Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Activist Workshop
This daylong workshop is specifically designed and tailored to support BIPOC Activists in Minneapolis, MN and surrounding communities. The primary goal is to support, develop and maintain culturally relevant practices. It will take a look at current and historical activism as a power healing force in BIPOC community. The group will also explore the necessity of activists developing rituals and self-care practices to support their individual and communal health.
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September 24, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Avenue
Activism is a collective need and response by community to heal itself. In our efforts to promote and support this instinctive historical practice we anticipate that participants may notice uncomfortable thoughts, feelings and possibly memories emerge as they learn and internalize new information and engage in courageous conversations. Throughout this experiential workshop participants will be invited to be open to new experiences and to practice taking risks with themselves first and then with others.
Objectives
- Support the sustainability of BIPOC voices
- Empower activist voices as advocate for communal growth
- Build a stronger activist community
- Name/identify individual strengths to combat trauma and mental health challenges
- Develop individual self-care plans
More information and registration
Kente Circle Training Institute 7th Annual Fall Conference
Keeping the Faith: In the Midst of Racial Oppression
A two-day conference for people of color and white allies in mental and behavioral healthcare, education youth serves, faith, government, activism, and the broader community.
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October 18-19, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Earle Brown Heritage Center
6155 Earle Brown Dr., Brooklyn Center
Join KCTI in the seventh annual fall conference as they once again lift up the voices of people of color and indigenous groups as they continue to lean into the struggle of racial oppression. Michael Eric Dyson, Elder Atum Azzahir, Manijeh Daneshpour, Carmen Avendano, Tou SaiKo Lee and other community members will share their experience and model how to develop practices to "Keep the Faith." A dynamic group of healers, scholars, activists, spoken word artists, and faith leaders will offer tools to become more effective advocates for justice and healing within and between communities.
More information and registration
 The Youth Participatory Action Research project will be wrapping up shortly. The Trauma Troopers gathered 55 interviews with young people throughout the summer on trauma in community. They have wrapped up the data collection and analysis and have begun the write up to publish the 8-page article in North News. The article will be in the September 27th newspaper and will be distributed to 400 drop sites in partnership with North News.
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Elections & Voter Services (EVS) is in the process of
hiring temporary employees to staff the Early Vote Centers, Vote-by-Mail
operations, and Absentee Ballot Board. Thank you for your support of these
initiatives as we work toward having a well-run 2018 General Election.
The available positions pay $18.39/hr and begin as early as
Tuesday, Oct. 9, and run as late as Friday, November 9. We are especially
interested in recruiting bilingual candidates (particularly Hmong, Oromo,
Somali, and Spanish speakers) in order to serve our diverse electorate.
More information about the temporary job opportunities can
be found on the EVS
Jobs Webpage. Please feel welcome to share
the posts below on your own social media and with your constituents.
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Hosts Learning Session Focus Groups
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation
Board is committed to providing safe places for children and adults to gather
and play. Since the July 10 incident at
Minnehaha Falls, there has been an internal work group comprised of the
superintendent, commissioners, staff and consultants who have discussing short
and long-term strategies related to safety and park policing. This month we are
starting a series of Learning Sessions for youth and community leaders. The Learning
Sessions will provide an opportunity for the MPRB to listen, learn,
acknowledge, educate and gather public input on the desired level of park
police service needed to serve our communities.
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October 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Phillips Community Center
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October 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
North Commons
We hope to
gather a group of people from a wide range of experiences and viewpoints, who
have been advocating for these conversations and who will help shape future
public Learning Sessions.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation
Board is committed to working with the community to identify ways to improve
park safety. Findings from these Learning Sessions will be reported to the
Board in December and will inform development of recommendations in a Park
Police Service Level Plan to be drafted in 2019.
Other initiatives being developed
related to park safety and park policing include expanded youth programming,
formation of a park police advisory council, and development of legislative
agenda language to build awareness and strengthen laws and/or penalties related
to reporting inaccurate information to law enforcement. All of these strategies
will include community engagement and discussions. The strategies are being
approached, and will be evaluated, through a lens of equity.
Housing Forum: Local Government Strategies for Preventing Displacement
Lower income households have always faced the threat of involuntary displacement, but that threat is becoming more acute in the Twin Cities Metro area as the perfect storm of low vacancy rates, escalating rents and upscaling of naturally occurring affordable apartments drives families from their homes. What can local governments do to protect people?
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September 21, 3-4:30 p.m.
