Sketchpad journaling by participant, Cori Lin (IG: @cori.lin.art). Used with permission. On Tuesday, May 10, 2016, Minnesota Rising and sister initiative, LOCUS, hosted an identity-driven leadership workshop as a part of this year’s BushCONNECT. More than 50 people spent the day immersed in thoughtful reflection and courageous conversations about race, ranging from strategies for self-care and community … Continue reading Minnesota Rising & LOCUS: 5/10 Identity-Driven Leadership Workshop Recap
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"Millennials and the On-Demand Economy Summit" with Senator Amy Klobuchar
I'm excited to have been invited to participate in Senator Klobuchar's "Millennials and the On-Demand Economy Summit" tomorrow at Sport Ngin. Note that the event time has been revised to 11:30am. Join us for an engaging conversation about issues impacting Millennials across Minnesota!Klobuchar To Host Millennial SummitThe event will highlight issues facing one of the … Continue reading "Millennials and the On-Demand Economy Summit" with Senator Amy Klobuchar
BCLI Issue Series: Intersectionality on November 12
Nexus’ BCLI Program is partnering with Minnesota Rising’s LOCUS group to further the conversation of intersectionality in social justice work. LOCUS is an initiative of Minnesota Rising. Learn more about Minnesota Rising HERE Our lives are complex, and even more so, our identities. In the important work of social justice, we work towards to unpacking some of … Continue reading BCLI Issue Series: Intersectionality on November 12
LOCUS “Keeping Current” Happy Hour III Recap
For LOCUS “Keeping Current” Happy Hour III we met on October 21st at Green Spoon Cafe with the purpose of discussing three topics (activist strategies and white culture, tone policing, and elitism in social movements) brought up by three articles elected as pre-reads for the event: How the Interruption of Bernie Sanders Exposed White Progressives’ White … Continue reading LOCUS “Keeping Current” Happy Hour III Recap
LOCUS "Keeping Current" Happy Hour III on 10/22
Wednesday, October 22, 20156:00pm - 7:30pmGreen Spoon CafeRegister online!*This event is organized for and by people of color (and non-POC with other marginalized identities) as a supportive and courageous space.LOCUS invites you to a casual autumn Keeping Current" Happy Hour III! Taking a few pages (and no more than that!) from the book club model, … Continue reading LOCUS "Keeping Current" Happy Hour III on 10/22