Capacity Building Updates
Help Franklin Middle School Create North Minneapolis Mural
Through the Northside Oral History initiative, Franklin Middle School was awarded the opportunity to create a mural to reflect the stories of elders who have lived in the Penn/Plymouth area of North Minneapolis over the last 50 years. Visual art students have already started generating ideas for the mural and the school seeks input and participation from the community in order to make this project a success.
Bring your creativity and your (hi)stories! This is a family friendly event. Light snacks will be provided. If you'd like to participate, please register so we can make appropriate accommodations.
Thursday, January 30
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Franklin Middle School
Saturday, February 1
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Franklin Middle School
Policy Updates
Racial Impact Equity Assessment
In conjunction to the Strategic Racial Equity Action Plan (SREAP), the Division of Race & Equity has created a Racial Impact Equity Assessment (REIA), a tool that aims to facilitate consideration of racial equity and examine how Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) could be affected by a proposed action or decision of the City.
The assessment will be applied if processes for the following are affected:
- Ordinance
- Charter Amendment
- City Enterprise Policy
- Budget Change Item
- Department Program Review
- Policy-based Appointed Board or Commission Advisory Guidance
Applying a racial equity lens within departments early in the process allows for effective change and outcomes that reduce racial disparity impacts.
For more information on the SREAP priorities and process, please visit the Division of Race & Equity website.
Community Resources
Join the Small Business Team!
The Small Business Team is hiring for a Business Services Specialist (B-TAP Coordinator) and a Small Business Community Liaison!
Both positions will have the chance to work with new and established businesses to help them thrive, and to support the City’s adopted priority to increase the number of Minneapolis‐based businesses owned by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; and increase businesses with BIPOC ownership that are still in business after 5 years.
The postings will close on Monday, February 17.
If you or others have any questions, please contact Zoe.Thiel@minneapolismn.gov.
Kente Circle Training Institute is currently accepting applications from qualified candidates for their 2nd Community of Practice: A Supervision Mentoring Circle.This course was created with a vision of supporting communities of color to develop and sustain providers and practitioners of color.
A full description of the Community of Practice program is available for download.
Please email an application and all required documents to kcti@kentecircle.com by February 14, 2020.
Creative CityMaking Update: Southside Green Zone
Come meet Creative CityMaking artist Rory Wakemup this Friday, January 31.
Rory will provide free screen printing training for students, their families, and community members. Feel free to bring blank t-shirts or fabric and learn what Southside Green Zone Council Members have been up to.
Friday, January 31
10:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Anishinabe Academy
Join us Saturday, February 1 for the Community Connections Conference!
 Ebony Johanna Adedayo and Mariah Cannon, from the Division of Race & Equity, will hold a breakout session on building empathy, deepening relationships and promoting large scale systems change through story telling. They'll share our work and highlight stories that we have collected from community residents to better understand their experience navigating systems like the City. We have collected these narratives to shape programs and influence decision-making processes in order to improve people's lives.
More information on the event and registration can be found here.
Saturday, February 1
8:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Convention Center
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About the Division of Race & Equity
The Division of Race & Equity is housed in the City Coordinator's Department.
For more information, please email RaceEquity@minneapolismn.gov.
This update was developed [in part] under grant number 1H79SM063520-03 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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