As we're in this season praying for our city (among other things), I'd like to share some events & meetings that are going on in New Haven that I personally would like to attend and I invite you to join me in representing ECV at these meetings and creating deeper connections to our city!
Here are a list of events/meetings (most of which I'll be attending personally) that I thought you might be interested in attending (For more details about these events/meetings - scroll down): - - Feel free to email me if you'd like to come along!
1. Organizing Meeting for Shaw's Supermarket! - Tuesday, March 9th, 6:30 pm at Dwight Substation/150 Edgewood Ave. (Day & Edgewood)
2. Whalley, Edgewood, Beaver Hills (WEB) Management Team Meeting - Tuesday, March 16th, 7:00pm at Beaver Hills Substation (386 Whalley Ave.)
3. West River Neighborhood Association Meeting - Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:00pm at Mutual Housing (730 George Street).
4. CARE Community Dialogues 2010 - All are on Wednesdays (3/17 - 4/28) from 6:30-8:00pm - See locations below.
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1. Organizing Meeting for Shaw's Supermarket! - Tuesday, March 9th, 6:30 pm at Dwight Substation/150 Edgewood Ave. (Day & Edgewood)
As you may have heard, the Shaw's on Whalley Ave. is closing at the end of March and since this is one of the few supermarkets in close proximity to a number of neighborhoods on the west side of New Haven (as well as to Yale), the future of this space is both a serious economic as well as a public health issue for our city.
The meeting on Tuesday will address the following concerns:
a. To insure that a neighborhood supermarket with secure employment exists, and
b. That there is an opportunity to address health issues and health policy by what kind of vendor(s) replaces Shaw's.
Also, there will be hearings (check the City's website for time & date), but this meeting will help us hone our message to the city for those hearings!
2. Whalley, Edgewood, Beaver Hills (WEB) Management Team Meeting - Tuesday, March 16th, 7:00pm at Beaver Hills Substation (386 Whalley Ave.)
(Meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm)
I know that there are many of you who live in either the Edgewood or Beaver Hills neighborhood, and since it seems important to start engaging our city where we actually live, then it would be great if you could join me for these meetings where we discuss issues that affect our neighborhoods, such as the police shooting range, crime rates, engaging youth, park clean-ups, etc.
3. West River Neighborhood Association Meeting - Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:00pm at Mutual Housing (730 George Street)
(Meets every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6pm)
In addition to the WEB meetings, I have been regularly attending these neighborhood meetings in West River - This is a neighborhood that borders both the WEB and Hill North neighborhoods and it is really turning itself around - I have been particularly inspired by the people who are part of this group and it would be great if some of you can join me in seeing what they are up to (and possibly contributing to their work as a church!)
4. CARE Community Dialogues 2010 - All are on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00pm
CARE is a group working out of the Yale Public Health School that has been working on a Community Health Project where they are hoping to engage the community in creating holistic solutions to the health problems that they face. Below are a series of "community dialogues" that CARE will be holding to share the results from their community health surveys, conducted in six New Haven neighborhoods during the Fall of 2009 (some of the dialogues have already happened already). Help to improve health in your neighborhood and New Haven!
Here are the dates/places for the next dialogues:
West River: March 17th
NeighborWorks New Horizons, 730 George St.
Hill North: March 31st
Wilson Library, 303 Washington Ave.
Newhallville: April 14th
Stetson Library, 200 Dixwell Ave.
West Rock: April 28th
West Rock Development Center, 260 Wilmont Rd.
Light and healthy refreshments will be served. RSVP and questions, please contact Alycia at 203-785-7651 or alycia.santilli@yale.edu (or you can just email me directly and we can work out which ones to go to together...)
OK - I think that's it for now! Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions about these events/meeting or if you want to come with me!
1 comment:
Hi Friends,
I'm writing to ask you to join me, Hannah, and others at the Shaw's "organizing meeting" tomorrow. The closing of Shaw's on Whalley will be a serious blow to this community and make access to affordable produce, etc, even more difficult... Also, the parents of several former students of mine work there and are now losing their jobs (including BOTH parents of one of my sweetest little girls who was in my African dance troupe last year, for those of you who saw the video). I think that our participation in this meeting, even just by listening, would be a powerful way for us to show we care. I'm going for every student of mine who thought that a bag of Doritos and bottle of neon-blue "juice" from the corner store constituted breakfast...
Come with me?
michelle b.
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