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SUMMARY:When Minnehaha Flowed With Whiskey: A Spirited History Of The Falls
DESCRIPTION:Drunks\, criminals\, and rowdies went to Minnehaha Falls to raise a ruckus\, dance\, and have fun.  From the 1860s until the early 20th century\, Minnehaha Falls was not a family-oriented destination.  Rather\, it was a scene of scandal and disreputable behavior.  By 1891\, things had gotten so bad that “Father of the Parks” Charles Loring said\, “Minnehaha had become the rendezvous of the most depraved of both sexes.”  Find out what the heck was going on at the falls\, and how all was eventually redeemed.\n\nKaren E. Cooper is an author\, historian\, and researcher who uncovered the lost disgraceful past at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis.  Her work reveals the power structures in the city that allowed Minnehaha to become a criminal haven\, and battle with those who wanted Minnehaha to be a place where families felt safe and welcome.  Her first book\, “When Minnehaha Flowed With Whiskey: A Spirited History Of The Falls” won the Emile Buchwald Award for Minnesota Non-Fiction in 2023.\n \n Cooper became a historian because she has a good eye for detail and a lot of curiosity. Her background is in Spanish and Economics\, but the hints of improper behavior at Minnehaha Falls were such a captivating story that she undertook to discover what had happened and what had been forgotten.  Too\, she has written dozens of newspaper columns on restaurants and local history and she collects old Minnesota photographs.  Karen E. Cooper is very nearly a native Minnesotan.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/when-minnehaha-flowed-with-whiskey-a-spirited-history-of-the-falls/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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SUMMARY:Religion As A Resource for Peace And A Justification For Violence.
DESCRIPTION:Peace is a shared aspiration and value in all of our religious traditions. Peace\, however\, remains an ever-receding goal in our world. Speaking of peace as a shared value is important\, but it does not bring about peace. Our traditions offer us transformative peace-making teachings\, but these traditions are located in historical and socio-political contexts. They become intertwined and associated\, often willingly\, with forces and movements that promote violence by privileging one group and marginalizing others. \n \nThe rise of religious nationalism in many parts of our world is only one example of an alliance between religion and political forces that is prone to violence. We cannot\, therefore\, overlook the role of religion in intensifying narrow loyalties\, entrenching divisions and providing a justification for violence. We cannot explain away the relationship between religion and violent conflict by the argument that\, in all instances\, religion is being used or misused for the achievement of power in its various forms. The responsibility of religion in situations of division and conflict must be critically acknowledged. In investigating religion and peace-making our analysis must be hopeful but not simplistic. We must be both self-critical and constructive to lift up the resources of religion for peace-making and the common good. We must make the effort to go deep in our analysis to understand the paradox of religion as both peace-maker and contributor to violence. \nAnantanand Rambachan is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Saint Olaf College\, Minnesota\, USA (1985-2021). He was also Forum Humanum Visiting Professor at the Academy for the Study of World Religions at the University of Hamburg in Germany (2013-2017). \nHis books include Accomplishing the Accomplished: The Vedas as a Source of Valid Knowledge in Ṡaṅkara; The Limits of Scripture: Vivekananda’s Reinterpretation of the Authority of the Vedas\, The Advaita Worldview: God\, World and Humanity\, A Hindu Theology of Liberation: Not-Two is Not-One; Essays in Hindu Theology and Pathways to Hindu-Christian Dialogue. In addition\, Professor Rambachan has authored numerous book-chapters and journal essays. The British Broadcasting Corporation transmitted a series of 25 lectures on Hinduism by Prof. Rambachan around the world. \nProf. Rambachan has been involved in interreligious relations and dialogue for over 40 years\, as a Hindu contributor and analyst. He is a Co-President of Religions for Peace\, the largest global interfaith network and serves as President of the Board\, Arigatou International NY\, a global organization advocating for the rights of children and mobilizing the resources of religions to overcome violence against children. He also Chairs the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Multifaith Network. He is active in the dialogue programs of the World Council of Churches and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican\, and currently participates in the Ethics in Action dialogues at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. In 2008\, at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury\, Professor Rambachan delivered the distinguished Lambeth Interfaith Lecture at the Lambeth Palace in London. Professor Rambachan led the first two White House Celebrations of the Hindu Festival of Diwali in 2003 and 2004.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/religion-as-a-resource-for-peace-and-a-justification-for-violence/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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SUMMARY:A brief introduction to the history of artmaking in Minnesota
