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The
Intercultural
Leadership Initiative (ILI) staff and Positive
Alternatives Coalition (PAC) are pleased to invite you to a series of
community
meetings. These meetings are
facilitated
by ILI staff and others from our community and
will focus on celebrating our diverse local perspectives. The purpose of
these
meetings is to
encourage the community-at-large to come together to discuss a wide
range of
ideas, strategies and “best practices” that we would like our
schools and communties to employ in the effort to keep our children
healthy and
vibrant through prevention of violence, substance abuse, prejudice and
other community risk factors.
As a result of
this
process, we will develop a strategic Community Wide Prevention Plan and
Resolution. This document will
represent
the values and wishes of the people of the Lakeland Area and our
collective
conscience on what good prevention means for our youth and families. We will ask people in positions of
leadership in our schools, county
and Tribal governments, and communities to sanction these community ideas and create the authority to insure
implementation of this Plan. We will ask everyone in our community to
ratify this Plan so there is a degree of accountability.
Another part of this effort includes an
inventory of available programs, services and resources and their
capacity to
serve our community needs. This process will help us identify gaps in
needs and
services as well as funding sources and opportunities.
We are searching for a
respectful and caring conversation that will:
- Identify the
issues and concerns of the community by empowering participants the opportunity to speak if
they are interested.
- Empower youth to
speak for themselves.
- Introduce to the
public "best practices" and other positive strategies for their consideration and
discussion.
- Explore positive
solutions to identified issues and concerns.
- Help everyone
understand and respect the importance of cultural differences, competency and sensitivity.
- Develop consensus.
Most importantly, we
will continue the process of communicating and working together to find solutions for ways to
overcome our obstacles, resolve our differences, and solve our problems.
Funding for this
program is being provided
by the Positive Alternatives Coalition, a Drug Free Community coalition
funded
under federal grant. PAC is closely aligned with the Intercultural
Leadership
Initiative (ILI), who is also helping sponsor these meetings.
There is no cost
for participants.
We've had wonderful
turnout for our first
meetings. There's more information below about how you can become
involved and help. This is a living,
breathing process. We will make mistakes and, if we truly honor one
another, we
will help each other learn how to do things better.
Upcoming Meetings
The next meeting will be
Tuesday June 3rd.
Tentative
Meeting
Agenda
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| 5:30
- 6:00 |
6:00
- 8:00 |
| Share
Food and Visit with Each Other |
Follow-up
on issues and actions from last meeting.
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Notes from Previous
Meetings
May 7,
2008
April 1,
2008
March 11,
2008
February
5,
2008
January
8,
2008
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December
4,
2007
October 24,
2007
September
25,
2007
August 21,
2007
July 10,
2007
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June 19,
2007
May 8,
2007
March
8, 2007
January
16, 2007
September 21, 2006 |
Ways You Can Participate:
1. Before the Meeting
- Send us your concerns,
worries, fears, and questions you may have regarding the social
conflict and misunderstandings that have persisted in our community for
generations (especially those questions we all have but are afraid to
ask!).
- Please send us these by
either responding to this email, mailing them to Bob at the address
below, leaving a voicemail (588-3324 x 167) or any other way you
can think of. Please know that all correspondences we receive from you
are considered HIGHLY confidential and will be anonymous, no names will
ever be associated with them with anyone.
2. During the Meeting
- Adults and youth are
invited to attend.
- Be respectful, all
opinions are valued.
Bob Kovar, Project Director
Intercultural Leadership
Initiative
Positive Alternatives
Coalition
Great Lakes
Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.
PO Box 9
Lac du Flambeau, WI
54538
(715)588-3324 x167
(office)
(715)614-8831 (cell)
www.ilileadership.org
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