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"South Bank PAC: Pride Action Coalition"

ReEnergizing, ReFreshing, and Restoring our Passions, Purpose and Committment to a Future where "WE the People... means EveryONE!"



Greater Cincinnati Pride 2012 will be held on the last weekend of the National Pride Month. Saturday will feature the Parade and an enhanced Festival on the Banks @ Sawyer Point on Saturday. The NKyPride Contribution is scheduled for Sunday July 1st! Word on the street is that it just may not happen; Frenchie Davis on The Banks is a pretty tough act to follow. Course, the fact that most of last year's Planners and Volunteers ended up; with their panties in a bunch, pissed at each other, resigning, taking their ball & not coming back this year leaving a 501(c)3 shell ripe for a New Action Plan and some Quick Community Grassroots planning, organizing and volunteering. "Pride & Independence: It's NOT Just a Gay thing, Anymore" Sunday July 1st on The South Bank.

Pride 2012 has some exciting new changes and here’s a preview of two of the biggest: First, Cincinnati Pride and NKY Pride are switching days – Cincinnati’s festivities will be on Saturday and NKY’s will be on Sunday. As a result, the parade will start a little earlier and everyone can party a little later because the next day is Sunday. Second, because Pride has been so successful downtown, after just two years we have outgrown Fountain Square! Pride 2012 will be held a few blocks south at Sawyer Point. There are lots of benefits in shifting to Sawyer Point besides more space. Just to name a few:

• · Shaded areas
• · Grassy lawn for blankets and lawn chairs
• · 2 stages of entertainment
• · Almost all booths will be in the shade
• · No booths will be outside the “alcohol zone”
• · 2 playgrounds and a sand volleyball court
• · And did I mention shade?

We think these two changes are going to make next summer’s Pride the most exciting yet.

Important Dates: Next Planning Committee Meeting
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012
Time: 1 PM
Place: Downtown Library, Room 3A

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O-M-G! If it's "Hard" for the Stakeholders who should/have the most vested interest, why have the stakeholders driven by Financial and Economic interests taken over the conversation. HINT: Since they haven't, don't, won't or did have Childr...en in the schools, they've not been there but know their experience and compare it to what they read in "The News", their financial statements, online and hear on the Streets...
It's the new KERA: "SEEK UnBridled Learning"; the Prichard Committee, CIPL, National Core Standards, Support Educational Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK), Covington Partners, No Funding for Textbooks, the National Committee of Chief State School Officers, "College &/or Career Ready", "Curriculum Assessment & Accountability Council", Internationally relevant Core Education Standards are very High in Kentucky...

A NEW UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR DOWNTOWN COVINGTON?

A document obtained by The River City News that was developed by PUMA illustrates what may be recommended for Covington's organizational structure in advocating for a revitalized Downtown. The proposal uses what it calls "best practices" extracted from various models across the country but specifically Downtown Cincinnati, Inc across the river. PUMA suggests reconstituting the Urban Partnership, an effort by the Covington Business Council to promote cleanliness and business advocacy Downtown, and using it as the new umbrella organization. The document reads in part: 

In Covington, we propose that existing marketing and advocacy organizations, the City of Covington, and civic partners such as the Catalytic Development Fund of Northern Kentucky and the Center for Great Neighborhoods come together in one unified "umbrella organization" under a reconstituted Urban Partnership. On a scale that can mobilize energy, make efficient use of resources, and have a significant impact in Covington, the new Urban Partnership is envisioned as a combination of the best revitalization elements found in Cincinnati, including DCI (Downtown Cincinnati, Inc) and 3CDC (Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation).

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America is the great democratic example, but because we lead there is no blueprint. America's greatness has been due to our ability, on the national, state and local levels, to find common ground. To large extent, it is our ability to reach consensus through civil discourse that has contributed to our greatness. Today, in our communities, neighborhoods, media and even in our legislative bodies, far too often, a difference of opinion is painted as evil, making constructive dialogue impossible.

In doing this work, the Boston Foundation developed "Seven Guiding Principles for a New Social Contract."

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  Incorporate those directly affected by policies at the heart of dialogue and community building.
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  Value racial and cultural diversity at the foundation for wholeness.
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  Promote active citizenship and political empowerment.
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  Build on community strengths and assets.
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  Ensure access to fundamental opportunities and remove obstacles to equal opportunities.
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  Support and enhance the well being of children and their families.
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  Foster sustained commitment, coordination, and collaboration based on a shared vision and mutual respect.

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The South Bank PRIDE Coalition

Working to create A Synergistic South Bank CommUNITY where “ WE seek and value opinions, viewpoints and perspectives from others to create solutions that are better than those that would have been created on our own”