MPA LLC supports STAND-UP Call by CEO SCHULTZ for dialog on Race

Coming to Milwaukee by MPA LLC

MARCH 19, 2015

City Center Milwaukee |  DAY 180 |  Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC salutes and support the call by CEO Howard Schultz, Starbucks, to "not sit/stand silent" when we could at the very least start dialong with those who feel OK with the engagement.  Those who may feel "uneasy" but feel it is vital for the growth and success of the United States of America - then going broad.

CEO Howard Schultz is encouraging his employees to bring up the hot-button issue — his latest foray into controversial topics says Phil Wahba, Fortune.

Everyday, we see hate and violence against each other - nation-to-nation, gender-to-gender, family member-to-family member, members of Congress (state and national), corporation-to-corporation, age-to-age, class-to-class and race-to-race.  So, where are we going?  Do we have another place to exist prior to removal caused due mortality.

Why are we so afraid to talk about the horrors of RACISM?

Why are we often in denial and pretense?

Why do we say one thing and do another?

Why are we so "mean and mean-spirited" toward African American, other People of Color and Work Challenged individuals in our society?  Among the above three, African Americans are the most hard-hit and systematically attacked.  

Our history in America bear out atrocities that many want to forget because of just that, they are atrocities.  They know it was wrong.   Some to dismiss guilt or ownership of guilt.  Some become dismayed and angered to the point of blame of the victim.

Whatever the reason, we need to TALK.  REASON.  DISAGREE.  AGREE. PROVIDE CLOSURES.  OPEN NEW Vistas of change that allows "proper healing" for a more honest and healthy world during the time we remain alive and prior to our death.

One of the commonn bonds will be the many things that are similar.

Just as the President of Oklahoma University called for "Zero" tolerance; it sent the right and profound messages.  He also said, as a Caucasian male and citizen with leadership responsibilities, I stand for "justice and respect" for all.  No matter what! 

So, YES.  Howard Schultz, CEO, Starbuck is providing leadership and stewardship through citizenship and fellowship.  These are four of the eleven core building capacity strategies MPA LLC has adopted to help fulfill the goals of All Hands on Deck, WE MUST Initiative - MPA LLC Signature Plan. 

DON LEWIS, Young Urban Jazz Cafe, 2451 W. Fond du Lac - A NEW business in the AMANI Neighborhood

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Don Lewis, Proprietor - Young Urban Jazz Cafe
2451 W. Fond du Lac (at Cypress)

March 18, 2015

Center Center Milwaukee | DAY 198 |  Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC, MPA Vetted Businesses, The League of Milwaukee Tavern Owners & Alcohol Licensees  and MPA LLC Consumer Protection Group continues to provide engagement leadership and promotion of hospitality and economic development at the census tract and neighborhood level.

NEW BUSINESS

MPA LLC Congratulates Don Lewis and his NEW Young Urban Jazz Cafe located at 2451 W. Fond du Lac Avenue, Milwaukee, WI  53206.  Don brings a fresh idea to the neighborhood that has been missing for some time.   His personable and trendy Jazz Cafe brings option of sit-down or take-out food selections.

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The fashionable restaurant and tavern provides an opportunity for sandwiches, salads, pizza, wings and burgers.  While enjoying your food, conversation or music, you have the option of sodas, wine and beer.  

On weekends, there is "live" Jazz music (6-9pm).  Parties, anniversaries, repasts are welcome.

For more information, call 414.324.7593.

Photos by MPA LLC Communication

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JOIN Don Lewis at MPA LLC Quarterly meeting.  He is the Business of the Month highlight.

SATURDAY, March 21, 2015
Center Street Library
2727 W. Center
11:00am - 2:00pm

Text4Baby - Flu Vaccine Campaign w/Rite Aid Stores

Center Center Milwaukee | DAY 197 | Today is Tuesday.  Every Tuesday we receive a NOTE from Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC national partner Text4Baby. This  is the Note for today.

March 17, 2015

Dear MARY,

As this year's flu season comes to a close, we are pleased to have played a part in protecting moms and moms-to-be from this deadly disease. The flu vaccine is the best defense against seasonal flu, and is recommended for everyone six months of age and older.

Through a partnership with Rite Aid stores, Text4baby offered moms and moms-to-be a coupon code for a free flu shot. Nearly 3,000 coupons were redeemed for shots provided at Rite Aid stores across the country.

Thanks for all of your efforts to promote flu prevention in your local communities! 

