JONAH Journal

December 2010 / Joining Our Neighbors Advancing Hope

Local people working on local problems from a faith perspective. Long-term.

Building Relationships and Core Team Development

Training...

Sunday January 30th,  from 2-4 hosted by

Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

The relationship is always the beginning. Differences can be as valuable as commonalities when we learn to build solid community relationships.

Join us to learn, to practice, and to start expanding your networks right now! There is no charge for this event. Use this tool for in-reach campaigns, committee work, recruitment, fundraising, meeting new people...

Treatment Instead of Prison (TIP) TASK FORCE

In mid-September, Wisconsin Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson sent out the “Chief Justice's September 2010 Task Force Report on Criminal Justice and Mental Health.” This report is available on their web page at www.wicourts.gov/about/organization/programs/altmentalhealth.

JUST COMMUNITY: A Celebration of Effective Justice In Eau Claire County was held at First Congregational UCC on Friday, October 22; here’s what Jackie Christner wrote on our JONAH Facebook group page the next day: “We had a great turnout for our JONAH Treatment Instead of Prison Just Community celebration forum yesterday! All three panels did super jobs and inspired good questions about Eau Claire County's treatment courts and restorative justice systems. Also, our Global Cafe discussion rounds were very animated, Judge Stark gave an inspiring address, and David Lingers a super summary and call to action. Rejoice!”

Economic Justice TASK FORCE (EJTF)

Current issues: Community Benefits Agreement, and micro-loans. (Editor’s note: stay tuned for the report I promised last time about the Sept 28^th CBA Forum at the Community Table.)

Environmental Task Force (ETF)

A current project: setting up battery and light bulb recycling collection boxes at Unity Christ Center and other JONAH congregations.

Task Force Leaders: Please continue to send task force meeting minutes monthly for the JONAH records to Recording Secretary Sue S. at ssuechting@centurytel.net – thanks!

CALENDAR

Religious Leaders Session: Our next Religious Leaders' session will be held on December 14, 11:30 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church.  The concept Just Community will be our focus.

Board of Directors Meeting: Monday, December 20, 6:15pm hospitality, meeting from 6:30-8:30pm, hosted by Eau Claire Catholic Deanery at TBD

JONAH Member Congregations: Christ Episcopal (Chippewa Falls),

Eau Claire Catholic Deanery, Eau Claire Friends Meeting, First Congregational UCC, Immanuel Lutheran, Peace Lutheran, Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran (Elk Mound),

Temple Sholom, Unitarian Universalist, Unity Christ Center

LEADERS

Economic Justice Task Force: Paul Savides – psavides@wwt.net and

                                                Joyce Anderson – joyce4334@gmail.com

Environmental Task Force: Mari Jackson (interim) – mandtoutpost@wwt.net  715-875-4859

Treatment Instead of Prison (TIP):     Jackie Christner  jackiechristner@yahoo.com

Religious Leaders Session:  Rev. Harold Oelschlager  heokmo@charter.net

President Jill Christopherson: jillc@firstucceauclaire.org   715-834-2668 at First Congregational UCC

Community Organizer John Stedman: jonahorganizer@gmail.com  715-579-1186

“JONAH Journal” Editor: Sara Bryan  sarasimona@hotmail.com  715-833-0567 (Content submissions directly related to the work of JONAH are always welcome.)

JONAH / PO Box 561 / Eau Claire WI 54702-0561

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