RE: [Mpls] Project TAKE BACK

2005-07-20 Thread megan goodmundson
About the www.donsamuels.com website  (note that don's official site is a 
".org" not com)...
 
Earlier this year, around March I think, the donsamuels.com site that was 
bought by Urban Trends was actually directed at the website 
www.wesettrends.com, which belongs to Travis Lee's newspaper "Trendsetters".  
So, if one was  meaning to go to www.donsamuels.com, you actually saw the 
Trendsetter website.  It was taken down shortly after it was questioned. The 
Trendsetter website doesn't seem to be working right now.  
 
Megan Goodmundson, Jordan


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Re: [Mpls] Project TAKE BACK

2005-07-19 Thread Anne McC
I for one cannot think of any constructive reason for NJL's husband to buy a 
web site address in Don Samuels name.  It seems like rather juvenile to me. 
I have been hoping that we could have an intelligent, issue driven adult 
campaign here.  Doesn't look like it's going that way.  Looks like Don will 
get my vote again.  Sorry, Natalie, but one is judged by the company one 
keeps.

Anne McCandless
Jordan 



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Re: [Mpls] Project TAKE BACK

2005-07-19 Thread Chris Johnson

Dennis Plante wrote:

btw- anyone want to take a guess, or research, who owns the domain name 
www.donsamuels.com?  It isn't CM Samuels..It'd be interesting to 
find-out (from someone other than me) who bought-it and what their 
motivation was


Ok, I'll bite.

It was purchased on January 13, 2005 by Urban Trends LLC, 1901 Glenwood Ave. 
N., Minneapolis, 55405, 612-377-2125 or 612-203-8207.  Contact names are 
listed as Rudy Rogers and Travis Lee.


Urban Trends LLC was registered with the Secretary of State on May 19, 2004, 
but provided no address information.


Travis Lee is CM Natalie Johnson Lee's husband's name.



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RE: [Mpls] Project TAKE BACK

2005-07-19 Thread Michelle Martin
Project Take Back is an initiative between the PEACE Foundation and Urban
Youth Conservation (UYC) designed to more effectively bring resources to
at-risk youth starting on the Northside to prevent gang violence.  UYC is an
emerging organization of ex-gang members who are working together currently
as volunteers to take back the youth who are involved with the drug trade.  

As a first step, we have hired 15 at-risk youth to help put on the PEACE
Games which begin on July 30th.  The youth workers are recruiting teams and
helping to run the basketball and track & field competitions.  They are
being given an opportunity, through the support of UYC, to be involved with
something positive in the community as an alternative to their life on the
streets.

After this project, the goal will be to identify 30 youth to bring into
their program.  The men in UYC believe there are over 300 youth currently in
gangs who would get out if given positive alternatives and proper support.
Reaching these 300 youth is our long-term goal.

The PEACE Foundation will be generating resources from the broader community
to apply to these youth through the outreach and support from UYC.

Michelle Martin
PEACE Foundation Director
Armatage





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Re: [Mpls] Project TAKE BACK

2005-07-19 Thread Dennis Plante


Anne McCandless writes:
I agree, Dennis.  It gives me hope that things can change.  Especially the 
comments about wanting to share and work together.  It will be interesting 
to see what comes from this meeting.


Dennis Plante Responds:
The amazing thing for me is that this is a collaborative effort instigated 
by CM Samuels and I believe, the PEACE Foundation.  Yet, none of his 
detractors seem to have any comments as to the merits/drawbacks of this 
effort.  Why is that?  Maybe taking the initiative to bring-about 
significant change isn't an issue after-all.  Heaven forbid someone tries to 
set-up a program that hands-on mentors 30 kids headed in the wrong 
direction...  If it worked, the sheet music and scripts would need to be 
changed very quickly..


dennis plante
lind-bohanon


btw- anyone want to take a guess, or research, who owns the domain name 
www.donsamuels.com?  It isn't CM Samuels..It'd be interesting to 
find-out (from someone other than me) who bought-it and what their 
motivation was



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Re: [Mpls] Project TAKE BACK

2005-07-19 Thread Anne McC
I agree, Dennis.  It gives me hope that things can change.  Especially the 
comments about wanting to share and work together.  It will be interesting 
to see what comes from this meeting.

Anne McCandless
Jordan 



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