November issue 2015

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with the recruiters for your prescreening.

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In This Issue

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Shirley Holden, Editor-in-Chief

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Show Me The Money: Faith In Action

2

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Advanced Manufacturing

3

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Genesis Project214

3

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West Pullman 1st Annual Lighting of The Tree

4

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Meet Our Writers

5

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Nutrition & Fitness

6

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Special Report: Urban Food Institute

7

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Civics, Public Office, & Government

11

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Placemaking 101

12

Kitchen Design Consultant Appointment Only

worth are finally walkable. If you have

"We need to make sure that Americans who have paid their debt to society can earn their second chance."

-- President Barack Obama

Show Me The Money: Faith in Action

system, and few to no jobs in the community that leave

By Cynthia Stewart

people without hope, love, and no future. ALL people of faith must step in the gap together to provide the

As an Executive director of a non-profit organization, I often

hope and promise of a better future. With a “mustard

find myself at the crossroads of how to continue the work of

seed of faith” like Jesus spoke of in Matthew 17:20, this

our organization’s mission to help others and having the nec-

promise is possible. In a Cooperative Economics Sys-

essary capital to do it. In today’s ever-changing environment,

tem, everyone involved in the efforts will reap the ben-

we often feel that we must choose between what Spirit is di-

efits of the profit created. As an example, when a Chi-

recting us to do with our lives and the increasing need to earn

cago window factory in Goose Island closed its doors,

money in order to survive, as an organization and individually.

the employees took a stand and restructured opera-

I’d like to introduce a seemingly rev-

tions to save the factory and their jobs. This kind of

olutionary concept built around co-

insight showed that together, they could all flourish

operative economics and how it can

and prosper. Father Greg Boyle founder of Homeboy

be used to solve today’s issue of the

Industries has proven "Nothing stops a bullet like a

“Religion of Capitalism” that has tak-

job." Consider this an invitation to a panel discussion of

en over and destroyed our communi-

faith leaders, community activists, business people and

ties. If we continue to live our lives based on the concept of

professionals on the front lines of Social Economic Jus-

“bigger, better, faster, shinier”, we will certainly run out of

tice entitled” Show Me the Money-Faith In Action” to

things that are appealing to us. As we know, Greed is a con-

be held on Thursday, November 5, 2015 from 3pm to

cept that only leads to eventual peril of the people and com-

5pm at Christ Universal Temple; 11901 S Ashland Ave-

munities in its wake. Just based on recent headlines like

nue in the Youth Wing. Our guest speaker will be Attor-

“Judge Sentenced in Kids for Cash”, “CPS School Chief Indict-

ney Mark J. Lane, author of over 30 books including his

ed”, and “Environmental Destruction to Food, Water and Land

latest, “Mission-Driven Venture: Business Solutions to

for Greater Profits”, and my favorite “6 Billion Reasons Why

the World’s Most Vexing Social Problems”. He offers

be converted quickly into the seeds of new products and pro-

Advanced manufacturing provides the path forward to revi-

The American Gun Lobby Loves A Good Mass Shooting; it’s no

anyone committed to social innovation a hands-on,

cesses. Technology-intensive and dynamic, advanced manu-

talizing U.S. leadership in manufacturing, and will best sup-

wonder that our communities are failing. The idea of a coop-

actionable guide for leveraging the market-place to

facturing enterprises require high-skilled workers to perform

port economic productivity and ongoing knowledge produc-

erative economic system is the answer to this issue by having

solve the world’s most difficult social problems. As an

at high levels and compete globally.

tion and innovation in the Nation. The Nation's long-term

People, Place, and Profit at the center of the system, in that

attorney and financial advisor, he is a renowned

order. Historically, the church has been the institution in the

thought leader and expert on entrepreneurship, social

manufacturing-related R&D activities in the United States.

community to rise up. Early in our country’s history, the

enterprise, impact investing, and entrepreneurial fi-

The loss of these activities will undermine our capacity to

church rose against the injustice against slavery. Later the

nance.

invent, innovate, and compete in global markets.

