Talking Sense with MPR News and Braver Angels
Talking Sense with MPR News and Braver AngelsFebruary 27, 2024 6pm-7:30pm Valley Creek Rooms at Central Park 8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury MN 55125 During what promises to be a divisive election year, MPR News and the nonprofit organization Braver Angels are partnering to create Talking Sense, an online and in-person platform to help Minnesotans have hard conversations better. On Tuesday, […]
North Star Journey Live: Beyond the Border: The Immigration Crisis, Up Close
MPR News and Sahan Journal presentNorth Star Journey Live: Beyond the Border: The Immigration Crisis, Up CloseEl Colegio High School4137 Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407Thursday, February 8, 2024 – 6-7:30pm The Event Changes to immigration policy are causing confusion and conflict—especially with the 2024 election right around the corner. But the issue isn’t just political. […]
Safeguarding Houses of Worship
Safeguarding Houses of Worship Location: 2647 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55407Time: Tuesday, June 6 at 6 p.m. In recent months, a series of disturbing incidents–mosque fires and acts of vandalism–have shaken the Twin Cities’ Muslim community and prompted a collective need to confront these acts of hate head-on. On Tuesday, June 6, Sahan Journal and MPR […]
IN FOCUS: Stories behind the Storefront
MPR News and Meet Minneapolis presentIN FOCUS: Stories behind the Storefront Tuesday, June 6, at 7:00 p.m. Live at Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406 MPR News and Meet Minneapolis present IN FOCUS: Stories behind the Storefront. Join us at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, at Hook and Ladder Theater & […]
In Focus: The Nature Gap: How to Make Outdoor Recreation Welcoming for All at the MPR Booth at the Minnesota State Fair
Minnesota is a state blessed with abundant outdoor spaces. Pristine lakes, rocky shores, towering pines, dancing prairies, there is a never-ending, always-changing kaleidoscope of nature that beckons us to explore. But not everyone feels welcome. Historically, outdoor recreation has been a white, wealthy, able-bodied and male-dominated realm. Here in Minnesota, about 20 percent of Minnesotans […]
Rock the Cradle
After a 2-year hiatus, the Current’s annual free Rock the Cradle event for kids and their grownups to explore music, art and culture returns Sunday, July 10, at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and Children’s Theatre Company. Because it is summertime, we are setting up an outdoor stage and other outdoor activities in Target Park […]
MPR Presents: Indigenous & Media Community Roundtable
In partnership with We Are Still Here Minnesota, and MIGIZI, MPR will host three community conversations involving media professionals and Indigenous community members. Led by Indigenous community leaders and moderated by David Cournoyer, a tribal member and former Twin Cities TV reporter, these virtual Zoom events will challenge problematic racial narratives that surround Native communities, seeking more […]
MPR Presents: Indigenous & Media Community Roundtable
In partnership with We Are Still Here Minnesota, and MIGIZI, MPR will host three community conversations involving media professionals and Indigenous community members. Led by Indigenous community leaders and moderated by David Cournoyer, a tribal member and former Twin Cities TV reporter, these virtual Zoom events will challenge problematic racial narratives that surround Native communities, seeking more […]