DESCRIPTION:From such historic luminaries as Seth Eastman and Alexis Fournier to contemporary artists Jim Denomie and Dan Bruggeman\, this lecture will review the nearly 200 year history of artmaking in Minnesota. Bring your questions. \nArt historian Brian Szott\, Curator of Art at the Minnesota Historical Society from 2001 to 2022\, organized numerous exhibitions including Seth Eastman: Artist on the Frontier\, Thank God and FDR\, and Art Speaks. Previously\, he was director of MCAD Gallery at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Szott is a co-author of the 2015 Afton Press publication Minnesota Modern: Four Artists of the 20th Century.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/a-brief-introduction-to-the-history-of-artmaking-in-minnesota/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250222T103000
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SUMMARY:Uncommon Common Sense: Riding the Dragons of Complexity
DESCRIPTION:Complexity sciences\, and their applications to human systems\,  have been around since the early 1980s\, but the power in academe\, business\, industry\, and government still sit squarely in Newtonian worldviews. Why? What are the  challenges of thinking through the lens of complex adaptive systems? \n \nIn the history of science\, practice leads theory into a new paradigm. We see the influence of complexity all around us today\,  while the theory remains at the edges of disciplines like economics\, public health\, education\, public policy\, business\, philanthropy\, and politics.  Explore the underlying assumptions that inform future-oriented practice while they  challenge traditional theory. Eoyang calls these radical views of reality dragons. As in ancient maps\, the unknown beyond was filled with monsters and dragons. Today\, too\, “there be dragons” beyond the bounds of traditional knowledge.  You will explore six radical ideas that  will inform your personal understanding and action in a complex world. \nGlenda H. Eoyang\, PhD\nFounding Executive Director Human Systems Dynamics Institute geoyang@hsdinstitute.org\nwww.hsdinstitute.org \nGlenda Eoyang works with public and private organizations to help them thrive in the face of overwhelming complexity and uncertainty. She is a pioneer in the applications of complexity science to human systems\, and she founded the field of human systems dynamics (HSD) in 2001. She received her BA in physics and philosophy from St. John’s College in Santa Fe\, New Mexico and her doctorate in Human Systems dynamics from the Union Institute and University in Cincinnati\, OH. Through Human Systems Dynamics Institute\, she leads a global network of over one thousand scholar-practitioners. They apply HSD to wicked problems ranging from early childhood education to violent extremism\, public health\, and corporate futures and strategy. She has published across disciplines in both  academic and practitioner literature. Her book\, Adaptive Action: Leveraging Uncertainty in Your Organization (Stanford University Press\, 2013) outlines her wide-ranging theory and practice.  It is a roadmap for anyone who chooses to work at the intersection of order and chaos.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/uncommon-common-sense-riding-the-dragons-of-complexity/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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SUMMARY:The Accidental Hero: how a WWII Czech liberation story is a current event
DESCRIPTION:A string of jaw-dropping coincidences in the last week of WWII had Colonel Matt Konop liberating the same Czech villages his grandparents had left for Wisconsin in the 1860s. Konop’s first language was Czech\, and the townspeople paraded him around town on their shoulders\, declaring\, “one of our own has freed us!” However\, like many returning veterans\, Konop didn’t talk about his experience after the war. And when he died in 1983\, his family knew nothing of the story that changed his life. \nWhen the Czech Communist Party took power in a coup in 1948\, his story\, and America’s role in Czech liberation\, was whitewashed out of the official history. Twenty-three years after Konop’s death\, his grandson discovered his unpublished memoir and turned it into a one-man show called “The Accidental Hero” that he’s performed across America\, and annually in the Czech Republic. \n \nThe Czechs have posthumously made Konop an Honorary Citizen\, and have awarded the grandson\, Patrick Dewane\, a Medal of Honor for reviving their history. In this program\, Dewane will perform excerpts of his award-winning show\, and will read from his book about his grandfather. With tyranny on the rise worldwide\, democracy and freedom are now under threat more than at any time since the end of WWII. The Czechs had to shirk three oppressive empires in the 20th Century to secure a lasting freedom. Their perspective is timely\, particularly as the Americans who defeated Hitler exit the national stage. \nPatrick Dewane has performed his one-man show\, The Accidental Hero\, over 250 times across the United States\, including Ford’s Theatre in Washington DC\, the University of Florida\, the Marcus Center in Milwaukee\, and the University of Notre Dame. His annual tour of the show to the Czech Republic began in 2013 and has included the US Embassy in Prague\, Peklo Theater in Pilsen\, and Kino in Domažlice\, where he was awarded the city’s Medal of Honor. Dewane’s management career in the arts includes a stint on Broadway and senior-level positions with The Dance Theatre of Harlem\, the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition\, the Philadelphia Orchestra\, and Minnesota Opera\, where his New Works Initiative program produced Kevin Puts’ Silent Night\, the winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for music. He was nominated for an Emmy as Executive Producer of the PBS broadcast of Silent Night. He has an MFA from Brooklyn College and taught writing at the graduate school of St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. He and his wife live in Edina.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/the-accidental-hero-how-a-wwii-czech-liberation-story-is-a-current-event/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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SUMMARY:"Family Declassified": Uncovering My Grandfather's Journey from Spy to Children's Book Author
