| Metro Organizer July 21, 2010 |
Events Organizer Roundtable: Cooperative Organizing for Social Justice Minnesota Chapter Meeting US Green Building Coalition Transit for Livable Communities East Metro Event Resources Report on The Ecology of Organizing Roundtable Guide to Green Living for Home Owners Status of Women and Girls in Minnesota Articles Twin Cities’ “Shameful Little Secret” Exposed Youth Farm & Market Projects Bloom and Enrich the Lives of Urban Children Regional Growth Future: Getting it Right Jobs To submit an item to the next Metro Organizer, please contact Catie Chi Olson Event I Organizer Roundtable: Cooperative Organizing for Social Justice Wednesday, July 28, 2010 St. Paul Federation of Teachers Please join us for a facilitated discussion on how to move our organizing out of 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. You may be looking for ways to create a compelling vision for your organization that go beyond geographic or issue identity. Many of us have lost when elected officials, potential allies, and our own organizations act out of a small idea of who we are and who we serve, and allow ourselves to be pitted against one another. Let’s talk about how to prevent division, and unite! Event I Minnesota Chapter Meeting of the United State Green Building Council Tuesday, August 3 9:30 am to noon Oakdale Discovery Center, 4444 Hadley Ave. N., Oakdale Many Minnesotan want to "go Green", but need to find the funding to help us put these values into action. This Chapter meeting by the people who developed LEED certification, will be devoted to a discussion of the new PACE legislation, passed by the Minnesota legislature in April. PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) enables local governments to lend money to property owners to finance energy retrofits and repay the loan through a property tax assessment. Please click for background on PACE legislation or the Chapter's calendar. Reserve a space in the discussion by contacting Rita Trapp at or 612-252-7135 by July 30. Event I East Metro Event with Transit for Livable Communities Wednesday, August 5 6:45 pm to 9 pm Join fellow supporters of transit, bicycling, and walking to help move the east metro forward. Share your ideas and enthusiasm with each other and community leaders as support is build for transportation choices in these communities! Resource I Report on The Ecology of Organizing Roundtable In April and May of 2010, organizers from throughout the Twin Cities came together for two Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Organizer Roundtables to learn about and discuss the Ecology of Organizing, a system of thinking devised by David Nicholson of the Headwaters Foundation. Karen Starr and David Nicholson then facilitated a group dialogue, based on the unique experiences of the organizers in attendance. Full text of this report here. Resource I Guide to Green Living for Home Owners A recent addition to the Smart Growth Online Library is from HOME in Rochester, NY. The HOME people refurbish abandoned or foreclosed properties to the green practices listed in the Guide to Green Living, including aspects of daily living. For new ideas, or just to reinforce what you are already doing, check it out! Resource I Status on Women and Girls in Minnesota Did you know that accredited daycare costs as much as college tuition? How great is the wage disparity between 40- year-olds of different gender? Researched and written by the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute’s Center on Women & Public Policy, in partnership with the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, this report outlines the current state of Minnesota's women by ethnicity. Article I Twin Cities’ “Shameful Little Secret” Exposed Charles Hallman of the Twin Cities’ Daily Planet reports on the local implications of the Economic Policy Institute's report, including the protest organized by the HIRE Minnesota Coalition. "We should all be outraged and ashamed," declares (JOBS NOW Executive Director Kris) Jacobs. "This should change the debate about what is wrong with the Minnesota labor market. This can't be ignored by the gubernatorial candidates. It cannot be ignored by the press or the schools. It cannot be ignored, period." Article I Youth Farm & Market Projects Bloom and Enrich the Lives of Urban Children Since the mid-1990s, MinnPost.Com reports, Youth Farm and Market Projects have given urban children an opportunity to plant, tend, harvest and eat food they have grown themselves. More than urban farming, this program brings together Twin Cities' young people of all backgrounds and grows leaders organically, through participation in the program. "Couple those goals with the recession and a national concern about childhood obesity and you'll understand why this program is flourishing." Article I Regional Growth Future: Getting It Right "More American regions should be emulating the model," concludes Citiwire's Neil Peirce in his reflection on 30 years of observing the growth of his region, the Puget Sound. Overcoming the early tensions between economic development and nature preservation, the model known as the Cascade Agenda grew to be inclusive in its outreach and intentional in its planning. Job Opportunity I Three Americorps Positions Offered by LISC The Local Support Initiatives Corporation (LISC) is dedicated to helping community residents transform neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity — good places to work, do business and raise children. LISC combines corporate, government and philanthropic resources to help community-based organizations revitalize neighborhoods. Their current Americorps position offerings are Community Organizer for the Blake Road Corridor Collaborative, Real Estate Program Assistant for Urban Homeworks and Home Ownership Support Coordinator for the Minnesota Home Ownership Center. Job Opportunity I Two Positions from ISAIAH ISAIAH is an ecumenical, multi-racial, democratic and nonpartisan congregation-based community organization in the Twin Citie and St. Cloud regions of Minnesota. ISAIAH's ninety member congregations work to promote racial and economic justice through intentional, intensive leadership development and collective, faith-based actions. ISAIAH works to ensure that all people, particularly the most vulnerable, are involved in creating their community’s future. ISAIAH currently offers two positions: ISAIAH Health Equity Policy/Research Organizer and ISAIAH Health Impact Assessment Project Coordinator. Job Opportunity I One Position with MEP The Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP) is a coalition of more than 80 Minnesota environmental and conservation organizations working together to protect and restore Minnesota's lakes, rivers, streams, forests, natural areas, parks and trails. Currently, the MEP is searching for the ideal candidate for a newly created regional position of Central Coordinator on the Regional Catalyst Project.
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