Santa Cruz Sister Cities
Friendship City Delegation to Kasese, Uganda
Delegation Planning Events
other events to be scheduled as needed
Delegates please try to attend at least one a month, supporters are welcome too.
other events to be scheduled as needed
Delegates please try to attend at least one a month, supporters are welcome too.
Monday March 16, 7 - 8:30 p.m. @ Pollard home
AGENDA:
-- review of Wine Into Water event
-- delegation planning, dates. Probably last 2 weeks of August 2015 (current prices for flights range from $1,090 to $1,600.
Kasese hosts are eagerly awaiting our announcement of dates to welcome our delegation.
-- Godfrey Kasozi hopes to visit Santa Cruz in April -May and requests sponsorship for his proposed trip. he is developing some plans with Santa Cruz/Salinas area for coffee bean, grapes and strawberry crops with his CETRUD program
-- followup Meeting with Santa Cruz City manager -- need to identify Kasese's city staff structure. Population of Kasese Town/City/Municipality vs, District
-- involving Santa Cruz City schools with Sister city relations and identifying interested teachers elementary/Middle/High schools
-- Kasese killings July 2014 in Kasese from a neighboring tribe. We hope to discuss ramifications more with Kasese leaders.
Monday Feb 23
AGENDA: plan Wine Into Water event;
delegation planning,
-- Delegation dates. Probably last 2 weeks of August 2015 (current prices for flights range from $1,090 to $1,600.
Kasese hosts are eagerly awaiting our announcement of dates to welcome our delegation.
-- followup Meeting with Santa Cruz City manager -- need to identify Kasese's city staff structure. Population of Kasese Town/City/Municipality vs, District
-- Kasese killings in July 2014 in Kasese from a neighboring tribe. We hope to discuss ramifications more with Kasese leaders.
Monday February 23, 7 p.m.
128 Monterey St. Santa Cruz 95060
AGENDA
- Wine Into Water Sunday, March 1, winetasting benefit with SC Sunrise Rotary
- Delegation Planning -- 2015 Delegation trip dates To Be Announced
- Other Kasese Relations -- UCSC Student Sustainability group, Rotary
Monday January 26, 7 p.m.
Pollard Home, 128 Monterey St
attended: Nancy Eidam, Philip Mirkin, Jason McCluskey, Peggy P
-- March 1, 5 - 7 p.m. (or 4 - 7 p.m.?) "Wine Into Water" Winetasting Fundraiser with Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Club
--delegation planning dates TBA, Spring 2015?
-- other Kasese - Santa Cruz developments
contact Peggy for info [email protected]
August (date TBA) "Working with African NonProfits" hosted by Aili Langseth @ Firelight Foundation, Galleria building, Santa Cruz
Sept 8, 5-6:30 p.m. @SC City Hall Council Chambers conference room(?) prior to 7 p.m.large Sister Cities Committee
Nov 10, 5-6:30 p.m. @SC City Hall Council Chambers conference room(?) prior to 7 p.m.large Sister Cities Committee
Jan 12, 5-6:30 p.m. @SC City Hall Council Chambers conference room(?) prior to 7
Sept 8, 5-6:30 p.m. @SC City Hall Council Chambers conference room(?) prior to 7 p.m.large Sister Cities Committee
Nov 10, 5-6:30 p.m. @SC City Hall Council Chambers conference room(?) prior to 7 p.m.large Sister Cities Committee
Jan 12, 5-6:30 p.m. @SC City Hall Council Chambers conference room(?) prior to 7
Tuesday, August 19
6 - 7:30 p.m.
@ Firelight Foundation Office
"Ugandan cultural context and short term visits with African non-profits"
Reports from Sister Cities International conference 7/31-8/2, San Jose (Peggy, Jason, Nancy, Enda)
more info below
Monday Sept 8
5 - 6:30 p.m. (if enough signups) -- Vaccination clinic and health prep talk with Arthur Dover, travel medicine specialist -- but only if 4 more people to signup for it, so signup ASAP
(tentatively at or near City Hall, just before the large Sister City committee meeting. If this time/date doesn't work for you let's discuss other dates ASAP!
Except for the vaccination clinic --
Anyone interested in being involved in the long-term relations with Kasese, Uganda is welcome to our planning events! Our real goal is long-term exchanges with Kasese, not just the delegation. Several people have informed me that they cannot join the delegation, but many others are still considering, so we are still recruiting. Our trip dates, Feb 13-22, 2015, are still negotiable! Mayor Godfrey says anytime is ok for them.
