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2012 Allies for Justice Celebration and Dinner

Date: 
Wed, 05/16/2012
Join us for the social justice party of the year!

Integrating Environment + Culture for Lasting and Satisfying Change

Date: 
Tue, 04/17/2012
How do art and culture reconnect us to Mother Earth and move us to change the systems that are at the root of current ecological problems? Shalini Gupta of CEED and artist Mankwe Ndosi will discuss the critical role that integrating art into organizing and policy efforts has played in moving their individual and collective work forward.

Joining Forces Across the River

Date: 
Thu, 04/12/2012
Monica Bryand and Tess Rizzardi are crossing the river from the West Side of St. Paul, joining Jim and Ann Ivey from Lowertown St. Paul to host a fundraiser for the Headwaters Equality for All Families Fund.

From Treaties to Prosperity

Date: 
Tue, 03/20/2012
For the month of March, Movement Building is relocating to bring the Why Treaties Matter exhibit into our conversation about Native American sovereignty. The exhibit provides an important backdrop for talking about contemporary community and sustainability with guest speaker Justin Hueneman, Executive Director of the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI). NACDI is advancing the concept of sovereignty in an urban context. Justin will share the story of how the local community is successfully building and redefining itself, first with a vision of what it "has" and from there creating a plan to secure what it needs. Join us for Movement Building the 3rd Tuesday of each month September through April. Be part of the conversation as we discuss issues related to social, racial, economic and environmental justice and transform emerging ideas into mainstream values!

Resource Gathering

Date: 
Tue, 02/21/2012
Social movements are about changing how and why we do what we do. To that end, some have been asking if fundraising as a field can support social movememtn organizations. Can it? Should it? If not fundraising, then how will organizations gather the money, resources and support required?

Social Change Fund Application Deadline

Date: 
Wed, 02/01/2012
Grant applications for funding from the Social Change Fund are due February 1.
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Local-Motion

Date: 
Tue, 01/17/2012
No taxation without representation was the slogan in 1750. It seems like today's slogan is "Nothing About Us Without Us," as individuals articulate their grievances on various issues from health-care to transit taxes. The Movement Building question seems to be--how do you really engage a community to be informed and in agreement enough to move forward, moving from advocacy to organizing and making real change.
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Closing the Education Gap

Date: 
Tue, 11/15/2011
Race is a constant and underlying theme in public discourse about education. For individuals working on racial justice, this is a movement moment that hinges on communicating the work to eliminate structural racism in a positive, engaging way that builds allies.
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What's Love Got to Do With It?

Date: 
Tue, 10/18/2011
A test for our movement moment, how can we turn political opportunism into an opportunity? How do you fight a hate campaign with love and compassion? Can we build a stronger movement for a progressive agenda using an issue designed to exclude and separate both families and communities?
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Voices for Justice

Date: 
Thu, 10/06/2011
Join Headwaters for "Voices for Justice," a benefit concert featuring M.anifest, Maria Isa, and Mayda!