Carlson School of Management
Honeywell Auditorium
321 19th Ave S
Presenters from the Housing Justice Center will talk about a report it just issued discussing six areas where local policies and strategies can help preserve the affordability of at-risk housing and can keep low income residents in their homes, or at least protect them when they have to move. The report draws on innovative practices adopted both locally and across the county.
More information and registration
City of Minneapolis Celebrates Welcoming Week
Join City leaders, the City of Minneapolis Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs and Carry-on Homes for a celebration of Minneapolis' vibrant immigrant and refugee communities. Come out to celebrate, communicate and demonstrate that Minneapolis is a welcoming city.
Activities include music, art exhibits, live dance performances, soccer, food trucks and more.
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September 21, 3:30-7 p.m.
The Commons - 425 Portland Ave S
More information
 International Day of Peace
Friday,
September 21, 2018 is the International Day of Peace! The Minnesota
Peacebuilding Leadership Institute is celebrating by collaborating with Twin Cities Nonviolent to conduct 10 Days Free
From Violence,
events and trainings across the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Metro Area, September
21-30. Think of it as a Peacebuilding Fringe Festival! During these 10 days
full of nonviolent peacebuilding power, we’re excited to join forces with many
great peacebuilding community groups’ events such as:
- The Gathering of
Nations for Peace and Unity Circle Dedication Bde Maka Ska
Thomas Beach, 3700
Thomas Avenue South
Saturday, September 22, 9–11 a.m.
- Spoken Word Poetry
Slam & Artist Showcase
New Rules, 2015 Lowry Avenue North
Friday,
September 21, 7– 10 p.m.
- Safety Off: A
Theatrical Discussion on Gun Violence in America
Phoenix Theater, 2605
Hennepin Avenue
Friday, September 21, 7:30 p.m.
- Turning Points
Towards Peace and Justice Workshop, Loft Peace and Justice Writer’s
Group
East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street
Saturday,
September 22, 1–4 p.m.
- Waging Peace:
Building the Blocks in the Foundation for Peace
Paul K. Chappell. 3400
DuPont Avenue South
Thursday, September 27, 7–9 p.m.
MN Peacebuilding Leadership Institute is hosting a couple of events during the 10 Days Free From
Violence, including our monthly MN Peacebuilding Film Series, Tuesday,
September 25, 7-9 p.m. They'll be screening "Our Spirits Don't Speak English:
Indian Boarding School", a film that offers a Native American perspective
on Indian Boarding Schools.
Find more information
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Youth Mental Health First Aid Class
Maple Grove Hospital and North Memorial Health are partnering with the Minnesota Department of Health and the New Hope YMCA to offer this Youth Mental Health First Aid class in our community.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour course that teaches you how to help someone, aged 12-18, who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. This training teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of common mental illnesses and substance use disorders in adolescents.
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September 25, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
New Hope YMCA
7601 42nd Ave N
New Hope
safeTALK Suicide Alertness For Everyone
Maple Grove Hospital and North Memorial Health are partnering with the Minnesota Department of Health to offer this safeTALK class in our community. safeTALK is a half-day, evidence based training program that teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources trained in suicide intervention. safeTALK stresses safety while challenging taboos that inhibit open talk about suicide..
The training is delivered by a certified safeTALK instructor with a community support resource present in all trainings. Trainings are appropriate for persons 16 and over.
- September 28, 1-4 p.m.
Maple Grove Hospital
9875 Hospital Drive, Maple Grove
Four Seasons Conference Room
Learn more
 5th Annual Trans Equity Summit
The theme for this year's summit is health and wellness with sessions on making healthcare more accessible and accepting for the transgender community, learning skills to improve mental health and resiliency, and tackling pervasive issues relating to health and social support.
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October 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Hennepin Theater Trust
900 Hennepin Ave.
Free and open to the public. Registration and additional information will be available at www.minneapolismn.gov/TransEquity.
The 5th Annual Trans Equity Summit is hosted by the City of Minneapolis in partnership with the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.
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About ReCAST Minneapolis
The Resilience in Communities After Stress & Trauma (ReCAST) Minneapolis Program is funded through a multi-year grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). ReCAST Minneapolis is intended to assist high-risk youth and families, and promote resilience and equity in communities that have recently faced civil unrest through the implementation of evidence-based violence prevention and community youth engagement programs, as well as linkages to trauma-informed behavioral health services. SAMHSA created the ReCAST Program to support communities that have lived through demonstrations of mass protest in response to police-involved shootings of unarmed African-American males.
For more information, please email ReCASTMinneapolisInfo@minneapolismn.gov.
This update was developed [in part] under grant number 1H79SM063520-01 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.
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