‘Miscellany’ Archives
SPRING RENEWAL with Latino Environmental Health Begins At Home A Community Health Action Team (CHAT) of the Backyard Initiative
Bertha Medina, Latino Environmental Health Begins At Home (LEHBAH) CHAT leader talks with families about safe cleaning products outside of her beauty shop on Lake Street. The Latino Environmental Health Begins At Home (LEHBAH) CHAT works with Latino families to learn how they can contribute to creating a healthy environment for their families and community. The first stage of the effort is to teach Latinos how to make healthy products to clean the home and to support each other to maintain a healthy environment. LEHBAH”'s vision is to improve the health of the Latino adults and children by creating a healthier indoor environment for Latino families while building connections and community between families. We have trained over 100 people during the last several years. Through the efforts of our BYI Community Health Action Team, we have developed curriculum for the Latino community on safe household cleaners. We have also trained a team of people to become trainers who conduct [...]
Meetings since Feb., thousands of Workshop hours in Apr. & May, donated materials & dollars all year = MayDay Parade & Park Pageant for tens of thousands of participants & viewers May 7th!
43rd MayDay Parade, Ceremony and Festival Sunday, MAY 7, 2017 - Save the Date! *And check out the many opportunities to Volunteer or get involved Donate to the 43rd MayDay! It takes $200,000 to fund the people, puppets, park fees, parade permits, police presence, and porta potties to support MayDay. Please give as generously as possible ”” every gift counts for the 43rd Annual MayDay Parade, Ceremony, and Festival! 11 am: Assemble MayDay Parade participants assemble by section east of Bloomington Ave on 25th St., between Bloomington and Cedar Ave. in South Minneapolis. See map NOON: Parade Begins At the corner of 25th St. E. and Bloomington Ave. S., and travels south on Bloomington to 34th St. E., where the parade turns west towards Powderhorn Park. 3pm: Ceremony & Festival The MayDay Tree of Life Ceremony begins at 3pm in Powderhorn Park. The Festival is open throughout the day.
American Indian Month Events
Events First Person Radio May 3 @ 9 - 10 am Our guest will be Kate Beane, she”'ll be discussing the Dakota Truth Telling Omniciye event, which begins on Saturday May 4, at Fort Snelling. To listen live, dial in 90.3 on your FM radio American Indian Wellness Fair May 3 @ 11 am - 3 pm The American Indian Wellness Fair continues the goal to increase awareness of current health issues facing American Indian people by providing access to a variety of health screenings, education, information and community resources. For more information: Stephanie Graves (stephanie.graves@minneapolismn.gov) Dakota Truth Telling Omniciye May 4 @ 8 am / May 7 @ 5 pm On May 4th of 1863, Dakhóta people who had been imprisoned at a concentration camp below AkiÄhita ÄŒhúŋkaÅ¡ke (Fort Snelling) at Bdóte were taken by steamboat and exiled from Mnisota MakhóÄhe. To mark our return and assert our continued presence on this sacred land where the two rivers meet, we [...]
