Posts Tagged ‘CHATs’
OUT in the Backyard CHAT
The OUT in the Backyard CHAT is focusing their work and activities on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (GLBTQ) communities to reduce isolation, create community and foster connections in order to improve the health of individuals in our neighborhoods. Some of the activities that we have worked on in the last year to put our goals and ideals into action include: Worked with the community and a website designer to began the process of building an informational and interactive website that will provide resources and educational information. It will also be accessible to all outside the GLBTQ community so that we can increase awareness and build connections between our various communities. Sponsored several community forums to get information for the website and share resources, which included topics like: services for LGBT youth and end of life issues and the need for healthcare directives. Sponsored Booth at the annual GLBTQ Pride festival in Loring Park to [...]
Rebirthing Community CHAT
In 2012, the Rebirthing Community CHAT, in conjunction with Communities of Light Co-op, plans to continue our intergenerational workshops using discussions about community, self-sufficiency, sustainability and capacities for action. Our vision is to encourage families to join the Communities of Light Co-op and attain self-sufficiency and solvency by producing and selling solar lanterns, solar generators and other products and services the co-op member identifies. CHAT Members include: Dee Henry Williams, Edgar Young III Bey, Jim Cook, Khadijch Riopelke, Jimmy Johnson, and Debra Michelle. For more info click here.
Anchor Family CHAT
Through the Backyard Initiative Assessment process, it became apparent that families in the BYI communities are experiencing isolation and lack of resources to sustain the health and well-being of their families. It is quite apparent that this has a direct connection to the state of turmoil and destructive behavior our youth are exhibiting. Families are feeling less and less connected to one another and to the spiritual, cultural and social resources in the community that are necessary to sustain their families. These resources include someone to talk to when things get tough, wisdom from elders and those who have survived. They also include someone to lean on when their own internal resources become limited. There is a clear need to rebuild the web of relationships that will mend the fragmentation that families are experiencing. It is also necessary to restore the family bond with our youth to increase their sense of belonging and interconnectedness. This action can shift the [...]
