Mar 7th, 2010
Community Organizers Conference: Mobilizing Resources for Safer Neighborhoods
Safe & Sound is in the final preparations for a Community Organizers Conference on April 9th, 2010. The conference is a collaborative effort with Safe & Sound, Milwaukee HIDTA, Marquette University Center for Community Transformation, and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department. It is a one day event held at the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Academy on April 9th from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. We expect over 100 participants to be involved and feature an introduction by local Milwaukee leaders. The afternoon will offer three one-hour long presentations, as well as seven community resource tables. The audience will be composed of community builders and neighborhood leaders who work to improve the safety and security, as well as the physical and social environment of Milwaukee block-by-block.
The theme of the conference is “mobilizing resources for safer neighborhoods.” The services and resources many organizations, government entities and individuals provide are a truly valuable asset to community organizers and neighborhood leaders in their collaborative efforts to improve Milwaukee. The focus of the conference is to create a dialog among community mobilizers which fosters collaborative relationships that leverage these assets. Moreover, we hope attendees will learn about new resources and begin to see their existing neighborhood attributes in a new light.
To accomplish these ends the Marquette Center for Community Transformation will provide a morning presentation that will recharge all participants for the work of community building. A goal of learning to truly engage local resources for the work of community organizing will be achieved by describing the functions of the brain and their causes, while expanding on our definition of intelligence. Perhaps most importantly, the conference will build and refine the ability to tell our stories and make decisions about what to do. . . do more, do less, start and stop . . as a community.
Agenda
Opening Remarks and Welcome
- Sheriff David A. Clarke, Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department
- Mark Mathy – Deputy Director, Milwaukee HIDTA
- Joseph Kubisiak – Director, Safe & Sound
Keynote Presentation
Robert Pavlik, Marquette University, Community Transformation Project
- Objective: To move from How smart are you? to How are you smart?
Debra Davis, Milwaukee Area Time Exchange
- Objective: To learn how the Time Exchange can help build safer and more vibrant communities
Robert Pavlik, Marquette University, Community Transformation Project
- Objectives: To revisit best practices for mobilizing resources. To build and refine our stories for mobilizing resources
Morning Closing
- Chief Edward Flynn, Milwaukee Police Department
Afternoon Presentations:
Online Resources for Organizers
- Nancy A. Olson, Chief Information Officer , City of Milwaukee, Department of Administration – Information and Technology Management Division
- Keith Stanley, SOuth of HIghland, SOHI District Manager
Current Illegal Drug Trends in Milwaukee HIDTA Region
- Special Agent Kenneth Peters, Wisconsin Department of Justice – Division of Criminal Investigation –Narcotic Bureau, Milwaukee HIDTA
Community Prosecutors and Nuisance Property Abatement
- ADA Ben Wesson, Community Prosecution Unit, MPD District 5
- ADA Christopher Ladwig, Community Prosecution Unit, MPD District 3
- CLO Ray Robakowski, Milwaukee Police Department District 5
Assets in Action Community Panel
- Cacy Williams, Safe & Sound AmeriCorps VISTA, Moderator
- Alderman Joe Davis, 2nd District, Milwaukee Common Council
- Debra Davis, Milwaukee Area Time Exchange
- Sgt. Leslie Wachowiak, Sheriff’s Dept. Community Policing Facilitator
- Aaron Edwards, Safe & Sound Community Partner
Scams Impacting Our Community
- Special Agent Jim Schultz, Secret Service, Milwaukee HIDTA
Gangs and Gang Activity in Milwaukee
- Detective John Belsha, Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee HIDTA
Closing Session’s Objective: To apply the day’s learning to personal and professional decisions. What do I need to . . . Do More, Do Less, Start and Stop . . .as a community builder? Personally?
- Marquette University, Stewardship Team
In addition, a variety of resource presenters will round out the day with innovate assets for Milwaukee community builders. For more information and to register download the conference flyer and registration form.
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