PEOPLE OF COLOR
People of Color are:

• African American - Black
• American Indian - Red
• Asian - Yellow
• Latino - Brown

WORKING POOR
The Working Poor are:

• African American - Black
• American Indian - Red
• Asian - Yellow
• Caucasian - White
• Latino - Brown

Face of Poverty in Milwaukee

41% - African American
38% - Latino
12% - Caucasian

41% - Children

Note: Data for American Indian and Asian were not available. American Indians and Asians are included in the 9% left to make the total 100%.

PARTNER/COLLABORATION
Our focus for infrastructural change is first and foremost within the City of Milwaukee versus the “Greater Milwaukee community” which identify 7 counties.

It is dependent on the residential, commercial, light industrial and institutional (clergy-school-social-government stakeholders)

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

MONDAY – August 20, 2007 Pre-Conference

Theme For the Day: Justice Should Matter

8:00am - 8:20am
Registration and Wake-up Refreshments

8:20am - Welcome

• DISCERNMENT PROCESS - Rev. Bridget M. Flad, M.Div.
o Selection process of the 5-Year Signature Plan Fund Development Team, Administrative Team, Design Team and Task Force Teams

Plenary Format - 9:15am
• Clayborn Benson – WI Black Historical Society/Museum and UW-M African American Alumni Association, Milwaukee

9:15am
• Anthony Tatum – Photographer, Milwaukee

            A Picture is Worth 1000 Words

10:00am
Opening Remarks & Introduction of Attorney McKenzie• District Attorney John Chisholm - Milwaukee County

Special Guest Speaker

• Attorney Wayne McKenzie – VERA Institute of Justice, New York

11:15am
“A Look at Incarceration” Panel

• Timothy Nabors - MATC Student, Father
• Debra Jenkins - Mother of Larry Jenkins
• Sue Eckhart, Program Director, Municipal Court Alternatives - Justice 2000
• Nick Sayner, Program Director, Pre-Trial Mental Health & AODA Treatment- Justice 2000

12:15pm
Lunch Keynoter

• Attorney Joe Sommers, Trial Lawyer, Oregon, Wisconsin
2007 Spring Candidate – “Sommers for WI Supreme Court”,

www.sommersforsupremecourt.com

TOPIC: “Justice Should Matter”

1:15pm Introduction of Delegation and Overview of Protege Roundtable Concept

• BI-COASTAL TRADE Meeting
Elected Officials, Conventions & Tourism, Business Owners
Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, Michigan

Michigan Delegation:

o Charles Fair – Editor/Business Owner
o Anjeanetta Rankin – Community Advocate
o Bobby McGowan – Business Owner
o Casey Lars – Greater Muskegon Urban League
o Ciggzree Morris – Realtor
o David Evans - Community Advocate
o Jagraj Athwal – Attorney/Accountant
o Jessie Melton – Entrepreneur
o Michael McDaniel – Developer
o Tom Mulligan – Community Leader
o Tommy Hunter – Community Advocate

1:30pm
• Panel - Employment

• Tom Mulligan, Executive Director, Re-Entry Project - Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Casey Lars, Executive Director, Greater Muskegon Urban League
• Nichole Yunk, Director-Center for Drivers’ Licensing & Employable, Justice 2000

2:35pm
Tourism and Economic Development

• Ashley Melvin - Public Relations, Lake Express
• Mary Glass•

       Wisconsin and Michigan Collaboration

• Tourism/Outdoor Collaborations

• BI-COASTAL PROTEGE GUEST - Business and Community Leaders

3:30pm
Break-out
Recommendations

4:15pm
Wrapup

5:00pm
• MEET & GREET FUNDRAISER
Highlight: SPEED Networking

The first day of the 5-Year Signature Plan Chautauqua ends with speakers of the day, members of the city and guest from Michigan enjoying:

• tasty treats
• soft beverages
• dessert tray
• NETWORKING
• Raffles - 2 Premiere Cabinet Lake Express trips to Michigan (roundtrip).

