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Clyde Bellecourt
BY DAVID TILSEN
Let me tell you a little about Clyde Bellecourt. Clyde has spent his life in service to our community in Minneapolis. He started the American Indian Movement 40 years ago in Minneapolis in response to the Minneapolis police’s abusive activities in the American Indian community. The AIM patrol, a group of courageous men and women who were available to document, intervene and correct the activities of the police, played a vital role in improving the lives of many people in our community.
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The future of Waite House
BY ED FELIEN
The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) will hold a public hearing on Jan. 16 to decide whether to sell the Waite House building and lands to Banyan Community, a Christian community development corporation, or to In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater.
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Crime watch
There was a sexual assault on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 2 a.m. near 34th and Chicago. Lieutenant Nancy Dunlap, commander of the Sex Crimes Unit, said that information leading to the arrest of Kenneth Franklin Owens came from the release of the suspect’s photos, and tips started to come in from the public almost immediately. Photographs from bus surveillance footage were released on Wednesday, Dec. 12, and by that night Sex Crimes investigators had identified their suspect in this case. The next morning officers, acting on information from the Minneapolis Police Department Sex Crimes Unit, went to an address in the 500 block of Oliver Avenue North and arrested the suspect.
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Close Guantanamo march and rally against torture Friday, Jan. 11, 1 p.m.
January 11th marks the beginning of the 12th year of the operation of Guantanamo Bay Prison where 166 men still languish indefinitely detained without charges, without trial, 55 of whom have been cleared for release. Gitmo prison concentrates the worst of the Bush doctrine of indefinite detention, extrajudicial murder, torture and lawlessness which under Barack Obama has somehow become both accepted and forgotten in the American psyche.
On Friday, Jan. 11, insult will be added to injury. On that day those behind the film “Zero Dark Thirty” will release it nationwide. Anyone who believes the film is simply unbiased theatrical journalism should look at this “coincidence” carefully. So what are thinking and caring people to do?
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My history with the Farmer Labor Caucus
BY ED FELIEN
I served on the Minneapolis City Council from 1973 to 1975. I lost my bid for re-election in 1975 in a close election even though I had successfully authored such outrageous ideas as: the Gay Rights Ordinance that made affectional preference a protected class in the Minneapolis Civil Rights Code; an ordinance that allowed renters to pay delinquent utility bills and deduct that amount from their rent; downzoning to prevent two-and-a-half story walk-ups from taking over our neighborhoods; and numerous anti-war resolutions. I unsuccessfully attempted to introduce rent control to preserve low-income housing, and I unsuccessfully attempted to pass a resolution calling for a feasibility study to investigate the viability of municipal ownership of the electric company.
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Let’s make a revolution!
On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party will be holding precinct caucuses. Anyone can attend and anyone can put their name forward to be elected as a delegate. Delegates elected at the precinct caucuses can attend ward conventions a week or two later. Delegates at those conventions will be asked to endorse candidates for City Council, and later at a city convention they will be asked to endorse a candidate for mayor. If, for instance, you live in the 11th or 12th Ward your council member voted to give the billionaire Zygi Wilf $650 million of our tax money to pay for his new Vikings stadium. As a delegate those candidates for re-election would have to ask for your vote. Further, you could advocate for things like municipal ownership of the electricity. Wouldn’t that be nice?
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Handgun control
BY TONY BOUZA
As a result of Roe v. Wade, welfare reform and contraceptive availability, the population of young criminals you and I shaped through the hopelessness of racism, joblessness and no education has been reduced, producing a peace dividend of street crime not seen since the ’40s and ’50s. NYC reached murder levels of over 2,000 per year in the’80s, now reduced to one-fourth of that total. The trend is national and under-appreciated.
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The hungry insurgent
BY CHARLEY UNDERWOOD
As I write this, the massacre of 20 young children in Connecticut is still fresh and bitter. It reminded me of something that happened at the beginning of my teaching career some 42 years ago.
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Join us January 12 at the Minneapolis School Fair Showcase
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Bernadeia H. Johnson, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools |
It is our privilege to share in the goal of ensuring your children reach their highest potential. Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) recognizes that parents are their first and most important teachers. Once they enter school, we consider it our job—and our honor—to back you up in their intellectual, artistic and social-emotional development. We treasure this partnership with you and promise to be here every day to welcome, nurture and engage young minds in the excitement of learning. In turn, we know you too want to do everything you can to help your child achieve. Your first step begins in selecting the right school for your child.
The 2013 Minneapolis School Fair Showcase will take place on Saturday, Jan. 12, from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the Minneapolis Convention Center, located at 1301 2nd Ave. S. Hosted by MPS and Minneapolis charter schools, the event will bring together families to meet educators from public and charter schools and to explore an array of educational possibilities for school-age children, pre-kindergarten through high school.
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January
Phillips Powderhorn
Community Calendar
announcements
MMEP Seeks New Race Equity Communities
Minnesota Minority Education Partnership (MMEP) seeks a community partner for a 9-10 month process to bring key education stakeholders to a common table and address racial disparities in education for a commun-ity in greater Minneapolis. If accepted, the community selected receives guidance through a Race Equity Fellow that will collect data on equity and excellence measures in education and provide case studies for promising practices to address inequalities in education. The result is a “Community Profile Report on Education Disparities” and a large summit co-hosted by MMEP to gather leaders with strong commitments to addressing racial disparities in education with the community. The deadline for application is Jan. 22. For more questions related to the process, please contact Jennifer Godinez at jgodinez@mmep.org
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Cleaning Supplies Needed for New Refugees
New Refugees want to be able to take pride in their new homes by keeping them clean, safe and beautiful for themselves and their families. We provide each newly arriving refugee family with necessary items to keep their homes clean, but we need your help! Can you help us provide “cleaning kits” (or any of the listed items) for these families? A kit includes a bucket, all-purpose cleaner, dish soap, laundry detergent, laundry basket, sponges, small trash bags, and a broom or mop. Donations can be delivered to 122 W. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, during business hours. Contact Kristin at rsvolunteers@mnchurches.org or 612-230-3219 with any questions
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