DESCRIPTION:Why do people keep deep secrets about their lives and ancestry?  In Family Declassified (Sunbury Press\, 2023) Katherine Fennelly applied her expertise as a social science researcher to answer this question regarding her grandfather\, a Jewish Hungarian immigrant who arrived in the US one hundred years ago and who became a high-ranking spy for the Allies in WWII. \nIt took several years of reviewing previously unexamined government records and conducting personal interviews and genealogical searches to piece together the life of a man who hid his Jewish identity\, the nature of his work as a spy\, and the murder of his sister and nephew by Hungarian Nazis. The result is a manuscript that examines the nature of family myths and presents the gripping story of a man whose life was shaped by some of the most extraordinary events of the 20th century.  Please go to KatherineFennelly.com for order information\, and to see the book group discussion questions. \n \nKatherine Fennelly is an emeritus professor of public policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota with a Ph.D. from Columbia University\, where she was on the faculty in the School of Public Health early in her career.  She\nis an immigration policy expert whose work has taken her to many of the countries where her late grandfather lived out his adventures. She has studied and worked in Spain and Ecuador\, and done consulting work and academic residencies across Latin America and Europe. Katherine is a voracious reader and a life-long student of languages. She discovered her family’s Jewish roots as an adult\, something her Hungarian-American mother preferred not to discuss. When not tracking down classified documents and delving into family history\, she volunteers for refugee service organizations\, serves as a Spanish-English interpreter\, and enjoys biking in Prospect Park and spending time with her daughters and granddaughters who live nearby in Brooklyn.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/family-declassified-uncovering-my-grandfathers-journey-from-spy-to-childrens-book-author/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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SUMMARY:Cohousing--Living in an Intentional Community
DESCRIPTION:Becca and Lynn will share with you a housing model unfamiliar in the USA\, Cohousing. \nIt is a type of intentional community that will reduce our carbon footprint\, reduce loneliness and get us a lot more fun in the process.\nThere are examples of about 180 cohousing communities across the US and we will share views of them. \nA key element is that the residents form a group intending to be good neighbors\, they participate in the planning\, and run the community after it is built.\nThe idea came from Denmark\, which always places in the top three happiest countries according to the Gallup   World Happiness Report. \n \nBecca Brackett  retired MD\, president of a local Cohousing project ” CedarCohousing LLC”. The Cedar Cohousing project wants to be for all generations\, and locate in an area urban enough for good transit and with amenities within walking distance. They hope to build an energy efficient building with about 30 households. \nLynn Engund currently serves as the treasurer of Twin Cities Cohousing Network. She has had a lifelong interest in the formation of intentional communities. She was a founder of Hearth Communities\, a group of families and single adults who\, despite not living together\, declared themselves to be an intentional community over 30 years ago. Lynn was also one of the instructors who taught “Philosophy Camp”\, a U of MN 3-week residential experiential philosophy course held near Windom MN during May term.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/cohousing-living-in-an-intentional-community/
LOCATION:Maplewood Library\, 3025 Southlawn Dr\, Maplewood\, MN\, 55109
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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SUMMARY:"Power Behind Your Writing: What Every Writer Needs to Know"
DESCRIPTION:Evelyn Klein will discuss how and why this book came about in the course of her teaching English\, language arts and world languages for many years. In order to be successful both in expository and creative writing\, students needed a solid base of skills. By introducing students to the essentials of the English language in an easy-to-understand format\, they met with considerable success. \nIn this book that can serve both as text or reference\, Part One introduces students to the story of English which helps dispel many language myths and misconceptions. Part Two sets forward an updated approach to studying grammar and sentence structure. The material in this book also offers the necessary preparation for second language and ESL study. Books will be available. Evelyn Klein has lived most of her life in Minnesota. She has a B.S. in Secondary Education and an M.S. in the Teaching of English. She taught in the public schools for many years\, at Century College\, and The Loft Literary Center and presents programs on writing-related topics to interested groups and organizations. A prize-winning poet\, she has published poetry and articles in numerous publications. She is author of four books\, variously\, of poetry\, essays\, and illustrations\, three of which have found their way into the Minnesota Historical Society’s permanent library collection. Power Behind Your Writing: What Every Writer Needs to Know is her latest book.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/power-behind-your-writing-what-every-writer-needs-to-know/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240622T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240622T120000
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SUMMARY:Can understanding of urban ecosystems improve our odds?
