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What's happening Monday? Larry Millett in conversation with Garrison Keillor and more — see the events on our community calendar. Is increasing inequality "The New Normal"? The Challenge: Numerous studies show that a huge racial equity gap impacts nearly every realm of life, including: levels of education, incarceration, unemployment, income, net worth/wealth, mortality, and health. Minnesota Compass notes that people of color comprise the fastest growing segment of the state's population so will be an increasingly large part of the workforce. Yet, it's this segment that's most likely to live in poverty and suffer from chronic illnesses, and least likely to graduate from high school or own a home. Indications are that inequality is only getting worse.
Is the best solution to: A: Organize and strategize—Form multiracial alliances, cultivate grassroots leadership, break the silence around racial inequity, hold political leaders accountable. B: Change the culture to institute necessary economic reforms—Educate the public, focus on the common good, get the vote out, pave the way for reforms, such as changes to the tax system and increased government funding for jobs and education programs. C: Change behaviors —Focus on the behaviors of poor children, born out of wedlock, into single-parent homes; offer more school choice, exposing poor children to a "tough love" educational environment. D: A different approach? (please share your ideas). Scroll down to read background information on this issue, and some of the arguments for each of these proposed solutions.MORE » Science vs "Science"
ST. PAUL NOTES | Take the Money Out Day in West St. PaulAbout 40 people gathered at the Wells Fargo bank in West St. Paul November 5 in solidarity with the Occupy movement, which designated November 5 as Take Your Money Out Day.MORE » New Children's Cabinet meets -- and finds there's plenty of work to be doneA kid who is sick and tired and hungry and scared isn't ready to sit and learn, child advocates say. And that's all too often the plight of Minnesota's poor kids. Now members of the state's new Children's Cabinet, a collaborative effort with members from three state agencies, hope to help those kids in new and more effective ways.MORE » Latino population increases in Minneapolis Four panelists of Latino descent sat before a crowd of fifty local residents in a small space at a Minneapolis Turtle Bread Company on October 27 to talk about what attracts Latino community members to south Minneapolis.MORE » OPINION | Dr. Watson will see you now The book Superfreakonomics describes a problem rocking the late 19th century developed world: horse poop. With horses the major transportation source in urban centers, cities were beset with waste management problems of a kind unknown today.MORE » Inside the Daily Planet, 11/07/11By Judy Peacock, Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association There are many things to discover each week at the Midtown Farmers Market (E. Lake St. and 22nd Ave. S.). For example, you might discover an exotic melon, sample a new flavor, or learn about honeybees in northern climates. My discovery this summer was artist and seamstress Martha Zemur. A three-month state investigation found that the Council on Black Minnesotans (CBM) has not complied with existing policies and procedures in regards to using state funds. By Ed Draper, KFAI Radio The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is asking Hennepin County to rescind new restrictions placed on the Occupy MN protests at the county's Government Center Plaza. "The flying fish," one of four species of Asian Carp, the silver ones that jump out of the water when startled, are on their way. Their DNA has been found for sure in the St. Croix River. And there are only three locks and dams on the Mississippi River that, if closed, are "100 percent efficient" at keeping them from traveling upstream. One is at the Upper St. Anthony Falls. By Megan Nicolai, The Minnesota Daily In an effort to boost the state economy, the University of Minnesota looks to small, local businesses to provide goods and services. NEW IN BLOGS by Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet Every now and then you go to a community meeting and you leave saying, well, that was cool. But it's rare to leave and say, well, that was cool and meaningful. The other night The Latino Youth Development Collaborative held just that kind of an event. by Michael Diedrich • All right, we've had a few days of pretty intense graphs about income inequality and employment, so today we'll dial things back a bit by introducing one of our old friends (corporate profits) to our new friend (income). by Jeff Skrenes • The Northside Community Reinvestment Coalition met a while back at the Minneapolis Urban League in partnership with Jewish Community Action to learn about and observe Sukkot. We heard calls from religious leaders of many faiths as our community strives for social justice. And then, as is our tradition over north, we put those words into action. by Bryan Thao Worra • Often, as poets, when we do interviews we approach them in a journalistic fashion, even as Ezra Pound reminds us, "poetry is news that stays news." Over the next few months, I wanted to see what would happen if Minnesota poets were interviewed as poet to poet, through the forms we work in the most. To that end, John C. Rezmerski has agreed to be the first poet for me to interview for this series by Ann Treacy • Thanks to Ann Higgins for the heads up on a recent article in the Brainerd Dispatch that fits in so well with a recent Blandin Foundation Pre-Conference webinar. by Sally Jo Sorensen • A reader suggested that Bluestem look into what the impact of the meltdown of MF Global might be on Minnesota's rural economy. I haven't come up with a definitive answer to this question, but perhaps the business press will look into it. by Steve Clemens • It was in conversation with the Iraqi doctors visiting from Najaf that I inquired about Muqtada al-Sadr and the role he and his militias might play in Iraq after the U.S. uniformed troops leave by the end of this year. [Note: we leave behind close to 6,000 mercenary "contractors" – mostly ex-military personnel hired at enormous cost to provide "security" for U.S. State Department and other American personnel remaining in Iraq.] Soon after the Saddam Hussein regime toppled, the Iraqi cleric and political leader, son of the murdered Grand Ayatollah Mohammad al-Sadr, formed his youthful followers into a political group which included a fighting force called the Sadr Brigades or the Madhi Army and declared the Coalition Provisional Authority as illegitimate. Al-Sadr's forces were a key factor of what has been called! the "insurgency" in Iraq along with uprisings in Sunni areas as well. |  The Twin Cities Daily Planet is a project of the Twin Cities Media Alliance |
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