TUESDAY – August 21, 2007

			      Day 1 - CONFERENCE

Opening Panel
Topic:
Neighborhood Media as a dependable “CONNECTOR” for Milwaukeeans
• Community Papers
• Community Magazine
• Larger Papers and Magazine
• Trade Paper

• Professional Organizations

Mid Morning Panel - Responsibilities
Topic: “Customer Care and Best Practices”
• City Clerk Office
• Legislative Library
• Communications and Newsletters
• Public Relations

Late-Morning Panel - A Look at Milwaukee’s Budget & Spending
Topic: “Customer Care and Best Practices”
• City – Comptroller

• Budget Office - Mark Nicolini - Budget Manager
• Assessor, Treasurer

• Michele Nate - Finance Director, MPS School Board (Invited)

Lunch Panel
Neighborhood Working w/Academic Resources for Growth

DISCUSSION/PLANNING WORKSHOP
Neighborhood Working w/Academic Resources for Growth

Topic: “Customer Care and Best Practices – Maximizing Resources”
• MPS – Milwaukee Public Schools
• MATC – Milwaukee Area Technical College
• UWM-University of WI

Topic: A Look at Neighborhood Policies, Procedures and Ways to Engage the Citizenry

Panel/Workshop II – City Committees
• BOZA – Board of Zoning & Appeals
• City Planning
• Redevelopment Authority
• Historic Preservation
• Housing Authority

Wrap-up – Conference Witness Team ( Academic Provost and Neighborhood Stakeholders)

WEDNESDAY – August 22, 2007

		              Day 2 - CONFERENCE

THEME
Match Stakeholders w/Appropriateness
“Creating Better/Best Practices and Customer Care”

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2007

Theme: Match Stakeholders w/Appropriateness

        “Creating Better/Best Practices and Customer Care” 

• Panel/Workshop - Opening Plenary

Topic: Linkage for Value-Added Results for the Citizenry

• Lead Agencies – Community Development Block Grant
• BID/Business Improvement Districts
• SDC/Social Development Commission
• PIC/Private Industry Council

• Panel/Workshop - Late-Morning Plenary

Topic: A Look at Funding and Accountability

• Annie Casey Foundation
• Bader Foundation
• Bradley Foundation
• HUD/Housing & Urban Development
• Joyce Foundation
• LISC
• Milwaukee Foundation
• Pettit Foundation
• United Way

* Lunch WORKSHOP/DISCUSSION - Transportation
Topic: A Look at Employment links, Quality of life Transit, Neighborhood Tourism

• Greyhound
• Amtrak
• Department of Transportation
• Port - Lake Michigan

* Panel I – WORKSHOP/DISCUSSION - Public Service Commission, HUD/Housing & Urban Development, Department of Commerce, Department of Natural Resources, WHEDA, EPA, Banking

* Panel II – Legislators

* WRAP –UP

• MEET – GREET – SPEED NETWORKING (Silent Auction Fundraiser)

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Speakers - Entertainment - Networking

Speakers - Monday, August 20, 2007

9:00am
Opening Plenary - Clayborn Benson, Founder/Executive Director, Milwaukee, WI, WI Black Historical Society/Museum

10:30am
Action Plenary - Attorney Wayne S. McKenzie, Project Director, Prosecution & Racial Justice, VERA Institute of Justice, New York, NY
www.vera,org

Topic
“Justice Action Research”

Milwaukee County’s District Attorney, John Chisholm will provide Opening Remarks and introduce Attorney Wayne McKenzie, VERA Institute

Phone:(414) 278–4653

12 Noon
Luncheon Keynoter - Attorney Joseph Sommers, Oregon, WI, “Justice Should Matter” Candidate - 2007 Candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Do not miss this HISTORIC and NEEDED conference to address infrastructural and systemic issues that CAN BE CHANGED for the better.

5-YEAR SIGNATURE PLAN TALK/CHAUTAUQUA CONFERENCE

Date: August 20–22, 2007
Place: Milwaukee Center For Independence

       2020 W. Wells

Hi Neighbor!

Welcome to the Opportunities - Events Page.
On this page, YOU are informed about events AND projects promoted by Campaign Neighborhood - CFNBA.

It tells YOU how you can be an active participant.

AUGUST EVENT
An historic event held August 20–22, 2007.

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CONFERENCE HOST
Campaign Neighborhood - CFNBA is a private neighborhood strategic planning organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

It is hosting the first Annual strategic planning conference for its 5-Year Signature Plan (2005–2010).

CN-CFNBA specializes in empowerment of neighborhood stakeholders for neighborhood governance and self-sustainability.

It supports:

• informed decision making
• stakeholders advocacy
• monitored connectivity for customer care
• encourages best practices
• promotes quality of life and economic development issues

TOWN TALK
This CHAUTAUQUA/TALK is a benchmark for sharing what has been created since October 21, 2005; and, to select its three working teams through a DISCERNMENT PROCESS for the next 3 years.

