Author Archives: Eric Knowles

Building Revolution by Increasing Community Knowledge (B.R.I.C.K.)

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DESCRIPTION:

BRICK is a chartered student club at South Puget Sound Community College open to all members of the S.P.S.C.C. community. B.R.I.C.K. began as the Political Action Community Club in 2001 and obtained this form and constitution in the Fall of 2003.

MISSION STATEMENT: “We see the world’s many problems of inequality, war, violence, oppression, poverty, and injustice. We recognize the effects these immense social issues have on us as students and as people. We acknowledge our roles and responsibilities in confronting these problems. We affirm the active role we must play in their solution. We have hope in our power as students, citizens, and people to create a better world.”

 

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Telephone

(360) 596-5284

Address

South Puget Sound Community College, Tuesdays at 2:15pm

South Puget Environmental Education Clearinghouse (SPEECH) / South Sound Green Pages

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 DESCRIPTION:

Green Pages is a newspaper serving people and organizations in the South Sound area who are concerned about environmental issues. We publish Quarterly, four times a year. Our goal is to provide news coverage and thoughtful commentary. Articles reflect the judgment of individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial staff or SPEECH. (See photos of the people of SPEECH.)

 

 

Organization Type: Not-Government Orgnization

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Telephone

(360) 528-9158

Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP)

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1990-2011

DESCRIPTION:
The Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) makes the city’s residential areas better places to live, work, learn and play. NRP is an investment program based on truly empowering residents by bringing them into the priority-setting process of the city. The NRP is an investment program based on truly empowering residents by bringing them into the priority-setting process of the city. It is based on the belief that the empowerment of residents and the mobilization of untapped resources, energy and creativity can make our collective desire for a better future a reality.
LEGACY:
By the end of 2005, NRP had committed $280 million to improving neighborhoods and implementing Neighborhood Action Plans. Under the statute committing resources to NRP, the State of Minnesota required that 52.5% of all invested revenues be used for housing and housing related programs, projects, services and activities.
THE PROCESS:  
The NRP uses a six-step process to help residents define what they want for their neighborhood, prepare their Neighborhood Action Plan and begin successful implementation. Residents, with support and assistance from NRP staff.
THE GOALS:
The Policy Board established four primary goals for NRP when it was established in 1990:
1.) Build neighborhood capacity.
2.) Redesign public services.
3.) Increase inter-governmental and intra-governmental collaboration.
4.) Create a sense of community.

Organization Type: Not- For-Profit

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Contact e-mail

Telephone

(612) 673-3737

Address

Room 220, Tri Tech Center 331 2nd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55401