The Link: Local Leaders’ Fight Against Colorism Takes on Amazon
12/18/19
This edition of the Link includes a new publication that weaves together poetry, policy and community narrative from Voices for Racial Justice; new reports from CTUL on “Building with Dignity and Respect: The Case for Worker-driven Social Responsibility in the Twin Cities Construction Industry” and the national NAACP on the “Twin Cities Economic Inclusion Plan;” an update (and video!) on the move toward city adoption of the West Side Equitable Development Scorecard in St. Paul; articles on free transit in Kansas City, a new mega-development in Oakdale and a campaign led by the The Beautywell Project, supported by Alliance member organization Sierra Club North Star Chapter, to combat colorism and demand Amazon discontinue the sale of unsafe skin lightening products; events, jobs and more! Read the Link
The Link: $1 Trillion for Green Public Housing?
12/4/19
This edition of the Link includes a new resource on “Notes on a Cultural Strategy”, aimed at storytellers, artists, organizers, cultural strategists, funders, and collaborators who are working to develop cultural strategies alone or as part of organizations and movements; a set of pieces published in the Urban Affairs Journal digging into the impact and implications of eliminating “exclusionary zoning”, including “Democracy, Exclusion, and White Supremacy: How Should We Think About Exclusionary Zoning?“; articles on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s proposed Homes for All Act, the new chief of Metro Transit police, a new Minnesota History Center exhibit that tells stories from a Native perspective; events, jobs and more! Read the Link
The Link: A Native American Alternative to the Harmful Lie of Thanksgiving
11/20/19
This edition of the Link includes articles on “A Native American Alternative To The Harmful Lie Of Thanksgiving,” nine podcasts from Indigenous women and a new Native-developed housing project on East Franklin: a new report and webinar from Right to the City Alliance and Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE) on “How Opportunity Zones Turn Communities into Tax Shelters”; a short Q&A with Lynnea Atlas-Ingebretson, Metropolitan Council Member for District 6; the Alliance’s public testimony on housing investments in the proposed City of Minneapolis 2020 budget; events, jobs and more! Read the Link
The Link: Actualizing Equity in Advisory Committees
11/6/19
This edition of the Link includes the recap from our Actualizing Equity event on strategies for advisory committees: a new report from Minnesota Housing Partnership on rent increases and other trends in unsubsidized housing in Hennepin County; a new podcast on racial justice organizing from Race Forward; articles featuring member organizations’ efforts to advance affordable housing and protect tenants’ rights in North Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park; reflections from incoming Alliance Executive Director Joo Hee Pomplun; events, jobs and more! Read the Link
The Link: Creating Our Vision for Equitable Housing
10/23/19
This edition of the Link includes a new report from Trust Black Women and Girls Minnesota; the recap from our Actualizing Equity event on “Creating our Vision for Equitable Housing;” a resource on “What to consider when acknowledging you are on stolen indigenous lands;” a research roundup on rent control policies; articles on an “eviction for profit” scheme in North Minneapolis and Native leaders taking back control of their health care; parting words from outgoing Alliance Executive Director Russ Adams; events, jobs and more! Read the Link
The Link: City Leaders Propose Study of Rent Stabilization for Minneapolis
10/2/19
This edition of the Link includes a new report from Race Forward with practical tips for racially equitable communications to broaden the collective responsibility for employment; a policy brief on “Identity Politics: Friend or Foe” from Black Lives Matter global movement cofounder Alicia Garza; an in-depth interview with author Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, who argues “there’s no housing crisis; it’s just housing under capitalism;” anniversary reflections from the Alliance’s first staffer member; the latest Alliance Leader Q&A with HOME Line’s Ivory Taylor; events, jobs and more! Read the Link
The Link: The Dawn of Climate Fascism; Equity and Smart Mobility, and more
9/18/19
This edition of the Link includes new reports from the Metropolitan Council on “Development Trends Along Transit” and the Institute on Sustainable Communities on “Equity and Smart Mobility;” policy briefs on “Ending Legal Bias Against Formerly Incarcerated People” and “Enhancing Equity Through a Land Value Tax;” articles highlighting the Youth Climate Strike and “The Dawn of Climate Fascism;” events featuring storytelling and the arts; as well as job openings from member organizations Sierra Club North Star Chapter and CAPI ! Read the Link
The Link: Principles for a Just Transition, Progress on Renters Rights
9/4/19
This edition of the Link includes Just Transition Principles from the Climate Justice Alliance; a recent report outlining how rent control can build healthy and stable communities; a new local podcast focused on Money Power Land Solidarity; articles highlighting political organizing by API youth in the Twin Cities, the opening of a business incubator for black women, updates on progress toward the passage of a tenant protections ordinance in Minneapolis and more; as well as events and jobs from our members! Read the Link
The Link: Renters Take Action For Tenant Protections At MHA And City Hall
8/21/19
This edition of the Link includes an in-depth series of essays and explorations from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery that aims to reframe the country’s history’ a new “equity screen” for communications created by Nonprofit AF’s Vu Le; updates on the campaign supporting the passage of tenant protection ordinances in Minneapolis; funding opportunities from the Minneapolis and Headwaters foundations; articles from Colorlines, Next City and Streetsblog LA on grassroots organizing, funding innovations for Muslim homeownership and how racist policy has influenced who has access and agency to public space; events and jobs from our members and more! Read the Link
The Link: Renters Respond to “Safe and Affordable Minneapolis” Attack on Tenant Protections
7/24/19
