What's Good in Garfield Park!?! - Rite To Wellness Radio

What's Good In Garfield Park!? Ep. 2.5

Wed, 8 Mar 2023 19:33:16 +0000

On this week’s episode of What's Good in Garfield Park, GPRWC is joined by staff from the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago (INVC) to discuss Dr. King's principles of non-violence and how it is used in their violence prevention work on the city’s Westside. Representing INVC is Frederick Seaton (Outreach Supervisor, West Garfield Park), Marcus "Moon" Mitchell (Outreach Supervisor, West Garfield Park). Tara Dabney (Director of Development & Communications), and Teny Gross (Founder & Executive Director). Listen and SPEC in with us!

What's Good in Garfield Park? Ep. 2.4

tjc@gprwc.org (Angela Taylor, Greg Matthews, Lacreshia Birts, Coach Crawford) — Wed, 1 Mar 2023 15:57:44 +0000

This week's episode features Garfield Park legacy resident, Angela Taylor, discussing her work around food equity and the power and process associated with growing your own food. Of course, the Collaborative team (Coach Crawford, LaCreshia Birts and Greg Matthews) are on hand to guide the conversation and share info and updates about community activities and interests.

What's Good in Garfield Park? Ep. 2.3

tjc@gprwc.org (Lynsey Sorrell, Roderic Walton, Lacreshia Birts, Coach Crawford) — Wed, 8 Feb 2023 21:09:23 +0000

This week's episode of What's Good in Garfield Park features interviews with the two lead architects working the Sankofa Village Wellness Center - Lynsey Sorrell and Roderic Walton. Tune in to hear their design philosophy and hopes for West Garfield Park.

What's Good in Garfield Park Ep. 2.2

Wed, 1 Feb 2023 19:06:29 +0000

Join Coach Crawford and the Rite to Wellness Team as they welcome life-long Garfield Park resident, community advocate, social entrepreneur and Board Chair of the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative, LaShone Kelly, to the podcast. This episode explores GPRWC's accountability and community expectations after winning the $10M Chicago Prize.

Week 22

tjc@gprwc.org (Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative) — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:54:19 +0000

Week 21

tjc@gprwc.org (Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative) — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:53:36 +0000

What's Good In Garfield Park - Episode 2.1

tjc@gprwc.org (Gregory Matthews, Lacreshia Birts, Coach Crawford) — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:52:55 +0000

Happy New Year Garfield Park family! 🎉 Not only did we make it another year but we have a lot to celebrate! In this episode is our host with the most, Coach Crawford joined by Gregory Matthews and LaCreshia Birts—both of whom have deep family roots in Garfield Park. Tune in to hear our reaction to West Garfield Park’s Sankofa Wellness Village winning the Chicago Prize and our hopes for Garfield Park in the new year!

What's Good in Garfield Park, Ep. 20

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 22:25:07 +0000

This week's episode of What's Good in Garfield Park features GPRWC community updates and an interesting conversation about generational deference and difference. Whether you are a millennial, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, a Boomer or of the Civil Rights Generation, this convo will give you some things to think about.

What's Good in Garfield Park, Ep. 19

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:15:54 +0000

8:00 Monday, November 28th Cardio-kickboxing 6:30 at the Golden Dome

9:25 QLP Committee Dinner/ Dialogue engaging the Garfield Park stakeholders discussed topics like who can we forgive, and whose hand can we shake to make Garfield Park a better community? The active need to heal, involves release and surrender in order to have better. To have what you want, you have to open up and be vulnerable. Authentic community work requires permanence and vulnerability.

17:27 Go to VisionforGarfieldPark.com to register for Citizen Lab to contribute what you want to see in Garfield Park.

18:00 The Sankofa Village team is still advancing toward receiving the Chicago Prize money.

22:20 The K--We want to fertilize people's dreams, Christyn Freemon

39:40 Project forward has been maintaining a resource guide for business owners to receive grants and business loans.

45:35 Most Black business owners are also social entrepreneurs.

50:30 Chi Block Builder Program: Reflect on our Past, Reclaim our Present, Reimagine our Future. Making land sale purchases more efficient and aligning with community priorities in Affordable Housing, Market Rate Housing, Side Yards, Open Space, and Commercial Development. The applications close in early February 2023. For more info: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/block-builder/home.html

58:20 Who gets priority when purchasing this land?

`1:02:00 Check out the Sound Man's beats, and if you are interested in purchasing any buildwithus@gprwc.org.

