Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC scores ENERGY of Excitement, May 17, 2014, Atonement Meeting #2

Top Left down:  Eric Lynde - SEWRPC, Jim Owczarski - Milwaukee City Clerk, Steve Adams - SEWRPC, L-R:  Mary Glass - MPA LLC, Clayborn Benson - Wisconsin Black Historic Society & Museum, and Christina Wright - Next Door Network
Discussionists - Saturday, May 17, 2014
Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC 4-Month Atonement Meeting

City Center Milwaukee |  Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC is pleased to report that this Saturday's 4-Month Atonement Meeting #2 sparked NEW energy by the 15 people that were present.  Each participant brought synergy to the group.

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L-R Top:  Steve Adams - SEWRPC, Clayborn Benson - Wisconsin Black Historic Society & Museum, Michael Ewing - SPAA, Michael Robinson - Mike & Woody, Christina Wright - NextDoor, Jim Owczarski - City Clerk Milwaukee, Vera DeSilvia, - Atonement Evaluator, Johnson Smith "Smitty" - VP Friendship Club, Christiana DeSilva - Atonement Assistant Evaluator, Quan Castor - Outreach Community Advocate & Teacher, Mary Glass, MPA LLC, Sunshine Bradley - Community Resident, Auriea Mosley - Community Outreach Advocate - Harambee - West Care Wisconsin; L-Down:  third down, Kevin Muhs - SEWRPC
Not shown:  Craig Jackson - Project Photographer

Dates

Each of the five (5) meetings, April 19, May 17, June 21, July 19 and August 16, 2014 will address People, Land, Resources and Lifestyle for re-designing, re-branding and Un-trapping hidden talent and vetted businesses at the census tract and neighborhood level.

The 123 days engagement center on INFRASTRUCTURE, using 19 principles for guiding outreach and growth; as well as the guidepost for self-discipline and maintenance.

April 19, 2014
May 17, 2014
June 21, 2014
July19, 2014
 August 16, 2014

TIME:  9:00AM - 10:30AM

PLACE:

Wisconsin Black Historical Society

2620 W. Center Street

Partners
SEWRPC - Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission is the regional strategic planning partner for the 5-meeting project. 

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Steve Adams, Outreach Manager - SEWRPC

Clayborn Benson - Resident Historian and Project Partner

Christiana DeSilva is the Neighborhood Assistant Evaluator

Vera DeSilva is the Neighborhood Evaluator

Craig Jackson - Project Photographer

Auriea Mosley - Harambee West Care is a Charter Atonement Fellow

The guidelines came from the six (6) focus of Atonement by MPA LLC and 13 guidelines adopted from the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.   CLICK - Go to Pages 11-14.

May 17, 2014 Agenda
MPA LLC moves forward to honor the guidelines and guideposts for best practices and principle-centered leadership.  

Information shared at the May 17, 2014 meetings included  5 speakers.  They were:

• Jim Owczarski sharing the role of the City Clerk of Milwaukee.
• Steve Adams and Kevin Muhs - Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission sharing a grid of the public transportation services regions, public transit comparison chart of similar size regions across the USA and bicycle awareness.
• Clayborn Benson - Wisconsin Black Historic Society & Muse
  um provided the Welcome and his Spring 2014 Edition Newsletter with a freedom Summer Exhibit for Children.
• Christina Wright was very busy signing answering questions and signing up members for the Next Door Network - Next Door Amani, Ground Zero (Founder - Mary Glass, Next Door Amani - Ground Zero neighborhood network).  

Each of the Invoked Atonement meetings will have sign-up for Next Door Amani to keep the messages and communication more consistent.  You can also JOIN today online.  www.nextdoor.com

After the formal meeting, "NETWORKING" was "Right-On" from one person to another.

'Now that we have completed the vetting of Next Door and officially introduced the neighborhood network at the May 17, 2014 Atonement Meeting #2, we will now pursue members," said Mary Glass, Chair/CEO Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC.

The networking and engagement of the people is expected to be a great tool for empowering the targeted area of over 1, 000 potential members. There are guideposts for strict adherence. They are: 

• citizenship
• scholarship
• apprenticeship
• fellowship
• entrepreneurship
• partnership
• leadership
• ownership
• stewardship

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NEXT Atonement Meeting:  Saturday, June 21, 2014
PEOPLE - Re-Entry Citizenry - INCARCERATION
LAND      - Sisters of Assisi St. Ann Center
RESOURCES - SEWRPC Census Data - Employment - STUDIES
RESOURCES - NSPs, BIDs, FEDERATED funding, CDFI, other
LIFESTYLE - Art galleries, boutiques, suites, Bicycle ROUTES