The forum is on Thursday, October 10, 6:30 to 8:00 pm, at Roosevelt High School Auditorium,

4029 28 th Ave S, Minneapolis (enter Door 1). There will be a candidate meet and greet starting at 6 pm.

All candidates running for MPS School Board have been invited. Co-sponsors of this forum are AYADA

Leads, Colectiva Bilingue, Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Group, Fulton Neighborhood

Association, Kingfield Neighborhood Association, Lyndale Neighborhood Association, Lynnhurst

Neighborhood Association, and Whittier Alliance.

The forum will be live-streamed and video recorded in English, Spanish, and Somali, which will

be available at https://lwvmpls.org/ .

This event is free and open to the public.

Spanish and Somali interpretation services will be available at the meet & greet and the forum.

Free community tree workshops - offered in English and Spanish

Join the City of Minneapolis Green Careers Exploration Program for a series of free community tree workshops! You will learn the best way to care for your trees, keep them healthy and enjoy them.

You are welcome to register for one or the full series of these free workshops.

Upcoming workshops

• Tree care and planting, Saturday, Oct. 19 | 2-5 p.m., Little Earth, 2495 18th Ave. S.

• Pruning techniques, Saturday, Nov. 2 | 2-5 p.m., Little Earth, 2495 18th Ave. S.

The City is also offering workshops in Spanish. Find the Spanish workshops and sign up for all of the workshop offerings on our registration page

The community is invited to come together with the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors and other leaders for a time of reflection, friendship, and community as Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations begin with this beautiful sunrise ceremony on the morning of Monday, October 14, 2024.

Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Ceremony
The shores of Bde Maka Ska at Thomas Beach
3740 West Bde Maka Ska Parkway
Gather at 7 a.m. Ceremony at 7:15 a.m.

The Sunrise Ceremony is a tradition that began in 2014 when the Minneapolis City Council officially voted to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day. The ceremony itself usually lasts 30-45 minutes.

Get prepared at Ready Camp, two-day emergency preparation training, Oct. 22-23

Learn the basics of emergency preparedness at Ready Camp Oct. 22 and 23. The free two-day training will provide you knowledge and skills to build an emergency kit, develop a communication plan, prepare for severe weather emergencies and recovery from an emergency or disaster. The City of Minneapolis Emergency Management Department hosts Ready Camp.

All ages are welcome. Children 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Ready Camp
4:45-8 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 22 and Wednesday, Oct. 23
Minneapolis Emergency Operations Training Facility
25 37th Ave. NE

Register now on Eventbrite.

Questions about Ready Camp? Reach out to LaVina Branscomb, Emergency Management communication and outreach coordinator.

Save the date for seniors fair Oct. 23

Save Oct. 23 for a free seniors fair. The fair is tailored for our senior community members and caregivers. The day will feature workshops, an elected officials panel, a resource fair, and a free breakfast and lunch. The workshops will cover yoga and meditation, City services, public safety and connecting with community.

Seniors fair
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23
Diamond Lake Lutheran Church, 5760 Portland Ave. S.

Schedule

Raffle with prizes to be announced.

• 9 a.m. - Welcome and breakfast

• 10 a.m. - Morning workshops: yoga for all – mind and body, City services presented by Public Works and 311

• 11 a.m. - Resource fair and lunch

• Noon – Panel discussion with local elected officials including City Council Members Andrea Jenkins, Emily Koski and Aurin Chowdhury; and Hennepin County Commissioner Angela Conley. More to be announced.

• 1 p.m. - Afternoon workshops: the City’s holistic approach to community safety, a discussion about making community connections through art.

The seniors fair is sponsored by Wards 8, 11 and 12.

Hosted by the City of Minneapolis, the 2024 Minneapolis Trans Equity Summit takes place Oct. 30. The summit is free and open to the public.

Trans Equity Summit: “A Safe and Thriving Trans Community”
10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30
McNamara Alumni Center, Memorial Hall, 200 Oak St. SE

The Trans Equity Summit is an event for trans and gender non-conforming community members to connect to resources and each other, and for all attendees to learn more about issues impacting their communities.

For general questions about the Trans Equity Summit, please email City staff.

Watch for updates on the City website.

Free community tree workshops - offered in English and Spanish

Join the City of Minneapolis Green Careers Exploration Program for a series of free community tree workshops! You will learn the best way to care for your trees, keep them healthy and enjoy them.

You are welcome to register for one or the full series of these free workshops.

Upcoming workshops

• Tree care and planting, Saturday, Oct. 19 | 2-5 p.m., Little Earth, 2495 18th Ave. S.

• Pruning techniques, Saturday, Nov. 2 | 2-5 p.m., Little Earth, 2495 18th Ave. S.

The City is also offering workshops in Spanish. Find the Spanish workshops and sign up for all of the workshop offerings on our registration page

Get groceries and cook along with us! Cooking class with Sanchez Alfonzo Brown. 

Cooking class with Indigenous Food Lab

Ages 8-18. Get creative, experiment

and make cool stuff with help from

Hosmer’s Teen Tech Squad. Drop in.

Join us for our monthly Zine Club!

Bring something you’re working on

or start something new. All materials

and tools will be provided to make

your own zine. Drop in.

Ages 8-18. Play Nintendo Switch, try

out our HTC VIVE virtual reality

headset or just chill and meet new

friends. Drop in.

Chess for youth and young adults, all

levels welcome! The program is led

by PLEDGE, a teaching and

mentorship organization that uses

chess to build relationships, promote

strategic thinking, decision-making,

and problem-solving. Drop in.

Partner: PLEDGE

Help maintain the Community Seed

Library! Share stories, meet

neighbors, and sort seed donations

together. Drop in. Partner: Plant-

Grow-Share

Youth and families. Hang out and

watch a great anime. Refreshments

are served. May include TV-14 rated

material. Drop in.

Free tutoring for K-12 students

during the school year. Drop in.

Join library staff and fellow library

patrons for relaxed conversation

over coffee or tea. Drop in.

Please stand outside the side door and someone will set the bag out for you. If you have clean paper grocery bags to donate, please bring those with you. Please bring a reusable shopping bag/box/cart to help you carry both the paper bag of groceries we pass out and the extra produce that is usually available in addition. Feel free to wear a mask if you wish, and please mask or stay home if you have symptoms of viral illness.

Youth and families. Hang out and

watch a movie. All are

welcome. Drop in.

For children of all ages and their

caregivers. Talk, sing, read, write and

play together. Share books, stories,

rhymes, music and movement in

English and Spanish.

Children and their caregivers will

bond by engaging in Latin dances

such as salsa, bachata, and

merengue. The program is intended

for families with children between

the ages of 2-6 (siblings welcome).

Classes will be taught in Spanish and

English. No registration required.