Tuesday Aug 19
6 - 7:30 p.m. @Firelight --
Discuss cultural background of Uganda, to help prepare us for delegation trip and other Kasese progress
Aili Langseth, Firelight Foundation staff, has visited Kasese and CETRUD in their grant funding work. She is very experienced in short term visits with African nonprofit organization and has participated many years in their relationship with Godfrey Kasozi and CETRUD
DIRECTIONS: Firelight Foundation Headquarters, 740 Front St. Suite 380, Santa Cruz 95060
downtown Galleria building, next to Trader Joe's,
3d floor, back of building nearest River St.
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(Cancelled--Monday Sept 8)
5 - 6:30 p.m. (if enough signups) -- Vaccination clinic and health prep talk with Arthur Dover, travel medicine specialist -- but only if 4 more people to signup for it, so signup ASAP
(tentatively at or near City Hall, just before the large Sister City committee meeting. If this time/date doesn't work for you let's discuss other dates ASAP!
Except for the vaccination clinic --
Anyone interested in being involved in the long-term relations with Kasese, Uganda is welcome to our planning events! Our real goal is long-term exchanges with Kasese, not just the delegation. Several people have informed me that they cannot join the delegation, but many others are still considering, so we are still recruiting. Our trip dates, Feb 13-22, 2015, are still negotiable! Mayor Godfrey says anytime is ok for them.
Tuesday Aug 19, 6 - 7:30 p.m. @Firelight --
Discuss cultural background of Uganda, to help prepare us for delegation trip and other Kasese progress
Aili Langseth, Firelight Foundation staff, has visited Kasese and CETRUD in their grant funding work. She is very experienced in short term visits with African nonprofit organization and has participated many years in their relationship with Godfrey Kasozi and CETRUD
DIRECTIONS: Firelight Foundation Headquarters, 740 Front St. Suite 380, Santa Cruz 95060
downtown Galleria building, next to Trader Joe's,
3d floor, back of building nearest River St.
Sister Cities International conference July 31-Aug 2, San Jose.
Nancy Eidam, Enda Brennan, Jason McCluskey and I made some great connections with many American and international Sister Cities people,
Small business import/exporting! One guest speaker from the Federal Trade Department says our government is encouraging more trade, and especially with African countries. They have info for small businesses on how to start that.
One featured speaker was a Cisco company Director of Urban Innovations, Gordon Feller. I have just been able to connect him with Mayor Godfrey and Godfrey Kasozi. He has just given them an invitation to an elite, global Urban innovations conference next month to give input on which kinds of technology would be useful for their city. Many tech leaders will be there who are producing the technology but they need city leaders such as our 2 Godfreys who can apply the technology around the world.
Mayor Godfrey is considering going, and Godfrey Kasozi would love to go but doesn't have funding for it. (Funding opportunity! cost would be $750 plus flight tickets Kasese to Detroit, tax deductible donation could be made through Sister Cities account.)
UCSC AgroEcology Connection
Major news! University of California Systemwide announced last month doing a big Sustainable Agriculture Initiative. Godfrey Kasozi is a prime success story from UCSC's pioneering program. A good reason to build stronger relationship with Kasese and our local organic Agricutlure community! Student internship exchanges are being discussed.
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July 14, 5-6:30 p.m. @SC City Hall Council Chambers conference room (prior to 7 p.m.large Sister Cities Committee) featured guest Aili Langseth, staff of Firelight Foundation, Santa Cruz, one of CETRUD's grant sponsors.
July (17 or 19? date TBA) Screening of "Sewing Hope" movie, on Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe.
Sister Rosemary is one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people this year.
A Catholic nun, she is works rehabilitating formerly abducted girl child soldiers in Joseph Kony's terrible Lord's Resistance Army in that area. Contact Peggy if you are interested since we want to schedule the date at best time for viewers.
Location @ Assist International office, Scotts Valley, We will also learn about the great international work of Assist International, who is working on projects with Sister Rosemary, and many other needy places in the world.========================
Assist International hosting "Sister Rosemary" movie
Assist International HQ in Scotts Valley has done many humanitarian aid trips to Uganda and wants to advise and encourage us in our Sister City relationship. Director Bob Pagett wants to show us the new documentary movie at their office, and tell us more about AI's great international work.http://www.assistinternational.org/
We have not set a date/time yet, to see this documentary of a catholic nun, named by Time magazine as one of 100 most influential people in the world this year. She runs a girls school rehabilitating formerly abducted girl child soldiers from Joseph Kony's army. The movie is not very graphic, (phew) putting in cartoon format the shocking parts. It does interview some of the real girls as well as telling Sister Rosemary's story growing up in Uganda. Valuable background on Ugandan culture and historical context.
Anti-Homosexuality Law Repealed!
Thanks to several friends who sent news links... law repealed by Ugandan Supreme Court due to the congress not having a legal quorum to pass it.
In any case, some of us believe the best way of helping the homosexual community in Uganda is to develop Sister City relations with them to be able to discuss peacefully and learn from each other, which we already have already been doing.
Peace out y'all!
