On Thursday, December 8th, 2016, Nexus BCLI had its second Issue Series of the program year. At this event, we had three great guest speakers come share their experiences from their varied perspectives on the issues of economic development. In particular, they talked to the power of people organizing around the planning process. Guests were
On November 3rd, 2016, The Twin Cities BCLI kicked off its first Issue Series in partnership with HOPE Community Inc., to talk about positional and community leadership. Executive Director Mary Keefe, along with Community Resilience Organizer Oduabaa and Director of Youth Leadership and Community Outreach Andrew Hopkins (Dhop) came to share their wisdom and experience about leadership. The guests
How is Nexus Community Partners expanding the participation of minorities on Metro boards and commissions? Join Siobhan Kierans, Maleta (Queen) Kimmons, Luis Ragel, Terri Thao, Tom O’Connell & Chai Lee as they discuss Expanding Voice/Promoting Equity on TTT
From Democracy Collaborative
Click here to read more about the March Thursday Night Issue Series, and click the links below to hear the audio recordings of panelists. View the photo gallery here Larry Hiscock Click here for his PowerPoint presentation. Karen Nikolai Ebony Ruhland Dr. Cecilia Martinez
Click here to read more about the February Thursday Night Issue Series, and click the links below to hear the audio recordings of panelists. View the photo gallery here. Brett Buckner Leah Gardner Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson Jim Erkel Audience & Panelist Q & A
Housing & Energy Equity Click here to read more about the January Thursday Night Issue Series, and click the links below to hear the audio recordings of panelists. View the photo gallery here. Shalini Gupta – click here for her PowerPoint presentation. ThaoMee Xiong (:02); Council Member Elizabeth Glidden (7:28); Kathy Wetzel-Mastel (16:44) Audience &
Equitable Neighborhood Change Click here to read more about the December Thursday Night Issue Series, and click the links below to hear the audio recordings of panelists. View the photo gallery here. Caty Royce Shauen Pearce Staci Horwitz Audience & Panelist Q&A
Organizing and Engagement Click here to read more about the November Thursday Night Issue Series, and click the links below to hear the audio recordings of our panelists. View the photo gallery here. Julia Freeman Jay Bad Heart Bull Janice Barbee Audience – Panel Q&A
The Intersection of Equity, Transit & Housing Click here to read more about the February Thursday Night Issue Series, and click on the links below to hear the audio recordings of our panelists. View the photo gallery here. Owen Duckworth Margaret Kaplan Wynfred Russell
Engaging for the Future: Demographic Shifts & the Call to Action Click here to read more about the January Thursday Night Issue Series, and click on the links below to hear the audio recordings of our guest speaker from Minnesota Compass, and our three panelists. View the photo gallery here. Jane Tigan Karen Francois Debbi
Community Wealth Building: The Cooperative Model Click here to read more about the December Thursday Night Issue Series, and click on the below links to hear the audio recordings of each of our fierce panelists! View the photo gallery here. LaDonna Redmond Nieeta Presley Pakou Hang Yolanda Cotterall