Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Captivating Calm Garden Tour Wrap-Up!

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It was a beautiful evening for neighbors to gather in each other’s gardens. Thank you to our hosts and our organizing team which this year was comprised of Kingfield neighbors Julie, Laura, and Aimee! We couldn’t do this event without our steadfast volunteers!

If you attended a garden, as we know that hundreds of people did!, we ask that you consider making a donation to KFNA to support our work organizing projects like this that build community in our neighborhood. Suggested donation is $3 if you visited one garden and $10 + if you visited more than 1 site. Donations can be made via Venmo @kingfield_kfna or at this link through GiveMN.

If you are interested in being part of the leadership team next year please contact and KFNA will be in touch with you in the spring. You can also send a message if you are potentially interested in being a garden host location!

Captivating Calm: the 13th Annual Kingfield 2021 Garden Tour

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Thursday, July 15th, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM / 27 Gardens throughout Kingfield!

This year’s tour includes a Minneapolis Heritage Tree site – a yellow buckeye, Mom’s donated hostas, and Asian Python Beans. Be inspired by productive vegetable planting, blooming boulevards or shady backyard patios guarded by gnomes.

Curious? Check the map or watch for signs saying “Garden Tour Here on Thursday” to pop up later this week and plan your route. Stop by one or stop by all 27 yards to see what your neighborhood gardeners have been planting during the pandemic.

Visit 1 or visit all of the 27 varied and intimate spaces! The tour is free and open to all, although donations will be accepted to support the education garden and orchard at MLK Park growing produce donations for The Aliveness Project. Suggested donation is $3 if you visit 1 garden;$10 if you visit more than one. Donate via Venmo at @kingfield_kfna or via text “Garden Tour” to 44321.

Wells Fargo Community Engagement Report

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“It was a privilege to participate in this first session for the Nicollet and Lake redevelopment area. We got to hear brief introductions from the stakeholders who are guiding this process: Project for Pride in Living, Cultural Wellness Center and Wells Fargo. It was brought up that how we build is as important as what we build, thus the focus on community engagement and centering the community voice.
 
This first session focused on the history of Lake Street extending both directions from Nicollet Ave. Through imagery and stories we learned about this neighborhood through the decades from the late 1800’s to today. We got to see how the area evolved through the years with the introduction of cars, the move of businesses to the suburbs and the hard truths of erosion of community, redlining, the construction of 35W as well as the renewed focus on culture with the development of the Midtown Global Market. We also learned of inspiring community members who lived in the neighborhood at different times: Lena Olive Smith (Minnesota’s first female African American lawyer), Wayne Glanton (pioneering carpenter and construction entrepreneur) and Willie Mays (who played for the Minneapolis Millers before joining the New York Giants). 
 
For those interested in listening, learning and supporting this effort I welcome you to join me at future meetings.”
Joanne Chappellaz, Kingfield Neighbor and Member of the KFNA Redevelopment Committee
Attend Session 2, Thursday June 17, 6:30-8 PM by registering here! The passcode you will need to complete the registration is  IJBnLeFm8f. If you need help please contact

KFNA & LNA Hiring an Equity & Justice Organizer

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Equity and Justice Organizer: Full-time position

 

Who are we? We are the Kingfield and Lyndale Neighborhood Associations, two independent nonprofits cohoused in the South Nicollet Action Center at 3537 Nicollet Avenue South. As place-based nonprofits that cover from Lake Street to 46th  South and from Lyndale Avenue to 35W, we are focused on the neighbors and the opportunities in this area including housing and development, food security, racial justice and safety, election engagement, education, as well as community building and engagement. We share our office space, and occasionally our work, with dynamic issue-based organizing groups; currently this includes Minneapolis Climate Action and the Somali American Women Action Center. Together we seek to create a community center for all neighbors,  by focusing on 1) connecting neighbors to each other and to resources, 2) community identification of issues and solutions, and 3) leadership skill development.

Our organizations are committed to being equitable and inclusive and reflect the diversity and many identities in our neighborhood. We seek to foster the leadership and participation of people who neighborhood organizations have historically underinvested in. This includes people who rent, and people who identify as BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color), LGBTQ+, youth, and seniors.

 

Position Description: Full time (FTE)—Reporting to two co-housed nonprofit organizations.

Hourly range $18-21, based on experience, paid bi-weekly.
Paid holidays + PTO + Shortened work year (additional paid holiday break 12/18/21- 1/16/22.)
90-day probation period

Requirements:
Spanish: fluent in spoken and written Spanish + interpretation and translation experience
preferred.
Experience living and working in a diverse community: direct organizing training or lived-
experience preferred.
Basic computer skills including: email, data entry, graphic design, Excel, and Word
Strong writing ability in both languages. Comfortable with giving presentations and leading
meetings.
Proof provided of being fully vaccinated by start date.

For more information and to apply please visit http://bit.ly/EquityJusticePosition