churches in the community again emerged to lead the charge

Other presenters include: Peter A. Creticos, Ph.D Exec-

against the oppressions suffered during the Civil Rights move-

utive Director—Institute for Work and the Economy,

ments of the 1960s. Currently, the Community of Faith as a

Chicago Community Loan Fund, Habitat for Humanity

whole must rise against our modern ills of gun violence, drugs,

Chicago, South Suburban Community Development

a failed school system that directly feeds a for-profit prison

Corp, Churches United, Thrivent Financial (the nation’s

unique, better, or even cheaper. Advanced manufacturing also facilitates rapid integration of process improvements, readily permits changes in design, such as new part features or substitute materials, and accommodates customization and cost-effective low-volume production.

In advanced manufacturing, product innovation and process innovation are different sides of the same coin. Scientific discoveries, new ideas, and novel engineering approaches can

ability to innovate and compete in the global economy greatly benefits from co-location of manufacturing and

M. Boroush, NSF Releases New Statistics on Business Innovation, National Science Foundation, Oct. 2010.

Deloitte Development LLC and The Manufacturing Institute, Unwavering commitment: The public's view of the manufacturing industry today, 2011.

From the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), Report to the President on Ensuring American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing, June 2011.

Come celebrate the 1st Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Thought of the month: “Foster an inclusive, community-driven planning process to drive the work in sites. Community

on Monday December 7th, 2015 at St. Peter & Paul’s

members should set priorities for action, and the sponsoring foundation should respond to community wishes. This means

Church located at 12425 S. Halsted Street at the Rev

that community development corporations—a mainstay of early community change initiatives—are not the sole (or even

Bruno Grinis Social Center (2 buildings North of the

primary) vehicle for change. During the design phase, staff determined that community development corporations, the vehi-

Church). We are so excited about this , so much so that

cle used by some other Community Change Initiatives, were not sufficiently “resident driven” to serve as lead agencies. The

we are busy working out the details! We need volunteers, chorale singers, face painters, artists, and most importantly, YOU! There will be three, yes, three trees

Foundation wanted to underscore the importance of residents having direct control over planning and managing the distribution of resources in their community.”

Term Limits Amendment

OK West Pullman, this

Background Fifteen other states impose

one’s for YOU!

to light. One as our main tree, and two small giving

trees.

Set the date for that evening because you don’t want to miss out and you do want to be a part of this historic moment. The lighting of the tree marks commu-

term limits on state legislators. Most states impose a limit of eight to 12 years in each chamber. It’s time for Illinois to adopt legislative term limits.

nity effort to join hands in making

Original Proposal The Illinois Constitution

our community one of kinship,

should be amended to limit a Representa-

family, and love!

tive or Senator from holding that office or combination of those offices for more than 10 years. o Compromise Proposal: In addition to legislative term limits, a constitutional amendment limiting executive office holders to only two four-year terms in any [

“ If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

office should also be adopted.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does

much power to career politicians. It’s time

not envy, it does not boast, it is not

to adopt an independent commission

proud. It does not dishonor others, it

model to draw fair legislative maps.

is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always

protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is Love

Redistricting Amendment Background Legislators should not choose

voters – voters should choose legislators.

The current redistricting process gives too

How to Add Extra Vegetables in Your

vegetables in your daily eating routine. For

Civics, Public Office, & Government

First Degree Murder

Daily Eating Routine

more tips on nutrition and fitness, as well as

By Staff Writer

Felony Sex Offenses

By Jaime Taylor

the latest news, follow us on Facebook at

This is the third of an ongoing series designed to inform and remind us of the role and function of

Certain Traffic Offenses such as: Driving Under the In-

Eat you vegetables! How many times have

those elected by the people to public office.

