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Monday December 15th 2025
Phillips woman devotes life to advocating for those with less
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Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery
By Sue Hunter Weir
169th in a Series
Photo courtesy of Atchison Family
The photo was taken in 1920 when the women shown in the photo were the first women to serve on the Executive Committee of the nation-wide Republican Party. Carrie Fosseen, suffragist and social reformer (second row, far right) was a long-time resident of what is now the Phillips Community.
Carrie Jorgens Fosseen is not buried in Layman”™s Cemetery but this month, on the 100th anniversary of Minnesota”™s ratification of the 19th amendment, she is well worth taking the time to remember.Â
She was a suffragist, a social reformer, and political activist, and for the many years she lived in what is now Phillips.
Carrie and her husband, Manley Fosseen, lived at 2916 Bloomington Ave. between 1900 and 1920, in a house that still stands. Although they would not have been considered wealthy, they had enough money that Carrie was able to devote a great deal of her time advocating for those who had much less.Â
For her efforts on behalf of suffrage, Carrie was one of the first women appointed to the Executive Committee of the national Republican Party.… Read the rest “Phillips woman devotes life to advocating for those with less”
MIGIZI moves to Downtown Longfellow
Open house set for Sept. 12, 4-8 p.m.
by JOHN GWINN, MIGIZI
TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN
MIGIZI staff members, including new Executive Director Kelly Drummer (far left), are excited to be in their new office at 3017 27th Ave. S. Lake Street Council hosted a morning mixer on Aug. 22.Â
As of late June 2019, Migizi Communications has finally established occupancy at its new location in “Downtown Longfellow,” at 3017 27th Ave S.Â
After buying the vacant building last year, extensive renovations were done while Migizi conducted programming from its temporary home in the Plaza Verde building near Lake and Bloomington.
MIGIZI was established over 40 years ago by Laura Waterman Wittstock and others as an organization with an American Indian journalism and communications focus, bringing Native voices and stories to the public through radio, newspapers, magazines and other media.Â
Over the years, the mission of this American Indian led organization has morphed into one with more of a youth development and education focus, working in collaboration with local school districts and other community and governmental organizations to improve outcomes for Native youth in the Twin Cities.
Drummer leads a tour and discussed the green intiatives students learn about, including solar and wind power.
Briefs
Imagine MayDay on Sept. 11
Attend the Imagine MayDay: Community Update Meeting Sept. 11, 6-8:30 p.m. at Hearty of the Beast Theater (HOBT). At this meeting, hear insights and learnings from community engagement work this summer, which includes feedback from more than 500 people who shared their ideas and dreams for HOBT and MayDay:
Ӣ 80 artists and community members in one-on-one interviews
”¢ 43 artists who participated in artist charrettesÂ
Ӣ 418 people who participated in our online survey
Be invited into ongoing opportunities to engage in the formation of a new MayDay model that is resilient, equitable, and decentralized.
Puppt Lab, The Phillips Project
Two former HOBT programs, Puppet Lab and The Phillips Project, will now continue independently of the organization. During this period of organizational transition, HOBT is not able to continue hosting these programs, but the important work will continue under the same program leadership. More at info@hobt.org.
King”™s Fair Sept. 21
The Seward neighborhood will celebrate its biennial event, the King”™s Fair, on Saturday, Sept. 21, from noon to 5 p.m., with a family-oriented day in Mathews Park, 2318”“29th Ave. South. This year”™s theme is “Celebrating Seward”™s History.” The fair is a fun, low-key, neighbor-centered affair, co-sponsored by the Seward Neighborhood Group and the Minneapolis Park Board.… Read the rest “Briefs”
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