it's never too early to dream

9/13/07

today's morning session is with todd wellman,
director of training and learning from the national office. we're covering Asset Based Community Development (A.B.C.D.) and have been given a ton of really good tools that i would like to use in my training (personally) this year. i'm really going to focus on bettering myself this year; to take the time to reflect and grow as an individual, to be the best mother i can be for samadhi.



i'm so glad to be a P.A. it's giving me the opportunity to expose my fammily and friends to a variety of resources, in addition to making myself an asset. at first, i wasn't sure these training sessions were going to be helpful; i'm thrilled to be getting so much information. i know i work best when i'm over-loaded with information. this forces me to learn the information as well as organize it so it's accessible when i need it. quite literally, i am a community organizer; i was the logical notekeeper at brewing grounds: i wrote the menus and recipes, proposals, budgets and everything. that is also the role i'm taking in the group now, documenting through journals and photography.

i'm thinking of compiling a cd of all the photos and some original music/artwork from the allies and making it a sort of yearbook for all of us as well as a section of my portfolio. i'd be likely to actually do this with ife.

though we started at the united community center with a tour and training, we went on a trolley ride

with reuben harpole

all over the city of milwaukee. he's a historian and community activist. he filled us in on a lot, and also told me what my african name might be (i was born on a thursday, so my name would be aba) and gave me his card.i'd like to interview him, he's a community asset (vocabulary: someone/something that is a prexisting positive resource within the community).

after each day, reflecting on these training sessions is making me better, more complete. i am going to strat setting goals for myself as well as mapping all these incredible resources. maybe i'll put it on my wall.

all of this is making me re-consider my major at school to non-profit management.


yesterday, i found out most of the P.A. philosophy is based on the alverno curriculum. i also believe alverno offers credits to students who experience extra-curricular activities that are applicable to the learning structure of the school. i am starting to see how this whole thing works and think it can help get me to a place i'd like to be.