DESCRIPTION:Following many centuries of mostly agrarian lives\, more than half of the people on our planet now live in cities.  Early industrial cities were a mess\, choked with smog\, filthy water\, large epidemics\, to the point that lifespans around 1900 were shorter for folks living in cities than the countryside. \nThis talk examines the progress we’ve made\, and some ideas for future progress\, illustrated in part by Larry Baker’s own research. We’ll continue this vein with a structured discussion to dive deeper on the topic of “improving our odds” for the livability of cities in the future \nMost of Larry’s career was in academia.  His research applied his hybrid education in environmental engineering and ecology to the study of applied biogeochemistry\, with a focus on human ecosystems – cities and farms.  He generally focuses on water quality\, seeking practical solutions from a biogeochemical perspective\, often working in Pasteur’s quadrant\, combining practice and theory.  Recent projects have focused on nutrient flows in urban stormwater\, agricultural P balances\, urban road salt management\, and water policy. He often collaborates with scholars\, ranging from social sciences to animal and crop science to civil engineering. Now retired\, he is an embryonic novelist\, working on a historical fiction about the early Puebloans in the “Basketmaker era” and serves as a board member of the DFL Environmental Caucus
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/can-understanding-of-urban-ecosystems-improve-our-odds/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240525T103000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Day
DESCRIPTION:Joseph A. Amato will read poems about place (Detroit\, Southwest Minnesota\, and Sicily)\, family\, memory\, aging\, death\, and hope and gratitude. They will be drawn from some of his published books\, Buoyancies: The Ballast Master’s Log\, My Three Sicilies Poems\, Stories\, and Essays and Trinity of Hope\, plus poems published in Sicilian and Italian-American and other publications An Open Mic will follow the program.\,
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/poetry-day-2/
LOCATION:Shoreview
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240427T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240427T120000
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SUMMARY:Building Community Food Webs
DESCRIPTION:Ken Meter’s book Building Community Food Webs (Island Press\, 2021) harvests insights from several decades of work in communities across the US who are grappling with how to create healthier\, more localized food systems. \nThe book begins with an overview showing how the US food system has extracted wealth from rural and urban areas\, and then goes on to highlight 8 community efforts in Montana\, Hawai’i\, Arizona\, Indiana\, Ohio\, Colorado\, and Minnesota that have mounted robust community foods initiatives\, showing what elements have contributed to each success. Ken’s research and writing have been carried out independently\, with no institutional support. \nKen Meter is one of the most experienced food system analysts in the U.S.\, integrating market analysis\, business development\, systems thinking\, and social concerns. Meter holds 53 years of experience in inner-city and rural community capacity building. His local economic analyses have promoted local food networks in 144 regions in 41 states\, 2 provinces\, and 4 tribal nations. He developed a $9.85-milllion plan for local food investment for the state of South Carolina\, and completed similar studies for New Mexico\, New Hampshire\, Hawai‘i\, Alaska\, Mississippi\, Indiana\, Ohio\, and Minnesota. He developed strategic regional food plans for nearly 20 regions across the U.S. Meter consulted with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and Colorado State University as one of 14 co-authors of a toolkit for measuring economic impacts of local food development. He is one of 3 co-editors of Sustainable Food System Assessment: Lessons from Global Practice\, published by Routledge (UK) in 2019. He is a native Minnesotan.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/building-community-food-webs-2/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240323T103000
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SUMMARY:Minnesota's Carnegie Libraries After 100 Years.
DESCRIPTION:In the early 1900s\, Andrew Carnegie funded the construction of over 1600 libraries in this country\, 66 of which were in Minnesota. The first half of the talk will describe the Carnegie library program and its impact on Minnesota; the second half will assess the extent to which the libraries have survived after more than a century. \nWe will touch on themes of philanthropy\, architecture\, accessibility\, historic preservation\, and of course\, the importance of libraries in American society.  Particular attention will be paid to how a Carnegie library has to be transformed so that it can continue to serve the community. Illustrated by historic and contemporary photos from around the state. \nGreg Gaut is emeritus faculty at Saint Mary’s University in Winona\, where he taught European and Russian history. Since 2012\, he has worked as a historic preservation consultant. He and his wife\, Marsha Neff\, are regular contributors to Minnesota History\, and two of their articles won the David Gebhard Award for the best article on Minnesota’s built environment. A lover of libraries\, he has published Laird’s Legacy: A History of the Winona Public Library and Reinventing the People’s Library\, a history of St. Paul’s Arlington Hills Public Library. The latter\, a Carnegie library\, is now the East Side Freedom Library. He is working on a book about the Minnesota home front during World War I. One result of this research\, the article “Hardware Store Sedition: The Case of Charles W. Anding\,” won the Solon J. Buck Award for the best article in Minnesota History for 2020.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/minnesotas-carnegie-libraries-after-100-years/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240224T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240224T120000
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SUMMARY:The Indigenous Oral History Manual: Canada and the United States (2023)
