‘Health’ Archives
COMMUNITIES OF LIGHT OPENS”“AMEN CORNER”“JULY 9, 2016
COMMUNITIES OF LIGHT OPENS AMEN CORNER Thrones Plaza- Corner of Chicago and Franklin Avenues JULY 9, 2016 ~ SATURDAY ~ Noon-3:00 P.M. We are pleased to announce that we have added new volunteers from the Communities of Light Co-op to support the Amen Corner 2016 session. Please come and support us. The Amen Corner opens officially, SATURDAY, JULY 9, Noon to 3:00 p.m. Stop by Peavey Park, Thrones Plaza, on the corner of Chicago & Franklin Avenues.  Communities of Light (COL) will support the Amen Corner”'s focus through the end of October and into November as weather permits. Open Mic is provided for all of us to listen to the community throughout the afternoon and relate to the thoughts, concerns, stories, and testimonies. And, of course, we”'ll be grillin”'! The Amen Corner”'s focus””to use the Open Mic concept to provide a safe space for adults, youth and children to “Speak Your [...]
Spreading Care through the Backyard Initiative
Carl Lobley, Andre Graham and Minkara Tezet, Cultural Wellness Center and the Backyard Initiative-attending the International Health Fair,Saturday, April 16th at the Midtown Global Market.Photo Credits: Minkara Tezet The BYI Back Page is produced each month as a collaborative venture between the BYI Communications CHAT & Alley Communications, Inc.,  publisher of The Alley Newspaper. The Communications CHAT works with BYI CHAT(s) (Community Health Action Teams) each month as a “Resource CHAT”””helping to get the news and activities of the BYI out to the broader community. What Does It Mean to Care? This is an interesting time in our development as an initiative. As a community we have lots of work to do. We are working, I feel, to change the conditions in our community. We are attempting to do what has not been done in any other community. There are some things unique to us and they give us center stage in our own healing processes and [...]
LOOK! Just Half of the BACKYARD INITIATIVE Activities in April!!!
A partial sampling of the activities hosted by the leaders and members of the BYI Community Health Action Teams (CHATs). There is so much happening, there was not even room to list all of it! photo by Susan Gust Growing the Backyard *MIDTOWN GLOBAL MARKET; * SABATHANI-Central Neighborhood; *WAITE HOUSE; *EAST PHILLIPS CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTER-East Phillips 1. Community Engagement Survey: Get feedback from community through survey to develop training to increase growers and farmers. (6 times) 2. Value Add to the Food System/Skill Share: Recruit and train participants for food production for markets. (6 times) 3. Recruiting and Seed Give-Away: Talking with people in the community who farm or are interested in farming. (5 times) (more…)
