Brian Rusche, Executive Director of the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition Monday, January 9, 7 p.m. Star Bank Community Room, 250 Prairie Center Drive, Eden Prairie, MN Across from the Eden Prairie Center Penney's parking lot Brian Rusche will be speaking on "Faithful Citizenship and the 2012 Legislative Session." The new MN Census has confirmed that the child poverty rate is at 15.2%, or 192,000 children. Mr. Rusche will inform us about the sobering connections between economic justice and upcoming legislative decisions. He will take questions after his presentation. Mr. Rusche has 30 years experience in social justice advocacy.Sponsored by Progressives on the Prairie. The population of homeless, unaccompanied youth is growing in Minnesota. According to a count of homeless people conducted by Wilder Research in October 2009, there are 46 percent more homeless, unaccompanied youth (ages 16 to 21) in Minnesota than were counted just three years ago. On any night in the state, an estimated 2,500 youth are homeless and on their own. Homeless youth are everywhere, including the suburbs of Hennepin County. A new program to provide safe, supportive transitional housing for the homeless youth of suburban Hennepin County in volunteer homes will hold informational meetings in September. Those who are interested in learning more about suburban homeless youth and ways they can help are encouraged to attend. ___________________________________________________________ Please join us for ONE of the informational meetings of the Suburban Host Home Program: Monday, Sept 19, 6-8pm Eisenhower Community Center 1001 Hwy 7 Hopkins, MN Thursday, Sept 22, 6-8pm Eden Prairie Library 565 Prairie Center Drive Eden Prairie, MN The Suburban Host Home Program is a community initiative involving local schools, faith communities, local government, service providers and the greater suburban Hennepin County community. The mission of the program is to address the housing needs of homeless youth by connecting them with caring adults from their own communities who are willing to provide safe housing and support. After studying housing and services options, the Suburban Host Home Program Action Council and Teens Alone turned to Avenues for Homeless Youth, which has deep experience as the coordinator of the GLBT Host Home Program. This new program is largely modeled on that existing and very successful program. The objectives of the Suburban Host Home Program fall into two main areas:
At full operation, the Suburban Host Home Program will provide transitional living arrangements for ten homeless suburban youth ages 16 to 21 in safe, supportive host homes within the suburbs. The program will recruit and train adult volunteers in the suburbs to be host homes, then match suburban homeless youth with those volunteer host homes, so that the youth may continue to live, attend school, and work within their home suburban communities. To learn more about the Suburban Host Home Program and the upcoming informational meetings: Email: info@suburbanhosthome.org Call: 612-767-4658 Photo Voter ID: Does Minnesota Need It? 04/15/2011
Please follow the link below to the video Photo Voter ID: Does Minnesota Need It? Panelists: Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer (Republican) 16B; Rep. Steve Simon (DFL) 44A; Beth Fraser, Director of Government Affairs for MN Secretary of State office. Moderated by Helen Palmer, and hosted by the West Metro League of Women Voters on March 26, 2011 at St. Louis Park City Hall & recorded by Park TV. http://vimeo.com/21607830 Sondra Samuels on Northside Achievement Zone 04/14/2011
Democratic Visions has a very interesting segment on a Minneapolis educational initiative to eliminate the achievement gap. It is called Northside Achievement Zone, and is patterned after the Harlem Children's Zone. See this video featuring CEO Sondra Samuels on the program. Oxfam America Hunger Banquet 03/01/2011
Join with Oxfam America to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Oxfam America Hunger Banquet: A Sisters on the Planet Event March 4, 6pm-8pm Univ. of MN Continuing Education Conference Center, 1890 Buford Av., St. Paul, MN Speakers: Congresswoman Betty McCollum and Mme. Jacqueline Morette, Haitian farmer Globally, women are the primary caretakers of their families and the land – often producing up to 75% of the food in developing nations. Please join with Oxfam America and cosponsors on March 4 for an interactive meal where you can learn how women feed the world, and what you can do to support them. The event is free and open to the public. For more info go to www.oxfamamerica.org/events. Please RSVP to Deborah Price, dl.price@comcast.net or 763-476-1791. Air Quality Forum Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Ave. (at Franklin) Thursday, February 24, 2011 6:30-9:30 pm (exhibits at 6:30 & 9:00, Program 7--9 p.m.) The Air We Breathe: Is it Harmful? State of Minnesota's Air Air Quality: The Consumer Product Connection Health Impacts of Polluted Air Strategies for Improving