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Philando Castile died one year ago today. Nothing has changed.

By Michael Kleber-Diggs | July 6, 2017

On July 6, 2016, at 9:05 p.m., in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, near where Fry Street arrives at Larpenteur Avenue and stops, Philando Castile, his girlfriend Diamond Reynolds and Reynolds’ 4-year-old daughter were pulled over by Jeronimo Yanez and Joseph Kauser of the St. Anthony Police Department. Continue Reading

A seat at the table: Phillipe Cunningham’s vision for youth and building community wealth for Ward 4

By Michael Kleber-Diggs | February 23, 2017

“Right now, we are being governed from a deficit perspective. [People say] ‘we need to be fixed, there are things that are wrong, and things are just desolate and bad.’ Whereas governing from an asset or strength-based perspective takes [our] gems and builds them up.” Continue Reading

Why doing everything right won’t save you: The Myth of respectability

By Michael Kleber-Diggs | August 22, 2016

In certain circles, shooting an unarmed person of color in front of a child is only awful if we can prove that the victim deserved to live. For them, respectability sources the right to draw air. Continue Reading

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Off-Leash Art Box 4200 E 54th Street, Minneapolis

10may - 20All DayThe 4th Annual Right Here Showcase

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An annual showcase of the area's most intriguing artists at the newest Twin Cities venue for alternative performing arts, the Off-Leash Art Box. 4 Minnesota-based mid-career artists are commissioned to create

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An annual showcase of the area’s most intriguing artists at the newest Twin Cities venue for alternative performing arts, the Off-Leash Art Box.

4 Minnesota-based mid-career artists are commissioned to create new work in contemporary dance and theater. This year the Showcase features new work by:

Brian J Evans, of Stuart Pimsler company
Erinn Liebhard, of Contempo Physical Dance
Charles Campbell, of Skeweed Visions, and
Rory Wakemup, of All My Relations Gallery doing visual art performance

Show dates & times are:
May 10-11-12-13, and May 17-18-19-20
Thurs-Fri-Sat 8pm, Sunday’s at 5pm

This important and exciting community event showcases the diversity of the local artistic community, in a brand new space.

612-724-7372

Time

may 10 (Thursday) - 20 (Sunday)

Location

Off-Leash Art Box

4200 E 54th Street, Minneapolis

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Off-Leash Art Box

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Target Performance Hall, Open Book, Floor 2 1011 South Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415

16may - 16junmay 166:00 pmjun 16Book Release: Chibundu Onuzo's WELCOME TO LAGOS with Lesley Nneka Arimah

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Join us in the Target Performance Hall as we celebrate the release of Chibundu Onuzo's novel WELCOME TO LAGOS (Catapult), featuring a conversation with Lesley Nneka Arimah, author of Kirkus

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Join us in the Target Performance Hall as we celebrate the release of Chibundu Onuzo’s novel WELCOME TO LAGOS (Catapult), featuring a conversation with Lesley Nneka Arimah, author of Kirkus Prize-winning story collection WHAT IT MEANS WHEN A MAN FALLS FROM THE SKY. Reading, conversation, and short Q&A followed by signing and reception.

“Onuzo’s novel is at once a Robin Hood tale and a cross section of Nigerian society. . . . She avoids grand defining statements about Lagos, smartly letting the predicaments of each character show how the city’s lawlessness runs parallel to its bustle. . . . The novel is marked by lively storytelling throughout. A well-turned tribute to the freedom and frustrations of a diverse city.” —Kirkus

CHIBUNDU ONUZO was born in 1991 in Lagos, Nigeria. She studied History at King’s College London and is currently pursuing a PhD in History at the same institution. Her short stories have been commissioned by BBC Radio and she writes for the Guardian, with a special interest in Nigeria.

LESLEY NNEKA ARIMAH was born in the UK and moved from Nigeria to the US in her teens. Her work has received numerous grants and awards, including the 2017 Kirkus Prize for Ficiton and the 2015 African Commonwealth Prize. She lives in Minneapolis.

Time

May 16 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm - June 16 (Saturday) 8:30 pm Central

Location

Target Performance Hall, Open Book, Floor 2

1011 South Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415

Organizer

Milkweed Publishingintern@milkweed.org

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East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55106

20may1:00 pm- 4:00 pmBoat Folding Circle and Discussion

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Learn how to fold a simple paper boat and help build a collection of 1,000 paper boats as part of poet and book artist Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen’s paper memorial commemorating

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Learn how to fold a simple paper boat and help build a collection of 1,000 paper boats as part of poet and book artist Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen’s paper memorial commemorating the lives lost during the Vietnamese refugee waves of 1954 and after The War in Vietnam and South East Asia, 1975-1992.

