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The Minneapolis Police Department turned 150 years old in 2017. One of the more inspired and thoughtful birthday gifts from the people of Minneapolis was the MPD 150 Performance Review and Report. That may sound a bit sarcastic, especially considering… Continue Reading →
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Welcome back my friends to the election that never ends. I spent a lot of time and effort on the Minneapolis Election 2017. A major reason being that it was an off-year election in which every municipal office was in… Continue Reading →
To be completely honest, my work for the 2017 Election was not really about particular candidates. It was about ideas, discussions, and raising awareness about the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board. It was part of the ongoing efforts to help… Continue Reading →
Election 2017 is over. The final vote counts have been tabulated in most races. Many of the people we amplified at New Hughes – Old Shoes did not win, but the Minneapolis City Council and Park Board will be run… Continue Reading →
Vote tomorrow – November 7, 2017 – in the Minneapolis Election. The entire municipal government is on the ballot and Minneapolis uses Ranked Choice Voting. For Mayor: Resistance 3D For Minneapolis Parks and Recreation At Large – 3 seats. Personal… Continue Reading →
I might have let this go, were it not for the continued efforts of a group of disgraced Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board current and former Commissioners to subvert the DFL endorsed candidates and maintain the status quo. By many… Continue Reading →
The October 26, 2017 Public Forum on Park Policing and Equity put together by Russ Henry and his colleagues was a confident step toward healing the relationship between the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board and communities of color in the… Continue Reading →
Russ Henry and the people that helped him organize the October 26, 2017 public forum on Policing and Equity in the Parks did a spectacular job bringing together some of the most important voices on racial disparities to speak about… Continue Reading →
An interesting thing happened on October 26, 2017 at the Sabathani Community Center in Minneapolis, MN. A leading candidate for 1 of 3 Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board City-wide Commissioner At Large seats organized and hosted a public forum on… Continue Reading →