Our Air Minneapolis Leading the Way Opportunities to Reduce Air Pollution Public Policy Strategies: Minnesota Cumulative Impacts Law Business Strategies: What MN Businesses are Doing to Reduce Air Pollution Next Steps Music by Climate Change and Earth Buzz Crew Exhibits Please see http://www.lwvmpls.org/air_quality_forum.html for more information on Speakers and Agenda. PLEASE JOIN SEN. TERRI BONOFF AND REP. JOHN BENSON FOR A TOWN HALL MEETING IN MINNETONKA Minnetonka City Hall 14600 Minnetonka Blvd. Saturday, February 5, 2011 9:30-11:00 a.m. From www.dflsd42.org This month on Democratic Visions: DFL Representative Debra Hilstrom Minnesota Progressive Project’s Eric Pusey Persuading Republican lawmakers to provide responsible and effective state deficit reduction proposals is one of the charges laid out for Minnesota House Democrats by Minority Deputy Lead Debra Hilstrom and Minority Leader Paul Thissen. Hilstrom and Minnesota Progressive Project writer Eric Pusey are featured in separate segments in the current edition of Democratic Visions. Hilstrom tells interviewer Tim O’Brien that constituents can expect Senate and House Republicans this session to draw up numbers of state constitutional amendment bills as a means of skirting gubernatorial vetoes and over ride votes. Proposed constitutional amendments would have to be approved by Minnesota voters during the 2012 general election. Minnesota Progressive Project writer Eric Pusey is among the few Minnesota journalists who have been reporting on and tabulating the public statements made by Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann. Pusey, who posts blogs from his southwest Minneapolis home, claims and demonstrates that the Tea Party/Republican operative is unable or unwilling to distinguish facts from unsupportable assumptions. During his interview, Pusey scolds the Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio and other regional broadcast news outlets for not holding Representative Bachmann accountable. Democratic Visions is a public issues cable TV program produced by Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Edina volunteers for DFL Senate District 42. In Hopkins, Minnetonka, Edina, Richfield and Eden Prairie, Democratic Visions can be seen on Comcast Channel 15 on Sundays at 9 p.m. and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Bloomington Cable Channel 16 carries the program on Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. and Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. In Minneapolis Democratic Visions can be seen on MTN Channel 17 Sundays at 7 p.m. Check MTN's schedule for repeats. Links to the YouTube version of the interviews are: Rep. Hilstrom:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2To_Fsdb90 Eric Pusey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8nlRImvB6g Senator David Hann Rep. Jenifer Loon Rep. Kirk Stensrud State Senator David Hann, Representative Jenifer Loon and Representative Kirk Stensrud will host a town hall meeting for Eden Prairie/Senate District 42 residents. The lawmakers will provide an update of what’s taken place so far this session, their committee involvement and a glimpse at what may be in store at the Capitol. After their presentation, Hann, Loon and Stensrud will respond to questions from the audience. When: Saturday, February 5th, 2011 12:30- 2:00 PM Where: Eden Prairie Library, Large Meeting Room 565 Prairie Center Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 For more information, contact Senator Hann’s office at 651-296-1749, Rep. Jenifer Loon’s office at 651-296-7449, or Rep Kirk Stensrud’s office at 651-296-3964. Announcement from Andrew.Eilers@senate.mn CMAL Program Jan. 15: Heading Home Hennepin 01/09/2011
“Heading Home Hennepin” by Cathy ten Broeke at 10:00AM-11:30AM on Saturday January 15, 2011 Augsburg Park Library, 7100 Nicolet Avenue, Richfield, MN 55423 Cathy ten Broeke is Project Coordinator for the Office to end Homelessness in Minneapolis and Hennepin County. The Heading Home Hennepin Plan was developed by business and civic leaders, advocates, community members and individuals who have experienced homelessness with the goal of ending homelessness in Minneapolis and Hennepin County by 2016. This program is expected to change the paradigm from managing to ending homelessness. The Plan is in the 4th year of the Heading Home Hennepin Initiative and has helped many people with significant cost savings. They have seen more people come into the program which has been a challenge. They will be publishing an interim public report in November 2010 which will show their progress on the 10 Year plan to End Homelessness. Come and hear of a government program that is showing success four years into the ten year span. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters Council of Metropolitan Leagues (CMAL). Free and open to the public. | AuthorI'm Peggy Kvam, and serve as editor of the newsletter and this website for LWV MEPH.  ArchivesDecember 2011 Categories |
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