Peace On the Streets Forum Update!

Here is a rough draft of the POTS Forum schedule and a list of confirmed community organizations & individuals attendees who may be giving presentations and also a list of probable attendees. The official and final schedule and lists will be released soon. Stay tuned.

Created POTS Community Forum Schedule:

9:00-10:00 Set up

10:00-10:45 Introduction

Mission statement & vision

Student voices (poetry, etc.)

Directions/overview of day

10:55-12:10 “Speed Dating” Workshops

3 Workshops at 20 minutes each with a 5 minute passing time (total of 12 workshops)

12:20-1:20 Whole Group Dialogue

Student guided table dialogue

POTS creates 4 questions that table groups discuss; each table group has a note pad and a recorder

Tables share back; Next steps & Conclusions

1:20-2:00 Resource Fair & Lunch (?)

Community organizations have tables with information, volunteer opportunities, etc.

II Groups Who May Give Workshops/Presentations

Brown Berets

Resource Center for Non Violence

Non Violent Communication

coAction

Danny Keith (Grind for Hunger)

Kika Lopez (ex gang member)

Leonie Sherman

Barrios Unidos

III Community Organizations & Individuals Who Would Like to Attend:

coAction—Lauren Kucera

Barrios Unidos—Emily

NVC—Kristin Masters

Kika Lopez and cousins

City Council—Don Lane

La Familia Center—Yolanda

Grind for Hunger—Danny Keith

Leonie Sherman—Safety Trainer

SCEF

Beach Flats Community Center—Reyna

Brown Berets

Resource Center for Non Violence

Sandino gives a presentation on the History of Gangs

Marciano Cruz

Cynthia Hawthorne (Santa Cruz City Schools Board)