DESCRIPTION:For the past several years\, I worked on the Indigenous Oral History Manual: Canada and the United States\, with authors Winona Wheeler\, Charles E. Trimble (posthumous)\, and Mary Kay Quinlan. The book focuses on the role of Indigenous voices in Indigenous history. \nAs Māori oral historian Nepia Mahuika wrote in 2019\, “I argue that indigenous oral histories and traditions cannot be adequately defined by nonindigenous people.” This is a straightforward statement\, but it also can be seen as radical. In this book\, written as a manual\, we discuss support for this work and profile several Indigenous organizations that are active in doing it. In the presentation\, I’ll discuss the major points of the book and present information about the profiled projects. \nBarbara W. Sommer\, M.A.\, has over forty years of experience in the public history and oral history fields. She is the author and co-author of several publications including The Oral History Manual (4th edition due out in 2024)\, the Indigenous Oral History Manual: Canada and the United States (2nd edition of The American Indian Oral History Manual\, 2023)\, the Community Oral History Toolkit (2013)\, Practicing Oral History in Historical Organizations (2015)\, and Doing Veterans Oral History (2015). She also is the author of the award-winning book Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota (2008\, re-issued in 2022)\, a history of this Depression-era program based on oral and written sources. She holds degrees from Carleton College and the University of Minnesota.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/the-indigenous-oral-history-manual-canada-and-the-united-states-2023/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240127T190000
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CREATED:20231122T052900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240722T192637Z
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SUMMARY:Peanuts\, Popcorn\, and Preemies: Wonderland Park and the Infantorium
DESCRIPTION:It was 1905 and Americans were in love with electricity. More than 400 trolley car parks sprang up around the country. But only a handful had an Infantorium\, a hospital (of sorts) that treated premature babies. For the price of admission\, guests could watch performers like Daredevil Dash and Nervo the Human Comet. There were trained ant-eaters and bears on bicycles. There were rides\, peanuts and cotton candy—all at 31st Avenue and Lake Street in South Minneapolis. \nBiography: Susan Hunter Weir has lived in South Minneapolis all of her live. She has spent the last 25 or so years researching the residents of Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery\, the oldest existing cemetery in Minneapolis. Before she retired\, she was Coordinator of Advising for students in the visual and performing arts at the University of Minnesota. She served on Minneapolis’ Heritage Preservation Commission for nine years.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/peanuts-popcorn-and-preemies-wonderland-park-and-the-infantorium/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231118T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231118T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20231012T204420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T172211Z
UID:501-1700301600-1700307000@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:The Electrification of the Mississippi River Gorge: How the University of Minnesota Lost its Bid for a Renewable Resource in the High Dam
DESCRIPTION:Founded in 1928\, the University of Minnesota Archives is the official repository of the institution and a rich source of local\, national\, and international history that intersects with the people and programs of the university. \nIn this presentation\, Erik Moore will highlight a piece of institutional history that connects Federal projects\, renewable energy\, corporate interests\, municipal needs\, and university claims and discuss the source material and ways to unearth archival materials stored in the caverns beneath the Elmer L. Andersen Library. \nErik Moore (he/him) is the university archivist for the University of Minnesota. He is also director of the University Digital Conservancy\, the university’s institutional repository. He has advanced degrees in Library & Information Sciences and Historical Studies.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/the-electrification-of-the-mississippi-river-gorge-how-the-university-of-minnesota-lost-its-bid-for-a-renewable-resource-in-the-high-dam/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231028T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231028T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20230916T015819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T172120Z
UID:497-1698487200-1698492600@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Ranked Choice Voting: A Top Reform to Strengthen our Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Join the Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum to learn all about Ranked Choice Voting\, a top reform to strengthen our democracy. Jeanne Massey\, Executive Director of FairVote Minnesota and a national expert on ranked choice voting will discuss the increasing divisions and extremism in our politics\, the corrosive effect it is having on our democracy and how ranked choice voting can help meet this moment. \nJeanne will explain ranked choice voting\, including its history and how it works\, the movement to advance RCV in Minnesota and across the country\, and how you can get involved. You will also have an opportunity to try out RCV with an online ranked ballot! Join and learn how you can get involved in the democracy reform movement.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/ranked-choice-voting-a-top-reform-to-strengthen-our-democracy/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230923T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230923T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20230819T172451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T173755Z
UID:492-1695463200-1695468600@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Edward S. Curtis "The North American Indian" Photograph Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:The nationally known Edward S. Curtis documented 80 Native American tribes in the Western United States back in the 1890’s through 1920’s\, through photographs\, recording their music\, myths and religion\, history\, language\, and life-styles. \nHe grew up in Le Sueur County\, Elysian and Cordova Townships.  Because of his father’s illness\, Edward moved with his family to Seattle area where he interned at photo studios.  He was out photographing various venues\, including the Puget Sound beaches\, when he met Princess Angeline\, Chief Seattle’s daughter.  He won two national first place prizes at the National Photographic Convention in 1898 & 1899 for his photos of Indians.  Edward spent 30 years preserving the Native American culture through photographs and text.  He and his team produced 20 volumes which were subscription printed of the 80 tribal nations\, took 40\,000+ glass photo negatives using the old-fashioned camera.  There are 99 prints of his photographs on display as well as other information at the gallery in Le Center.  Several will be on display at this venue. \nPresenters: \nAnita Janda – A small town girl graduates from high school\, college\, and joins the Air Force for three years.  Marries\, has three sons and works for a major food company for 16 years.  Divorces and moves back to that small town and finds awesome people and interesting stories.  Teams up with those awesome people to share the Edward Curtis story to the local people who had no idea he existed.\nKathy Mentjes – A family genealogist since the mid 1970’s\, currently volunteers at the Le Sueur County Genealogy Center in Elysian.  Enjoys substituting at the area Public Libraries and was a 35-year elementary librarian for the Waseca Schools.  Interests include reading\, researching\, quilting\, photography\, and her new grandson and his parents.  Lives in the hamlet of Cordova which sparked the interest in the Curtis family.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/edward-s-curtis-the-north-american-indian-photograph-exhibit/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230624T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230624T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20230429T160938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T202232Z
