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Weekly Interfaith Gathering Kick-off

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Feb 10th was our first monthly interfaith meal at Cedar Commons (this one connected to Lent) and we’re happy to report that the discussion was lively and the cheesecake was particularly delicious. We all had a lot of questions about “Lent” – folks who are unfamiliar with Christian practices and folks who grew up in churches themselves! The dialogue will continue as we gather each Tuesday night from 6:30-8:30, but we’ll be moving on to new questions and topics – the March 10th meal will be connected to the Ba’Hai fasting tradition. Join our Facebook group for weekly updates and come on out any Tuesday if you’re free!

Special Project: Tom SenGupta Forum

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The Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship is partner and fiscal host of the Tom SenGupta Forum (formerly called Changing the Norm of Society), a project honoring, and learning from, the power of ordinary folks to stand for justice, and change the norms of our society for the better. The project is the brainchild of Tom Sen Gupta, long time pharmacist and owner of Schneider Drug on University Avenue in Minneapolis, who convened hundreds of conversations on politics and public issues that took place after hours right in the aisles of the drug store.

Learn more about Tom SenGupta

Star Tribune column: Philosopher pharmacist dreams of a memorial to the common man

Star Tribune column: Beloved community leader to say goodbye to his independent drugstore

Make a Gift

To donate to the project by mail, send a check payable to Augsburg College to:

Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Tom SenGupta Forum
2211 Riverside Avenue, CB 10
Minneapolis, MN  55454

MN Health Corps VISTA position available with Campus Kitchen

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The Campus Kitchen and Health Commons at Augsburg are looking for exceptional applications for a shared MN Health Corps VISTA – a full-time position from June 2015-2016. As the second year of a three-year VISTA assignment, this year will build on the work of the previous VISTA in making healthy food and healthcare available to all in and around the Cedar-Riverside. Goals for the year include increasing organizational capacity to provide health services and education, building community participation in the Augsburg Community Garden, and enhancing volunteer engagement with Campus Kitchen and Health Commons. A strong sense of organization, a bit of creativity, and Somali language skills are highly preferred. The priority deadline to apply is Friday, April 3rd, but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, since interviews are being conducted on a rolling basis (starting immediately) until the position is filled.

Details and application are available here.

Walker’s “Drafting Error” and the Democratic Promise of Executive Function

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Here’s an excerpt from Harry Boyte’s column in Huffington Post from February 9, 2015: Today education is “delivered” to students seen as passive customers. This view has replaced the idea that students are agents and co-creators of their learning, as well as the idea that the purpose of education is not only to prepare students for individual success but most importantly to be contributors to a democratic society. The delivery paradigm produces no ownership. As economist Lawrence Summers, no champion of participatory democracy, nonetheless once usefully quipped, “Nobody washes their rented car.”

Check here to read the whole article

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harry-boyte/walkers-drafting-error-an_b_6639844.html

MARTIN OLAV SABO SYMPOSIUM: MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE DEBATE

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In partnership with the League of Women Voters Minnesota, the Sabo Center hosted a debate of the four candidates for Secretary of State one week before the election.

October 28, 2014, 7:00-8:30 p.m. | Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

At this forum Steve Simon (DFL), Dan Severson (R), Bob Helland (I) and Bob Odden (L) debated on topics ranging from Voter ID, military participation in voting, expanded and improved business services, and early voting.

Click here to view a video of this event.

MARTIN OLAV SABO SYMPOSIUM: BUILDING THE SOCIETY WE WANT, HOW WILL WE GET THERE?

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A conversation on society, culture, and the economy with Mitch Pearlstein, president of the Center of the American Experiment, and Dane Smith, president of Growth and Justice.

March 25, 2014, 7:00-8:30 p.m. | Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

MITCH PEARLSTEIN

Pearlstein, PhD, is founder and president of Center of the American Experiment, a nonpartisan, tax-exempt, public policy and educational institution which brings conservative and free market ideas to bear on the hardest problems facing Minnesota and the nation. Pearlstein served two years in the U.S. Department of Education during the Reagan and (first) Bush administrations.

DANE SMITH

Since 2007, Smith has been president of Growth and Justice, a nonpartisan policy research and advocacy organization focused on achieving a more inclusive prosperity for Minnesota, and supporting investments and policies that foster both business growth and economic justice. Smith’s career includes 30 years as a journalist for the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press, where he developed a solid reputation reporting and writing about state, local, and federal government and politics.

This Symposium was co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters Minnesota.

MARTIN OLAV SABO SYMPOSIUM: MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN

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A symposium on how to create policy change, drawing on advice from those with extensive experience working on climate change, the Minnesota Dream Act, and marriage equality.

November 6, 2013, 7:00 p.m. | Sateren Auditorium, Charles S. Anderson Music Hall

Three panelists will speak about their experience working for policy change.

KATE KNUTH runs the Boreas Environmental Leadership Program at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment. Knuth is a citizen member of the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board and served three terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

JUVENTINO MEZA is a founding member of NAVIGATE, a network of immigrant youth and allies seeking to widen the path to higher education for immigrant youth. Meza recently worked as a program assistant at the Citizens League.

SENATOR SCOTT DIBBLE became the third openly gay legislator to serve in the Minnesota Legislature in 2000. After serving one term in the House, Dibble ran for State

Senate in 2002 where he is now serving in his third term.

WOMEN, WAR AND DRONES: “AN AFGHAN WOMAN SPEAKS OUT” FEATURING MALALAI JOYA

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13_10_15_13_MalalaiJoya-300x273October 15, 2013, 7:00 p.m. | Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

Malalai Joya is a human rights activist and recipient of numerous international awards. She has been called “the bravest woman in Afghanistan.” She was suspended by the Afghan Parliament in 2007 for her criticism of the warlord and drug barons.

Joya is the author of, A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice.

This event is co-sponsored by: the Department of Political Science, the Anne Pederson Women’s Resource Center, and the Sabo Center for Citizenship and Learning, among other off-campus groups.

MARTIN OLAV SABO SYMPOSIUM: FUNDING MINNESOTA’S FUTURE: STATE GOVERNMENT AND ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITIES

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March 13, 2013, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.  | Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

Featured speaker:

Myron Frans, Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue

Respondents:

Sara Carlson, Mayor and former City Council member of Alexandria, Minnesota

Peggy Ingison, CFO, Minnesota Historical Society and former CFO, Minneapolis Public Schools

Video: Funding Minnesota’s Future