This year’s conference is being held at The MCFI/Milwaukee Center For Independence Conference and Education Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

This is a first-class facility with state-of-the-art-technology. Our conference will have CDs for purchase of the various sessions and the conference will be “as-we-speak” for our Website. We welcome your laptops.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Our target audience are Milwaukeeans, especially People of Color and the Working Poor - residential, commercial, light industrial, institutional (school/church/social/government) stakeholders.

Tell a friend, neighbor, spouse, minister, teacher, alderperson, supervisor, representative, senator and U.S. representatives.

FOCUS
We will take a

• myopic look and examine the reasons for the Face of Poverty in Milwaukee
• myopic look and examine government management by our elected and appointed officials
• myopic look and examine Milwaukee’s infrastructure for causes that “do not” empower, connect, inform, allow planning and decision making for buy-in by its taxpayers.
• To address the barriers and unemployment reasons for the Face of Poverty of People of Color and the Working Poor, Milwaukee’s majority population.
• To inform and reform the Infrastructure of Milwaukee to allow all Milwaukeeans an opportunity to have better/best quality of life and economic development for sustainability.
• To look beyond the City limits of Milwaukee to like demographics in other cities of Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois for economic development opportunities and partnerships.

To foster best practices and excellent customer care.

• To ensure neighborhood net worth and historic presence for self-sustainability for ALL Milwaukeeans.

Mary Glass
Chair/CEO

Topics:

• affordable housing
• art and recreation
• candidate preparation & development
• city/county government evaluation
• city/county government management
• customer care and best practices
• employment - importing labor
• funding practices
• health - mental and physical wellness
• Inner City business development
• justice should matter - incarceration/elected office/etc.
• neighborhood accountability and care
• neighborhood leadership and organizing
• parent/family/adult inclusiveness - MPS
• population
• safety intervention and prevention
• social service expectation and accountability
• technology – Wireless
• tourism - Jazz & Blues @ Johnson Park
• tourism - neighborhood accent
• transportation
• voting - 2008 Election
• youth and young adults guidance

Federal Funding Spotlights

• HUD/Housing and Urban Development - Community Development Block Grant
• WHEDA FUNDING - Housing and Tax Credits
• MEDC/Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation
• Special Packaging and funding through Redevelopment Authority - City of Milwaukee
• EPA/Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. Department of Transportation

Connectivity - Leadership - Continuity and Accountability Growth Spurts

• Business Improvement Districts - formation and accountability
• SmartGrowth Plans
• 18 Lead Agencies

Timeframes

• Pre-Conference - Monday, August 20, 2007 — Volunteer Planners Only (Have you signed up?)
• Conference (Tuesday and Wednesday, August 21–22, 2007)

Planners and Stakeholders

Seats are limited: 75 seats

All speakers are “practitioners” in their own right.

Do not miss this conference. To accommodate a broad spectrum of timeframes and affordability, the chautauqua is:

• by special sessions
• special events
• session timeframes
  1. morning
  2. afternoon
  3. day-long
  4. entire conference

Invited Trade Guests

Muskegon Heights, MI
Muskegon, MI
Grand Rapids, MI

Beloit, WI
Green Bay, WI
Kenosha, WI
Madison, WI
Racine, WI

Michigan Guest Travel is Courtesy of: Lake Express

Politics Guest

Obama Campaign
Candidate Preparation
Elected Official update-development

Cost & Registration

MONDAY
1-Day Pre-Conference: $150.00 (seminars, lunch, handouts, Meet & Greet)
or
AM or PM $50.00 each, does not include lunch
Sommers Luncheon: $ 35.00 Monday
Meet & Greet: $ 35.00 Monday

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
2-Day Conference cost: $125.00
AM or PM only: $ 50.00 each
AM/PM sessions (1 day) $ 75.00
Meet & Greet: $ 25.00 Tuesday & Wednesday
Political Development: $ 25.00 each

Guest Seminars $ 35.00

Pre-Registration Deadline: August 3, 2007
Late-Fee Registration: August 10, 2007 (Add $35.00)

No refund after August 15, 2007. Authorized refunds are returned within 20 days after the conference.

Attendee substitutions are taken until August 16, 2007.
Checks and money orders payable to:
CFNBA
POB 511135
Milwaukee, WI 53203

In person registration and payment is by appointment.

Contact Info
Call 414/610–6688 for schedule, place and timeframes.
OR
Email: mgurbanicongroup@yahoo.com for more information.

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