TO BEGIN THE EXPUNGEMENT PROCESS, FIRST OBTAIN

we heard that? Well, there is a reason for

The next three years starting in 2016 mark the begin-

A HISTORY OF ALL ARRESTS FROM THE ARRESTING LAW

mom request to ‘eat your vegetables’. Vege-

ning of an election cycle starting with the White

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEN COMPLETE THE EX-

tables are rich in fiber, they feed our gut

House and ending in State and local governments. As

PUNGEMENT PAPERWORK FROM THE OFFICE OF THE

bacteria and help to keep our digestive sys-

a community it is not too early to begin to take note

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY. THERE

tem working in tip top shape. Half the food

of challenges we face. As we take note, we must also

ARE FEES INVOLVED IN GETTING JUVENILE RECORDS

you consume on a daily basis should consist

ask the hard questions that only we as a community

EXPUNGED BUT THE COURT CAN MAKE A DETERMINA-

of some type of vegetable, and no, starches

can address. As we move forward as a community,

TION THAT A PARTY IS INDIGENT AND UNABLE TO PAY

don’t count.

let us begin to think about the future and the impact

FEES.

Vegetables are the number one source of

upcoming elections will play in shaping our commu-

facebook.com/mylifeandhealth/.

fluence of alcohol or drugs or Reckless Homicide

providing vitamins, minerals, antioxidants,

Finding new ways to squeeze extra plant

nity. And while we are thinking remember this, if

and other phytonutrients that are needed

power in to your day shouldn’t be hard. This

participation in the election process is not exercised,

for cellular health. This simply means that in

recipe for cauliflower tabbouleh is full of

you can be certain that change will not occur. If you

order for our bodies to remain healthy and

flavors and crunchy satisfaction. Not to men-

cannot vote due to a criminal record, there are pro-

fight off disease, vegetables provide our cells

tion it is pumped full of some powerful anti-

grams in place to help restore your right to vote. If

what they need in order to keep us healthy.

inflammatory and health boosting nutrients.

you committed a criminal act as a juvenile, here are

This is important when it comes to balancing

Read on for this quick and simple take on a

the steps you can take to clear your name. )Note that

our bodies blood sugar for steady energy

classic recipe.

certain crimes are not eligible for expungement.)

and a sense of ‘fullness’. So , how to add

(ERASING YOUR RECORD)

and family cook to impress moment.

Ingredients • 1 small head of cauliflower • 1.5 cups chopped flat leaf parsley (roughly half to 3/4 of a large bunch) • 1 English cucumber • 3/4 cup chopped green onions (about 5-6) • 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint • 2 roma tomatoes, seeded and diced Dressing: • 4 tbsp fresh lemon juice • 2 tbsp olive oil • 1/4 tsp salt • 1/4 tsp pepper Directions Break cauliflower in to 4 or 5 large chunks and place in a food processor. Pulse until it is finely chopped (down to rice size!), usually 10-15 good pulses of a few seconds each.

Mix all dressing ingredients together. Add the cauliflower and remaining ingredients.

Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Presto! There you have a quick and tasty

These are just a few tips on how to add extra

veggie packed side dish in less than 15

WHAT CAN NEVER BE EXPUNGED OR ERASED

minutes. You do have time for eating well!

JuvenileJusticeChildProtection/JuvenileJustice/

Findings of Guilty for:

ExpungementInformation.aspx

those vegetables? Lets take a look.

1. Use leftover fresh greens such as spinach and kale in your omelets or sandwiches.

2. Use your milder flavored greens in your own smoothie recipes.

3. Greens are excellent julienned and used in stir fry.

4. How about a build your own wrap?

Those vegetables can make all the difference and you can use less meat.

5.Pasta sauce 101...tomatoes, roasted red peppers, garlic, basil, Ninja blender and viola! Season to taste. This is a definite friend

Youth who are arrested and/or successfully complete their involvement with the juvenile justice system and do not commit new crimes may have their records expunged or erased. Even if a youth is arrested

and the case does not go to court, the arrest record needs to be expunged. Arrests are more likely to show up on a background check when a person consents to a background check when applying for employment. When a record is expunged, it is as if the crime never occurred. Each law enforcement agency expunges or destroys their records on the youth. Expungement includes erasing both police records and court records if the case proceeded to court. If an

inquiry is made on a youth's criminal background and the records were expunged, the answer back to the person or entity making the inquiry, will be that "no records exist."

