Actualizing Equity: Who Speaks for the Neighborhood?

Monday, July 9th, noon – 1:30 pm
Hope Community
611 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404

True community engagement requires organizations to dedicate time, energy, and resources to building meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships. Within this framework, communities are respected as experts who define the problems, design the solutions, and evaluate the outcomes.

Join us to discuss how folks are challenging systems that reinforce the status quo and creating accessible spaces, projects, and processes that allow community members to feel welcomed as their full selves.

The 2018 Actualizing Equity Series will dive into each section covered by Our A.R.E.A.: the Alliance’s Regional Equity Agenda, a living document that outlines visions and strategies for the development of a just, equitable Twin Cities region. Local leaders will join us in exploring and discussing the ways a number of issue areas intersect with the rich identities and historical struggles of our communities.

Space is limited – please RSVP here.

PLEASE NOTE that this is a Brown Bag Lunch Series. We will provide snacks, but you’re welcome to bring yourself a full meal.

About the space:
Hope Community’s office is located at 611 East Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis. It is at the corner of Franklin and Portland Avenues. The visitor entrance is on the parking lot (south) side of the building.

The space currently provides 2 bathrooms with multiple stalls, marked Women and Men. We support you in using the bathroom of your choice.

Hope’s office has available bicycle racks for parking on both the Franklin Avenue and parking lot sides of the building.

The #2 bus stops directly in front of Hope’s office, along with the Eastbound #9. The Westbound #9, the #5, the #11, and the #14 routes are also all within a few blocks of Hope, and the Franklin Avenue station of the Blue Line LRT is 1 mile to the east. Visit the Metro Transit website for more details.

There are a limited number of visitor parking spaces in Hope’s parking lot. There is also available street parking on Oakland and Portland Avenues.