Minneapolis College Legislative Advocacy Bootcamp and Town Hall Meeting
Understanding the Legislative Process and Tips for Citizen Advocacy
Minneapolis College students, faculty and staff are invited to attend an online Legislative Advocacy Bootcamp and Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, March 9 from 3 until 5 p.m.
Three-Legged Frog, a club with a rich history on Minneapolis College’s campus, is seeking to bring a renewed focus on the environment, current environmental issues and ways to take action, both locally and globally, to spark meaningful change.
“We do our best to look at how we fit in with the world around us,” said Abbigale Helke, current Three-Legged Frog Club President. “We talk about different things going on and we plan events for the community that are important to us as well, so we can learn and grow.”
When student Gibby Gibson learned his design was chosen as the new Minneapolis College spirit mark, he was thrilled. “I’ve never won anything before in my life,” exclaimed Gibson, who learned about the contest in Samantha Sather’s Illustrator class last fall. “I am both humbled and thankful for this opportunity to have my work recognized and showcased throughout campus.”
On November 20, the Minneapolis College Sustainability Committee in partnership with the Urban Farm Collective launched its first event in a speaker series entitled “Community Pollinators.” Developed in the aftermath of George Floyd’s tragic death, the speaker series aims to promote healing and justice in the College community through a lens of sustainability, and amplify the voices of community members and activists whose work is centered at the intersections of racial and environmental justice.
Amanda Jones’ dream is to open a treatment center for women in recovery to provide families high quality care when they transition from an inpatient setting. With that dream in mind, Jones began her educational journey at Minneapolis College in 2019 where she is majoring in Addiction Counseling. The Minnesota Legislature is supporting her goal with a $2,500 Workforce Development Scholarship offered through the College.
“The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety,” says Minneapolis College student Jeff “Jay Pee” Powell, “It’s human connection.” Powell, who began his journey at Minneapolis College in the Fall of 2019, is pursuing an Addiction Counseling Degree and is on a mission to build community amongst those in recovery.
Ever since Ibtisam Mohamoud was a young girl, she dreamed of being the kind of person who would have a hand in solving the world’s problems. The dream grew into an interest in government and politics in 2016 when she began immersing herself in studying the process. It was then she embraced the lifelong goal of being a congresswoman or senator.
Minneapolis College along with University of Minnesota Twin Cities and other colleges in the state are collaborating to address racial inequity in the communities they serve as well as in their own institutions through the MN Breathe Project.
When Minneapolis College students Essence Enwere and Avahnii Lewis were provided an opportunity through their work at Juxtaposition Arts (JXTA) to help create a mural alongside other local artists for the Target store on Lake Street in Minneapolis, they were honored.
It isn’t easy to change course mid-stream. It’s difficult to take those first crucial steps towards a self-given second chance. For Minneapolis College student body president, Elena Williams, once the vision of a new future for herself and her community took hold, she didn’t just dip in a toe. She dove all the way in.
