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To the general public, Michael McDowell might be a familiar face as one of the forefront leaders of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis during the height of public demonstrations around the police killings of Jamar Clark and Philando Castile. But, to local organizers, McDowell has been a force for justice on a number of issues, from…
In 2018 and 2019, community-based organizations that are members of Equity in Place received funding from the Fair Housing Implementation Council and the Heading Home Minnesota Funders Collaborative to conduct community engagement around fair housing issues in local communities. Through engagement with hundreds of renter households, African Career, Education and Resource Inc (ACER), Jewish Community…
The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) and the Alliance are issuing Housing Stability Grants to support BIPOC communities, people with disabilities, and low-wealth communities working to build power and advance systems and policy changes at the local level. These grants are intended to support organizations that have demonstrated capacity for systems/policy change and community engagement or organizing efforts in their communities
Minneapolis’ greatest asset is its people: the families and workers that pour their time, talent and love into the fabric of the community. But in a city where the majority of residents are renters, many feel the Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) prioritizes courting big developers and accentuating the property tax…
When the Green Line started construction through St. Paul’s central corridor in 2012, small businesses on University Avenue faced an uncertain future. Looking to not only preserve but promote the assets of their community, the Asian Economic Development Association (AEDA) deployed a still-new concept: creative placemaking. Nearly a decade later, AEDA has utilized that approach…
Equity in Place (EIP) is a diverse group of strategic partners from organizations led by people of color and housing advocacy organizations working to advance housing justice and equitable community development. Leading with a race equity lens to understand and center how power inequities in our region and society shape inequitable outcomes for our communities,…
There are so many impactful groups across the Twin Cities to support on Give to the Max Day today, including the more than 30 community-based member organizations of the Alliance. But this year is special for us. We’re celebrating our 25th Anniversary and a leadership transition. In honor of this milestone, Russ Adams and Joo…
As the City of Minneapolis considers its 2020 municipal budget, The Alliance’s Policy Advocate, Tram Hoang, provided testimony at the first public hearing, lifting up the need for robust investments in affordable and equitable housing. Read her testimony.
For years, the Alliance has played a key role in advancing inclusionary zoning as a means to increase affordable housing production. As a member of the Make Homes Happen coalition, Alliance Policy Advocate, Tram Hoang, co-authored this letter sent on November 6, 2019 to Grounded Solutions Network and Andrea Brennan, Director of Housing Policy and…
In partnership with Housing Justice Center, the Alliance recently filed a complaint against the City of Arden Hills related to its intentional exclusion of truly affordable housing at the massive Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site. Now the Met Council is poised to approve Arden Hills’ Comprehensive Plan, which is demonstrably untrue, inconsistent with…