UID:478-1687600800-1687606200@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Dealing with Today's Social Problems Using Systemic Tools Developed in the Medical Field (The Annual Rhoda Lewin Lecture)
DESCRIPTION:In the early-1950’s diagnosing medical conditions was greatly assisted by organizing the human body into 7 levels. This led some educational Institutions to begin naming their biological departments as “Life Sciences”.  Within these new departments there emerged areas referred to as Bio-Chemistry\, Bio-Physics\, and Bio-Math\, followed by Bio-Medicine\, Bio-Engineering\, Bio-Metrics\, and more. As all this development in Biology and related fields unfolded\, people began to see that procedures developed to deal with medical problems could also be applied to other kinds of problems that we all face in today’s world: environmental protection\, children and family protection\, political misinformation and others. This talk will explore those procedures and how they might be used. \nDavid Juncker received his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Physiology. Before his retirement \, he was both a Professor at the University and and an executive at Medtronic. He is currently president of Field Associates. Dave was at one time an accomplished fencer and still plays a pretty mean flute.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/dealing-with-todays-social-problems-using-systemic-tools-developed-in-the-medical-field-the-annual-rhoda-lewin-lecture/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230520T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230520T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20230323T182342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T204425Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Day
DESCRIPTION:Evelyn D. Klein will read from her new book Fear and Promise\, Remembering the Year 2020. She will discuss the notion of poet as historian\, bringing in famous poets of the past. The book is a chrocicle of the year’s events that impacted people’s lives\, yet despite the challenges\, as she points out\, it also moved us forward in unexpected and positive ways. \nEvelyn Klein has a B.S. in Secondary Education and an M.S. in the Teaching of English. She taught in the public schools\, at Century College\, and the Loft. She is an essayist and prize-winning poet\, published in numerous publications\, and author of four books variously of poetry\, essays\, and illustrations. Three of her books are already in the Minnesota Historical Society’s library collection. Klein is an independent scholar and was editor of MISF’s The Minnesota Scholar. www.evelynkleinauthor.com
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/poetry-day/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230506T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230506T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20230228T191405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T210521Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond “Jeg elsker dig”: A Program of Nordic Song
DESCRIPTION:A few songs by Edvard Grieg are known to the classical music public\, and occasional songs by other composers (Sibelius\, especially) might show up on concert programs\, particularly when the singer is from Sweden or Finland (Sibelius\, that patriotic Finn\, wrote most of his songs to Swedish texts). But the great flowering of art song in the nineteenth and twentieth century late Romantic period in the Nordic countries is mostly unknown here. \nJim Reilly\, though his long association as an accompanist with singers of this repertoire\, and his position at Mindekirken (our area’s only surviving Norwegian language church)\, where he’s now Music Director Emeritus\, has had the good luck to both accompany and/or sing many of these neglected songs.  You’ll recognize some of the names\, but some (Hakon Børeesen anyone? Julius Behgaard? Sigfus Einarsson? Toivo Kuula? and others) will be new to most Americans. \nInserted in the middle of the program which Jim will sing\, accompanied by Beatrice Giere\, will be a novelty: an alternation of songs by the great Swedish songwriter Ture Rangström (sung by tenor Ben Cooper\, with Jim at the piano) with some of Chopin’s piano preludes. The goal is not to claim any direct influence on Rangström by Chopin\, but to demonstrate just how well Rangström wrote for the piano as well as the voice. \nWe’re hoping to have a short tour of the church after the program (this has yet to be confirmed). If you’ve never been to Mindekirken or visited Norway House next door here’s a fine opportunity to do so\, and enjoy some fine and rarely heard music.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/beyond-jeg-elsker-dig-a-program-of-nordic-song/
LOCATION:Mindekirken (The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church) 924 East 21st Street\, Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum,Program
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230422T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230422T103000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20221215T052858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T202827Z
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SUMMARY:A Natural Curiosity: A History of the Bell Museum
DESCRIPTION:From its humble beginnings as a one-room cabinet of scientific specimens\, the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum has grown to be an important cultural institution with a new public museum on the St Paul Campus. In this illustrated talk\, Luce will trace the museum’s evolution\, and highlight a sample of its remarkable history of programs and accomplishments. \nAs both a scientific research center and nexus for public education about the environment\, the museum has made innovations in a diverse range of activities from the creation of wildlife habitat dioramas\, to the development of radio-tracking for wildlife biology research. What has tied the many aspects of the museum together\, is a passionate desire to make new discoveries about the natural world\, and a commitment to build informed support for it preservation. \nDon Luce\, former curator of exhibits\, worked at the Bell Museum for forty-three years\, and is co-author of the book A Natural Curiosity: The Story of the Bell Museum\, published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2022.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/a-natural-curiosity-a-history-of-the-bell-museum/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230325T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230325T103000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20221216T192933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T202214Z
