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What Would You Do With $500 To Make a Difference?

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This month, as we host events for  30 Days of Community, we are asking residents what they would do with $500 to make a difference in their community. Check out our video and read below to learn more.

Our goal is to pick one to three ideas were there is a lot of interest and energy from residents and provide a $500 mini-grant and support and resources to turn those ideas into a reality. We’re calling this project the Connector Lab and we are looking for your ideas and your willingness to get involved. Stop by 2205 Lowry Ave N during the 30 Days of Community events to share your idea on our idea wall or text or call with your idea to 612-567-1262 or just email us and we’ll add it in.

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The Cleveland Neighborhood Board will make final decisions regarding the ideas that move forward. For more details contact the CNA office.

Video credit: Bully Creative

Song credit: No Reason

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One Day In The Twin Cities – Youth Video Opportunity

Do you want to help tell the story of your city through video? On April 26th, the Twin Cities will participate in a local event that is part of a global video project called One Day On Earth. Residents in the Twin Cities will be able to document what life is like in their community on Saturday, April 26th, and share their video, which will be displayed on a virtual map of the Twin Cities and could be used in the global documentary.

Youth interested in participating can earn a $50 stipend by attending a Film Workshop on April 24th, 6pm at 2205 Lowry Ave N and then filming on Saturday April 26th as part of the project. To qualify for the stipend you must contact the Cleveland Neighborhood Association ahead of time, 612-588-1155 or email cna@clevelandneighborhood.org. You will be able to borrow a Flip Video Camera for filming on Saturday April 26th which you will return at the end of the day for us to upload the video and for you to receive your stipend.

Anyone interested is welcome to attend our Film Workshop with local videographer and Cleveland resident, DA Bullock, who will lead the workshop on April 24th and is one of the lead filmmakers for the Twin Cities One Day event.

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Let’s Build a Playground

On Wednesday, June 4th, we are going to build a playground for the students at Lucy Craft Laney School and you can join us! We need 80 volunteers to help us for this incredible one day opportunity, you can sign-up here to volunteer.

“Play is important to our community because children deserve:

Quality family and community time, safe places to play, and the ability to create lasting memories.”

We need 80 Volunteers to make this playground happen and we know we can do it with your help! Volunteer tasks include building wood projects, assembling playground pieces, painting, moving mulch, and mixing concrete.  Volunteers for building must be 18+. Breakfast, lunch, and water will be provided during the volunteer day.  Please wear closed toe shoes, comfortable pants or shorts, and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. There will be no storage area, so please leave valuables, purses, or bags at home. 

Join the Lucy Craft Laney School community and KaBOOM! on June 4th for a one-of-a-kind opportunity to build a playground for the 700+ amazing students at this great community school. Help students dream playground become a reality, work alongside your friends and neighbors, and accomplish something incredible. There is opportunity for everyone and anyone to contribute!

Lucy Craft Laney Community School is a Minneapolis Public School serving PK-8th grade students in North Minneapolis. We believe that it is our responsibility to deliver the keys to academic achievement so that our children can embrace learning.

As a community, we show value for our children and their quality of life by modeling commitment through holding ourselves to high standards; cooperation through family and community partnerships; respect through a focus on culturally relevant teaching; compassion through intentional child development practices; and, hope through an unwavering belief in our children’s lifelong successes.

KaBOOM! is the national non-profit dedicated to saving play for America’s children.  Their mission is to create great play spaces through the participation and leadership of communities. Ultimately, they envision a place to play within walking distance of every child in America.

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Join us for an Undoing Racism Workshop

raceare-we-so-different-69This Thursday, April 17th, we’ll host a community workshop on Undoing Racism as part of our 30 Days of Community. We hope you and your neighbors can join us for this important work.

Understanding racism is the first step in eliminating it from our communities. In this dialogue, participants look critically at cultural beliefs and myths that perpetuate racism. Previous participants have walked away from this dialogue noting that they have more language, history, and knowledge to bring into future anti-racism work.

