‘Cover Stories’ Archives
Martin Olav Sabo ”“ A Life Well Lived
1960 Photo as State Rep. “There is such energy in that face; that never dimmed”Minnesota Reflections collection Minnesota Digital Library by Laura Waterman Wittstock I remember sitting in the basement of the Hennepin County Government Center during the 1992 Fifth Congressional District endorsing convention. It was a warm Spring evening and the issue was military spending. Papa John Kolstad, Dean Zimmerman and Lisa Neubauer-Stoll, pushing for cuts to the defense budget were all running for the endorsement, using a strategy to split the votes and deny the incumbent the 60% vote needed. Martin Olav Sabo was the incumbent. Neubauer-Stoll emerged as the lead and the voting went on for seven ballots before Sabo was endorsed. It was a heavy, long, tiring meeting, which seemed to go on forever, but probably ended about two in the morning when labor members came into the meeting to vote for Sabo. Later that morning, I had to catch the 7 a.m. plane to Washington, D.C. I was very [...]
Students parlay learning into activism
Augsburg Fairview Academy students and staff on a field trip in Downtown Minneapolis to purchase clothing for the Hope ClosetPhoto credit: Anonymous Pedestrian By Liz Saunby Augsburg Fairview Academy was established to give urban students a first-hand view of Health Care careers. Throughout the years the school has evolved to fit the needs of their students, increasing student support with the addition of an Indian Education Program, Social Work Department, Work Based Learning Program and expanding the Special Education Department. Over the years, many partnerships have been formed to increase student access to resources. One of the strongest partnerships has been with First Universalist Church of Minneapolis. A course in Social Justice that was facilitated by one of their members, Deb Rogers, led to Augsburg Fairview Academy students choosing to work on Housing Justice. The Hope Closet was established by students during the 2012 ”“ 2013 school year to provide their fellow [...]
