Community leaders will gather Thursday to launch the newly established PEACE Foundation. Minneapolis Council Member Don Samuels, along with a host of partners, established the PEACE Foundation in late 2003 for the purpose of addressing the root causes of local violence and poverty. Its mission: support street-level solutions to local violence, focus public conversation on the realities of violence, and call the broader community to collective action.
To launch this new effort, we have invited various members of the broader community, identified by the Foundation as Partners In PEACE, to come together at a press event on Thursday, April 22nd at 11:30 am at the Bean Scene located at Penn Ave N and Broadway: �We need policy-makers, organizations, congregations, corporations, and community members to stand together as an example,� says Samuels. �And then, we need to begin the tough work to create a unifying movement of good will, of such magnitude, that we will substantially raise the quality of life for those isolated in our poorest communities.� A Union of Policy-Makers for PEACE -- This gathering will include the newly-forged Union of Policy-Makers, elected representatives who serve the twelve Minneapolis neighborhoods most impacted by violence. Elected officials from the city, county and state will stand and announce their collective intention to seek lasting solutions to the problems facing these troubled communities. As part of this event, the PEACE Foundation will also announce the date of its first-annual PEACE Ball, a community-building and fundraising event designed to pull close the people bringing life to its mission. The PEACE Ball will be held on Saturday, September 18th at the Grain Belt Brewery Bottling House in NE Minneapolis. Michelle Martin Armatage PEACE Foundation Director REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