WHERE TO GET HELP WITH JUVENILE EXPUNGEMENTS Juvenile Justice Division Office of the Presiding Judge 2245 West Ogden Avenue Room 8004 Chicago, Illinois 60612 (312)433-6990 Juvenile Expungement Help Desk Cook County Juvenile Court Center 1100 S. Hamilton Avenue Ground Floor Chicago, Illinois 60612 First come, first served Walk-in hours: Mondays: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Tuesdays: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Thursdays: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

For more information and appointments, call (312) 229-6359 www.cookcountycourt.org/ABOUTTHECOURT/

Shirley’s

Many of you know me as a member of the West

Design Inspiration

quality of life. But in my real life I am involved in

Authentic community engagement must be embedded as an essential element of

three industries: food, design, and health. Wow,

the collective impact framework. This means making sure that low-income communi-

who knew right? My passion for design and medi-

ties and communities of color are included as equal partners in planning, imple-

cine began at the same time, with design winning

menting, and governing initiatives. As Healthy Start recognized decades ago, commu-

out. Here is a little bit about me as it relates to de-

nity matters. Ownership of solutions matters. Listening to, integrating, and acting

and influential. This month’s focus

sign. I graduated from the Ray Vogue School of De-

upon the voice, wisdom, and experience of community members are not optional.

centers around beautiful vignette

sign in Chicago where I studied Interior Design. I

This is where collective impact finds its soul.

settings. Enjoy the vignettes and if

later attended Platt College in San Diego California

Residents, youth, small-business owners, clergy, grassroots advocates, and other

there is anything that sparks your

where I graduated with Diplomas in the areas of

neighborhood stakeholders have lived the pain of disinvestment, and they have the

eye, give me a call. Now taking ap-

Architectural Drafting & Blueprinting as well as

insights, credibility, and relationships that are essential to turning things around.

pointments for your upcoming inte-

Computer Aided Design & Drafting (AutoCad).

They must be involved fully at every step, at every level of power and authority, and

riors project. Enjoy and hope to see

“ In the 1980's, Ms. Holden became part of the

in every important decision, from setting the agenda to developing strategy to deter-

you soon! Shirley

movement to use clean materials in new construc-

mining who does the work in the community and how it will be implemented. Along

tion, now called the 'green design & green technol-

with everyone else at the collective impact table, the community must hold itself ac-

Driving Sustainable Solutions through Community Engagement and Ownership

Pullman community, working to help improve our

Featuring the best of interiors, spaces, people, art, architecture, places, events, and accessories, all timeless

ogy’. Her awareness of environmental issues is

Commentary for Spotlight

countable for results.

forefront during the conceptual design process. She has worked in the residential, commercial, and hos-

Work-Family Balance is Critical for

pitality industry, often focusing on space planning,

Fighting Poverty In the latest commentary

architectural detailing, specifying, custom cabinetry, kitchen & bath design, ff&e, and custom designs. Ms. Holden was lead designer for the Albu-

ior fellow at the Center for American Pro-

querque Home & Garden Show for a period of two

gress, argues that work-family balance is pri-

years, a columnist for a local magazine (Interiors),

marily a low-income women's issue and

and as a student, founded and published the Archi-

should be addressed as such by policymak-

tectural Times, a publication geared towards bridging the gap between academia and the professionChairside Table

for Spotlight, contributor Judith Warner, sen-

al field of Architecture. She has served on the

ers. Warner says the conversation about

work-family balance too frequently centers

Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce, volunteered

on well-educated professionals, when in fact

with the San Diego Planning Commission, and

low-income women are most frequently

served for two terms as the Vice-President of the

pushed out of employment due to caregiving

American Institute of Architectural Students (San Diego Mesa College Chapter).”

duties and are most likely to have jobs with unpredictable and demanding hours. Policies such as paid family and sick leave and more

flexible scheduling could help these women become more financially independent and more likely to stay employed long-term, Warner argues -- and would also bring the U.S. in line with other high-income nations.

