BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
TL;DR
The Black Male Achievement Advisory Council met to discuss ongoing initiatives and future direction, including staff trainings on dignity practices across city departments, upcoming Black Male Opportunity Collective (BMOC) Week events scheduled for October 2-7, and the formation of four workgroups focused on workforce development, health, violence reduction, and education. The council also discussed how to structure meetings and communication going forward.
Key Decisions
- Dignity Training Expansion In Progress
- BMOC Week Events Scheduled Approved
- Creation of Four Workgroups Under Discussion
- AmeriCorps Project Start-up Training Completed
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Black Male Achievement Advisory Council Request For Proposal – Agency presentations
- Update on Dignity training: Trained 165 staff in the Department of Neighborhood Services Training for Employ Milwaukee staff to begin in the 4th quarter of 2017 Training for Library system staff to begin in 2018
- Americorp: Project Start up training was provided to sub-site supervisors on 9/19/17
- BMOC Week Events: Monday 10/2/17: MPS Event at Pulaski High School – Black and Latino Male Department Tuesday 10/3/17: Breakfast dialogue with youth at St. Charles Wednesday 10/4/17: To Be Or Not To Be A Father event at Running Rebels Thursday 10/5/17: Luncheon dialogue with students at Tech and Washington Friday 10/6/17: Fatherhood Summit Saturday 10/7/17: Fatherhood Summit
- Discussion on how the council would like to function going forward: (1) meeting structure (2) communication between meetings, etc…
- Discussion among BMAAC members regarding which issues/projects within the MBK plan should be addressed next.
- Discussion on the idea of the council dividing itself into four workgroups: (1) workforce development (2) health (3) violence reduction (4) education
- Jeff Roman – Campaign Black Male Achievement Nicole Brookshire - Director Office African Amercan Affairs
- Approval of minutes from previous meeting
- Public Comments
- Adjournment
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