This edition of the Link includes our latest recap resource from the Actualizing Equity series on “Securing Strong Community Benefits;” videos and media coverage of our recent press conference lifting up renter voices against landlord attacks on proposed tenant protections in Minneapolis; announcement of two new Alliance staff members; articles from The Atlantic, Vice and the LA Times on car-dependancy, gentrification and discrimination against immigrants in public housing; events from our members and more! Read the Link
The Link: Alliance Files Lawsuit Demanding Affordable Housing at Region’s Largest Redevelopment Site
7/10/19
This edition of the Link includes our latest Equitable Development Principles & Scorecard case study on a parks development toolkit from the Trust for Public Land; a new BIPOC consultants directory from Nexus Community Partners; articles on the Alliance filing a lawsuit against the City of Arden Hills demanding affordable housing at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant site and opposing the construction of a new parking ramp in downtown Minneapolis; as well as events and job postings from our member organizations! Read the Link
The Link: Anti-Green Gentrification Toolkit
6/25/19
This edition of the Link includes a new toolkit from the CREATE Initiative that provides an intervention in the green infrastructure planning process to lend a critical lens to how and for whom green infrastructure is built; the annual Out of Reach report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition; media coverage and an Alliance video unmasking the entity behind the new “Safe & Affordable Neighborhoods” astro-turfing campaign in Minneapolis; reflections from Julia Freeman in the OUR Alliance blog series marking our 25th Anniversary; events and job postings from our member organizations — and more! Read the Link
The Link: Fewer Theories of Change, More Community Organizing
6/12/19
This edition of the Link includes a recap resource from our May Actualizing Equity event on transit-oriented development; a new report from the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, “The Illusion of Choice: Evictions and Profit in North Minneapolis,” reflections from adrienne maree brown on “What Your Body Has to Do with Social Change;” commentaries from the Alliance and partners about tenant screening in Minneapolis and evictions in St. Louis Park; events from our member organizations — and two job postings from Rail~volution! Read the Link
5/29/19
This edition of the Link includes resources from Deepa Iyer and Bunny McKenzie Mack on our roles in the social change ecosystem and unlearning oppressive tendencies in leadership; new funding opportunities for affordable housing advocacy and supporting women in environmental justice work; the debut of the OUR Alliance blog series featuring leaders’ reflections on our collective work together over the past 25 years; articles on reparations and racism as a public health crisis; events from our member organizations — and two job postings from the Alliance! Read the Link
5/15/19
This edition of the Link includes an Alliance recap and published commentary from Kadra Abdi reflecting on the need for more equitable and inclusive decision-making at Met Council, a new report on “Housing and Economic Growth in the Twin Cities,” an article exploring the community development innovations of late rapper and entrepreneur Nipsey Hustle, community forums in St. Paul and Minneapolis on preventing displacement and more. Read the Link
5/1/19
This edition of the Link includes the recap resource from the Alliance’s Actualizing Equity event focused on “Why Density Isn’t Enough,” a member profile on ACER’s Pathway to Citizenship Campaign, a new report on “Making Bicycling Equitable,” articles on the racial equity impacts of housing and transit investments, jobs from the Twin Cities Media Alliance and more. Read the Link
4/17/19
This edition of the Link includes the recap resource from the Alliance’s Actualizing Equity event focused on “New Electeds of Color and Approaches to Policymaking,” a new report from the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs on “Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence,” articles on the Equity Advisory Committee’s concerns around the proposed elimination of 24-hour service on the Green Line, micro-entrepreneurs in North Minneapolis and more. Read the Link
4/3/19
This edition of the Link includes new reports on homelessness in Minnesota, rental trends in Minneapolis, and racial inclusion in the regional economy, along with articles about the development of the region’s largest plot of vacant land, the Alliance’s upcoming leadership transition and the inaugural edition of the Frogtown Free Press. Read the Link
3/20/19
This edition of the Link includes new funding and resources from CURA, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Windcall to support community organizing, highlights an annual report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition that quantifies the dramatic gap between the demand and availability of affordable housing, shares a resource on “How to do a Land Acknowledgement” and more. Read the Link
3/06/19
This edition of the Link shares a package of articles from Shelterforce exploring the rise of “YIMBYs” in housing advocacy, a new report from Right to the City quantifying the benefits of rent control, a recap resource from the Alliance’s first Actualizing Equity 2019 event, the Governor’s announcement of the new members of the Metropolitan Council and more. Read the Link
2/23/19
This edition of the Link shares the latest report from the Met Council on the production of affordable housing in the Twin Cities, a new documentary revealing Minneapolis’ legacy of racial covenants, a profile of Hope Community and its approach to organizing and housing development, and more! Read the Link
Gentrification, Upzoning and Testing Hypotheses on Equitable Development
2/6/19
This edition of the Link highlights a new report from the UMN’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs “The Diversity of Gentrification: Multiple Forms of Gentrification in Minneapolis and St. Paul,” a case study on the use of the Equitable Development Principles and Scorecard by Cycles for Change, a video on an organizing win to electrify Metro Transit buses and more! Read the Link
1/23/19
This edition of the Link shares the list of finalists for the Metropolitan Council, a new report on “The Past, Present, and Future of Development along Twin Cities Transitways,” an Alliance member profile on Fresh Energy’s work to advance access and equity, and more! Read the Link