Join us for a socially distanced, public event, to move our We Vote at MLK Park yard signs (Bucket Brigade style!) from The Aliveness Project (where they have been stored!) to Butter Bakery Cafe (where they will be staged for distribution!) Join in anywhere on the west side of Nicollet Avenue between the Aliveness Project (3810) and Butter Bakery (3700) and pass signs to the person on your left! Great GOTV photo op, and also a chance to show our voting pride (and see neighbors you have not seen for a long time!)

More info and let us know you are coming via Facebook!

Masks required, gloves recommended! Up to 175 volunteers welcomed to join us! NOTE: Volunteers will be distributing signs to all interested households starting AFTER this date; this is not an event to pick up a sign for your yard. Sign up here if you are interested in having a Get Out the Vote yard sign delivered to you: https://forms.gle/7kxHfy78VqeFoDNC6

Pre-order dinner from Butter (612.521.7401) before you come, as their kitchen closes at 5 PM, or pick up a snack or beverage from their counter which is open until 6 PM and that is when we will finish up!

All on Zoom (online.) / All events are limited to 25 participants  AND Registration is Required. / Led by Danger Boat Productions; co-hosted and funded by KFNA and LNA. More info and registration here. (Other dates also available from this link.)

Let’s Get Uncomfortable

Racism is everybody’s problem. Yet for too long, many white people have shirked the responsibility of learning about racism and talking about it with their white peers. That has shouldered dismantling racism on communities of color.

It’s past time for white people to do more growing, dismantling, and getting uncomfortable, together and apart. We want to help. We’ve created three kinds of facilitated group experiences to discuss racism and anti-racism, and to practice what we can do (right now, today) to develop ally-ship skills.

Upcoming Conversations

• A Place to Start is a facilitated space to get people (particularly white people) to talk about racism, its consequences, and how we all share the responsibility to do the work for change.

• Now 60% More Uncomfortable dives deeper into exploring racism and being anti-racist. Having attended a previous “Let’s Get Uncomfortable” session is not required to sign up, but attendees should be prepared to talk openly about their own past shortcomings on race, reflect on the ways they benefit from a white-centered society, and what sacrifices or changes they are willing to make to address these issues.

• How To Be A Better Ally is a two-hour training that combines facilitated lecture, interactive group work and team role play. Participants gain tools to identify the racism they see in their communities, to better understand the traits and tactics of a constructive ally, and to practice promoting safe environments for all.

These conversations are financially supported by the neighborhood associations of Kingfield and Lyndale. Please also donate generously to keep this work going and support ongoing, deeper conversations with artists of color, as detailed above.

All donations by attendees are dedicated to Danger Boat’s Productions fund for BIPOC performing artists to develop new work; please donate generously upon registration to keep this work going and support ongoing, deeper conversations with artists of color.

Please note, it is confirmed that MLK Park will be a voting location for the Primary and General election in 2020, if you prefer to vote in person. Precincts will be combined into the gym and social distancing will maintained so please allow extra time.

Regarding Absentee Ballots: Your returned ballot must be postmarked on or before Election Day (August 11, 2020) and received by your county by the day before the county canvass (which may take place on the second or third day following the election.) Your ballot will not count if it is received after the deadline. Return your ballot by mail or package delivery service (such as FedEx or UPS). You can also return your ballot in person no later than 3 p.m. on Election Day to the election office that sent your ballot. You can drop off ballots for up to three other voters. You will need to show  identification with name and signature when returning a ballot for someone else.

Find out more here

Due to COVID-19, and the complications of sharing food and drinks, KFNA regrets to inform you we will not be hosting a Polling Party during the August 11 election for the first time in a half-dozen years. But we will see you at the Park on November 3^rd!

Farmers Market Food Drive: Feed the Need! Every week customers buy extra produce and other market goods to be donated through Twin Cities Food Justice to food shelves, senior housing, and other facilities throughout the Twin Cities to get high quality food to those who don’t have access to it. Buy some extra when you come to do your weekly shop and drop it off at the info tent.

Community Supply Drive: We are also accepting unopened diapers, dish soap, and laundry detergent. At this time these are the only additional items we can accept.

Organized by Incarnation Church/Sagrado de Corazon

38^th & Pleasant (SW corner)

If you are experiencing, or anticipating, a shortage of grocery staples in the coming week, please know you are invited to participate in the Incarnation/Sagrado de Corazon Grocery Distribution Event. Intended for low-income households, or those that have difficulties accessing food, there is no cost to participate. Enough groceries will be available to provide food-security for the coming week to 1200 families. Zip codes will be collected at the event to allow for increased food distribution at this location in the coming weeks.

Participants are asked to arrive by car, if possible. Four lanes will be formed and be directed to enter the parking lot from Pleasant Avenue. Boxes of groceries will be placed directly in your car by volunteers. Each box contains enough calories of food to feed a family of four for an entire week. Much of the food is dried or canned so will be shelf-stable. There is also a walk-up and bike lane.

If you are interested in supporting this outreach you can make direct financial donations to the Incarnation COVID-19 Food Shelf at this link: http://bit.ly/IncarnationFoodShelf