Lmv final pres
- 1. Rewriting the La Mesa Verde Story Students: Elizabeth Hillstrom, Elise Miller Partner: Sacred Heart, La Mesa Verde
- 2. Agenda Project Goals Components Mission Page History Page Leader Profiles Page UAIZ Museum Leader Videos Arcelia Martha Rodrigo
- 3. Project Goals Part I: Recast La Mesa Verde’s story for partners, donors, and local residents, replacing the usual narrative of direct charity aid to one of building community leadership and social justice Part II: Write an informative and compelling letter encouraging landowners to take advantage of San J ose’s new UAIZ to facilitate community rejuvenation, beautification, and reclamation
- 4. Conceptual Map LaMesaVerde Story Two-Pager (mini sections of each of the following) Mission History Interviews Recent Wins UAIZ Letter Written to landowners, also published on website Web Materials Mission History Leader Profiles (Interviews) Recent Wins (UAIZ Museum) Newsletter “Salad Bar” Interviews (Themed Excerpts) Recent Wins (Mini)
- 5. Components of Project: Mission Webpage An interactive infographic-based page including: Why food injustice exists The importance of food justice work The role and function of LMV The impact of LMV on San J ose
- 6. Components of Project: History Webpage A graphical page with a timeline including: How LMV began Important moments, beginnings, and victories Information provided by LMV historians
- 7. Components of Project: Leader Profiles Webpage A multimedia page including: Video interviews of the stories of four community leaders Intro paragraph on the role of community leaders at LMV Interview theme Description of each leader
- 8. Components of Project: Four Leader Videos Four short videos including: LMV’s role in inspiring action, involvement, and leadership Personal anecdotes about the experience of gardening Central themes Meaning of gardening Involvement in food system Being a gardener
- 9. Components of Project: UAIZ Museum Webpage A multimedia page including: Blurbs about UAIZ and its impacts on communities and landlords A narrative of the process of passing UAIZ Photos documenting the process Excerpts from four audio interviews portraying the experience of agency among community members A link to the UAIZ letter
- 10. Components of Project: UAIZ Letter Includes: What the bill is Tax benefits Community benefits (in alignment with LMV narrative) Eligibility Partner organizations and resources Steps to Applying
- 11. Components of Project: 2-Pager Includes: Condensed information from Mission (“Our city”; “Our families”) History (“Our story”) Interviews (“Our experiences”) Recent Wins (“Our activism”) Tone and emphasis informed by our interactions and experiences while volunteering
- 12. Components of Project: Newsletter “Salad Bar” Includes: Themed excerpts from (video) leader interview narratives about various experiences they have had in LMV, as a gardener, as an activist, or as a community member Themed excerpts from member interviews about the process and experience of passing UAIZ, a condensed version of the “Recent Wins” narrative