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Agenda2015
Tuesday September 29, 2015
DAY 1
11:00am Registration Opens | Lunch Available
12:00pm Opening & Welcome
4:00pm Debrief of Non-Traditional Leadership Conversations
4:30pm No-Host-Bar at Hotel St. Regis and Self-Organized Dinners
2:50pm Wisdom and Guidance from Non-Traditional Leadership
Mary Luevanos, Community Connections Grant ProgramClark Washington, Detroit Action Commonwealth
1:45pm Experiences and Insights from People Doing Non-Traditional
Leadership Development
Lisa Leverette, Community Connections Grant ProgramDarel Ross, LINCMartha Thawnghmung , Burma Center
12:30pm Group Introductions
Wednesday September 30, 2015
DAY 28:30am Continental Breakfast
10:00am In the Field with Non-Traditional Leaders
Erik Howard, Young NationMeghan Sobocienski, Grace in Action Pastor John Cummings, Grace in ActionMary Luevanos, Community Connections Grant Program /CLAVE Jerry Hebron, Northend Christian Community Development
9:00am Opening & Welcome
9:30am Load Up Buses for Field Trips
11:45am Sharing Lessons from Field Trips
Field Trip
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Oakland Avenue Community Garden Food Security, urban farming and public art as a launch for leadership development. Leaders who come directly from the neighborhood and how they are addressing food desert, under employment, youth employment.
Field Trip
#2
Southwest Detroit Grace and Action: Around the corner from art installation. How the faith community and public art community has morphed to create their non-traditional leadership. Space for non-traditional leadership to happen and the impact of gentrification and how public art is a launching point.
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Choose one of two field-trip options:
Agenda
Thursday October 1, 2015
DAY 38:30am Continental Breakfast
9:00am Who Decides What Success Is and Who Makes Meaning of the Data?
Dr. Ebony Roberts, JFM Consulting Group
Sally Leiderman, Center for Assessment and Policy Development (CAPD)
11:30am Closing Creating Space XII
10:00am Meaning Making
12:00pm Lunch
Boxed Meals Available
1:00pm Equity Lab: The History of How Systemic Racism
Created Conditions in Detroit
Dr. Peter Hammer, Wayne State Law School
1:30pm Non-Traditional Leadership: A National Perspective
Jah’Shams Abdul-Mu’mim: Success a New Beginning
Allen Frimpong: #Blacklivesmatter
2:10pm Hybrid Open Space
Offerings will include:
Samantha Magdaleno: Immigration
Debra Taylor: Water Affordability, Emergency Management
4:00pm Open Space Sharing
4:30pm Closing Reflections
5:00pm Self-Organized Dinners
12:15pm Lunch
Notes:
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Jerry Hebron
Erik Paul Howard
Lisa Leverette
A dedicated passionate change agent, Lisa Leverette has extensive experience managing
people, systems and dynamics in order to achieve superior outcomes for organizations,
individuals, government, foundations/funders and communities. She has worked
throughout the city of Detroit, cultivating alliances and working on behalf of Detroit’s
children and families for over 20 years.
Lisa has a unique combination of education and experience that allows her to understand,
manage and change systemic processes and barriers in order to reduce their impact on
individuals and groups to achieve a win-win scenario for all parties. Her experience allows
her to manage and help others manage relationships and expectations in order to
transform individuals, communities and systems by reducing barriers, embracing
democratic participation and challenging outdated paradigms.
Miss Leverette currently contractually manages two grant programs, Community
Connections and the Lower Eastside Community Grant Programs. Both programs are
recognized civic engagement, leadership development and systems change tools. She
currently serves as chairperson of the International Committee with Self Development of
People (SDOP) where she provides leadership on grant making internationally including in
Belize, West Africa and other regions around the globe.
I am a native Detroiter and product of the Detroit Public School System and have two
years at Wayne State University. I am a member of the New Prospect Missionary Baptist
Church under the leadership of the Rev. Wilma R. Johnson. In October, 2008 my
mother, Rev. Bertha L. Carter, Senior Pastor St. John Evangelist Temple of Truth and
School of Wisdom passed the torch and placed me in charge of the Northend Christian
Community Development which was formed by the church as a separate 501c3. This
move included participating in Leadership training through the Skillman Foundation,
working with the Northend Central Woodward Governance Board as an Interim Director,
working with the Northend Central Woodward Vacant Lot Task Force and consequently
working with young people. The vision of Rev. Carter was to develop a project to reach
and engage the community surrounding the church. We started meeting with 15
residents and Greening of Detroit a couple of times a month to talk about and plan a
community garden. This garden was to be a place for families and young people to
gather, work, interact and build relationships. Through this garden project we have a
small number of community volunteers, children from Youthville, volunteers from Deloitt
Accounting Firm, City of Detroit Youth and Youth ages 5 to 13 that were involved in our
summer Garden and Golfing Program. This program taught young people about
growing food, compost, worms, weeds and taking care of the earth.
Erik Paul Howard is a photographer as well as co-founder of Expressions and Young
Nation in southwest Detroit. He combines his passion for youth and community devel-
opment with his love of photography. Using group activities such as lowriding and
street art as a mentoring tool, Erik has been able to reach out to young people in the
community of southwest Detroit. Erik’s photography documents his personal relation-
ships and interactions in communities. It captures the excitement of people in their
process of self discovery, development, and life experiences.
