Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Building Bridges/Breaking Bread Event Moved Indoors Tonight Due to Weather

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Due to a forecast including likely rain and thunderstorms throughout virtually all of today we will be going with our RAIN PLAN! Join us at Sabathani Community Center, 2nd floor, 310 E 38th Street, located 1 block east of the bridge on 38th St.

Don’t fret, other than a change of locale the event will be just as lively and engaging as it was last year! And all the food vendors are still on board so get excited for a cross cultural feast from local restaurants, eateries, and grocers that is delicious and abundant as well as appropriate from vegan to carnivore and considerate of various allergies and dietary concerns.

For more information, including specific food vendors and menu items,  visit the Facebook event.

Volunteers Needed for Events in Kingfield!

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Nicollet Open Streets

Help bring the biggest annual party IN the neighborhood TO the neighborhood…by being a volunteer at the event.  We can’t do this event without you—from street closings to attendance tallies to compost and waste educating, sign up here!

https://bit.ly/2NTgUT5

 

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Building Bridges/Breaking Bread

Thank you so much for your interest in helping with the 2019 Building Bridges & Breaking Bread: E 38th St Bridge Pop Up Feast!  Please fill in the short survey so we can better understand how you would like to help with the event.  Council member Jenkins’ office will be reaching out to volunteers to coordinate final event details.

https://forms.gle/Qi3eAQzEoZShgCoZ7

Building Bridges, on the 38th Street Bridge

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Now that the 38th Street bridge has reopened over Interstate 35W, neighbors will gather for a sit-down dinner — on the bridge — on Thursday, Aug. 16.

The evening will feature live music, kid-friendly activities, dinner and conversation.

Volunteers at Eat for Equity have started preparing about 200 meals, with a menu loosely based on a southern heritage meal they’ve served at Bonnaroo in Tennessee. Dinner begins at 5:45 PM–there are no reservations and seating will be first come, first served.

Reade more about the event here!

http://www.southwestjournal.com/news/neighborhoods/2018/08/dinner-is-served-thursday-on-the-38th-street-bridge/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1901481466821843/

KFNA Equity & Outreach Committee Meeting, Tonight

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Our next meeting is on February 2 at 5:45PM at Butter Bakery.

Dear Neighbors,

On behalf of the Kingfield Neighborhood Association Board (KFNA), we of the KFNA Equity and Outreach Committee want to reiterate our unwavering commitment to fostering a more inclusive sanctuary for all people in this great neighborhood. 

This weekend, a neighbor’s house was vandalized in response to an “All Are Welcome” sign. Even if not intended to be a direct attack on the sacred value of inclusion, this was its impact. 

While we have aspirations to be a more inclusive community, we aren’t there yet as a neighborhood, as a city, as a state, or as a country. Our current political climate is only serving to make this aspiration far more difficult to achieve. These unacceptable behaviors will continue, yet, each of us has the power and responsibility to actively resist.

This is our ask: do something today that makes our neighborhood a more inclusive place. And tomorrow. And the day after, and the day after that. At the very least, make a commitment to being kind, generous, and to listen to those around you. To truly listen is to allow yourself to be changed by what you hear. Equity is something that can be achieved, but it requires constant maintenance.
For our part, the KFNA Equity and Outreach Community Task Force will continue to work with the board, local businesses, and our neighbors to make Kingfield an accessible, inclusive place to live, work, eat, and play. We welcome your active participation and/or your feedback at our monthly meetings.

Our next meeting is on February 2 at 5:45PM at Butter Bakery. We will hear from the Lyndale Neighborhood Association, which has made promising strides toward equity and inclusion. The last half of the meeting will an open community conversation.

In solidarity and power,

KFNA Equity and Outreach Community Task Force