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Jay Clark lives in Minneapolis, and works at the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. He does community organizing with neighborhood organizations.


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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Hmong students at Henry High collect 530 postcards to save school buses

By Jay Clark, Free Speech Zone

At the May 18 Henry High May Show, students at the North Minneapolis public school collected over 530 signed postcards addressed to school board members Kim Ellison and Alberto Monserrate. The postcards ask that the Go-To mass transit bus card be optional for the 2012-2013 school year, with school bus rides available.MORE »

FREE SPEECH ZONE | North Minneapolis Hmong Students Vote on Bottineau LRT

By Jay Clark, Free Speech Zone
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Jay Clark

On April 21,  30 Hmong students were taken on a tour of the possible routes of the proposed Bottineau Light Rail Train through north Minneapolis.  After the tour, the students  voted on their preferred  options for LRT in north Minneapolis.MORE »

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | North Minneapolis Hmong Students Invade Capitol

By Jay Clark, Neighborhood Notes
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Jay Clark

On April 5, 25 North Minneapolis Hmong students stormed into the Minnesota state capitol.   All these students go to school in the Hopkins and Wayzata school systems, and they went to the capitol to  urge the legislators to continue to support their school bus transportation,MORE »

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Commissioner McLaughlin Meets South Minneapolis Latino Families

By Jay Clark, Neighborhood Notes
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Jay Clark

Hennepin County commissioner Peter McLaughlin met with 80 soccer players and their parents on March 25 at Green Central indoor soccer.  Most of the families are  Latino, and many live in the Central and Powderhorn neighborhoods.  MORE »

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Farview Soccer Players Thank Sanneh Foundation

By Jay Clark, Neighborhood Notes
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Jay Clark

Farview soccer player Srisuk Vang thanks Tony Sanneh and his foundation for providing training and equipment for his team. Srisuk was very nervous about speaking in front of hundreds of people at the Sanneh foundation’s Gala 4 Goals fundraiser in a language he is still learning. But Srisuk and the other Farview soccer players were a big hit.MORE »

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Farview Soccer Team Wins Good Sportsmanship Award

By Jay Clark, Neighborhood Notes

On January 18, the Minneapolis Park Board presented the Good Sportsman Award to the Farview 13u gold team.MORE »

NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Farview soccer teams win!

By Jay Clark, Neighborhood Notes

This fall, the Farview soccer teams won big victories both on and off the field.

Farview soccer teams won the Minneapolis Parks League citywide tournaments in the
13u and 15u divisions, capping undefeated seasons.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | North Minneapolis Hmong students save school bus transportation to Hopkins

By Jay Clark, Neighborhood Notes

This past week, about 80 North Minneapolis Hmong students boarded school buses to start their new school year in Hopkins and Wayzata schools.

For most students, getting on school buses is a routine ritual repeated year after year.
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