Mainstreaming on Main Street

Helping Organizations Move from Performative to Structural Inclusion

MoMS-CA 8/27/13 Roundtable conversation-Goals and peer-to-peer networks

Written by

Dan Lococo, PhD

You are invited to a roundtable conversation by and for persons with disabilities. The Mainstreaming on Main Street® Community Association (MoMS-CA is a group of persons with disabilities who are interested in becoming more actively engaged in the use of their skills and abilities in community and economic life. See below for more information about this group.

 

Specifically, you are invited to attend a very informal gathering next Tuesday, August 27 at 10:30 AM at Troop Café, 3430 W. Wisconsin Ave.

 

When:        Tuesday, August 27, 2013 from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where:    Troop Café, 3430 W Wisconsin Ave

Topics for discussion:

  • Who is around the table?
  • Our goals and where we are right now.
  • How we could benefit from engaging with a group by and for persons with disabilities.
    • Other topics?

 

Assumptions:

  • We all have unique skills and abilities.
  • We are most creative and productive when we are engaged in the things we are passionate about.
  • We want to be engaged in productive activities, even if they do not include financial reward.
  • As people with disabilities we would rather: be interdependent than dependant; do with others than have done for us; find justice rather than receive charity.

 

Please do the following:

  • Let me know if you will be able to attend this conversation.
  • Share this information with others who may be interested in being a part of this group.
  • If you are interested in being a part of this group but cannot because of the time of day, please let me know some times of day when it would be possible for you to attend. This will help for future planning.

 

If you are reading this message after it was forwarded to you, please send a message to dan.lococo@gmail.com and ask to be placed on the email reminder list. Reminders will be sent out one week before the gatherings.

 

Notes:

  • This is a “first person” conversation. All participants are asked to talk for themselves and about themselves. If you are an advocate for persons with disabilities, but do not have a disability yourself, this group would not be a good fit for you.
  • Troop Cafe is located at the Northeast corner of Wisconsin Avenue and 35th Street. You can get to Troop Café on public transportation from the #10, #30, and #35 buses. Parking is available along the West (35th Street) side of the building or in the Walgreens parking lot across the street (West of the building).
  • Troop Café is a social enterprise intended to provide training opportunities for veterans interested in the food service industry. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from their beverage and lunch menu.

 

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Dan Lococo, Barrier Knocker Downer

414.333.5846

Dan.lococo@gmail.com

Bio & Blog: http://wp.me/P16SG0-2

 

Mainstreaming on Main Street

Purpose: Bridging the gap between dependence and interdependence, doing for and doing with, charity and justice

More info and blog: http://wp.me/PyPQs-2y

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