Join us for a hands-on learning experience on redistricting. For the first time, you will have the power to draw and propose your own redistricting maps for Minneapolis City Council. This event will show you how to draw lines that are drawn around people, not politicians. Come by yourself or recruit a team to participate in this once-in-a-decade event. All maps entered will be submitted to the Minneapolis Charter Commission. Cosponsored by CURA, Urban Research and Outreach Center, and Common Cause Minnesota. Please see the attached poster for more info and the links:http://www.cura.umn.edu/events/2012-02-18/draw-your-own-map and http://www.drawminneapolis.org/.
The event on the 4th is more informational and is being sponsored in conjunction with the Humphrey’s Center for the Study of Politics and Governance. The event on the 18th is about the redistricting process but will also involve actually drawing new ward maps. It is not expected or required that you attend the event on the 4th in order to attend our event on the 18th.
The agenda for the 18th will be:
9:30-10am background on redistricting
10am-12pm group map-making in the lab
12-12:30pm debrief and share maps created