What is Advanced Manufacturing ?

Advanced manufacturing is . . . .

. a family of activities that (a) depend on the use and coordination of information, automation, computation, software, sensing, and networking, and/or (b) make use of cutting-edge materials and emerging capabilities enabled by the physical and biological sciences, for example nanotechnology, chemistry, and biology. This involves both new ways to manufacture existing products, and especially the manufacture of new products emerging from new advanced technologies Advanced Manufacturing Boosting Access to High-Quality STEM Education The President’s plan calls for cultivating the minds of tomorrow’s engineers, scientists, and innovators through strong and sustained investment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education that engage students from all backgrounds and underpin future economic competitiveness.

only Non-Profit Fortune 500 company) and others.

Readying the Workforce: Siemens Takes Action Eric Spiegel, the CEO of Siemens USA, advocates for better workforce preparedness and training models in the U.S. through the Business Roundtable Education

session. Come prepared to head home with an action plan to lead our communities to a brighter and more

mittee of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership

just economy. All hands are invited on deck as we are

2.0.

reminded of the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “If

Siemens supports innovative design and engineering programs such as PACE, EcoCAR2 and Greenpower

which focus on building sustainable and energy effi-

a man doesn’t have a job or an income, he has neither life nor liberty nor the possibility for the pursuit of

cient products. Siemens GO PLM (Global Opportuni-

happiness. He merely exists.”

ties in PLM) program makes in-kind grants of engi-

Cynthia Stewart is Executive Director of Sustainable

neering and product lifecycle management (PLM) soft-

Options for Urban Living, Inc. (S.O.U.L. ), an Illinois non

ware:

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Helps over 12,000 academic institutions and 1.2 million students per year learn critical hands-on



Supports advanced manufacturing functions such as product design, simulation, analysis, manufacturing and product data management



Leverages broadly deployed Siemens technology and automation solutions found in nearly every manufacturing environment around the world

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Students trained on these systems are able to bring these skills to nearly any manufacturing facility.

Siemens recently made a $440 million PLM software grant to Youngstown State University which will help The factory of tomorrow will excel at connecting the dots between machines, work flows, people and materials while interconnecting the work of design, planning, production and distribution. Skilled workers who can bridge virtual planning to real production will be in high demand – and accelerate innovation through concepts such as lot size one and commercializing additive manufacturing.

blame fest; but a roll up your sleeves let's get busy

and Workforce Committee and the steering com-

skills Manufacturing stands on the threshold of a major transformation.

From the digitization of equipment, processes, and organizations to three-dimensional printing (or additive manufacturing) to materials with custom-designed properties, a whole host new design, production, and business capabilities are opening the way to new types of manufacturing-referred to, collectively, as advanced manufacturing.

Advanced manufacturing entails more than making hightech products. It also includes using new, often leadingedge machines and processes to make products that are

This is not a protest meeting, not a finger pointing

students at the America Makes manufacturing innovation hub in Youngstown, Ohio. This center is devoted to incorporating 3-D printing in mainstream American manufacturing – and will provide students with handson use of PLM software in fields such as robotics design, computer-aided engineering and additive manufacturing.

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-profit existing for the coordination of economic development concerns in targeted urban, community areas

G e n e s i s P r o j e c t 2 1 4 — Genesis Project214’s goal is simple: create a local non-gmo seed bank, purchase land for organic farming and botanical gardens, helping to establish urban gardens, educating and assisting those in need along the way.

Genesis Project214’s goal is simple, reclaim vacant lots to bring fresh, nutritious food to West Pullman and surrounding communiand a population with low job skills. ties on Chicago’s Far South Side.

Using the agri-business model of vertical farming, Genesis ProSOCIAL ECONOMIC PANEL DISCUSSION ject214 will provide healthy, nutritious, and non-gm food to residents of West Pullman and other surrounding communities on the Thursday, November 5, 2015 far south side. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited De3:00 pm-5:00 pm troit recently and said that growing food inside cities could become Christ Universal Temple an important part of regional food systems in a world beset by 11901 S Ashland Ave. drought and other issues. Detroit, he added, is known far and wide Youth Wing as one of the centers of that movement. Genesis Project214 hopes Guest Speaker: Attorney to bring far south Chicago square and center in this movement.