“This is a great opportunity to better understand the myths around racism and in turn better understand each other in the world we share.” shared Stephanie Gasca, a Cleveland Neighborhood resident who attend a recent workshop in February. She is hopeful that more Cleveland residents can attend the workshop she is helping host on Thursday so that we can expand the dialog for the benefit of our neighborhood.

Participants learn to see racism in our society on individual and institutional levels and create action plans to make change. Instructor, Sarah Super is the Facing Race Dialog coordinator for the YWCA Twin Cities.

Where: 2205 Lowry Ave N. (next to the Lowry Cafe
When: April 17th 6:00-8:30pm
Who: Adults and teens (from any neighborhood or organization in the community)

RSVP by emailing cna@Clevelandneighborhood.org or calling 612-588-1155

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Northside News

Pop-Up Concerts, Yoga, Facing Race Workshop, Cards Games and Power Conversations

We’ve got a lot happening in the next week or so that you don’t want to miss. Here’s some of what’s coming up:

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Join us for an afternoon workshop with the amazing dance instructors from Les Jolies Petites School of Dance. Come in your tutu (or not) and get ready to move! Kids of all ages welcome with their parents for an afternoon of fun.
Today! April 11th, 4-7pm at 2205 Lowry Ave N

Pop-Up Concert with band, No Reason
No Reason, a local band made up primarily of Cleveland Neighborhood young adults, will be playing a pop-up concert at 2205 Lowry Ave N. Stop in for some great music and refreshments.
3pm April 13th at 2205 Lowry Ave N

Powerful Conversations Series
Community Power is hosting a series of community events in partnership with neighborhood organizations and community residents, to provide the background information needed to empower community action to improve our energy system.
6:30-7:30pm, April 14th at 2205 Lowry Ave N.

Yoga On Lowry
A great yoga class for all! A slower vinyasa yoga flow where postures are broken down and emphasis is on alignment and breath. A wonderful place to start learning and falling in love with yoga.
Bring your own yoga mat!
When: April 15th 5:15-6:15pm at 2205 Lowry Ave N

Card Game Night
Come play the party game for horrible people, Cards Against Humanity! Due to adult content, please advise that this event is not for the easily offended or for those under the age of 18. First ten people to sign up are in!
April 16th, 7-9pm at 2205 Lowry Ave N

Facing Race Workshop
Understanding racism is the first step in eliminating it from our communities.  In this dialogue, participants look critically at cultural beliefs and myths that perpetuate racism.  Previous participants have walked away from this dialogue noting that they have more language, history, and knowledge to bring into future anti-racism work.  Participants learn to see racism in our society on individual and institutional levels and create action plans to make change. Instructor, Sarah Super is the Facing Race Dialog coordinator for the YWCA Twin Cities.
April 17 6:00-8:30pm at 2205 Lowry Ave N.
RSVP by calling 612-588-1155

 

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Join Us at North First: Green on April 28th

North First events are a great opportunity to meet neighbors, learn about what’s happening in your neighborhood and connect with resources and opportunities that will benefit you. We keep the format fun and casual with a Free Dinner and social hour, a short series of presentations and lot’s of time to network and meet neighbors. Join us at 6:00pm on April 28th at the historic Capri Theater for a great evening of networking and hearing some presentations around the environmental theme Green. RSVP Today and we’ll see you on April 28th and check out the speaker list below!

Here’s a line up of the evenings Speakers:

UrbanWatch and Green Partners: supporting community sustainability
Sarah Goodspeed, Hennepin County Environmental Services

100 Years of WWF!
Alexis Pennie, Folwell Neighborhood Association

One-Sort Recycling & Organics Collection
Kellie Kish, City of Minneapolis

Community Power Here We Come
Matthew McGlory, Minneapolis Energy Options

Old is Green: Why Original is Sustainable
Beth Rutledge, Preservation Alliance of Minnesota

Clean City Program Initiatives
Michelle Howard, Clean City Coordinator, Minneapolis

We’re all in this together
Anthony Newby, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change

Remember your Mother: Saving Mother Earth
Victory Environmental Committee, Victory Neighborhood Association

Home Energy Squad
Emma Struss, Center for Energy and Environment

A Better Environment
Liban Adam & Khalid Mohamed, City of Minneapolis

North First Green

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Northside News

Take A Seat, Meet A Neighbor

Our community engagement ball pit was a project of the Cleveland Neighborhood Association as an innovative means of connecting neighbors. Participants interacted with neighbors they’d never met before and discussed some lighthearted questions written on the balls. Take a look and keep an eye out for us this spring and summer at a block party near you. We’d love for you to be involved with the work that we are doing. Text “Connect” at 612-567-1262 and we’ll connect with you about how you can be involved.

