‘Miscellany’ Archives
Common Sense for the Common Good
Commentary on EPNI Urban Farm By HARVEY WINJE Before Covid-19, many cities across the U.S.”“including Mpls.”“were responding to climate change and racial discrimination by changing guidelines, revenue recipients, zoning, and goals. Housing, food, and jobs near public transportation””walking paths, bike trails, bus, and light rai””were common goals for the common good that was common sense. During Covid-19, increased awareness of inequities of healthcare, housing, food, and jobs demands more common sense for the common good of everyone. Nonetheless, the Mpls. City Council and Staff are continuing to flaunt their power against our neighbors”™ Urban Farm, Affordable Housing, and Jobs Center Initiative in the highly diverse and low-income East Phillips area near public transportation. The City is going up against laws, and against their own environmental Green Zone Guidelines as they continue to seize control of the seven acres of land and a [...]
LOST 2020: Laypeople”™s Outdoor Sculpture Trail
A perfectly appointed tiny table and chairs. Tiny ice cubes. Tiny potato. Photo: BEN HEATH By SAM MOLSTAD, Host Are you finding yourself with time in your hands? Are you looking for ways to harness your Power? If your answer was “yes,” then please join us in creating the Laypeople”™s Outdoor Sculpture Trail! WHAT? You and your household will create a sculpture to display in a prominent outdoor location at your residence. Then, we at LOST will generate a map of sites where sculptures are located. The map will be posted online and delivered to your mailbox by LOST upon request. WHEN? Please submit your intent to sculpt as a direct message to Sam Molstad and include the address of where your sculpture will be located. The map will be posted and distribution began April 11th. WHY? Why not? We at LOST thank you in advance for your participation in this community building event designed with appropriate social distancing techniques in mind. Check [...]
REMEMBERING
Covid-19 Pandemic experiences make lasting memories. Here are some memories sent by a few neighbors. What will you be remembering? ”¢ Remembering the ways of being present. There are ways of being present that do not require us to be physically present in times like these. ”¢ Remembering there was a time when people wrote letters to one another to be present in mind, heart, and spirit. ”¢ Remembering teachers who needed to quickly increase technical skills for online teaching. ”¢ Remembering Grocery stores are ransacked and Charmin Ultra Soft essentially replaces the dollar as the official U.S. currency. ”¢ Remembering the clean skies as we stopped driving our cars. ”¢ Remembering the birds singing and the flowers blooming in this glorious spring. ”¢ Remembering we sang when we washed our hands. ”¢ Remembering how challenging it was to learn the idiosyncrsies and benefits of “Zoom” conversations, meetings, and learning. [...]
