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Rock This Caucus! A Caucus Training and Inspirational Community Celebration
Thursday, February 1st, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Butter Bakery Cafe, 3700 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
We're told our vote is our voice, and that we're always given a chance to vote for our next representatives. So why is it that the rooms where these caucuses take place, these rooms that hold the people making those decisions, never look like us?
A few of us found ourselves overwhelmed at these caucuses, and confused that it felt like you needed a rulebook to cast your vote. So we decided to figure out what it was we actually needed to know to have our vote matter, and now we're telling you.
Come and listen to our Ward 8 Council Member, Andrea Jenkins, speak on the importance of the caucus and our place in it.
We'll answer what the point of a caucus is, tell you what you can expect during "caucusing", and we're bringing in Movement Director of NoC — Wintana Melekin — to explain how to make sure people listen to what we have to say.
We're not bringing you in to read some 816 page book called "Robert's Rules of Order". We're telling you about the only three things you need to know.
Music and food will be provided.
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4-H Open House
Thursday, February 1, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
MLK Park, Recreational Center, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Hennepin County 4-H Youth Development program and Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board have hosted 2 open house events to start a 4-H Club at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center. We need youth, families, and volunteers to sustain an impactful program!
Please join us for our third and final event of the season on:
Thursday, February 1st, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 4055 Nicollet Ave. S.
Join Hennepin County 4-H and Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center staff in fun activities, learn all about 4-H, and learn about volunteer leadership opportunities that run a successful, impactful youth program in the Kingfield Neighborhood.
This event is open to all youth and adults interested in learning more about 4-H! Bring the entire family and:
- Participate in a hands-on activity
- Meet 4-H and Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Staff
- Get involved in leadership opportunities to sustain a successful club
- Make new friends and meet fellow community members
For more information, contact Amy Hughes, 4-H Program Coordinator, at hughe534@umn.edu or 612-596-2134.
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62B Candidate Forum
Friday, February 2nd, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30pm / Programming starts at 7 PM)
Sabathani Center, 311 East 38th Street, Minneapolis
Get to know the candidates running for the DFL endorsement in 62B!
Candidates running for the endorsement in 62B include, in alphabetical order by last name:
Korina Barry
Rebecca Gagnon
Aisha Gomez
Bonita Jones
Ben Schweigert
Visit here for info on this event or candidates by the event organizers.
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ReClaim February: Tru Ruts and Conversation
Friday, February 2nd, 7:30 PM
Center for Performing Arts, 3754 Pleasant Avenue South, Minneapolis
Light refreshments. Free admission.
Free parking available across the street in the Lake Country School lot.
An evening to engage with and reflect on works created by Tru Ruts artists
E.G. Bailey and Shá Cage
Among the works to be presented:
- Short Film: New Neighbors (Official selection at more than 90 film festivals, including Sundance.)
- Music Video: Guante & Katrah-Quey w/ Jayanthi Kyle, “Our Relationship is a Slowly Gentrifying Neighborhood”
- Web Series: Brothers
- Live Performance: “We Stand” (poem)
- Excerpt from Khephra: “I am Africa”
- Selection from #testify, the in-progress third piece in Cage’s one-woman trilogy,
- preceded by The N Word (2013) and U/G/L/Y (2015.)
The ReClaim series supports artists who engage fiercely with the complex and contradictory nature of the human experience. We support audiences who yearn for greater personal engagement between works of art and the daily life of our community. With a focus on artists that reckon with social justice on a human scale, the post-presentation discussions are facilitated by skilled leaders in the creation of art and the seeking of justice.
Questions? Contact Jennie Ward
Managing Director, CFPA Minneapolis
manager@cfpampls.com
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Precinct Caucuses
Tuesday, February 6th, 7:00 PM
Find your Caucus location
WHAT IS A PRECINCT CAUCUS?
Precinct caucuses are meetings run by Minnesota’s political parties. They are the first in a series of meetings where parties may endorse candidates, select delegates, and set goals and values (called party platforms). In 2018, one part of precinct caucuses will be a preference ballot for the candidates you want your political party to support for Governor.
It all begins on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 with the precinct caucuses. Going to a caucus is a great way to show support for a candidate, raise an issue that’s important to you, influence who the party will endorse for many offices, and meet people in your community.
There is a lot more info at the Secretary of State’s link here.
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Kingfield Empty Bowls
Thursday, February 8th, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
MLK Park, Recreational Center, 4055 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Actions:
Sign up here to volunteer!
Join the Facebook Event, and Share it to encourage your Friends to attend!
Save the Date on your calendar and invite a neighbor to walk to the park with you for dinner!
On Thursday, February 8th, Kingfield will host the seventh annual Kingfield Empty Bowls, and we would love to see you there! Empty Bowls is a single-evening event that combines art, food, local businesses, nonprofits, and lots and lots of neighbors raising awareness and funds to combat hunger in our neighborhood.
Once again, many of our incredible restaurants have offered to provide soups, breads, and desserts for Empty Bowls. Please join us in thanking Blackbird Cafe, Butter Bakery Cafe, Nighthawks & Birdie, Pat's Tap, Sun Street Breads, Patisserie 46, Royal Grounds Coffee, Cafe Ena, Five Watt Coffee, and Victor's 1959 Cafe who have already pledged their support. We know that as February 8th draws closer, more of our local restaurants will be joining them to cook soup and bake bread and desserts for Empty Bowls!
As in past years, donations to Empty Bowls will benefit Nicollet Square (a project of Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative), an organization that provides affordable housing and a supportive environment for youth who have experienced long-term homelessness or have been in the foster care system. New this year, we are also partnering with Lyndale Community Dinners (a project of the Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA), which welcomes neighbors to a free home-cooked meal every Wednesday. While helping to address ongoing food security issues in our community, these dinners also offer the chance for people of different walks of life to share a meal and fellowship.
All questions should be directed to KFNA Executive Director Sarah Linnes-Robinson at sarah@kingfield.org or 612-7-823-5980.
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Green Team Meeting
Monday, February 12th, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Butter Bakery Cafe, 3700 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis
Because we at KFNA know that many of our neighbors care about the environment, part of our mission for the new year will be trying to shift more attitudes about environmental actions. Ideally, we would give up feeling that green habits are an extra effort and practice them without even thinking about it, essentially developing a greener lifestyle. KFNA will focus on creating change in the areas of home and business composting, waste reduction when hosting outdoor events, increasing pollinator habitat, incentivizing and supporting walking and biking, and more. We welcome you to bring your interests and ideas to the table and to be a part of our team as well!
If you are interested in being part of the green-washing in Kingfield, give us a shout at sarah@kingfield.org or 612-823.5980. We will meet the 2nd Monday each month at a rotating location so email us to get on the notification list–or join us at the first 2018 meeting on Feb. 12 at Butter!
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