Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH)

MICAH Kicks off Campaign with Power

noemail@micahempowers.org — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:00:00 GMT

MICAH Launches New Campaign for Jobs For Immediate Release August 16, 2007 Contact: Christopher Boston, MICAH Director 414.264.00805 www.micahempowers.org Leaders from Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope and ally organizations launched plans for a powerful effort called, The People’s Campaign. A standing room-only crowd at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church were challenged and inspired though stirring presentations of what emerged as an old-school civil rights meeting with a new school twist! The meeting began with an emotional presentation called, Creative Protest, in spoken word by activist and poet Muhibb Dyer. They cannot break us, Dyer exclaimed while beating his chest as a dozen leaders from The Campaign Against Violence stood before the congregation during the presentation. Following the opening were a series of presentations that were designed to add substance and information to the inspiration. Pam Fendt, Executive Director of the Good...

16-Aug-07 10:00 PM

Campaign for Jobs Launched

noemail@micahempowers.org — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:00:00 GMT

www.jsonline.com | Return to regular view Original Story URL: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=648078 Campaign for jobs launched Group wants city to set hiring requirements on building projects By TOM HEINEN theinen@journalsentinel.com Posted: Aug. 15, 2007 A coalition of faith groups will confront urban violence and other social ills by launching a campaign today demanding the creation of a city ordinance that would require major construction projects getting public assistance to hire unemployed or underemployed residents of low-income neighborhoods. MICAH, or Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope, also wants Mayor Tom Barrett and the Common Council to impose the same hiring percentage for the businesses and industries that occupy newly built or redeveloped buildings. The campaign, worked on over the past year by a task force, will include Ten Commandments for Economic and Workforce...

16-Aug-07 6:00 AM

MICAH Launching "The People's Campaign"

noemail@micahempowers.org — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Members of the organization, MICAH, will launch a new campaign on Thursday, August 16, 2007, 6:00 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church 2433 W. Roosevelt Drive. This new effort is designed to address economic injustices in Milwaukee and the surrounding region. "The People's Campaign," will be a strategic campaign aimed to educate, train, and organize congregation leaders and residents to improve the economic conditions of Milwaukee.

In a 2004 study by the U.S. Census Bureau, Milwaukee was ranked the seventh poorest city in the country. In a recent report released by the Center for Economic Development of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, black male unemployment was second in the country. Rev. Louis E. Sibley, President of MICAH, says that, "these statistics prove what people in our pews have been saying for years and we are ready to organize to turn things around."

Rev. Joseph Jackson, chair of MICAH's Jobs and Economic Development Task Force says that clearly our state of Milwaukee's joblessness is "unacceptable and no longer intolerable." Jackson adds, "Anyone who things we're okay as a city needs to walk with me through the neighborhood where I pastor and see the real deal."

MICAH also plans to release the "10 Commandments of Economic Justice," which is a guiding principles document that speaks to how economic development should be done. Following the release of this document, they pledge to organize and secure more public endorsement of these guiding principles.

For more information, contact Rev. Christopher Boston at 414.264.0805.

10-Aug-07 8:00 AM

Money to addiction programs cut back

noemail@micahempowers.org — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Less federal money means less treatment, county says By STEVE SCHULTZE sschultze@journalsentinel.com Posted: July 25, 2007 People needing drug and alcohol treatment in Milwaukee County can expect longer waiting lists and shorter stays in rehab as the county further downsizes its spending on addiction programs starting Aug. 1, county officials said Wednesday. The retrenchment was forced by up to a two-month gap in availability of federal grant money and the likelihood of less federal treatment money in the future, said Jim Hill, administrator of the countys Behavioral Health Division. Although the squeeze will curtail residential treatment, Hill said the cuts would not be drastic. He declined to give a specific reduction figure. In anticipation of the federal spigot delivering fewer treatment dollars, the county began cutting back on parts of its treatment services months ago. A week ago, Hill told treatment providers that the county had to cut its residential treatment beds from...

25-Jul-07 10:00 AM

MICAH's 15th Annual "To Do What Is Just" Banquet

noemail@micahempowers.org — Thu, 17 May 2007 15:00:00 GMT

MILWAUKEE INNER CITY CONGREGATIONS ALLIED FOR HOPE (MICAH), MILWAUKEE’S PREMIERE SOCIAL ACTION FAITH NETWORK, WILL HOST THE 15TH ANNUAL “TO DO WHAT IS JUST” BANQUET ON SATURDAY JUNE 2ND AT 6PM AT THE MIDWEST AIRLINES CENTER. THE EVENT IS TO CELEBRATE THE WORK OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EQUALITY IN MILWAUKEE. THIS YEAR’S “TO DO WHAT IS JUST” HONOREES ARE:

M&I CORPORATION FOR CORPORATE PARTNER IN JUSTICE

THE MICAH HOLY GROUND TASK FORCE FOR DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP

SISTER ROSE STIETZ FOR JUSTICE LEGACY. MR. MUHIBB DYER OF THE CAMPAIGN AGAIANST VIOLENCE AND THE CHILDREN ARE CRYING INC. WILL RECEIVE THE "TO DO WHAT IS JUST" AWARD.