Sincerely,

Kathleen Murphy, Partner Outreach Director, Text4baby
National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition

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	IN THE NEWS TODAY

U.S. stock futures were lower in early trading, after Monday's powerful rally erased all of last week's declines ahead of this morning's start of the Fed's two-day meeting. (CNBC) When central bank policymakers wrap things up tomorrow, it's widely expected they'll signal an end to the era of near zero interest rates, for the first time in more than six years. (CNBC) The 38 respondents in the CNBC Fed Survey-including economists, analysts, and money managers-see the first rate hike coming in August, a month earlier than the prior survey indicated. (CNBC) The dollar was generally lower this morning, as investors wondered whether the greenback's rapid rise could prompt the Fed to be a little more cautiousabout raising rates this year. (Reuters) Oil prices continued to tumble this morning-under pressure on speculation there could be a nuclear deal with Iran, but also from high levels of U.S. supply. (CNBC) Concerns a nuclear deal with Iran could end sanctions on that country and flood an oversupplied market with oil are "unduly bearish," the managing director at Clearview Energy Partners told CNBC. Apple (AAPL) is said to be in talks to launch an online TV service-working with programmers to offer this fall a bundled service of about 25 channels on devices such as Apple TV. (WSJ) Less than a year after being valued at $5 billion, Pinterest has raised another $367 million in a new round of financing-putting the online scrapbooking startup's valuation at $11 billion. (NY Times) Uber CFO Brent Callinicos is stepping down to spend more time with his family, the online taxi service's CEO said in an e-mail to investors. The company has not named a replacement. (Reuters) House Republicans plan to unveil today a proposed budget for 2016, including partly privatizing Medicare and repealing Obamacare. (NY Times) Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, the former governor of Indiana and one-time GOP star, joins CNBC's "Squawk Box" at 8 a.m. ET to talk about the budget fight on Capitol Hill and the need for education reform. Israelis were voting in parliamentary elections today, after a heated campaign ended with a last-minute pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state. (CNBC)

SATURDAY TALK - QUARTERLY MEETING BANG Presenters - Miner, Little & Anderson

PASS IT ON - BUILDING CAPACITY

March 16, 2015
City Center Milwaukee | DAY 196 |  Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC will host its first Quarterly Meeting for Year 2015 at:

WHERE
Center Street Library
2727 W. Center Street
Milwaukee, WI 53210

AGENDA - 11am - 2pm
11-11:30AM - Lively MEET, GREET, EAT session
(light eats - compliments of Soul Delight)

11:35am - 11:55am -- What say you?
12 Noon - 12:30pm -- Session I (Commissioner Miner - your property tax)
12:35pm - 1:05pm -- Session II (Commercial Corridor Manager Little - tax dollar and BIDs)
1:10pm - 1:40pm -- Session III (Planner Anderson - Vision 2050)
1:40pm - 2:00pm -- Wrap-up 
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City-wide Engagement

SATURDAY TALK is a city-wide monthly session to informed Milwaukeeans.
This SATURDAY, March 21, 2015 will complete the first 3-months of:  FOLLOWING THE MONEY.

The city of Milwaukee gets $MILLIONS-$MILLIONS of dollars every year to remove the POVERTY and DISPARITY of its citizenry. The funds not only comes through "federal support", it first and foremost comes from YOU the taxpayer. However, the funds are not making an appreciatIVE change. In fact, NO CHANGE.

Also, some of you are paying 1 or MORE assessments of taxes annually to the City of Milwaukee. 
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY GOES?

Here's your opportunity to be INFORMED about "Where the money goes and HOW".

FIRST QUARTER
This is the 1st quarter of SATURDAY TALK and it will provide stakeholders insights not usually given in outreach sessions. DO NOT MISS IT.

We will also look at the LBAT - Local Business Action Team hearings held by the city of Milwaukee in March, 2015 and how we MUST weigh in as informed residential and commercial Milwaukeeans.

L-R:  Commissioner Steve Miner, SEWRPC Planner C. Anderson and Commercial Corridor Manager Ken Little

SATURDAY TALK SPEAKERS
Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC has invited the following speakers to share light on their role in the INTAKE to OUR local government coffers. 