Marc J. Lane, author With poverty levels exceeding norms for urban settings, by creating “Mission-Driven Venture: a system of healthy and nutritious foods within the community, Business Solutions to the Genesis Project214 will begin to combat the challenge of hunger World’s Most Vexing Social within the community. “Hunger and poverty should not exist in Problems” any leading country such as the United States,” says Shirley Holden, We’ll be discussing, planning and organizing around a Founder of Genesis Project214, “and when this becomes the ‘norm’, then we must look to solutions , starting in our own communities. seemingly revolutionary concept built of cooperative We can no longer expect local government to solve our problems. If economics and how it can be used to solve today’s issue of the Religion of Capitalism that has taken over this were the case, the challenge of food security, food justice, food -supply-chain, and food equity would be non-issues. Presently , over and destroyed our communities.

3,573 children alone in West Pullman go to bed hungry and lacking Come prepared to roll up your sleeves and head home nutritional sources of food. This is not acceptable, we aim to with an action plan to lead our communities to a change this dynamic.” brighter and more just economy.

Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/geneproDNA/ characterized by high poverty, high unemployment

Brookings announces the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass

spaces.

Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking

Robert M. Bass is president of Keystone Group, where he is responsible for investments in securities, financial

WASHINGTON, DC—Brookings Institution President Strobe Tal-

services, manufacturing, information services, real es-

bott today announced the establishment of the Anne T. and

tate, oil, and gas. He is also founding partner of the Oak

Robert M. Bass Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking, a col-

Hill Venture Partners and chairman of Aerion Corpora-

laboration between the Brookings Institution and Project for

tion. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Mr. Bass is an alum-

Public Spaces. The initiative is made possible through a gift

nus of Yale University and the Stanford Graduate School

from Brookings trustee Robert M. Bass and his wife, the philan-

of Business. He began his business career after Yale at

thropist Anne T. Bass.

Wells Fargo Bank and returned to Fort Worth after grad-

After a period dominated by isolated research parks, the geography of innovation is returning to cities; in turn, city leaders are striving to build vibrant spaces that match communities’ cultures and serve diverse people and innovative firms. In this context, the Bass Initiative will build on Brookings’s research on

uating from Stanford. He was elected to the Brookings Board of Trustees in 2011.

Anne T. Bass is an American philanthropist and the president of the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Foundation. She received a B.A. from Smith College in 1970 and an M.L.A. from Stanford University in 2007. She is an active supporter of many social, civic, and educational organizations.

The Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Initiative for Innovation and Placemaking aims to catalyze a new approach to city-building that integrates the reinforcing benefits of vibrant public spaces, innovative urban economies, and inclusive growth.

WEST PULLMAN POST MEET OUR WRITERS

Shirley Holden, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of West Pullman Post. Hello West Pullman and our neighboring communities. The mission of West Pullman Post is simple: to bring together this beautiful community of residents, business, and stakeholders, bringing one voice in reshaping our community. The newsletter serves as a communication tool to impart information, knowledge, and opportunity for not only West Pullman, but our neighboring communities as well. Our goal is to go from newsletter format to either newsprint or magazine format starting with February 2016 issue. For now the focus is to build capacity among readership and community engagement. I look forward to this journey. Shirley Holden

Mrs. Taylor is very involved in fashion and fitness. Her commitment to health and nutrition is foremost in her life. She lives what she

“Cities have become the undisputed engines of national

believes. Mrs. Taylor is also Founder of Textile Vixen, a lifestyle

economies and the vanguard of policy innovation, but

brand created to bring urban fashion to fashion forward individuals.

many are still held back by compartmentalized ap-

Events include Summers End Fashion Pop (New Mexico), Burque

proaches to growth,” said Bruce Katz, Brookings vice

Nights, Albuquerque Fashion Week, and Q-Palooza. She will cover

president and the Brookings leader of the Bass Initiative.

fitness and nutrition for the West Pullman Post as this topic is not

“This transformative gift will allow us to suggest ways to

limited to residents of Chicago. Welcome Jaime!

break down traditional city development silos and use cities’ inherent benefits to inextricably link efforts to innovation districts—dense, amenity-rich enclaves that are typically anchored by R&D institutions and facilitate new ideas and

foster innovation and build quality places.”