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Mary Luevanos
Samantha Magdeleno
Samantha Magdaleno is the Director of Community Organizing at Detroit Hispanic
Development Corporation. Samantha is a third generation Detroiter. Her family
migrated here from Jalisco, Mexico. At age 13, she participated in the summer youth
program at DHDC where she began her organizing career. Samantha has organized
at the grassroots level around several issues in various parts of the country and
Mexico. Some of the issues include Women’s, LGBT, Immigration, Voting, and
Education rights. She has a BA in Psychology from University of Texas Pan American.
She recently made her way back home to Michigan and is glad to be working in her
home city. Samantha spends her free time with her three younger siblings Jasmine
17, Giuliana 6, and Octavios 3. She is also on the board for One Michigan for
Immigrant Rights and mentors 20 members ages 12 - 40 years old that are in the
fellowship.
We the People of Detroit (WPD) is a grassroots organization founded in 2008 and
grew out of citizens who fought against the Mayoral Takeover of Detroit Public
Schools in 2008/09. WPD is dedicated to community coalition building and provid-
ing vehicles that inform, train and mobilize the citizens of Detroit to improve their
quality of life. WPD is currently participating as the on the ground coordinator of
Outreach related to the recent widespread water shutoffs and the city's resistance to
a water affordability plan. the group is working in cooperation with the People’s
Water Board Coalition.
Other examples of WPD’s work include the Save Ourselves Mobilization Forums that
focused on the Charter Revision, Fair Elections, Public Education, Emergency
Management, Districting, Welfare Safety Net and Employment and Entrepreneurship
and a voter education initiative that reached over 50, 0000 citizens, They were an
active participant in the statewide REFERENDUM AGAINST the defeated Public Act
4 (PA 4) Emergency Management Law and also formed the DARE Coalition to
defend and protect earned pensions.
Mary is a well respected elder stateswoman and Director of CLAVE, Community of
Latino Artists, Visionaries and Educators. CLAVE provides free weekly art workshops
for Detroit youths. Mary is a steadfast supporter and contributor of Young Nation,
working with others to develop youth, build relationships and pursue passion driven
projects. Mrs. Luevanos, often works alongside her daughter, Lisa, another noted artist
and photographer in Southwest Detroit on a variety of artistic, organizing and youth
focused projects and activities. Many of her art installations are featured in Southwest
Detroit, around the city and in local galleries. She is a gifted storyteller, puppeteer and
serves as a community grant maker on the Community Connections grant panel. Mary
was honored by the Detroit Lions last year during Hispanic Heritage month with a
special presentation for her many contributions to Southwest Detroit-which has some
of the strongest Hispanic and Latino neighborhoods and commercial districts in the
city-including the historic Mexicantown.
Debra Taylor &
Monica Lewis-Patrick
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Darel Ross II
Grace in Action
Jeffrey B. Jones
Dr. Ebony Roberts
Darel Ross II has been living in and serving the Grand Rapids community his entire
life. In 2008, Darel Ross was named Co-Executive Director of LINC. Since that time,
he has led LINC in revitalizing neighborhoods through authentic engagement,
stimulating economic development, expanding housing opportunities, creating
affordable housing, and developing leadership and capacity to residents and
grass-root organizations. He has positioned LINC to create intentional connections
at the national, state, local, and block level to maximize impact in the communities
served.
Since joining LINC, he has helped secure over $42 million in funding for community
improvement efforts resulting in over 300 families increasing their assets, improving
over 650 homes and creating over 120 full time jobs. Under the leadership of Darel
Ross, in its current fiscal year, LINC Community Revitalization, Inc. will improve 130
units of housing, help 350 families build assets, provide training to 240 resident
leaders, incubate 15 businesses and create 40 jobs in their neighborhoods.
Dr. Ebony Roberts is a planning consultant with JFM Consulting Group. She is
involved with a number of projects in the Detroit area that positively impact youth
and families. A graduate from Michigan State University, Dr Roberts is a published
author and a passionate advocate for the academic excellence of Michigan’s children.
Pastor John Cummings & Meghan Sobocienski, Grace in Action
Grace in Action Church and Collectives is a Congregation and non profit rooted in the
Southwest Detroit Neighborhood. Grace in Action began nearly 6 years ago with Pastor
John and over 200 conversations in the community. As these conversations unfolded it
became clear that there was a direct connection between the dynamics of power and
empire that Jesus and His disciples encountered in the bible and the realities of
Southwest Detroit residents: exploitation of work, the need for immigration reform,
access to economic capital and freedom from systems of systemic poverty. This led to
the formation of several art and culture projects such as the creation of murals, guitar
classes and the creation of monthly open mic nights as well as text studies on
decolonizing faith. In 2012 a group of youth came together to launch Radical
Productions, a youth run graphic and web design collective, teaching themselves and
one another coding, and graphic design. Radical Productions grew and became a
network of collectives and cooperatives that is now Grace in Action Collectives. Meghan
Sobocienski along with many more is an active and instrumental member of the church
and collective.
Jeffrey B. Jones is a seasoned community advocate and self described “Agent of Change”.
As the Director of Community Organizing and Coalition Building for D4, he is dedicated to
strengthening Detroit neighborhoods, equitable development and improving the quality of
life for all residents. In his 20+ years of experience in the community, notable projects that
were implemented by Jeffrey include the Kenilworth Greenway & Chalfonte Farmway,
Brightmoor Spirit Garden & Talking Fence Project and the East Grand Boulevard
Transformation. Prior to joining D4, Jeff’s breadth of professional talents which include
organizing & fostering collaborations, coordinating municipal services and implementing
community redevelopment strategies, were the foundation of his consultancy to the City of
Detroit’s consent decree reorganization and as community manager for the Next Detroit
Neighborhood Initiative (NDNI).
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