Dan Greenwood

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Dan Greenwood (dander2@hotmail.com) is a freelance writer based in Minneapolis.

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Liberian VP visits Minneapolis, appeals for extended immigration status for Liberians here

By Dan Greenwood, TC Daily Planet

Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai visited to Minneapolis on June 17, bringing attention to the plight of 270,000 Liberian Americans living in the United States and the potential for a mass deportation that could occur after September 30 if President Obama doesn’t extend the Deferred Enforced Departure status of Liberians.MORE »

American Indian Arts Festival this weekend in Minneapolis

By Dan Greenwood, TC Daily Planet

The American Indian Arts Festival, to be held June 11 and 12 on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis, will be the first of its kind in Minnesota. Artists, musicians and dancers from not just the Midwest but as far away as Alaska and the Navajo southwest will show that Native American culture and arts are continuously evolving with the times.MORE »

Hmong community meets with Dayton/Legislative candidates

By Dan Greenwood, TC Daily Planet

The economy and education were the two main issues raised at a forum for the Hmong community held on the east side of St. Paul October 9 with gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton.MORE »

Genocide survivors speak out through Minnesota partners

By Dan Greenwood, TC Daily Planet

Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) and the non-profit organization World Without Genocide have partnered on a new documentary about genocide survivors, which focuses on several Minnesota survivors.MORE »

Chalchiutlicue environmental summit in St. Paul, Minneapolis

By Dan Greenwood, TC Daily Planet

Ce Tempoxcalli, a non-profit organization working towards cultural development and environmentalism in the Latino community will host the sixth annual Chalchiutlicue Environmental Project Summit and Ceremony on the weekend of May 21-23. The summit will take place Friday at the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center/Neighborhood House in St. Paul, with a ceremony and feast on Saturday at Powderhorn Park and a fiesta and feast on Sunday at Fort Snelling State Park. MORE »

CSA Fair is a big hit in Minneapolis

By Dan Greenwood, TC Daily Planet

Thirty-three CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farms from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa convened at the Seward Coop in Minneapolis April 24 in search of new members and customers. CSAs generally offer an arrangement of advance payment or volunteering in exchange for a weekly bag of groceries produced and distributed by a farm. Members of a CSA buy a share that can cost anywhere from a hundred dollars to a thousand for the duration of the season. How long the season lasts depends on what is being produced. When someone joins a CSA, they reap the rewards of an unusually good season as well as the loss if unforeseen circumstances such as a drought or flood affect a crop. This marks the ninth year the co-op hosted the CSA Fair in its parking lot. MORE »

School board will vote Tuesday on Minneapolis Public Schools headquarters options

By Dan Greenwood, TC Daily Planet

The Minneapolis Board of Education will vote at its April 27 meeting on whether to go ahead with a district proposal to relocate or renovate the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) headquarters, currently located at 807 Broadway and three satellite locations. MORE »

South Minneapolis hearings on high voltage powerlines

By Dan Greenwood, TC Daily Planet

Residents of Minneapolis and beyond have one more month to have their views considered by a judge about where and if a new stretch of high voltage power lines go up in South Minneapolis.MORE »

Organics recycling grows in the Minneapolis Public Schools

By Dan Greenwood, TC Daily Planet

Minneapolis Public Schools has added organic waste composting to its district wide recycling program. Starting last Monday, Edison High School in Northeast Minneapolis began composting all uneaten food and many paper products. The school already has a non-organics recycling program in place which includes paper, plastic, glass and aluminum. Edison High has a partnership with Americorps. In addition to after school-tutoring programs, Americorps volunteers have helped launch a relationship with the MPS (Minneapolis Public Schools) Goes Green campaign; a result of a February '09 resolution by the Board of Education stating the district's commitment to environmental sustainability. MORE »

Driver's license bill for undocumented workers

By Dan Greenwood, TC Daily Planet

About 30 activists gathered at the Waite House Community Center in Minneapolis on February 25 to strategize ways to move forward with a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license. Mujeros En Liderazgo (Women in Leadership), an organization dedicated to social and immigration issues, organized the meeting.MORE »