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SUMMARY:RESTORATIVE JUSTICE:  Reweaving the Fabric of Community
DESCRIPTION:Restorative justice is a grassroots movement\, growing out of the 70s\, that offers an alternative perspective on crime and how crime is addressed. Though its origin lies in the modern criminal justice system\, the paradigm and processes of restorative justice have ancient underpinnings\, as well as relevance in other contexts. \nRestorative processes hold rich potential for restoring and healing individuals and communities\, as well as helping to build healthy relationships\, and fostering effective communication and conflict resolution. Restorative Justice brings us hope that harm can be repaired\, that the fabric of community can be rewoven. \nBIO: Jean Greenwood has been involved in restorative justice since 1991\, as program director\, mediator/facilitator\, Yukon-trained circle keeper\, researcher\, writer\, consultant and trainer\, also serving as training coordinator for the Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking at the U of M.  She has been published in The Mediation Quarterly\, The Handbook For Victim Offender Mediation (Jossey Bass)\, The Clergy Journal\, U.S. Department of Justice monographs\, and has served as adjunct faculty at the U of M\, United Theological Seminary\, Hamline Law School\, Metro State.  Jean is a conflict transformation consultant\, mediator for the state in Special Education conflicts\, facilitator of circle dialogue for the Science Museum’s Race exhibit\, and a Presbyterian minister. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the U of M (BS\, English Education) and from United Theological Seminary (M. Div.).  Jean is an avid bicyclist and dancer\, lover of nature and the arts. \n 
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/restorative-justice-reweaving-the-fabric-of-community/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230225T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230225T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20221215T044207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T204451Z
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SUMMARY:"Traveling Without Aggravation" - How  Victor H. Green Changed Travel for Black Americans: Green Book Locations in the Historic Rondo Community (1940 - 1956)
DESCRIPTION:Traveling without aggravation\, especially with our families and young folk was never easy for Black people during the Jim Crowe Era and before the signing of Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Negro Motorist Green Book (Green Book) by Victor H Green helped Black people find safe and welcoming tourist homes (boarding homes)\, restaurants\, and other businesses that made leisure life a pleasurable life. \nIn fact\, there were even locations in St. Paul\, one such area in the early years was in the Historic Rondo Neighborhood/Community.  In the the Green Book\, there were nine listings.  Find out why this book was so important. Imagine\, traveling while Black to grandmother’s house in Mississippi\, a Baptist convention in Tennessee\, or to an NAACP meeting in Duluth\, MN could be very dangerous! In this presentation\, hear the stories of these Rondo owners and how their businesses named in the Green Book\, served as safe havens for Black Travelers. \nNieeta Pressley is a Retired Executive of Aurora St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation (2020\, ASANDC).  Currently\, the owner of New Life Possibilities\, LLC Consulting – “Looking Beyond the Opportunities by Creating the Greatest POSSIBILITIES” and the coordinator for the Rondo Round Table\, a collaboration of Rondo organizations spearheading the vision to preserve the legacy and the history of the community under the administration of ReConnect Rondo\, which is leading a project to build a land bridge over I-94.\nShe serves as secretary on the Saint Paul Planning Commission. She is First Vice President for the NAACP Saint Paul Branch Roy Wilkins Memorial Branch 4052. Nieeta was the 2019 winner of the Twin Cities LISC and Metropolitan Community Consortium of Developers’ (MCCD) Community Development’s Hall of Fame.  In 2019\, Nieeta was honored for her work as an Influential St Paul Developer in Community Development by the Goldstein Museum of Design and University of Minnesota’s College of Design.\nMost importantly\, lead and raised funding to produce the first non-European Historic Cultural Context Study (1837 – 1975).  She served as the lead coordinator and facilitated both the Cross-sector Advisory Team and the community process to develop that study which is award winning as The Saint Paul African American Historic Cultural Context Study. \nShe has three children\, 19 Grandchildren and 12 Great-grandchildren.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/traveling-without-aggravation-how-victor-h-green-changed-travel-for-black-americans-green-book-locations-in-the-historic-rondo-community-1940-1956/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230128T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230228T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20221214T223506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T205233Z
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SUMMARY:Systems Change Not Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:We can’t grow our way out of the problems such as climate change. That means neither growth nor “degrowth”. Malcolm X has said that a chicken cannot produce a duck egg. It’s not in its system. \nThe problems lie within the bio/physical nature of the planet and the problems that have been precipitated by humans\, particularly since the discovery and exploitation of fossil fuels which has also led to profligate use of planetary resources from minerals to biomass and water. \nA large part of the problem is the tight coupling between solving the ecological problem and the drive to see the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a goal rather than a measure of “progress”. \nMISF has explored this\, in part\, in a seminar on the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) presented by Ken Pentel. This presentation will review the GPI and introduce Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics through Kate’s Ted Talk.  We will draw on Rutger Hoestra’s recent book\, Replacing the GDP by 2030. And explore the ramifications and possible next steps to turn analysis into practice with an introduction to the DEAL network (Doughnut Economics Action Laboratory). \nThis presentation will introduce a SCNCC webinar series under the MISF’s Navigating Futures\, starting in February where the materials will be expanded. \n\nTom Abeles is a former tenured professor of environmental sciences and international consultant in both policy and practice. He has developed and managed projects in Central America and East Africa in alternative crops and aquaculture and developed projects in renewable energy in the US. \nKen Pentel through his consulting organization has been working with government agencies and legislatures on measures to mitigate the problems of climate change using the Genuine Progress Indicator as a measure.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/systems-change-not-climate-change/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221119T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221119T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20220630T233307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T031550Z
