Youth

Fartun Abdi is passionate about preserving her generation's oral histories.

As a mother of 7, I have always had an open door policy for my children’s friends and many of the young people in my community. Most of my children’s friends have been a part of our lives since they were in Junior High. Today, they continue to visit my house knowing it’s a place where they are safe, nurtured, cared for and most likely will be fed.

More than one hundred children pointed and screamed with delight Tuesday as the Nickelodeon character Sponge Bob Square Pants squeezed his way through a wall of Latino families and children in the Mercado Central on Lake Street in South Minneapolis.

On Thursday, March 21st, students from South High School’s Green Tigers environmental group collaborated with members Alexis Boxer and Tim Harlan-Marks of the Sierra Club to raise awareness about the Keystone XL pipeline. The 60 students who came learned about the difference between sustainable and non-sustainable energy. At the end, the students were given postcards to write President Obama about what needs to change in order for a sustainable future.