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By the People's blog

"It is time to act"—Education for Latino students

by Chris Commers • Celestino, a recent immigrant, strongly asserted what many of us were thinking: “It is time to act.” We were gathered in the basement of Guardian Angels Catholic Church (GA) in Chaska for a public meeting called in response to desires expressed by local Latino-Hispanic families.
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A new era of organizing?

by Harry Boyte • 11/5/08 • The election gave huge credibility and authority to organizing on an unprecedented scale. In today’s Time magazine, Joe Klein tells the story of Nate Hundt, a recent college graduate and Obama organizer he met 11 months ago in Algona, Iowa.
By the People is a weblog on civic engagement produced by the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota.
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This year's election matters

by Peter989 • 10/29/08 • Fifth and sixth graders in North Minneapolis organized a voter registration campaign. Jeffrey Belteton and Jameer Anderson know that this year’s election matters, and they want everyone to get out and vote. When their teachers at Sojourner Truth Academy in North Minneapolis called to make arrangements for them to run a voter registration drive with their fifth and sixth grade classmates, elections officials were skeptical.MORE »
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Recent Blog Posts in By the People

"Green" civic organizers achieve success on local project to improve water quality
A "citizen rabbi"
A “citizen naturalist” on St. Paul’s East Side
Farmington organizing to support veterans, military families
The peculiar attack on community organizing

Weekend What's What: The pre-holiday spirit

By l'etoile magazine

As we delve into November, we bid adieu to any possibilities of running around sans jacket—and we've come to terms with that (the first real snowfall, however, is another matter entirely). And what better to turn our focus to than the holidays? Thanksgiving is right around the corner, followed directly by the gifty season, and the Twin Cities artsy types seem to be easing us slowly but surely into the spirit of, um, buying their cool stuff. This weekend, hit up the Northrup King Building to peruse and purchase local art and related wares during Art Attack; check out The Affair at the Convention Center for festive tastings of chocolate, wine and the like; or stop into local boutiques such as Drama and Cliche to catch deals on fancy frocks for all the swanky parties that approach.MORE »

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Stories we are working on

These are some of the stories we are working on. If you would like to contribute information or opinions, please e-mail the writers!

• Freak Dancing Some high schools have been cracking down on “freak dancing”, where dancers grind against each other on the dance floor. As we work on this story, we welcome your stories and opinions: Where’s the line between freedom of expression and inappropriate behavior? Is this an issue at your local high school? Does your school have a policy, and how is it working? E-mail sheila@tcdailyplanet.net, or click here and leave a comment.

• Church suppers - Jeremy Iggers has posted a blog entry about upcoming church suppers, but he needs your suggestions of upcoming suppers to expand the story. Please post your recommendations as comments on the story or send him an e-mail at jeremy@tcdailyplanet.net.MORE »