[Community_garden] Gena, Louisiana

[Peter Hoang Nguyen]

Judy,
What is your response to the Gena 6 violence?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <grow19 at aol.com>
To: <adeshon at gmail.com>; <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Gena, Louisiana


>i appreciate the overall, deep, local work that ACGA does, but it
> should have the interest and ability to respond to specific situations,
> to a 'national flame' as you call it.  this situation is simply calling
> for response.  i find this reponse from acga to be very disappointing.
> judy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amy DeShon <adeshon at gmail.com>
> To: grow19 at aol.com; community_garden at list.communitygarden.org
> Sent: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 4:55 am
> Subject: RE: [Community_garden] Gena, Louisiana
>
> Each and everyone of us is doing our part. We work hard to be inclusive,
> collaborative, and aware. We act locally to break down barriers and we
> conscientiously do our work for the greater good. While we are not,
> directly, addressing this particular issue our good work is quietly,
> actively, and directly doing more to break down the barriers that led
> (and
> lead...) to the Gena 6 than is accomplished by walking away from our
> gardens, our kids, and our neighborhoods to focus on a national flame.
>
> Let us remember to be focused on our sphere of influence (that which we
> can
> change) while at the same time remaining aware of issues of concern
> (that
> which we have little ability to control). All of us ought to be proud
> (and
> humbled) by our movement's constant good work. Get back in your garden,
> get
> back with your kids, get back to the neighborhood, do what you can do to
> make this world a better place Today!
>
> This means, talk to your gardeners, the kids, and your neighborhood...
> ask
> them how they feel about the issue, have conscientious answers to the
> issues, and let them know that there are wrongs (terrible wrongs) in the
> world which each of us can work to fix (at our own pace). And, don't
> ever
> forget that what each of us is doing in the garden is profoundly
> changing
> our world for the better!
>
> Sincerely,
> Amy DeShon, MPA
> Executive Director
> American Community Gardening Association (ACGA)
> 1777 E. Broad Street
> Columbus, OH 43201
> 1-877-ASK-ACGA
> Direct Line: 614-645-1537
> adeshon at communitygarden.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: community_garden-bounces at list.communitygarden.org
> [mailto:community_garden-bounces at list.communitygarden.org]On Behalf Of
> grow19 at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 8:27 PM
> To: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org
> Subject: [Community_garden] Gena, Louisiana
>
>
> Perhaps there is much that the environmental and community gardening
> and 'gardens in schools' groups are doing to respond to the sad mess in
> Gena Louisiana but I have seen nothing about it on any list serve.  If
> ever there was a time for
> 'conflict-resolution-by-hands-on-environmental action' this is it.   I
> wish that ACGA was pulling together people at the local, state, and
> national level (margaret spellings, conflict resolution folk, tree
> planting w/youth folk, environmental educators, etc) and do what
> demonstrations cannot do.  Bring the youth outside, create a safe
> outdoor well-treed schoolyard where ALL of the student and teachers can
> enjoy the outdoors.
>
> Anyone know anything like this that is underway?  ACGA?
>
> Judy Tiger
> Washington, DC
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