The Alliance for Metropolitan Stability is a coalition of grassroots organizations that advances racial, economic and environmental justice in growth and development patterns in the Twin Cities region.
 HIRE Minnesota Another road construction season in Minnesota. Have you ever taken a good look at the people hard at work along our state highway construction projects? If you did, you might notice that they are mostly white men. HIRE Minnesota is trying to change that this summer, challenging the Minnesota Department of Transportation to meet its goal to hire 6 percent women and 11 percent people of color! Join us!  Twin Cities' 'Shameful Little Secret' Exposed (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder) Wednesday, July 14, 2010 The Spokesman-Recorder's take on Minnesota's unacceptable racial unemployment disparities, including a recap of HIRE Minnesota's work to close the racial gap in umemployment. 430 Acres of Tarnished Opportunity in Arden Hills (Star Tribune) Thursday, July 8, 2010 More uncertainty about what to do with the Twin Cities' largest developable tract of land. Meanwhile, nearby manufactured home park residents are still hoping to save their homes if the project goes forward. Twin Cities Has Widest Jobless Gap By Race (StarTribune) Wednesday, June 9, 2010 "Blacks are more than three times as likely to be unemployed as whites in the Twin Cities, giving the area the worst racial disparity in unemployment among the country's largest cities, according to a new study released this week.  Organizer Roundtable: Cooperative Organizing for Social Justice Please join us for a facilitated discussion on how to move our organizing out of the realm of narrow self-interest and into the power of vision and principles. You may have ideas about how to create unexpected allies, or help people see their connections to one another. Or you may be looking for ways to create a compelling vision for your organization that go beyond geographic or issue identity. We will share examples and discuss practical ways to build bridges and inspire unity. |
 Uneven Pain - Unemployment by Metropolitan Area and Race (07/21/2010)  The Economic Policy Institute recently released this study, which revealed that the Twin Cities has one of the worst racial gaps in unemployment in the nation. An excerpt: Looking at the unemployment ratios with whites for Hispanics and African Americans in Tables 3 and 4, the Minneapolis  Common Ground Spring 2010 (03/31/2010)  The Alliance newsletter "Common Ground" features stories about the connections between people, places and issues in the Twin Cities Region. From securing the three missing light rail stations on Central Corridor, to the Harrison neighborhood's fight against disinvestment, to the benefits of public transportation and the importance of integrating land-use, housing, economic development in our transit planning, to HIRE Minnesota's work for hiring equity - this edition shares how on all of these issues, communities have been coming together to make development more racially, economically, and environmentally just. Read all about it! |