Events September ’23
The Blooming Lotus Flower
Through September 23
Soomaal House of Art
2200 Minnehaha Avenue
Free
In The Blooming Lotus Flower, multidisciplinary artist Khadija Charif explores the profound impact women have on each other’s lives utilizing photographs, poetry, installation, and audio. The exhibition is an ode to the women who are often beings sought as a space to find peace in, and at times to extract a piece from. Her ultimate goal is to explore the full spectrum of her artistic expression, offering a glimpse into the artistic monologue of a Muslim woman, centered around the layered concepts of identity, womanhood, sisterhood, and their interconnections. The Soomaal House of Art gallery is open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 11am to 5pm.
Two Rivers Gallery at Norway House
Sept. 1 – Nov. 4
Norway House
913 East Franklin Avenue
Free
The Two Rivers Gallery is a program of the Minneapolis American Indian Center, which is now under major renovation and set to reopen in 2024. In the meantime, this shared exhibition space at Norway House is one of many partnerships that are housing Two Rivers Community programs at new locations in the neighborhood during the closure of the building.
Four Sisters
Farmers Market
Thursdays 11 AM – 3 PM
1414 E Franklin Avenue
Free
Join us for the Four Sisters Farmers Market on Franklin Avenue every Thursday through October 26th!… Read the rest “Events September ’23”
An Evening of Real-Life Stories about Social Justice in Minneapolis
By ROSELLA DePIETRO, Hennepin History Museum
Hennepin History Museum and the Minneapolis Interview Project present an evening of real-life stories about social justice in Minneapolis on Thursday, September 14, from 6 to 8 pm at The Capri Theater, 2027 West Broadway, Minneapolis, MN, 55411. The Minneapolis Interview Project was started in 2016 as a labor of love by Southside resident Anne Winkler-Morey, who set her sights on obtaining one-hundred life-stories that revealed “hidden histories of inequality and the struggle for social justice in Minneapolis.”
Ms. Winkler-Morey and many of the individuals she interviewed will read from their interview transcripts, and a portion of the evening’s program will honor those participants who have passed away since contributing their interviews. The program will also feature photographs by Minneapolis-based artist, photographer, and teacher, Eric Mueller, who joined the project in 2019, volunteering his expertise to photograph interviewees in locations that are important to them. There will be opportunities for questions and conversation with the audience.
Anne Winkler-Morey is an historian, educator, and activist scholar studying and participating in social movements since the 1980s and is the author of Allegiance to Winds and Waters: Bicycling the Political Divides of the United States. To date, she has interviewed 92 people who have lived, worked, engaged institutions, and/or worked on grassroots campaigns in Minneapolis.… Read the rest “An Evening of Real-Life Stories about Social Justice in Minneapolis”
Raise Your Voice: September ’23
By PETER MOLENAAR
Yes, the City’s plan to concentrate diesel fumes in our neighborhood has been stopped, and the focus has shifted to the implementation of the Urban Farm business plan. To this end, I have engaged Mayor Frey regarding the Urban Farm to school market connection, and he was receptive.
Meanwhile, activists have contacted me for insider information about Smith Foundry’s contribution to our diminished air quality.
Note: At Smith Foundry, iron is cast in molds made of sand, the sand is composed of grains of quartz, quartz is crystalline silica (silicon dioxide) and fine silica particles make dust in the air we breathe. When concentrated, silica dust will, over the course of time, accumulate in the lungs. Having worked inside the bowels of Smith Foundry for 35 years, I should know. Hey, the community has a right to know.
Smith Foundry, 1855 E 28th Street…
Once upon a time, there was an influx of Spanish speaking workers. Incredibly, the established shop steward declined to sign them into our union. This was the foul play which facilitated my election to the union steward position. More recently, an association with the Retirees Council (AFL-CIO) qualified me for a trip to Chicago for a meeting of the Labor Commission (CP).… Read the rest “Raise Your Voice: September ’23”