You're Invited: Communities Connections Conference, "Building Better Communities Through Neighborhoods"

Minnesota Rising is excited to be hosting a Cascading Conversations booth at the first annual Minneapolis Communities Connections Conference, "Building Better Communities Through Neighborhoods," this Saturday! Drop on by to visit with neighborhood organizations, cultural communities, nonprofit organizations, City departments and residents or check out one of the 16 workshops being offered that day. The event is free and offers best practices in neighborhood engagement and organizing, so register today to save your seat!

1st Annual Community Connections Conference

"Better Communities through Neighborhoods"

The City of Minneapolis’ Neighborhood and Community Relations department is hosting the first-ever Communities Connections Conference, “Building Better Communities Through Neighborhoods”, onSaturday, Feb. 11, 2012 from 8:00am-5:00pm at the St. Mary’s University Event Center – 2540 Park Avenue South (formerly known as the Zuhrah Shrine Event Center). The cost is FREE!

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This new conference is specifically designed for neighborhood organizations, cultural communities, nonprofit organizations, City departments and residents to share best practices of neighborhood engagement. In addition, the conference will introduce people to new and innovative ideas for working within communities and neighborhoods. A major theme of the conference is building diversity and increasing participation in neighborhood organizations and communities.

Angela Glover Blackwell, president and CEO of PolicyLink, a national research and action institute working to advance economic and social equity, will give the keynote address.

The conference will include 16 concurrent workshops. The topics include: Minneapolis One Read, bridging the digital divide, reducing waste at local events, social justice, neighborhood safety and success stories of collaborations with City departments. There will also be neighborhood and community booths, a Neighborhood Café, food from communities throughout the city, local cultural entertainment and a closing reception. The Neighborhood and Community Relations department supports the city’s 71 neighborhood organizations, which serve as the City’s primary community engagement infrastructure. The department also has an Access and Outreach team whose focus is to support engagement of all residents particularly where cultural norms or customs, language or disabilities limit access.

Information Table Registration: We invite you to present your best at this 1st annual Community Connections Conference and showcase your organization or project! For more information, download the registration form.

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For more information about the event contact Carrie Day Aspinwall (612) 673-2243.