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New Report Offers Vision for Downtown Minneapolis
Downtown Minneapolis has entered a new chapter that presents opportunities for a major renaissance. A new report, Downtown Next, aims to fuel community engagement and action.
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Millennials in particular are really about seeing an issue and getting involved and making an impact.- Sara Lueben
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Learning Collaborative - Downtown Next
Check out this video to learn more about what’s happening now with downtown Minneapolis, plans that are already underway, and new ideas for rethinking downtown as a place that works for everyone.
Communities are stronger when everyone participates in public discussion and decision-making about issues that affect their lives and our society as a whole. Explore how we partner with others to foster civic engagement, discourse, and advocacy.
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Acooa Eliis
A senior leader at Greater Twin Cities United Way, Acooa talks about the pressures she faces as an African American woman and her hopes for the future of philanthropy.
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Robin DiAngelo
Chanda and author Robin DiAngelo discuss the counterproductive reactions white people can have when talking about race and the steps white people need to take to challenge racial inequities.
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White Fragility
This New York Times best-selling book written by Robin DiAngelo explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged.
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Abundant Cities brings together innovators working in Minneapolis and around the country to define new visions for urban areas. Join a cohort of changemakers who will help the best new ideas become reality here in Minneapolis.
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