THE FEATURED SPEAKER IS VAN JONES, INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST WHO SERVES AS FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE ELLA BAKER CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN OAKLAND. TICKETS ARE $55 FOR MICAH MEMBERS AND $100 FOR CORPORATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT MICAH’S WORK OF JUSTICE IN MILWAUKEE. FOR TICKET INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL DONNA ROSS AT 264-0805, THAT’S 264-0805 OR STOP BY THE MICAH OFFICE, 2821 N 4TH ST. SUITE 148. HURRY, SEATING IS LIMITED!!

17-May-07 10:00 AM

Islamic Society of Milwaukee

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:33:46 GMT

Members since 2007

Muhammad Isa Sadlon

4707 S. 13th Street

Milwaukee, WI 53221

(414) 282-1812

G Communications

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:22:41 GMT

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Brandon Adams

6330 W. North Ave

Wauwatosa, WI 53213

(414) 225-9901

Mt. Zion Lutheran Church

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Mercy Memorial Baptist

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Incarnation Lutheran

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Gesu Catholic Church

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Evergreen Baptist Church

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Cross Lutheran Church

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Congregation Shir Hadash

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:00:00 GMT

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:07:41 GMT

Rev. Alexia Salvatierra June 1, 2008 To Do What Is Just Annual Dinner MICAH will host our sixteenth annual, To Do What Is Just celebration dinner on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, 333 W. Kilbourn Avenue. More than 500 leaders from the greater Milwaukee Region will come together to celebrate MICAHs work of doing justice through leadership development and congregation-based organizing. This year, we are celebrating our 20 year anniversary as an organization. The guest speaker for this dinner will be Rev. Alexia Salvatierra, Executive Director of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) in Los Angeles, California. Please contact us to purchase your table or to purchase an advertisement in our program booklet. Hurry, limited space is available for this event and...

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:01:46 GMT

Welcome to the site of Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope!

Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) is a multiracial, interfaith organization committed to addressing justice issues that impact the community in which we live. MICAH seeks to empower people to organize and take action to resolving critical issues as well as political iand social imbalance. Through leadership training and development, we believe that people can shape their own destiny and create positive solutions to the issues in our community. Please take some time and go through our site to see the legacy of the work of justice while gaining an understanding on current projects and initiatives.

Staff & Board of Directors

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:15:06 GMT

MICAH STAFF Christopher R. Boston Executive Director christopherb@micahempowers.org Mildred Navedo Community Organizer mildredn@micahempowers.org Donna Ross Office Manager donnar@micahempowers.org MICAH EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Reverend Louis Sibley, III President/Board Chair Mt. Zion Baptist Church AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBERS Muhammad Isa Sadlon Islamic Socitey of Milwaukee Father Thomas Mueller Saints Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Mr. Timothy Nelson Bay Shore Lutheran Church Mrs. Brenda Jackson Evergreen Baptist Church Fr. John Celichowski St. Martin De Porres Catholic Parish Ms. Karyn Rotker Congregation Shir Hadash Mrs. Martha Tempesta Gesu Catholic Parish Rev. Dennis Jacobsen Incarnation Lutheran Church Ms. Maija Cruz Ascension Lutheran Church Rev. Sue Gaeta Divine Word Lutheran Church Mr. Dave McGinnis St. Therese Catholic Parish

Presidents Message

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:19:50 GMT

Happy New Year and thank you for taking the time to view the MICAH website! For twenty years, MICAH has been building power with the aim to progressively impact the quality of life for greater MIlwaukee. Your support in this work has been critical to our success and we appreciate your steadfast efforts in the interest of justice!

The work of MICAH has created a legacy of justice and hope for many people in this community. We have cut and won issues that have helped people buy their own homes, attend better schools, and create safer neighborhoods. We have stood courageously and challenged systems to address the root of issues and not just bandage them. We believe that our efforts have created a better quality of life for thousands in this region.

In spite of our success, the mandate to continue our mission grows each day. Homicides and crime, Low performing schools, fewer employment opportunities that sustain families, investment in prisons and not people--all these factors are robbing ordinary citiens of hope. MICAH and our member congregations will continue to build the waste places and restore hope through the tool of organizing.

As you take time to look through our website, please seek ways to get involved in our transformative vision for hope. We believe in a shared destiny—a destiny where we create flourishing communities of hope and opportunity. Individually, we can do a great deal to make a difference. But organized for collective power, we can accomplish much more and truly be the difference that we need in this community.

