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This is a video I made (with a whole lotta help!). All the video was shot with an iPhone (to mixed results, it’s kinda shaky in places). Read more about it here.
Yes, Uptown suffers from a personality crisis, but it’s also vibrant and undeniably walkable
It’s caught between a low-rent, artsy McPunk past and an absurdly gentrified present. But Miriam Rudolph’s etchings, Dave Eggers’ drawings and two side-by-side windows beckon.
A new column by the one and only Andy Sturdevant.
This & Every Friday!
To celebrate our new home in the Robert’s Shoes building at Lake & Chicago, we’re hosting a weekly happy hour on Fridays from 3 to 6pm. Stop by anytime for a cup of coffee, tea, wine or beer. Learn what we’ve been up to, relax, brainstorm or share your ideas, meet and chat with other creative people, or just browse our growing library of books and resources.
Works Progress Happy Hour
Every Friday from 3 to 6pm
734 East Lake Street, Suite 208
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407Important note: The buzzer is on the Chicago Avenue side of the building. Press # and then 09 to ring Suite 208 (a directory on the window will tell you the same) and we’ll buzz you in. Or call Colin at (612) 839-0810 if that’s giving you trouble.
You never know who else might be there! We’ve been doing this for a couple of weeks now and some great connections have already been made. Please direct any questions to hello[at]worksprogress[dot]org.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Colin Kloecker & Shanai Matteson
Co-Directors
Works Progress
Maybe you can stop by sometime?
A couple of months ago we posted about a super-exciting project, A Public Thing, an open space for public conversations in-person, in print, and online. It’s on ongoing community-engagement and publication project Good Work Group is helping to organize with the folks at Works…
You’ve seen a million SOPA/PIPA posts today. This is the most important one.
So glad Clay Shirky is out our side.
While we believe that online piracy by foreign websites is a serious problem that requires a serious legislative response, we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.
Occupy MN Prompts Clergy to Oppose Home Foreclosures
A diverse group of spiritual leaders in the Twin Cities are standing with OccupyMN to demand equity now. Very inspiring to see this happening here.
A Public Thing: Opening space for public conversation. In person and in print.
On Saturday, November 5th (Bank Transfer Day) the conversation will be about financial independence/interdependence and how we can create healthier economies for individuals and communities. Learn more about our first gathering here.
Here’s how A Public Thing works:
A Public Thing gatherings are facilitated using principles of Open Space Technology. Open Space works best when the work to be done is complex, the people and ideas involved are diverse, the passion for resolution (and potential for conflict) are high, and the time to get it done was yesterday. Here’s what will happen: All of the issues that are MOST important to the participants will be raised. All of the issues raised will be addressed by those participants most qualified and capable.
A Public Thing publications are co-created by participants at A Public Thing gatherings. Creative documentarians will be embedded in the gathering’s small group conversations to help record and tell the story of what was discussed and generated. A Public Thing collects these stories and documents, and uses them as the basis for a publication to be be designed, printed, and distributed within weeks of the initial gathering.
We hope to provide a collectively-authored resource for those interested in engaging these ideas and experiences in new ways.
Please help us spread the word. Thank you!
Seriously considering doing Bank Transfer Day. I’ve been thinking about switching to a credit union for a while anyway.
Really wish they weren’t using that stupid Guy Fawkes mask, though.
(H/T Shanai for the graphic)
To everybody who’s been thinking about a switch to credit unions: stop thinking and just do it. Seriously: research your local credit union options, open an account with the one that best suits your needs, cancel all automatic withdrawals & deposits, transfer your funds to the new account, follow your bank’s procedures to close your account before 11/05. Boom.
(It’s been almost two years since Shanai and I made the switch!)
On Friday, October 14th 500 to 1,000 people marched from the People’s Plaza in Minneapolis to Wells Fargo headquarters, sat down in the streets, and shut them down. This video documents what’s happening up here in Minnesota better than anything else I’ve seen.
By akadjian | Daily Kos Member
I’m not sure how it started, but the slogan “We Are the 99%” is doing something that Democrats have failed to do and Republicans have feared for decades.
What is this?
Take a step back with me for a second and I’ll show you what…
Wow. Spot on.
“These protestors, who are actually few in number, have contributed nothing. They’re parasites. Many of these protestors are bored trust fund kids, obsessed with being something, being somebody, meaningless lives, they want to matter. Others are just showing up for the fun of it to rabble-rouse.”
Rush Limbaugh must not be aware of #occupybrainerd.
