Action                                                         Who                                                     By When
 

1. Citizen Participation
 
 

Youth-Adult Literacy Project
Identify models of youth-adults                 Rick                                                     Next meeting
as teachers in literacy programs.
 

Connect with Don Leopoldo on
community organizing in Mexico
for youth-adult literacy project                 Frances                                                 Next meeting
 

Election Education Project
Develop idea for 17-18 year olds in election
education program for young people here,
and possibly in Mexico in anticipation
of '99 elections in both countries.             Mony, Mark, Frances                             Next meeting
 

Contact Mexico City MCDE on
voter education projects
they have done. Also Puebla Partners
youth mock election program.             Mony, Mark, Frances                                   Next meeting
 

2. Strengthening local NGOs
 

Build a SF Partners Web Site.

· newsletter
· email directory
· member info and interests Tom, Scott, Miguel Vera Draft of site by next meeting

Consider SF Partners own
web site domain Scott Next meeting
Develop SF-Mexico City Partners
newsletter on paper.                                                            Tom
 

Involve kids from past Partners
exchange projects to contribute
to the newsletter.                                                                 Dawn
 

Reconstitute SF Partners
Board of Directors.                                                         Mark, Debbie                 Next meeting

Get Administrative Support for
Partners Presidio Office                                                    Tom, Mark                    1999

3. Mobilizing Hemispheric Collaboration
 

Network with local NGOs to advocate
for a "Thoreau Center III" for international
NGOs - including Partners to have space
together at the Presidio. Mark, Mony Next meeting
 

Strengthen US-Mexico Partnerships

Regional Linkage (regional newsletter,
convention momentum,
\Norm Brown's visit etc...)                                     Dan                           Late 1999
 

Bring together NGOs and businesses
in Bay Area doing work in Mexico.                                     Scott                 Future
 

Hold teleconference between
SF and Mexico City Partners
prior to convention. Mony Future
 

4. Training Community Leaders
 

Involve current and past Fellows
in the US/Mexico region in
training future Fellows classes
in community development.                                             Dan, Debbie                 Future
 
 

Solar Training for Partners                                                 Renaldo                     Future