| Metro Organizer December 1, 2009 |
Event I Changing the Face of Housing -- 8th Annual Event 1 - 3:30 pm Changing the Face of Housing in Minnesota is marking its 8th annual event by bringing internationally-renowned film producer and director Heather Rae to the Twin Cities. Rae produced the Academy Award-nominated Frozen River, which won the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize and the Producer of the Year Award at the Spirit Awards. Her work documenting the Native American experience makes her an invaluable and unique speaker. The event will also include cultural performances, highlight Changing the Face of Housing's accomplishments, and feature leaders who are helping to advance equitable development in our community. Event I HIRE Minnesota Birthday Party 6 - 9 pm HIRE Minnesota's 1st birthday has arrived! One year ago, 200 grassroots activists and community members gathered at the Minneapolis Urban League on a cold, snowy evening to hear about the initiatives of a new green jobs and hiring equity campaign. Since this first town hall meeting, thousands of people have joined HIRE Minnesota's initiative to secure job opportunities for communities of color and low-income communities in infrastructure and renewable energy fields. Event I Assumptions, Mistakes, Successes and Moving Forward: An Empirical Analysis of Foreclosures In North Minneapolis Noon - 1:30 pm It has been at least three years since the initial wave of foreclosures impacted major cities across the country. At the next CURA Housing Forum, Mark Ireland will present his new research related to North Minneapolis, Bending Toward Justice: An Empirical Study of Foreclosures in One Neighborhood Three Years after Impact and a Proposed Framework for a Better Community. In addition to an analysis of lending patterns and loan characteristics, this study also analyzes the post-foreclosure impact. Once the foreclosure occurred, what happened to the property? Finally, the article proposes a framework for a national conversation about race and poverty in order to move forward and target resources where they are most needed. RSVP required by December 16 to (612) 625-9040 or curahf@umn.edu. Event I What Does Smart Growth Look Like in 2010? 1 - 2:30 pm CST The Local Initiatives Support Corporation is providing this webcast on Smart Growth Revisited: What Does Smart Growth Look Like in 2010. Sign up online to listen in! Resource I State Disparity Study Results The Minnesota Department of Administration has completed a state disparity study on six agencies' processes for awarding state-funded contracts. The study examined the barriers that have resulted in disparities in the utilization of minority-owned and women-owned enterprises. Article I St. Paul Forum Targets Gentrification With Creative Tax Ideas St. Paul City Council Members Melvin Carter III and Russ Stark met with residents and community groups from around the Central Corridor to discuss measures to prevent gentrification as a result of the future Central Corridor Light Rail Transit. Over two hundred community members attended the meeting at the Ober Community Center in Rondo, the neighborhood where a vibrant African-American community was shattered in the 1960s with the construction of I-94. Three community groups sponsored the meeting, including Aurora-St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation, the Metropolitan Interfaith Coalition for Affordable Housing and TakeAction Minnesota. The groups have embarked on the Save our Homes Campaign, which aims to get the city of St. Paul to create a fund for the partial deferral of property taxes on eligible properties. Read more from the Twin Cities Daily Planet. Article I You Learn Organizing by Doing Organizing "The dominant paradigm today is one of separation. We separate ourselves by income, by gender, by race, by age. In the real world, there is no separation; everything and everyone is connected." Read more from an interview with Twin Cities organizer Syd Beane in the Twin Cities Daily Planet. Article I Equitable Allocation of Stimulus Dollars: Minnesota Leads the Way HIRE Minnesota was featured as one of three national examples of "change from the ground up" in the first-ever Viable Futures Center e-newsletter. The story begins on page 3 of the newsletter (PDF). Article I Sesame Street Got it Right on Race This blog entry by Lome Aseron at ColorLines explores a new father's appreciation for Sesame Street, a program that has been getting it right on race for more than 40 years. Job Opportunity I Grassroots Internships -- Grassroots Solutions Grassroots Solutions is a national consulting firm specializing in grassroots strategy, organizing, training and evaluation. Grassroots Solutions has internship openings for motivated individuals interested in learning about grassroots strategies, training and politics. Intern responsibilities fall into three primary categories: administration and data management, marketing and research, and organizing. Job Opportunity I Housing Technical Assistance Officer -- Minnesota Housing Partnership The mission of Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) is to promote homes for all Minnesotans and assist Minnesota communities in the creation and preservation of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income people. As a member of MHP’s Housing Technical Assistance team, the housing technical assistance officer will be responsible for delivering technical assistance to nonprofit housing developers and local units of government throughout Minnesota and other locations as requested or needed. In addition, this position will coordinate and administer MHP grant and loan programs, technical assistance activities and training events. Video I PolicyLink's Angela Glover Blackwell on What Minneapolis is Doing Right
PolicyLink President and CEO Angela Glover Blackwell attended the Alliance's 15th anniversary event this month, and had this to say about what we're doing right in Minneapolis. Like the Metro Organizer? Donate to the Alliance. Get this from a friend? Subscribe to the Metro Organizer. Alliance for Metropolitan Stability I 2525 Franklin Ave E, Suite 200 I Minneapolis, MN 55406 I 612-332-4471 | |