We will WELCOME two (2) "NEW" members to the city of Milwaukee government and our monthly Residential Planner from Southeastern WI Regional Planning Commission. They are: 

- STEVE MINER - City of Milwaukee Assessor Commissioner (How your property taxes are assessed.)
- KEN LITTLE - City of Milwaukee Commercial Corridor Manager (WHO-WHAT-HOW of Capital Improvements and Business Improvement Districts)
- C TERRANCE ANDERSON - Planner, SEWRPC/Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission will provide a special exercise to help attendees understand the "guiding points" for the 2050 Vision. 

This SATURDAY TALK leads right into this year's "4-Month Invoked Atonement & Reparation Series" for SATURDAY TALK - April thru August Leadership,Stewardship, Ownership, Fellowship, Partnership and Citizenship FOR census tract and neighborhood growth. 

There will be ANNOUNCEMENTS that speaks to the importance of ENGAGEMENT, partnering and ACTION.

JOIN US. Be informed. 

Know how your property taxes are assessed. 
KNOW WHERE TO ACCESS BUSINESS FUNDING.
Know what and how BIDs in the city of Milwaukee IMPACT:
* Public Improvement Projects
* Retail Investment
* Capital Improvements

BE ON TIME and SPEND THE TIME to be INFORMED.

R.S.V.P - Tell us you are coming.  CLICK

MPA LLC Endorses Justice Ann Walsh Bradley

Re-Elect Justice Ann Walsh Bradley
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March 9, 2015

City Center Milwaukee | DAY 189 |  Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC endorses Justice Ann Walsh Bradley for re-election on April 7, 2015.

Had the opportunity of meeting Justice Bradley last Sunday evening, March 1, 2015 during her campaign stop in Shorewood.

The event was hosted by Northshore Grassroots.

What captured my attention was Judge Bradley's up-close greeting with me and candid statements during her talk about why she is running for another 10-year term. While she had several reasons why, the comments that resonated with me as a voter looking through a prism of a justice system that is need of drastic and vast changes, her interest in updating the quality assurance of the courts spoke to my vote for her.

Her background from small town teacher, wife, mother of 4 to lawyer and gender competition as a young attorney in small town Wisconsin spoke to the tenacity she has had to exhibit to get where she is today - and she has not forgotten from which she had come and who she is representing as one of the 7 Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Her repeated statements of everybody getting a "chance" - a fair chance when going to court. She also spoke of the politics of the race and expected vast amounts of funding from outside pacts during the latter part of the campaign for her opponent.

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L-R:  Challenger, Rock County Circuit Court Judge James Daley and  Incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley

We ask that you look her over and JOIN US in re-electing Justice Bradley.

Take a look at Justice Bradley's website and view for yourself her comments.

Go to: https://bradleyforjustice.com/

PETTUS BRIDGE - The wrong that continues today

MARCH 7, 1965

Are YOU registered to VOTE for April 7, 2015?

Do you know the candidates (Judges, MPS School Board, County Supervisors) running in your district?   

If NOT, get busy.  Find out.
These folk above were beaten, injured and some died for the right to VOTE.  Do not, Do not waste this opportunity.  Know the person.  Know what they are for - VOTE.  

It is a right, privilege and MUST.

CORE CONSTITUENTS - Following the money - Building Capacity

MPA LLC Building Capacity

City Center Milwaukee | DAY 188 | Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC is in the process of laying the foundation for the next step of "Building Capacity" for AHOD/AllHands on Deck, WE WILL initiative.  It is "Engagement and Following the Money". It is using the 10 +1 grid for ongoing success.  

Building Capacity has 10 + 1 core values for engagement of self-sustainability of privately owned businesses at the neighborhood and census tract level for 2015 engagement.  They are:

• Apprenticeship
• Citizenship
• Entrepreneurship
• Fellowship
• Leadership
• Mentorship
• Ownership
• Partnership
• Scholarship
• Stewardship

The above 10, Plus RELATIONSHIP, creates the day-to-day rigors of building experiences and standards for operation for capacity building.

Building Capacity focuses on engagement with core values leading the way.

It is MPA LLC strategic planning model for strengthening Hidden Talent and Vetted businesses at the census tract and neighborhood level.  

It is recognizing the sole proprietor to the multi-faceted corporation and implementing standards of expectations through discourse, training and buy-in that is shared and tweaked for economic development and quality of life at the census tract and neighborhood level.  

It is allowing creativity in the marketplace that generates participation of stakeholders, achieve robust spaces that invitequality of life, improved economic development and  tourism at the census tract and neighborhood level.

