Nexus Community Partners and YWCA St. Paul are proud to announce a new home for the Neighborhood Leadership Program (NLP)! For nearly three decades, the Neighborhood Leadership Program has provided a space for people to build their own leadership, nurture the leadership of others, increase their sense of purpose, and practice taking values-based action in
BIPOC communities and other historically oppressed and ignored communities have suffered under racist and patriarchal systems of oppression since the founding of our country. And they have been fighting against these systems for just as long. This fight against and within a racist society is taking a toll on our community leaders. Chronic stress and
Reclaiming Our Own Time (ROOT) is part of an ever-growing movement to provide resources, support, and spaces for rest and restoration for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color movement leaders. ROOT calls for us to reclaim our humanity and return to our ancestral roots through the practice of rest and restoration. In this space, we
Happy Latine Heritage Month! Also called Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 – Oct. 15 honors the achievements, histories, and diversity of folx who trace their ancestry to Mexico, countries in South and Central America, and Caribbean countries like Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. At Nexus, we relish our distinctive cultural practices, traditions and
Dear community, We have selected 10 participants for our inaugural 2024 ROOT Continuous Sabbatical Fellowship! Thank you to all 1,105 changemakers who shared your rest dreams and your commitment to the community with us. The ROOT team read every single story that came our way, inspired and moved by how many of you put your
Dear community, We’ve officially entered the next phase of the Open Road Fund 2024! We received over 4,300 applications from Black people in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, and have informed all applicants of their selection outcome. We felt excitement and hope as we reached out to the 101 finalists who were randomly selected
Join us at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Old Cedar Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 5! We will go on a nature walk to observe how our plant relatives rest/hibernate in preparation for the winter season. Together, we will reflect on: What we can learn from them What their rest practices tell you about
Reclaiming Our Own Time (ROOT) is part of an ever-growing movement to provide resources, support, and spaces for rest and restoration for Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color movement leaders. In this space, we lift up our elders, healers, guides, artists and culture bearers who have been holding our communities through joy, grief, and passing
At Nexus, we believe all people deserve joyful and abundant lives filled with the rest our bodies, minds, and spirits need. Reclaiming Our Own Time (ROOT) is for BIPOC people to embrace rest and restoration as fundamental pieces of all work toward justice. The program is run by Nexus staff members Sook Jin Ong, Rosalva Mujwid
At Nexus, we believe all people deserve joyful and abundant lives filled with the rest our bodies, minds, and spirits need. Rest is not for the privileged few — it is a birthright for all. Reclaiming Our Own Time (ROOT) is part of an ever-growing movement to provide resources, support, and spaces for rest and
North Star Black Cooperative Fellowship applications are open now through Sept. 8. Interested in applying? Watch our information session below, where we share a brief history of North Star, discuss fellowship requirements, provide a curriculum overview, and answer questions. North Star is a place for Black-led cooperatives, collectives, housing, commercial and land trusts to learn
Did you apply to the Open Road Fund this year? We invite you to join us for our final Community Care Call, where we will hold space for aftercare and community support. The video call will be hosted by three Black mental health practitioners — Dr. Aja King, Dr. BraVada, and Cedric Weatherspoon — alongside