December 6, 2012WISCONSIN - January 23-26, 2010, Milwaukee Professionals Association launched ALL Hands on Deck, WE, Not Me Initiative - an Action Plan to re-define, re-brand and un-trap hidden talent and opportunities at the neighborhood level. Milwaukee has 190 neighborhoods.
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Today is the Kick-off Day of ALL Hands on Deck Election 2012.
It is acutely noted for voters in the iconic City of Milwaukee, over a half-million population, mired in disparities/Enduring Concentrated Poverty, yet $MILLIONS are received by and on behalf of Milwaukeeans, they remain hopelessly TRAPPED.
By-Design
It is also noted that the 2005-2010 Smart Growth Signature Plan observation conducted by Mary Glass, Chair/CEO, Milwaukee Professionals Association, discovered that elected/appointed/hired/volunteered/donor representatives were individually and collectively responsible for the "lack of employed", "lack of neighborhood-level business development", "lack of citizen participation", "lack of management", "infrastructural discrimination" and "failed enforcement of laws and public policies" that would prevent same.
They were elected/hired/appointed/volunteered/donor representatives that were primarily Caucasians with African American and other People of Color as "gatekeepers". Gatekeepers were those put in place (seen and unseen) to maintain and/or create the status quo.
The predominate population of Milwaukee that brought into Milwaukee federal government funding and the ones "by-design" left out and discriminated against were:
-- African American
-- American Indian
-- Asian
-- Latino
Elected officials
We also noted that elected officials (federal-state-local) were:
-- sleep-at-the-wheel (were not up-to-date with information)
-- did not outreach to constituents with problem solving in mind or opportunities
-- followed to-the-letter leadership and outsourcing of resources per MMAC/Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce-GMC/Greater Milwaukee Committee/Milwaukee 7/MEDC - Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation)
-- failed to honor election pledges and Oath of Office
-- assisted in furthering SEGREGATION and DIVISIVENESS of Caucasian and People of Color by non-inclusion
-- ARROGANT
-- became angry when accountability was called for
-- pitt one member of the neighborhood at or against another
-- provided information to some selected constituents
-- refused to attend meetings
-- failed to returned call-after-call
-- members of staff ARROGANT and uninformed
-- appointed to committees but never or hardly ever attended
-- turning a blind eye to wrongdoing of the Department of City Development (commissioner and deputy), Department of Public Works (commissioner-city attorney), Department of Neighborhood Services, Public Library administration and board, Assessor's office, Emerging Business Department, Community Development Block Grant office, committees within DCD, BOZA/Board of Zoning and Administration, BID Districts, Neighborhood Strategic Planning organization, HUD/Housing, selectiion of city personnel, agreeing to huge special projects withdrawals from the public coffers (i.e., MANPOWER, MANDEL, GRUNAU, PABST/ZILBER, DISCOVERY WORLD, MILWAUKEE MUSEUM, LAKE EXPRESS, HARLEY DAVIDSON, ROUNDY'S, CAPITAL STAMPING, IRGENS DEVELOPMENT) without the support of the citizenry
-- supporting monopolies of non-profits (i.e., BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, YMCA, YWCA, UNITED WAY, HUNGER TASK FORCE, SAFE & SOUND)
-- DISRESPECTFUL to the entire African American population with broad-brushing statements lacking intellect, sensitivity and civility.
City of Milwaukee
We kick-off with focus on City officials and the PETITION-in-play-to-RECALL Governor Scott Walker. Scott Walker was Milwaukee County Executive for about 8 years.
The elected officials of Milwaukee are:
Mayor - CEO, Tom Barrett
Common Council President - Alderman 17th District, Willie Hines (see common council photos)
Alderman District 1 - Ashanti Hamilton
Alderman District 2 - Joe Davis
Alderman District 3 - Nik Kovac
Alderman District 4 - Bob Bauman
Alderman District 5 - Jim Bohl
Alderman District 6 - Milele Coggs
Alderman District 7 - Willie Wade
Alderman District 8 - Bob Donovan
Alderman District 9 - Robert Puente
Alderman District 10 - Michael Murphy
Alderman District 11 - Joe Dudzik
Alderman District 12 - James Witkowiak
Alderman District 13 - Terry Witkowski
Alderman District 14 - Anthony Zielinski
2012 Election
Milwaukeeans have a huge opportunity to change the generation-after-generation downward spiral. They have the numbers to vote, they definitely have the reasons for voting (quality of life and economic development issues).
We are determined to provide Leadership, Citizenship and Problem Solving during this great moment of harmony-building with the voters.
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Reminders
-- January 3, 2012 - city Candidates file papers to Election Commission
-- January 17, 2012 - Government of Accountability Board - Recall Walker/Kleefisch petitions
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