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Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, Neighborhoods Editor
Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva (lisa@tcdailyplanet.net) is neighborhoods editor and St. Paul community outreach coordinator. Previously she worked in international development and adult basic education. She has a Master’s degree in teaching and taught social studies to junior high students in New York City, where she lived for eight years. She is a St. Paul native but she daily crosses the river into Minneapolis. Her love for travel keeps her on her toes, but the Twin Cities keep drawing her back.
Falling short on racial equity
The legislature is still not doing enough to address racial equity in the state of Minnesota, staff members of the Organizing Apprenticeship Project told more than 50 community members and non-profit leaders on June 26, as they presented findings of the 2007 Minnesota Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity. (See file attachment at bottom of story for full text of report.) MORE »
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TODAY: Going Green workshop
The Twin Cities Daily Planet is launching the Going Green blog, and we’d like to hear your stories about more environmentally-friendly living. MORE »
Wilder Center paves University Avenue green
Here’s a challenge for you to try at your office tomorrow. Fit all of your waste into a five-inch trashcan. Go ahead, walk your recyclables over to the super organized recycling area. Take a look at your lighting situation. Flip the switch on only when it’s not streaming in from the windows. Did you stop for that paper cup of coffee from your morning commute? Don’t do that. And while you’re at it, try biking to work, carpooling, or taking public transportation. MORE »
Losing faith on Father's Day: Clashes with police shake confidence
Kemen Taylor was heading home from Kentucky last Sunday, eager to spend Father’s Day with his family. He was in a car with three teens from Youth Enterprise, a Christian youth organization where he works. Around Hudson, Wisconsin, he got an alarming phone call from his wife, Ruth, who was in tears. MORE »
Chi-Town Daily News ditches "just journalists" model
“Community Organizer” is a staff title you won’t see at the New York Times or the Chicago Tribune. A community organizer is just one of the things, though, that make Chi-Town Daily News different than other newspapers. The online newspaper also focuses solely on Chicago’s neighborhoods, and uses both professional and “citizen” journalists. MORE »
