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Feb 1, 2016, 8:57:48 PM2/1/16
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Ummah Project Community Newsletter

Ummah Project News:

Ummah Project held it's first ever community event on Friday, January 8, 2016: "The Power of Ummah: Youth, Justice, Future Event." The event showcased the Ummah Project's mission and vision to the community and shared with all the power of unity! Highlights included issues of achieving health and social equity as well as collaborators with Ummah's mission. Speakers included:

  • Sasha Cotton: Senior Public Health Specialist | Youth Violence Prevention Coordinator: City of Minneapolis
  • Dr. Jay Williams (MCTC Faculty; Director of Power of You; Director of African American Empowerment Program)
  • Matthew Palombo: (MCTC Faculty; Muslim Student Association Faculty Advisor
  • Shelley Jacobson: Chief Executive Officer; Minnesota Communities Caring for Children; Home of Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota; and Circle of Parents Minnesota
  • Ted Lewis: Director of Communications; Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking; School of Social Work, University of Minnesota

We are especially grateful to our sponsors who included: Prevent Child Abuse MN, Restorative Justice, Minneapolis Community Technical College, Safari Restaurant and the City of Minneapolis. Thank You! (See the Ummah Project Flyer, attached, for more information) (Images attached)

Ummah Project Updates

  1. Ummah Project is launching a new "Somali Youth Future Leaders" (SYFL) program for 10 Somali youth; in collaboration with  City of Minneapolis Health Department and Ummah Project Inc. The objective of the Somali Youth Future Leaders program is to develop leadership skills for 10 Somali youth in the Twin Cities.
    • The project is a collaborative effort between the City of Minneapolis and Ummah Project.   These youth will be empowered to create an awareness program for Somali families and their communities concerning issues such as poverty, unemployment, crime, ill-health and social disillusionment.  The Somali youth leaders will identify these issues and work in collaboration with the Ummah Project, the City of Minneapolis and other sponsoring groups and individuals to achieve awareness and solutions. (See the SYFL application, attached, for more information)
  2. A “Community-centered Restorative Justice program for the Youth”; University of Minnesota Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking as the Think Tank and Ummah Project Inc as the lead organization is being developed. 

  3. Ummah Project is embarking on a new program called "Somali American Leaders and Mediators" (SALAM). This program will train 20 Somali youth ages 18-25 in mediation and restorative practices shaped by Somali and Islamic teachings.  (note: this is different from our SYFL program.)  After training, SALAM graduates may ideally be qualified as official mediators and restorative justice facilitators for their communities, schools, colleges, workplaces, juvenile justice system, department of justice to be involved in conflict resolution as it relates to civil matters. They would have the training and power to create a peaceful society and address many issues related to Somali and Muslim youth and families. Stay tuned as we develop this program!

  4. Ummah Project will be announcing another program, it's newest project called "Lean On Me", involving storytelling and sharing of culture amongst different generations.

Learn more about the Ummah Project at: http://ummahprojectmn.org/
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ummah-Project-330906891373/?fref=photo

Thank you to our partners: Prevent Child Abuse MN, the City of Minneapolis, MCTC, Muslim Student Association, University of MN, Youthprise, and Youth Board as well as MN Juvenile Justice Advisory Council

Community Events:

Ummah Opportunities

  • Ummah Project, in collaboration with the City of Minneapolis Health Department, will develop a new project starting in the summer of 2016 for Somali youth in Minneapolis. The project will be called Somali Youth Future Leaders (SYFL) and will provide leadership and activism for Somali youth to engage in Somali youth issues. In addition, SYFL will help young people learn ways in which they can improve their lives, build their leadership capacity, and support the development of other Somali youth. SYFL will develop a group of young people (10 to 15 youth) who will serve as a leadership council. They will participate in monthly meetings that will include training on youth violence prevention, leadership skill development, and event planning.  They will also create an annual conference related to Somali youth issues.
  • If you are a Somali American between 18 and 24 years old who is interested in more details about the Somali Youth Future Leaders, please contact Saciido Shaie.
  • If you are interested in applying to Somali Youth Future Leaders, please download the application, and email a completed application to the Ummah Project.






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Saciido Shaie

Saciid...@gmail.com

612-203-0829 cell

Founder and the President of Ummah Project

Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission

Member of the MN Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee

Member NRP Policy Board

Parent Leadership for Child Safety and Permanency


http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/CulturalEthnicLeadershipCouncil

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