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This will teach me not to try to work too fast. Below are all of the details on the meeting this Thursday. And while the Town Hall planning will officially starts at 8pm, I encourage everyone to also attend the BBBON assembly meeting.

Again, sorry for the multiple emails.

...Kathy

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From: Block by Block! <jean...@gmail.com>
To: kath...@aol.com
Sent: Mon, Apr 4, 2011 2:30 pm
Subject: BBBON General Assembly, Thursday April 7th

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Dear Oaklanders,

The next Block by Block assembly is this Thursday! Please join us to move our city-wide projects forward.

Thursday, April 7th 6:30pm

Humanist Hall

390 27^th St., Oakland
(Between Broadway and Telegraph)

Draft Agenda (Facilitators: Marjorie Ford & Kevin Mann)

6:30pm Sign-In, Membership & light snacks

6:45pm Welcome, Music, Agenda, Minutes & Recorder approval

7:00pm Committee Reports, Co-Facilitator (May & June) selection

7:20pm District 6 Town Hall Report

· (Marilyn Lawson, Jeffrey Cash, Karen King)

· Summary & suggestions for future Town Halls

· Next steps for district 6

7:40pm Organizational Structure Proposal Ratification

· (Jeffrey Cash, Howard Dyckoff, Angie Tam, Marilyn Lawson, Kevin Mann)

· PowerPoint presentation

· Background statement

· Logo design competition announcement

· Ratification votes

8:00pm District Committees

· Town hall planning (where appropriate)

· Election of chair and vice-chair

8:40pm Reportbacks, Wrap-Up & Next Steps

8:50pm Announcement (please limit to 2 min)

Youth are welcome to participate, and childcare is available upon request.
If translation is needed, please let us know & we will identify a translator.

Monthly meetings are currently scheduled for the 1st Thursday of each month.

A Successful 2nd Community Town Hall!

District 6 neighbors partnered with Mayor Quan to host a packed town hall on March 5th at Havenscourt Middle School, continuing her community action town halls planned this spring across the city to engage residents in neighborhood change and organizing action projects block by block.

Capt. Joyner & Mayor Quan attend Youth breakout

Captain Joyner and Mayor Quan attend Youth Breakout

Praise for long-time neighborhood organizer Althean Jones

Next Community Action Town Hall:

District 5 Community Town Hall

Saturday, April 9, 10am0in

St Jarlath's Church, 2620 Pleasant St.

Contact: Allan Brill

TOWNHALL SCHEDULE:

District 2 Community Town Hall

Saturday, April 30, 10am-12:30pm

Regeneration Church, 238 15th St.

Contact: Kathy Dwyer

District 4 Community Town Hall

Saturday, May 14, 11am-1:30pm

Bret Harte Community Academy, 3700 Coolidge Avenue

Contact: Peg Lum

District 7 Community Town Hall

May 21, 1:30-3:30pm

Youth Uprising,

8711 MacArthur Blvd.

Contact: Sheryl Walton

E-mail the organizers above to get involved in your neighborhood town hall!

BECOME A BLOCK BY BLOCK MEMBER!

Contribute $25-$500/year, or pledge a monthly amount and get involved.
Contribute $100 and above if you support our efforts, but don't have the time to volunteer.
Join a working committee on an Oakland issue that you care about.
Join your local district committee to move change in your neighborhood.
Commit to building relationships with 10-25 of your neighbors each year.

Come to a monthly meeting on the 1st Thursday of each month to learn more & sign-up.

SAVE the DATE:

-->> May General Assembly: Thursday, May 5th, venue to be announced.

Our INTERIM WEBSITE is up!
Visit oneoakland.org for organizational updates & news as we build our official website.