This project was made possible through a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation and was inspired by SoulPancake.
Video production by Bully Creative Shop.

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Give your Input on a Northside Greenway

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Though we disappointed some of you with our April Fool’s joke about a future Trampoline Avenue, the potential for a north-south Greenway along Humboldt and Irving is an actual possibility. Currently the city is looking for feedback via their online survey about residents interest and input. Take a minute and share your thoughts!

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Youth Night, Murals, Talent Shows and Stories

Here are some of the events coming up this week as part of our 30 Days of Community, remember you can get text updates by texting “30 Days” to 612-567-1262

Paint the Pavement – April 2nd
Tonight join us as we discuss what it would take to do a mural on your block. It’s a great community building event for your neighborhood. Tonight, April 2nd, 6pm at 2205 Lowry Ave N. Join us for Paint the Pavement!

Youth Night – April 3rd
Join us from 6:30-7:30pm for the Youth Committee’s Youth Night. Open to youth and adults with kids, we’ll be hanging out and talking about what we want in our community for youth this summer. See you there!

Where: 2205 Lowry Ave N.
When: 6:30-7:30pm
Who: Youth and adults, Family Friendly

Northside’s Got Talent – April 5th
Join us for the North Regional Library Talent Showcase featuring host, Fancy Ray McCloney. Let your star power shine! Come to perform, or come to watch! All ages encouraged to participate. Stay for pizza after the show.

April 5th, 2-4pm at North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Avetellyourstory

Register your act at the information desk or call 612-543-8450. Registration deadline March, 27.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of North Regional Library.

Tell Your Story! – April 8th
Tell Your Story Northside Tuesday, April 8th; 4:30p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at UROC located at 2001 Plymouth Ave N. Minneapolis, MN.

Want more positive news stories about north Minneapoli? Write your own! Join your neighbor in writing & publishing your own stories about the community you love. All you need is to bring your story idea and yourself.

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Trampoline Avenue pilot site in Cleveland Neighborhood

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A Photoshop rendering of how Trampoline Avenue could look.

Trampoline Avenue, an innovative national transit development project, will launch in the Cleveland Neighborhood of Minneapolis this spring. Based on the interest in a north Minneapolis greenway for biking and walking, the Cleveland Neighborhood has decided to go a step further and remove one of our residential streets and replace it entirely with trampolines. While the Greenway project is still collecting surveys, Trampoline Avenue is bouncing forward. The Cleveland Neighborhood was chosen for this project based on it’s willingness to try innovative approaches to community engagement, like sticking two complete strangers in a ball pit together and making them answer awkward questions. Similar to the greenway project, Trampoline Avenue would remove a low-traffic residential street and replace it, this time with a giant, continuous trampoline. Slip-n-Slide Street was a second possible transit development being considered and could still be implemented on Sheridan Avenue should funding arise.

“This is the cutting edge of transit development. While we support Bikeways for Everyone, we wanted to take it a step further and include trampolines too.” said Cleveland’s Executive Director, “We are honored to have the opportunity to connect neighbors in a fun and bouncy way.” The pilot project will replace four blocks on Thomas Avenue, in keeping with alphabetical street names. Residents will be able to park their cars on adjacent side streets and bounce their way up their block and to their front door.
Below is a map of the pilot location for Trampoline Avenue:

P.S. Sorry for those who are really excited about this development… April Fool’s! Trampoline Avenue will only exist in our dreams for the time being. The Greenway project could really happen though, along Humboldt and Irving, they are really collecting surveys. And we really do support Bikeways for Everyone 🙂 We also found out, in preparing this fun post that something like Trampoline Avenue actually does exist in Russia. And in Bristol they’re really trying to make a slip-n-slide street!