ANGER ISSUES

I think I might meed anger management classes to calm myself down...

Same Sex Marriage

Im sitting here planning my wedding (June 9, 2012) from the time I announced my engagement until now has been crazzzzzzzzzzy...for the most part, my partner and I live in separate states..she lives in Florida and I live here in Chicago. She flies to see me every weekend unless she has to work...now the killing part about all this is its a SAME SEX WEDDING...their are only 2 straight people (my son and her brother) in the wedding party all others are lesbian femmes/studs...I have put together a team and she has put together a team, my team has the least to do but is making it hard a s ever to get done, so when I lash out at them they say that Im being mean, why am I talking to them that way, and they dont have to put up with it or my attitude..so I then say "you know what, I really dont care if you come or not and then they want to get all emotional and shit on me...is this at all fair...all I ask my team to do was make sure the Bridesmaids had their dresses and shoes...help them find some good flights and to keep them posted on the up coming issues concerning the wedding...now I find myself doing alllll of that..from the save the dates to making sure the bridesmaid have their stuff together and not to mention the flights and hotels...with all this being said am I wrong for being selfish because this is my day or should I continue to cater to these bitches and let them dictate what the hell THEY are going to do in my wedding.,..just need a little advice before i turn into BRIDEZILLA...
Hurley~Hayes

Non for profit organizations(BA 15)

I would like to explore more about non for profit groups/organizations around the Chicago land area. I belong to a non for profit organization and we do a lot of volunteer work in the comunity. But I want to help these orgs reach out to get the support they need in order to continue to help their organization flourish. A lot of small unrecognizable groups need funds and donations to keep hte group alive. i just wanna go out there and help them search to get the things that small communitygroups are not able to get or recieve like the larger more well known groups.

Role Role Role your boat..(BA14)

As for me I really dont like working in groups because everyone can be confused about the role in which they chose to take. I myself personally if not the leader of course I would most defintely be the supporter or the faciliator. When working in groups doesnt matter the project, you have to make sure that everyone is clear on the topic and what they have to do. Some people tend to be lazy an not do there part when they know that every one in the group will be recieving the same grade, so at that point it is left up to the leader/problemitizer to pull the strings a make sure everyone is doing thier part to recieve a better grade.

When  I work with a group, before we even come up with a topic I like to brainstorm n the ideas and see who mainly into that topic and fromt hat point you can pretty much determine who will lead, support , facilitate and become the problemitizer. I myself depending on the topic and how knowledgeable I am on it will take the lead role and facilitate as well but if its something that I have little interest in I will support and facilitate...I dont think there is a role that I ever wanted and wasnt appointed for it or just didnt get. As long as I have a part in the group I think everything will fall together.

My biggest concerns is finding topics that everyone can agree on and are willing to actually come together and take the time to meet and do their part. You have the person who never has time to meet with the group, always email their ideas instead of meeting with the group, the one who waits until the last minute to get involved after everything has been put together.

I think that as long as everyone can decide on a topic together an agree this is what they want to work on everything will be fine. Dont just allow others to forcefully chose a topic tht your really not interested in because it will just be a one persons topic and not a group topic..

Wikipedia from my point of view about My Community (BA #13)

Austin, Chicago is located on the westside of Chicago, Il., with Oak Park neighboring to the west and Humboldt Park to the east. Austin stretches south from just north of North Ave to Roosevelt Road. Its is the largest community by population, with 90% African American demographic. Naturally the charateristics associated with Austin corresponds with its history of large number of natives.
1.Transportation
There are several CTA buses that serves this community...
   1.1 Cta Elevated Train System (the L)
   1.2 Cta Bus System
   1.3 Surway Livery Service
2. Education
3. Community News Paper
   3.1 Austin Weekly
   3.2 The Austin Voice
Transportation
   The Chicago Transit Authority Elevated Train (Green Line L) runs from Harlem and Lake Ave., downtown
Loop to Chicagos SouthSide 63rd Street Station. You also have CTA' (Blue Line L) that operates from
Des Plaine Ave, downtown Loop to Chicago's Ohare airport.

    There are several 10 CTA bus routes that serve this community as well...#70 Division, #66 Chicago,
#126 Jackson and #20 Madison all are west bound from Austin Ave., to downtown Chicago. You also
have  #54 Cicero, #57 Laramie, #85 Central and the #91 Austin routes are north/south to and past Harrison
street. The # 72 North Ave west from Narragansett to downtown Chicago and the #7 Harrison operates
from Cicero/Harrison to downtown Chicago.
   
     Sureway Livery Service is a neighborhood cab service that serves the Austin area and other areas as well
for a small fee.

Education

     This community is a Chicago Public School District.

Community Media
  
     Austin Weekly and The Austin Voice are the communities news paper which are published biweekly.

  

Who really has control over thier communities...B.A.#11

Humboldt Park was another communtiy that I did a little research on, becasue like my community (Austin) we have one majot thing in common... GANGS! I am curious and interested in learning more about this community that I live in. One because it the largest communtiy of all communititesand two I have little to no  knowledge about the things that  happens around me in this community if its not associated/affiliate with gangs. What really amazed me was that this community is 90% African American which was a total shock to me! When you mention the "Austin Area"one never stop to think about how highly populated of the african american race, you think this is a nice community and a great place to live. Bording Oak Park you automatically think this is a great place to live. I have been living in this community for almost ten years and I am embarrassed to say again that my knowledge of thing that happens here and I have a clue as to the culture aspect it which it represents.
Its sad to say that the people who influence this community are the gang members. Even known politicians(aldermen/and beat members) are or have been controlled by such a thing. The gang leaders intrigue me because they have so much power over just about anything in the community. It stop and make one think, is this what our community/generation has come too? And why has nothing been done or being done to stop it? Its amazing how the drug members can take over city blocks and even neighborhood stores.
We as a community often argue how the police  are suppose to serve and protect. Where is the protection when the MOST of the drug members work for the police? This community  is highly stereotyped on the fact  that its population is 90% black and because of the many stereotypes that we as African Americas face( lazy, loud, nasty, disrespectful, always looking for a handout, thieves and  drug dealers) is a major controversy.
Breaking this community down would be somewhat fairly easy. North of Harrison Ave back to North Ave back to Central Ave would be the breakdown  of this vastly large community. These are mainly highly general gang affiliated areas, with abandon buildings on almost every blocks gangs mainly control this community. As a hardworking woman, seeing how gangs are taking over or running this area, who do we really respect...the politicians, policemen or the gang members?

Another interesting Community Beside Mine (Austin Area) B.A.#10

Humboldt Park is another communtiy that I happen to be semi surrounded by and i find it quite interesting. Here is what http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Humboldt-Park-Chicago-IL.html had to say about H.P. It si considered and area that is predominately Puerto Rican. Actually, today there are just as many African Americans as Puerto Ricans and a small percentage of others.

Know for Puerto Rican influence as celebration. Houses resturants of multiple ethnicities such as Mexican, Chinese, Columbian and Danish. And its name sake park is scattered with statues of famous German, Scandinavians and Poles(polish). http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/617.html

I think Wikipedia should incoporate more cultural influences outside of the well know Puerto Rican community, instead it seems to focus more on community organizations (gangs)