Mrs. Jaime Taylor, Staff Writer, CrossFit Olympic Trainer, Fitness & Paleo Expert.

businesses—and PPS’s long track record in placemaking, a participatory community process to develop quality public spaces by capitalizing on a community’s assets and potential.

Ms. Stewart is a long time resident of the West Pullman community. She is a communi-

The initiative will encourage mixed-use entrepreneurial and

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his control.” This bring us to anoth-

By Shirley Holden

er aspect of the forum, consumer behavior. How to overcome the un-

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This past weekend the Inner-City

certainty of knowing what it means

Muslim Action Network (IMAN) in

to eat healthy and the relationship

partnership with University of Illi-

between dietary habits and disease.

nois Departments of Kinesiology and

One way IMAN is addressing the

Nutrition, and the College of Applied

issue is through store participation

Health Sciences hosted a forum

in cooking demonstrations and nu-

centered around neighborhood cor-

trition education. Introducing new

ner stores providing healthy food to

ways to prepare food that are

the communities in which they exist.

healthy, tasty and nutritious to the

Representing West Pullman and the

community. Another approach is

Far South Communities was Leroy

nutrition education and food prepa-

Chalmers, President of Greater

ration through the farmers markets

Total Population of West Pullman neighborhoods we serve: 30,759

Roseland West Pullman Food Net-

during market season. Working with

Our Community Newsletter:

work. Over the course of the forum

corner store owners and assisting

1.

Delivered to 500 households every month with a reach of 1500/

the discussion around healthy food

As pointed out by Rami Nashashibi, Ex-

them in successfully modeling a pro-

month.

access included racial dynamics in

ecutive Director of IMAN, “research is

gram of providing healthy and nutri-

urban settings, barriers and chal-

powerful but unless it’s connected to

tious food from the supply-chain

lenges in solving these issues, and

the grassroots community it becomes

delivery and profit side is an im-

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portant component in persuading

grass roots level. There were sever-

demia talking to themselves.” Pro-

store owners to make changes. Rami

5.

Cost effective advertising to a focused market.

al take-aways from the forum. The

moting healthy food sales in small gro-

talked about how, when pursuing

first is this, through a system

cery stores is a must happen priority.

justice, in being people of justice,

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“Be people of justice; first against

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broken. The very catalysts that

box stores leave. As soon as they (big

munities to look inward first at the

caused the problem of broken com-

box stores) begin to lose profits or not

issues of food inequality in their pro-

munities through flight, disinvest-

meet their bottom line, they will jump

spective communities and not only

ment, unfair lending practices, just

ship.”

ask the hard questions, but provide

to name a few, are the same ‘agents

Article twenty-five of The Universal Dec-

solutions as well. Everyone must be

of change’ coming into communities

laration of Human Rights states

willing to invest in self first. No one

‘telling them’ what is needed to do

“everyone has the right to a standard of

can expect others to do for them

to ‘fix’ their problems. These ‘groups

living adequate for the health and well-

what they are not willing to do for

of change’ disconnected from the

being of himself and of his family, in-

themselves. With this, I challenge

grassroots consist on average of ac-

cluding food, clothing, housing and

residents, community members,

ademia conducting research and

medical care and necessary social ser-

business, and stakeholders of West

studies without input or first hand

vices, and the right to security in the

Pullman to rise to the challenge.

experience of living in the communi-

event of unemployment, sickness, disa-

Let’s look inward and walk with hu-

ty they are trying to change, aca-

bility, widowhood, old age or other lack

mility as we work to solve the chal-

demic carpetbaggers so to speak.

of livelihood in circumstances beyond

lenges within our community.

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