No origami experience necessary! Light refreshments will be provided.

In this project, each boat represents a person that was lost in the fleeing, and will be remembered and released on the last day of the Floating Library*, as part of a poetry reading and an honoring and healing ritual on Lake Phalen open to the public .

Anh-Hoa hopes that this project will increase awareness and understanding of the multi-faceted complexity of the Vietnamese refugee experience, and that other diasporas will be able to connect through their cultures’ shared crossings and sacrifices.

As our hands are folding, we will discuss our own water histories and homeland stories.

*The Floating Library is a collection of books made by artists that sit aboard a raft floating on Lake Phalen this summer on weekends from July 22 – August 5. Rent a boat and paddle out to read! For more information, visit www.thefloatinglibrary.org

Time

(Sunday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

East Side Freedom Library

1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55106

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East Side Freedom Libraryemail info@eastsidefreedomlibrary.org or call 651-230-3294

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Harrison Education Center 501 Irving Ave N, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405

20may1:00 pm- 4:00 pmHousing Justice Now — Don’t Move, Fight Back!

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*Our city is in a housing crisis. But we can fight back. Let’s Build a People’s Housing Plan for Minneapolis.* Working people in Minneapolis face a housing crisis we didn’t create.

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*Our city is in a housing crisis. But we can fight back. Let’s Build a People’s Housing Plan for Minneapolis.*
Working people in Minneapolis face a housing crisis we didn’t create. Rents are going up, and it’s harder and harder to find an apartment. It’s even worse for women and communities of color. Fifty-six percent of black or African-American renting households are cost-burdened (paying more than 30% of their income), and 51 percent of American Indian, Latino and Asian renting households are cost-burdened in Minneapolis. According to a study by CURA, no Minneapolis neighborhood is considered affordable for a median-income black family. The Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan won’t solve the crisis. In reality, it simply double’s down on a developer-driven, “let the market handle it” approach to housing that most in City Hall had accepted long ago.

*Who’s City? Our City!* Join renters and homeowners who want to organize for housing justice on Sunday May 20th at 1pm at Harrison Rec center to build a platform that says housing is a human right. The city’s corporate developer and landlord funded agenda isn’t what working people in Minneapolis need. But we can create a people’s housing agenda for justice that centers on renters, low-income people and communities of color having a right to the city, and plan for actions to organize for a housing program that puts people over profit.

*More details to come. Light refreshments provided, please contact this page for questions about childcare and translation. If your organization would like to participate, message the fb event.*

Inquilinxs Unidos por Justicia, Parks and Power, Socialist Alternative and Democratic Socialists of America TC

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(Sunday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Harrison Education Center

501 Irving Ave N, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405

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Parks & Powershruthikamisetty5@gmail.com

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Phoenix Theater 2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408

20may3:00 pm- 9:00 pm20% Theatre Auditions for "Waafrika" by Nick Mwaluko

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Announcing auditions & production staff/designer options for 20% Theatre Company’s world premiere of "WAAFRIKA 123" by Nick Mwaluko, directed by Lisa Marie Brimmer.

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Announcing auditions & production staff/designer options for 20% Theatre Company’s world premiere of “WAAFRIKA 123” by Nick Mwaluko, directed by Lisa Marie Brimmer.

Auditions: Cold readings by appointment in 30-minute slots:
Sunday, May 20 from 3-5pm and 630-9pm
at the Phoenix Theater, 2605 Hennepin Avenue S, Minneapolis

To schedule an audition, email preferred time slot to kristen@tctwentypercent.org, and role(s) auditioning for, if known. Please BRING photo and resume with you – do not email them.

Rehearsals: Begin mid September, location TBD. Our goal is weeknights – not everyone will be needed at every rehearsal, and some weekends might be necessary. Schedule will depend on actor availability.

Mandatory Tech Week: October 28-31

Production Run: November 1-11, 2018 at Minnsky Theatre in Minneapolis.

The Play: 1992 Kenya, on the even of the country’s first democratic elections, everyone is brewing with expression, even in the tiny, rural village, Luoland, with no electricity or running water some 250 kilometers northwest of Nairobi. There, although lesbians “don’t exist” in Kenya – two queers fall in love: Awino, from the Luo tribe, and Bobby, an American development worker.

