booths
- Looking for food donations
- Contact Joey with food ideas or $$ for food

6. Jim Bartos – Silver Spring Neighborhood event 64th, 1 block south of Silver Spring.
Flyer passed around
Peace for Change Alliance Saturday, April 18
Blood Center accepting donations beginning at 11
Resource Fair at Neighborhood Center. 11-3
Rally in the gym- goal is 200 people. There will be speakers, performers, spoken word

7. OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
April 15 – Kids at Scooter Foundation would like MFD to attend Brainstorming Session
Sat., June 13 – “That’s My Dad” Fathers’ Day event in Washington Park
May 30 – Walk for Wellness (from the Domes to Washington park)
May 1 – Voces de la Frontera march for Immigrant & Labor Rights. Janet will send details. Students will carry the STM banner.April 20-22 – WAVE’s Journey for Justice. 450 shirts and letters. Milwaukee display will be April 22 at City Hall at NOON.