What's Good in Garfield Park, Ep. 18

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:26:18 +0000

Circuit Training November 14 / Jump Rope November 16 (1 hour)

Circuit Training November 21/ Kickboxing November 28 (1 hour)

What is Mindfulness in meditation? 11:50

Black Hebrews, Kyrie Irving 23:00

What is power for real? 27:00

What is Garfield Park talking about? 29:00

Is it wise to put the brunt of community leadership on the youth? 35:00

We need to create our own! 50:00

Friendsgiving on November 19th at 10 am 54:00

How do you not fumble the bag? 57:00

What's Good in Garfield Park, Ep. 17

Thu, 3 Nov 2022 02:05:43 +0000

Introductions: 0-2:00

SPEC-IN 2:00-12:20

Committee Updates 12:20-53:00

Learn how to purchase a plot of land in Chicago 27:50
Rite to Wellness / Fitness Challenge 34:36

Topic of the Day: Halloween Mass Shooting in Garfield Park 53:00-1:17:55

"Either we gone stop the violence, or they will." Mashaun Hendricks 1:00:00
"It's hard to say don't retaliate when it's your 3-year-old that was shot." Talei Thompson
"The streets changed around 2005." The Sound Man 1:07:00
The System that begets violence. 1:10:00
How do we build a better community? 1:16:00

What's Good in Garfield Park, Ep. 16

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:34:55 +0000

Introductions & SPEC-INs What's a sound bath? 18:57 Special guest, Kemena Brooks of The Community Builders 21:49 Brooks discusses her organization's partnerships in Garfield Park, She discusses her role in steering the planning behind GPRWC’s Sankofa Wellness Village Vision. Her work in architecture and design is an outgrowth of her passion to create change in spaces directly affecting the value of Black, and disenfranchised communities.

What's Good in Garfield Park, Ep. 15

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:24:20 +0000

Consider your own SPEC. Where are you spiritually, physically, emotionally, and cognitively?

What's Good in Garfield Park, Ep. 14

tjc@gprwc.org (Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative) — Wed, 5 Oct 2022 17:25:40 +0000

1-- SPEC (Spiritually, Physically, Emotionally, Cognitively) CHECK-INs with the GPRWC team 2-- Project Updates 3-- Interview with Martin Coffer of Breakthrough, 37:49

What's Good in Garfield Park Ep. 13

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:16:20 +0000

This episodes opens with GPRWC team intros and SPEC (Spiritual, Physical, Emotional, Cognitive) check-ins. Committee updates follow the introductions, at 33:00 Elvis Ortega and Manny Whitfield from the Community Safety Coordination Center (CSCC) join the team to explain how they prioritize addressing violence and the trauma it causes in our communities. Learn about the city-wide programs, and initiatives they facilitate in Garfield Park.

What's Good in Garfield Park Ep. 12

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:16:50 +0000

Listen to our featured guest and Garfield Park native, Aisha Oliver, discuss the highs and lows of her Austin-based mentoring program. But first, the GPRWC team gives a quick debriefing on the Quality of Life Plan, Rite to Wellness Campaign, and the Chicago Prize.

What's Good in Garfield Park Ep. 11

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:23:54 +0000

In this episode, the GPRWC team gives updates on Garfield Park community initiatives including: CSCC, Rite to Wellness Campaign, Quality of Life Plan & Neighborhood Network, Chicago Prize and Sankofa Village, etc. Special guests Mjenzi, and Brother Saleem of House of Hip Hop discuss the legacy of Tupac Shakur on the anniversary of his death.

What's Good in Garfield Park, Ep. 10

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:14:59 +0000

I. Introductions

Coach Crawford, Gregory Matthews, Shnia Davis, Talei Thompson, Sheila Vinson

II. Chicago Prize 4:28

III. Sankofa Wellness Village: Coach Crawford discusses Wellness Center benefits with Dr. Shelia Vinson 5:00-7:00, Talei discusses The K business incubator 8:30,