Characters & Descriptions:

AWINO: Kenyan Luo (Black). 20’s/30’s; Assigned female at birth, though very non-conforming in presentation, Awino is large-boned and often appears extremely boyish/masculine.

CHIEF: Kenyan man (Black). Late 40’s to early 50’s but we welcome 20+ to audition for this role; Wears traditional African garb befitting his honored status as Chief and carries a staff-like wooden cane or walking stick symbolic of royalty.

WIVES, RADIO ANNOUNCERS, VIGILANTES: 3 women (Black), 20s-40s, playing multiple characters each

BOBBY: American woman (White). Late 20’s to mid 30’s. Ex-Peace Corps volunteer. Feminine but tough, sarcastic but loving.

20% Theatre strongly encourages disabled artists and trans/non-binary artists to audition for any role.

Payment: The stipend for all actors is $500, payable following the final performance & strike on November 11.

Production Team Positions: We are also seeking the following paid production staff positions: Assistant Stage Manager, Costume Designer, and Sound Designer. Artists of color preferred. Please submit email of interest and resume (if possible) to claire@tctwentypercent.org by 5/31.

Please help promote this opportunity to folx you feel should audition or apply!

20% Theatre Company is committed to supporting and vigorously promoting the work of female and transgender theatre artists, and celebrating the unique contribution of these artists to social justice and human rights. www.tctwentypercent.org

Time

(Sunday) 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location

Phoenix Theater

2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408

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20% Theatre

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SPNN 550 Vandalia Street #170, Saint Paul, MN 55114

20may3:30 pm- 5:30 pmMN Herstory Reading

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MN Herstory is a community initiative to celebrate and honor the beauty, power, and strength of Hmong women through the unique lens of their collective stories. Join MN Herstory for an

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MN Herstory is a community initiative to celebrate and honor the beauty, power, and strength of Hmong women through the unique lens of their collective stories.

Join MN Herstory for an afternoon of connecting with your community, sharing narratives, and participating in a reading and panel discussion with local herstorians. After the event, join the MN Herstory community for Happy Hour at Lake Monster Brewing, next door to SPNN.

This is our herstory.

#makingMNHerstory

This FREE event is made possible with the sponsorship of Coalition of Asian American Leaders – CAAL. Coalition of Asian American Leaders is a network that harnesses the collective power of Asian American leaders to improve the lives of community. Follow CAAL on Twitter at @CAALMN or Facebook to learn more. This support is part of CAAL’s #MinneAsianStories Campaign, an effort to celebrate the rich diversity of the Asian Minnesotan population through storytelling. Thank you for believing and continuing to support in our community effort to uplift the stories and voices of everyday Hmong girls and women in the community!

Readers/Panelists:

Houa Moua, Karina Vang, Alicia Mai Xyos, Paj Zaub Vaj, Houa Lor, Christina Sayaovong Vang, and more!

Closing Performance:

Sonic Rain/Soundofthe Rain

Food:

Shirley Yang from Shirley’s Catering

Emcee/Host:

Mamie Xiong

*Photography:

Shur Photography

*Videography:

Joua Lee Grande & SPNN Team

* There will be photography and video recording at the event.

After Gathering/Reflection/Connecting:

Lake Monster Brewing, 5pm – 8pm

FAQs:

Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?

There is no age limitation for the event.

There will be Happy Hour after the event at Monster Brewery, 5pm – 8pm, and if you plan to drink or attend, you will need proper ID.

Will there be childcare available?

We will provide child care for the duration of the program, 3:30pm – 5:00pm. Please leave us a note when you register if you need childcare.

Will there be interpreters available?

There will be Hmong and ASL interpreters available. The event will be entirely facilitated in English. Please specify if you need interpreters for you or your guests.

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

SPNN is about two blocks south of the Green Line. There is a free, first-come-first-serve, parking lot at SPNN.

What can I bring to the event?

Outside food and drinks are NOT allowed. We will be providing light snacks and water for the event.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

You do not need to print a ticket. We will have your registered name on will-call.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Please email MN Herstory at mnherstory@gmail.com for more information about the event, if you have further questions or if you have any media inquiry.

Be sure to like and follow our public Facebook page to get the most updated info on our upcoming event, and to continue reading our weekly herstories!

***REMEMBER TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS VIA EVENTBRITE. THIS IS A FREE EVENT, HOWEVER RSVP IS GREATLY ENCOURAGED AS SEATING IS LIMITED.***

Time

(Sunday) 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

SPNN

550 Vandalia Street #170, Saint Paul, MN 55114

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MN Herstory

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