Opening ceremony lineup and dialogue on youth and community safety

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Opening ceremony lineup announced

This year's Community Connections Conference on Saturday, Feb. 17 will kick off with an opening ceremony featuring dance, music and spoken word. Doors open at 9 a.m., and the opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. with remarks from Mayor Jacob Frey.

During the ceremony, you can see performances by:

• Jingle dress dancer Miiskogihmiiwan Poupart-Chapman
• Spoken word artist Enia Kyle
• Vietnamese Social Services Traditional Instrumental Music and Dance Group
• The Somali Museum Dance Troupe
• Folk dance group Ballet Folklórico Mexico Azteca

Find the stage in front of Hall E in the Minneapolis Convention Center.

You can pre-register online now or register in person in multiple languages on conference day.

Pictured: Ballet Folklórico Mexico Azteca at the 2022 conference

Connect with City leaders about youth and community safety

As part of the City's ongoing engagement with young people and families, we invite you to join City leaders, the Minneapolis Youth Cabinet and the Youth Coordinating Board for a community dialogue about how we should be a safe, healthy and child friendly city. Our discussion will focus on community safety.

Council President Elliott Payne and most City Council members will participate in round table discussions with conference guests from 2-3:45 p.m. on the second floor, room 211.

Read more about the dialogue and workshops on the conference program online.

About the conference

The conference is free, open to everyone and will run together with the 2024 Green Zone Summit for environmental justice. This year's conference will also have workshops, fun activities for the whole family and an exhibit hall with over 150 organizations. Lunch is included.

Community Connections Conference and Green Zone Summit
Saturday, Feb.17
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Minneapolis Convention Center, first floor, Hall E
1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Pre-register online.

Help spread the word in multiple languages

You can help us spread the word about the conference by sharing these resources:

• The conference website minneapolismn.gov/ccc
• Video introduction to the Community Connections Conference
• Download and share our multilingual posters, Facebook events, and social media graphics
• You can also download and share our conference poster in an image format in several languages. PDF versions are available on the conference website.
  
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Somali
  • Hmong
  • Oromo
  • Lao

Conference partners

www.minneapolismn.gov/ccc

For questions, accommodations or alternative formats, please contact Neighborhood and Community Relations at 612-673-3737 or email us at ncr@minneapolismn.gov. People who are deaf or hard of hearing can use a relay service to call 311 agents at 612-673-3000. TTY users can call 612-263-6850. Para asistencia, llame al 311 •  Rau kev pab 311 • Hadii aad Caawimaad u baahantahay 311.