In Solidarity,

Rev. Louis E. Sibley, III

MICAH President

Education

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:02:45 GMT

In an effort to help students strive for excellence, the Education task force fights for quality public education to brighten futures for children across Milwaukee. The education task force is currently working to tackle the limited number of system-wide school nurses and the effect on student achievement. The task force is determined to fight until more public school funding is recognized as a top priority for the entire state. In October 2007, MICAH organized and won by working to secure additional school nurses for MPS. There is a story of the victory below. MICAH Education Victory 2007 The Story... The Issue Three years ago the MICAH Education Committee, led by Father Tom Mueller, gave a presentation on the health of children in the Milwaukee Public Schools to a crowd of more than a thousand at the MICAH public meeting. The message was simple: our children are sick and this is threatening their ability to learn! The crowd gasped, for example, when they learned that MPS had...

Donate and Become a MICAH Sustainer!

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:58:54 GMT

What is a MICAHSustainer? Monthly Contributor: A MICAH Sustainer makes a monthly contribution to MICAH. Each Sustainer is asked to decide how much they can reasonably afford (a minimum level of $10 per month). By filling out this electronic form, you can easily have your contribution debited from your bank account each month. MICAH’s strength comes from our numbers and from our solidarity. As a Sustainer, you will receive a quarterly report on the work of MICAH, and you will be listed in our annual Ad Book, and at our large gatherings. Annual Contributor: If you prefer or need to make an annual contribution, then fill out this form instead. MICAH is about people of faith coming together to act powerfully to live out our deepest values and to bring racial and economic justice to Milwaukee and Wisconsin. MICAH breaks down barriers of race, economics and religion to build a community of hope. ...

Jobs & Economic Development

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:39:14 GMT

The Jobs and Economic Development Taskforce continues to ensure that new building projects in the city result in family-sustaining jobs for citizens located in the same vicinity. and challenged communities. Success stories include:

Action: Fought to pass a city ordinance requiring at least fourteen percent of jobs contracted by the Department of Public Works to remain reserved for unemployed residents of Milwaukee’s central city.

Results: the ordinance was later increased to twenty-five percent job reservation and hundreds of central city residents were hired.

Action: Developed the MICAH Banking Campaign involving 17 financial institutions in an aggregate commitment of $500 million to central city lending over a five year period.

Results: In cooperation with MICAH, lenders developed new marketing strategies, hired more minority loan officers, and changed their method of viewing credit history and debt ratio. By the end of a five year term, more than $700 million in central city lending had been actualized.

Action: Coordinated a neighborhood communication campaign promoting new job opportunities via the development of a Jewel Osco supermarket on 35th & North Avenue.

Results: Committee actions raised neighborhood awareness that resulted in pre-screenings for 350 new jobs.

Action: Established the Ezekiel Project to build affordable single family homes in the central city.

Results: Over 18 homes were built, transforming over xx renters in to new home owners.

Action: Led a coalition of labor and community groups to rally for prevailing wages, affordable housing and the use of disadvantaged business enterprises while redeveloping the Park East Corridor, an estimated $300 million project.

Results: Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors passed the Park East Redevelopment Compact (PERC), ensuring all of the addressed issues would be met.

Task Forces

Thu, 17 May 2007 17:30:12 GMT

MICAH advocates for others by addressing unfair, unjust issues prevalent both in the Milwaukee and nation-wide. A number of action teams are charged with the responsibility of developing strategic campaigns designed to provoke positive outcomes by agitating city officials around social and justice reform.

Holy Ground Task Force

Thu, 17 May 2007 17:18:08 GMT

Holy Ground is an organizing tool to engage people of faith in relationships with the community surrounding the congregation. When congregations declare Holy Ground they make a public declaration on their faith and values that they will organize to create a healthy community.

Holy Ground is an important tool to organizations and congregations because it gives them the opportunity to turn faith to action. The term, “Holy Ground” stems from Exodus 3:5 which exclaims, “Take of the sandals of your feet because the place where you stand is Holy Ground.” After this, God calls Moses to public action by returning to a place of oppression to liberate Gods people. Holy Ground thus emerges as a transformational force that engages people in the work for human dignity and community renewal by giving the congregation an awesome platform to go public.

Congregations should vision Holy Ground as an opportunity to do the following:

Create leadership opportunities for people in congregations and the Neighborhood
Convene neighborhood stakeholders in the self-interest of creating community
Work with stakeholders in the community to examine issues in the target area
Raise the role of the congregation in the consciousness of the neighborhood and community
Repair the breach in relationships between law enforcement and community leader
Create sustainable neighborhoods free of crime, drugs, gang activity and dilapidated buildings
Build relationships of self-interest between congregations and neighborhood residents
Build the base of the larger organization to address issues that further impact our city.

Although Holy Ground is a not an issue in and of itself, it is a tactic to resolve issues. Although each congregation claims their own boundaries and works to address issues that are important in their community, the power comes in the collective action of congregations who make a public declaration. This simply means that thirty congregations who declare Holy Ground and are clear about their approach to their campaign have much more power than three.

As Holy Ground is coordinated from the center of the organization strategically, congregations must breathe life into the congregation and neighborhood by acting with a tactical focus in the interest of creating community!

Training and Certification

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:42:25 GMT

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