so much has passed! school, training, the pinning ceremony, my first day on the job. it's all amazing really, and now i have a moment to catch my breath.
thursday, we had a community tour with reuben harpole in a trolley. we visited a bunch of historical and socially engaging places. we stopped at the site of the steel mill massacre in bayview, the memorial of joshua glover. we started the tour at the U.C.C. (united community center) where elena
is placed. we had an extensive tour, it was really great. the resources are impeccable, as well as the structure of the U.C.C.
friday was the most intensive (excluding the ropes course) training experience i've had to date. in the morning, we met at the uwm school of continuing education (where the milwaukee p.a. is moving, i believe, and are working to get college credits for us *fingers crossed*) and had a number of speakers and a PISD training. veronica came, the allies and partners were paired up.
of course, i had to lose my parking validation. it was wonderful and certainly helped my ever-present tardiness issue. the lot attendant told me i couldn't leave unless i a.) ponied up the $15 or b.) figured something out quick.
naturally, being incredibly poor, i chose option b and set my mind to work. i used to work at the mall and got a receipt from one of my old co-workers. that way, i only had to pay $3 to park, but lost the entirety of my lunch hour (the other part having been taken up by a speaker who was intent on staying the course in spite of having used up her time.)
i made it by the proverbial skin of my teeth to the next and final core in the city location. we met at the black historical society on 27th street. there was a great panel of non-profit workers, teachers, council members. we finished it all out with the pinning ceremony.
i was next to james, and the first person pinned. i have to say that it was a really great experience. it felt like we were all doing this symbolic thing together, committing to do our best.
No comments:
Post a Comment