It is commercial stakeholders creating a platform for self-sustainability that includes WHO, WHAT, WHEN and WHERE for standards of operation necessary for state-of-the-art growth in the world market.  

 

Diamonds in the Rough

Diamonds in the Rough
Diamonds in the Rough are Emerging and Vetted businesses at the neighborhood and census tract level.  They are the privately owned business that pay taxes of many kinds.

Local Government

For one to do better, one must know what is better/best as options, said Mary Glass, Chair/CEO/CVO of MPA LLC, speaking of how she sees MPA LLC Diamonds in the Rough Initiative.  

Diamonds in the Rough ideology is recognizing hidden talent - individual or business - that is born or brought to the census tract and neighborhood for commerial business.

We recognize neighborhood for-proift business day-to-day input into the economy and services to other stakeholders and the city coffers.

We recognize and call upon the charter officers of the city to provide with staff appointed-hired-volunteered of government to provide timely information and services from the local government to help ensure that neighborhood businesses have needed "suites-of-services" that include:

1. Commitment of service by local government.
2. Easy ACCESS of information and services of departments.
3. Knowledgeable and courteous staff.
4. Prompt attention and turnaround time to issues of concern from businesses.
5. Technical staff to assist with business packaging.
6. Varied pools of funding that meets the need of the census tract for-profit businesses.
7. Removal of barriers to government services through ongoing dialogue with census tract and neighborhood business owners.
8. Removal of lengthy timeframes for licenses, permits, inspections, etc.
9. Update "set-asides" through project-by-project evaluations.
10. Provide resolutions that empower and foster for-profits at the census tract level.
11. Provide Neighborhood Strategic Planning organization with support to provide input for government planning bi-annually with neighborhood outreach.
12. Provide monitoring and reporting of all BIDs and TIDs assessments to taxpayers.
13. Provide bi-annual reports to assessed taxpayers of BIDs and TIDs.

Politics & WI Supreme Court - April 7, 2015, You decide

WI SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

CLOCKWISE:   Justice Chair Shirley Abrahamson, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Justice Patrick Crooks, Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler, Justice Michael Gableman, Justice David Prosser, Justice Patience Roggensack

Circuit Court Judge James Daley(challenger) and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley (incumbent)

STATE OF WISCONSIN - Election 2015

On April 7, 2015, the people of Wisconsin have the opportunity of deciding who (incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley or challenger Rock county Circuit Court Judge James Daley) will complete the 7-member state supreme court. 

It is a date the People/voters of Wisconsin will also have an opportunity to speak on behalf of the procedure of selecting the "chief justice".

At the present time, the chief is Justice Shirley Abrahamson.Referendum on Election of Chief Justice

Question 1: "Election of chief justice. Shall section 4 (2) of article VII of the constitution be amended to direct that a chief justice of the supreme court shall be elected for a two-year term by a majority of the justices then serving on the court?"

Explanation

The Wisconsin constitution currently provides that the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is its longest-serving member.  The proposed constitutional amendment would instead select the chief justice through an election by a majority of the justices then serving on the Court.

A “yes” vote on this question would mean that the chief justice shall be elected for a term of two years by a majority of the justices then serving on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  The justice who is elected may decline to serve as chief justice or resign the position, but still continue to serve as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

A “no” vote would mean that the longest-serving member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court serves as chief justice of the Court.  The justice designated as chief justice may decline to serve as chief justice or resign the position, but still continue to serve as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. 

There was a state constitutional amendment passed earlier this year 17-14 vote strictly along party lines in favor of change.  CLICK.

What do you think?

More importantly, what will you do on April 7, 2015.

We say vote your conscience with the "FACTS" and knowledge of what is at stake and what the political siege is for YOU the average citizen. 

IT MATTERS WHO SIT IN THE 7 SEATS and WHAT THEIR AGENDA IS.

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Name	First elected	Term expires
Shirley Abrahamson	Appointed by Gov. Lucey, 1976	July 31, 2019
Ann Walsh Bradley	1995	July 31, 2015
N. Patrick Crooks	1996	July 31, 2016
David T. Prosser, Jr.	Appointed by Gov. Thompson, 1998	July 31, 2021
Patience Roggensack	2003	July 31, 2023
Annette Ziegler	2007	July 31, 2017
Michael Gableman	2008	July 31, 2018

Shirley Abrahamson

Appointed by Gov. Lucey, 1976

July 31, 2019

Ann Walsh Bradley

1995

July 31, 2015

N. Patrick Crooks

1996

July 31, 2016

David T. Prosser, Jr.