IV. Update on Sav-a-lots facility in Garfield Park 13:50

V. CSCC Updates 16:16

VI. QLP 21:25

VII. Street team 24:44

VIII. Skate Party 26:20

VIIII. Friday Night Lights 27:38

X. How do you describe the corner of Madison and Pulaski 28:00; Vinson discusses the change on Madison 29:90, 30:

Empowerment Theory Definition 36:00/48:00

Musical Interlude 51:55-52:18

XI. Purple Block Party in partnership with Black Culture Fest 56:33

XII. The Hatchery Plaza 1:00:27

What's Good in Garfield Park Ep 9

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 16:30:52 +0000

Coach Crawford introduces Christyn Freemon, Seobia Rivers, Talei Thompson, Sheila Vinson, Mashaun Hendricks
Check In (3:46)
Area Report Outs (9:53)
1. Seobia Healthy Cooking Class
2. Talei discusses Farragut HS Reunion(14:13), and Night Out (14:35)
3. Dr. Vinson provides Meet and Greet Recap (23:07)
Celebrate Us! Garfield Park’s Black Culture Fest (25:29)
1. Coach Crawford describes the vision for the Wellness Center (26:10),
2. Mashaun BC Expressions (28:05)
3. Coach Crawford discusses trauma induced response trauma is not our authentic culture (29:00)
QLP Updates (30:50)
1. Mashaun (40:13)
2. (43:57) Special in-studio guests and partners to GPRWC: Denise Turner from YMCA (44:25), Mary Olsef Catalyzing Community/ Data (45:30), 3 Focal points for the usage of the data to improve childhood health (46:20), Julie from Catalyzing Community wraps up session with philosophical approach to their work’s impact (50:00)
3. (53:00-54:32) Coach Crawford explains that we are not giving our power away to white people coming in analyzing and researching our issues and then leaving.
Holistic, Community led, culture based organizing (55:15)
1. Mashaun (58:53) Definition of Trap House Chicago
Culture Based Organizing (1:04:04)

What's Good in Garfield Park Ep 8 pt. II

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:58:39 +0000

Topic of the Day: Self Efficacy

Christyn introduces idea of vicarious trauma 6:53

Mashaun discusses the relationship of drug trafficking to self-efficacy 8:50

Coach Crawford Resiliency of Black people reflects connection to self-efficacy 11:48

Christyn links structural / institutional racism to the choices her children and others believe they have 12:42

Talei discusses the rippling effects of ongoing drug culture direct negative impact on legitimate business investment in Garfield Park 16:36

Christyn looks at Chicago longstanding corrupt policies that reinforce institutional racism 17:52

MaShaun explains why we should never use the term senseless when it comes to activities happening in our communities 21:58

Dr. Sheila Vinson chooses to not limit herself to any outside narrative or definition 24:48

Coach Crawford focuses on solutions, and "mastery experiences" as a gateway to self-efficacy 27:00

Mashaun introduces the concept of the "10,000 hours" as an indicator of mastery 28:00

Coach Crawford and Christyn comment on social persuasion and “having the look” being an undercurrent to self-efficacy when partnering and achieving goals 32:33

What's Good in Garfield Park Ep 8 pt. I

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:55:32 +0000

1- What’s Good in Garfield Park . 7.19.22

Introductions: Seobia Rivers, Mashaun Hendricks, Sheila Vinson, Talei Thompson, Greg Matthews

2- Quality of Life Plan / Neighborhood Network 4:50

Coach Crawford short definition of QLP 5:50

Dr. Vinson introduces Meet n Greet coming up next week, July 27th 7:12

July 23 Laptop Giveaway Event 8:11

Coach Crawford lists topics and areas of QLP 9:28

3- Rite to Wellness Campaign Seobia 13:52

Daily Healthy Habit Explanation Coach Crawford/ Seobia 16:46

5- CSCC Talei 19:49

6- Street Team/ Kaboom Project Greg Matthews 25:18

Garfield Park Mural Installation/ Submission Process 29:39

- Engagement in QLP Christyn Freemon 30:45

- The importance of Engaging Mashaun 32:47

- How you setup an account on Citizen Lab 34:05

- Clap it up for the staff of GPRWC 36:40

- August 5th Book Giveaway/ Club 37:25

What's Good in Garfield Park

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:32:22 +0000

GPRWC discusses community initiatives: Quality of Life Plan, Wellness Village, Rite to Wellness, and CSCC. The topic of the day is "The Power of Black Culture: dance, music, art, food, and storytelling". Money, Power, and Respect highlights community business, politics, and culture.

What's Good in Garfield Park

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:34:00 +0000

Listen to the GPRWC Team provide updates on the community work and dig deeper into the concept of Black Culture Wellness and its specific components.

Wuts Good In Garfield Park - 6.28.22

tjc@gprwc.org (Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative) — Fri, 1 Jul 2022 20:57:54 +0000

Listen to the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative team for updates on organizing and voting efforts happening in the Garfield Park community.