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2010 Action Groups: Find out more April 15
Are you an emerging leader
looking for a volunteer opportunity
that goes beyond a service role? Would you like to advance Citizens League policy work in areas like health
and medical care, pathways
to prosperity, transportation,
and water while
building your network and civic
leadership skills?
Join a Citizens League Action Group.
What you'll do:
- Identify a specific issue to work on in your topic
area
- Talk to people in the community and do research to learn
about
the issue
- Make a plan to address the issue
- Do
it! Put the plan into action
What you'll get:
- On-the-job training on civic organizing skills
- Connections
with other emerging leaders
- Relationships with
established leaders in the Citizens League
- Organizing
support from the Citizens League staff
- Funding to
make your project happen
- A one-year membership to the
Citizens League
Join us at the project kickoff to learn more:
April
15th
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Midtown Global Market, Minneapolis Find out more and RSVP now.
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Increasing opportunities for teachers of color in Minnesota
The Citizens League supports a bill has been introduced in the Senate and the House (SF 2811/HF 3093) that would expand
teacher licensure in the state, in line with our 2009
report on immigrant students and higher education.
At the core of this issue is the
achievement gap between students of color and their white peers. Minnesotans from immigrant families and students of color are
underrepresented in school faculty and administrations, though they make
up an increasing percentage of our study body. Our state should increase the opportunities for these Minnesotans to
become teachers, counselors, and school administrators. These positions
not only serve as
resources for families from their communities but also as role models
for students. (Find out more about the Citizens League's position.)
It is unclear how education legislation will be organized in the coming weeks, so we encourage our members to contact House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller, and let them know that you want them to provide the leadership to pass expanded teacher licensure in Minnesota. |
Citizens League Morning Coffee: April 16
Friday, April 16th
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Overflow Espresso Cafe
2929 University Ave, Minneapolis
Join Citizens League staff and members for pastries and coffee. Network with fellow members and find out what we're up to. This is a great way for newer members to meet other Citizens League members and find ways to get engaged in the Citizens League's work.
You do not need to be a member to attend. Feel free to bring a friend!
Register now
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Rethinking Transportation Finance: April 21
In order to have a sustainable transportation system that responds to users' choices, we need to make actual transportation costs more transparent and tie funding for those costs more directly to travel behavior and benefits received. Citizens League work over the past several years has helped increase choices and transparency in the Twin Cities transportation system.
Join us along with the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies, the Humphrey Institute's State and Local Policy Program, MnDOT, and other partners for:
International Road Pricing Innovations:
Rethinking Transportation Finance Roundtable
Wednesday, April 21
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Humphrey Center Room 180
301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis
Click here for more information (pdf). To RSVP, contact Laura Noble at 612-626-0564 or lnoble[at]umn.edu. There is no charge for this event.
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Mind Opener: Long-Term Care: April 21
Wednesday, April 21
Doors 5:30 p.m. | Program 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Macalester College
Davis Court, Markim Hall
Corner of Grand Ave and Snelling Ave S, St. Paul
(Number 43 on this campus
map)
Admission: $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers
Light appetizers provided
At this Mind Opener, we will share and request feedback on a set of
recommendations from the Citizens League's Long-Term Care
Financing Committee. We'll also discuss a new federal program, the
CLASS Act, that was included as part of the health care reform package.
Please join us!
Find out moreand register now.
Space for the Citizens League's 2010 Mind Opener Series, events
focused on our core policy work, has been generously donated by
Macalester College.
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What's For Dinner? 60 Years at the Supper Table in Minnesota: April 22
Thursday, April 22
Doors 5:30 | Program 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Axel's Bonfire
850 Grand Avenue, St. Paul
Free for Citizens League members; $10 for non-members
Appetizers provided
While the hotdish remains a staple of the Midwestern diet, many things have changed the way we grow, purchase, and prepare food for ourselves and our families. With every shift in consumer buying habits, the food industry has needed to adapt its products to fit consumer needs and wants. Join the Citizens League and distinguished leader Kathy Wierner for April's Inter-Generational Roundtable event, where we will discuss the dynamic and ever-changing relationship between people and the food on their plates.
Find out more and register now.
The 2010 Inter-Generational Roundtable Series is generously sponsored by Target.
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Represent the Citizens League across the state
The Citizens League will be co-hosting a series of public meetings with the Department of Natural Resources throughout the state about how to spend funds from the sales tax increase in the 2008 Legacy Amendment, and we need a representative.
You would be co-presenting with the DNR, providing background on who the Citizens League is and what this project is about (don't worry: we'll train you and give you talking points), so you'll need to be comfortable in front of a crowd. We have a particular need for help with out-state meetings (a full listing can be viewed here).
For those of you who don't love the spotlight, we also need volunteers to help facilitate and report back on discussions.
As a volunteer, your mileage, meals, and lodging will be covered.
Email Erin Sapp at erin[at]citizensleague.org if you have questions or are interested.
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 Help us meet our membership goal
The Citizens League is a member-based and member-funded organization.
Besides supporting the organization, members get discounted or free admission to many events, a subscription to the bimonthly Minnesota Journal, and opportunities to participate in unique civic and policy projects.
We currently have 2245 members. The Board has set a goal of 2600 members by the end of the year. Help us get there!
Click here to join, renew, or become a sustaining member today, or call Catherine Beltmann at 651-293-0575 ext. 10.
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