Appointed by Gov. Thompson, 1998

July 31, 2021

Patience Roggensack

2003

July 31, 2023

Annette Ziegler

2007

July 31, 2017

Michael Gableman

2008

July 31, 2018

DO YOU KNOW WHY? WHO WE ARE? THEN AND NOW

Today is March 1, 2015


YES.  America owes you DUE PROCESS.
YES.  America owes you guarantees of the Civil rights and Civil Liberties promised through law.
YES.  America - the United States owes you RESPECT.  It starts the TRUST given the terror, racism, bigotry and by design brutality.

We, the People, African American, owe us the right and day-to-day determination to achieve in spite of the craziness of our THEN and NOW history.

Mary Glass - African American

SATURDAY TALK - February 21, 2015, Following the Money Photo Gallery

Clockwise L-R:  Martin Matson, city of Milwaukee, Vanessa Johnson, Execcutive Director/New Concept, Dr. Linda Mistele, MATC, Israel Mendez, 30th St. Corridor, Dr. Mistele,Ann Dee Allen, SEWRPC, Ms. Rose,Sherrie Bond, Jabez Rehabilitation Center, Vernisha Taylor/Bond Family, Ann Dee Allen, SEWRPC, Ruth Bond,/Bond Director, Israel Mendez/30th Corridor, Sherri Bond, Jabez,  Elizabeth Banks, Metcalfe Martin Matson and Israel, Martin Matson and Ann Dee Allen, Mary Glass, MPA LLC, Sherri Stennis and Martin Matson, Rahmad Malik, and Marie Stennis
Middle - Back row:  Sherri Sade Stennis, CFO Martin Matson, Vernisha Taylor
Bottom Row :  Sherri Bond and Marie Stennis 

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City Center Milwaukee | DAY 178 | Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC SATURDAY TALK - Following the Money - was with the discussion of two (2) facilitators - CFO Martin Matson - Comptroller of the City of Milwaukee and Ann Dee Allen, Senior Public Involvement and Outreach Specialist, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. C Terrance Anderson, SEWRPC, will be back on March 21, 2015.

MEET-N-GREET
Meet-n-Greet BEFORE the meeting allowed personal introductions and sharing.

Saturday Talk MEET-N-GREET highlight was Israel Mendez , 30th Street Corridor, and his "tool chest" of EMPLOYMENT tips and events.

Vanessa Johnson, Executive Director, New Concept was able to share points regarding her organization Mission to preserve families and protect children while promoting self sufficiency with Martin Matson and Ann Dee Allen.

Dr. Linda Mistele, MATC Instructor, is working with New Concept.  Her appeal for a student during SATURDAY, January 31, 2015, gain $70 dollars for test payment.  Her appeal for a test at the February 21, 2015 meeting yield $35.00 from CFO Martin Matson - very warm and inspiring surprise.  She has been able to get her student tests cost covered.

Dawn Powell, DMZ Gardens was able to introduce successes of her gardens and promote interest in gardening.

Ms. Rose was present with a "wealth" of insights and neighborhood history.

Elizabeth Banks, Midtown Neighborhood Strategic Planning and Sherri Bonds Jabez Rehabilitation Center, were able to "remember when".

Warm Broccoli soup and Signature Banana Pudding was complimentary of the BOND'S FAMILY.
Members of Mack and Delsia Bond family.

Craig Jackson is the Resident Photographer.

Ruth Bond & Daughter, Vernisha Taylor - The Bond Family

L-R:  Ruth Bond, Israel Mendez, 30th Street Corridor, Sherri Sade Stennis and Vernisha Taylor

L-R:  Martin Matson, Mary Glass MPA LLC and Vanessa Johnson

L-R:  CFO Martin Matson, city of Milwaukee & Executive Director Vanessa Johnson - New Concept

Photo Gallery

Senior Public Involvement and Outreach Specialist Ann Dee Allen - SEWRPC

Facilitator Matson

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Back row:  Vanessa, Elizabeth, Sherri, Ann Israel, Martin,
Dawn
Front row:  l-r, Vernisha, Sherri Sade, Ms. Rose,Linda and Craig - Photographer

The Bond's Family - Legacy
Mack & Delsia Bond - African American History Month

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Elizabeth Banks - Midtown

Ms. Rose

SEWRPC 5 Scenario Chart