Peggy Pollard, Chair
Kasese, Uganda subcommittee
Santa Cruz Sister Cities:
[email protected]
(831) 239-3429
VIDEO Kasese Friendship City Delegation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee7qLFZyLXM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11vtjs
http://vimeo.com/70271517
http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/index.aspx?page=712
"like" us on Facebook: Friends of Kasese, Uganda - Santa Cruz, California Sister Cities https://www.facebook.com/KaseseSantaCruz
Kasese Delegation trip planning Monday, May 12, 6-7 p.m.
(prior to 7 p.m. Sister Cities meeting in Santa Cruz Council Chambers.)
Location patio outside Santa Cruz City Council Chambers,
AGENDA
- Overview & Purpose of Sister Cities Delegation trip
- dates? Feb 13-22, 2015 (approx)
- Meet potential delegates, assess roles and level of commitment
- Who else to invite as delegates?
- possible projects on the trip: Rotary model Village, Clean Water
- Possible topics and guest speakers for next meetings: How to prepare, How to followup
- culture, politics, health & safety, behavior & manners, travel medicine, how to pack, sightseeing options
- Schedule dates/ locations/tasks for future delegate meetings (in person/ Google+ Hangouts? / Skype?)
NOTES: if you cannot attend, please contact me or a team leader(TBA) to arrange update meetings.
For your convenience, I hope to have some meetings via Google+ hangouts or Skype,, and other times, such as after Rotary mtgs. ideally 1 meeting//month. We will be researching and getting better organized as we progress and I appreciate your help and advice in planning.
But the MOST important part is already in place -- strong and growing friendships in Kasese and Uganda to host us! Don’t worry, it’s going to be great!
This week we add another friend to that list, Dr. Christine CJ Ondoa, is Uganda National Minister of Health and Director of Uganda’s AIDS commission, she was visiting Santa Cruz area hosted by Bob & Charlene Pagett of Assist International (Scotts Valley Rotary). She said she will try to welcome our delegation when we arrive in Kampala.
Click for Potential Delegate & supporter list
NOTE: I’m including on this list anyone possibly interested, and some supporters who are not planning to go. I estimate up to 17 on the list are hoping to be delegates. Of course many people are not sure yet, so II invite you all to be involved as you decide.
And I’m sure we will be appreciative of moral and other support from all of you. Our purpose is developing long-term relationships so there is much that non-delegates can do to help prep & followup as well
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Uganda MOVIE Thursday, May 22, 4:30 p.m.
One of Time Magazine’s 100 most Influential People in the World this year
#58 is Ugandan Activist-- Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe. She works with girls in Gulu, Uganda who were child soldiers abducted into Joseph Kony’s horrible army.
Her story is being made into a major feature film “Sewing Hope” narrated by Forrest Whitaker.
This is a 1 hour version of her story.
Bob Pagett, Director of Assist International, is collaborating with Sister Rosemary on projects in that area.
Bob will host us to see the film @ Assist International headquarters,
next to Bruno’s BBQ Scotts Valley, near Kings Center Cinema
Assist International
230 Mt. Hermon Rd., Suite 206
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
please RSVP to me if you can come.
Assist International does lots of projects in Northern Uganda and will be advising us in future meetings for our trip planning as well.
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Regular Delegation planning meetings
5:30-7 p.m. @room near SC City Hall TBA
2d Mondays every 2 months (prior to Santa Cruz Sister City committee meetings 7-8:30 p.m. )
July 13
Sept 8
Nov 10
Jan 12
Other Delegation meetings in progress, details TBA
- Firelight Foundation also does many trips across Africa and is advising us on planning our trip. We will have one or more planning meetings at Firelight Foundation office.
- Possible meeting May 26 or 27 with John Kirkwood, Director of Lords Meade Vocational College, funded by Rotary. near Kampala, Uganda. John is a Rotarian visiting California this month.
- Travel Medicine physician. I’m sure everyone else wants to stay healthy too, so we will get the best advice we can.
- Google Hangouts or Skype, TBA
“Africa Lives In Me” Cabrillo Theater performances May 15-17
Great job by Director Donald Leo Grube and a wonderful cast of performers, really good singing, creative script and inspiring message of Ugandan folk store and African-American heritage!
Hopefully it will be posted on Youtube soon.
Thank you all for your interest in this epic adventure!
Peggy Pollard, Chair
Kasese, Uganda subcommittee
Santa Cruz Sister Cities:
[email protected]
(831) 239-3429
VIDEO Kasese Friendship City Delegation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee7qLFZyLXM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11vtjs
http://vimeo.com/70271517
www.Kasese-SantaCruz.weebly.com
http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/index.aspx?page=712
"like" us on Facebook: Friends of Kasese, Uganda - Santa Cruz, California Sister Cities https://www.facebook.com/KaseseSantaCruz