UID:427-1668852000-1668857400@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota
DESCRIPTION:The Great Depression New Deal-era program\, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)\, has been recognized as the largest conservation program in U.S. history. Its Minnesota story is a fascinating one\, involving young men from the state and from nearby states\, young Black Minnesota citizens\, and enrolled men from Minnesota’s Indian Reservations. \nDrawing on more than 100 Oral histories\, combined with research at the Minnesota Historical Society and the National Archives\, in this presentation\, she will review the impact of the CCC on the people who were part of it\, the work they did in Minnesota’s state and national forests\, its state parks\, and on soil conservation in various locations\, and its ongoing impact on the state today. \nShe will illustrate the presentation with photographs\, many taken by CCC enrollees themselves. Additional information about the history of the CCC in Minnesota may be found in her award-winning book\, Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota\, available from the Minnesota Historical Society\, bookstores in Minnesota\, and through on-line sources. \nBarb Sommer has over thirty-five years of experience as an oral historian. She has directed major oral community history projects and has taught oral history. She is the author and co-author of several key publications in the field and of the award-winning book Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota (2008). She holds degrees from Carleton College and the University of Minnesota.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/the-civilian-conservation-corps-in-minnesota/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221022T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221022T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20220630T210813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T221213Z
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SUMMARY:Minnesota and the Ultra-Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Based on his 2018-2019 oral history project\, “We Don’t Want You to Go Either\,” Peter Simmons will talk about Minnesotans who\, during 1967-1970\, took part in raids on Selective Service offices (draft boards) in Minnesota and elsewhere\, aiming to cripple the ability of the government to conscript young Americans into the military during the never declared Vietnam war. \nMr. Simmons was born in North Minneapolis in 1950 and has been a life-long Minneapolis resident. After involvement in the draft resistance and peace movements\, he was convicted in 1970 of violating the Selective Service Act and spent twenty months in Federal Prison in Colorado. His ”We Won’t Go…” project was assisted and made possible by the Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/minnesota-and-the-ultra-resistance/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220924T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220924T100000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20220630T231038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T034915Z
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SUMMARY:Global Climate Summit in Egypt November 2022: The Role of Fresh Energy in the Push for Meeting the U.S. Commitment of 50% Reduction in Carbon Emissions
DESCRIPTION:J. Drake Hamilton\, Senior Director\, Science Policy\, Fresh Energy\, will explain that President Biden\, on November 1\, 2021\, was at the Global Climate Summit held in Glasgow\, Scotland. To 40\,000 people assembled there from 198 countries\, Biden committed to reducing U.S. global warming emissions by 50% by the year 2030. She will discuss the factors in meeting the bold American goal\, and especially the role of Minnesota and the Midwest in leading the decarbonization of our economy. J. Drake Hamilton will represent Fresh Energy at her 7 th climate summit November 6-18\, 2022 (just six weeks after this presentation) \nJ. Drake Hamilton is Fresh Energy’s senior director of science policy. An expert in climate and energy policy at the state and national levels\, her responsibilities include scientific analysis and policy development of clean energy solutions to global warming that will maximize economic opportunities. She represented Fresh Energy at global climate summits\, such as the one in Glasgow\, Scotland in 2021 and will do so at the one in Egypt in November of 2022\, leading a panel of five Minnesotans. Her work at global summits has been featured in the Star Tribune\, Pioneer Press\, on Minnesota Public Radio\, and other stations. J. Drake Hamilton earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in physical geography from Dartmouth College and the University of Minnesota\, with emphasis on climatology and water resources. Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine named her “one of Minnesota’s 100 influential people who make things happen.” Her organic fruits have won 25 blue ribbons at the Minnesota State Fair.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/global-climate-summit-in-egypt-november-2022-the-role-of-fresh-energy-in-the-push-for-meeting-the-u-s-commitment-of-50-reduction-in-carbon-emissions/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220625T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220625T103000
DTSTAMP:20260419T111929
CREATED:20220527T034712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T224335Z
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SUMMARY:Minnesota in World War II
DESCRIPTION:What was the reality of war for a state so far from Nazi Germany or Imperial Japan? Learn the stories of ordinary people who went to far flung battlefields or struggled with rationing to provide the tools of war to those in the combat zone. Was Minnesota’s story unique? What was the Greatest Generation of the Gopher State like? \nCan veterans and those left behind tell us about how we can deal with disruption and global challenges? Did they have something special which we don’t or can we take assurance that what people like us did before we can do again? Journey back to another time and learn from the experiences of those who fought and waited 80 years ago. \nColonel Don Patton is Executive Director of the Harold Deutsch World War II Roundtable which hosts presentations by leading writers about World War II at the Minnesota Historical Society. The Roundtable has an active student outreach program\, includes the voices of World War II veterans in its programs\, and organizes annual tours to the battlefields of the war. Colonel Patton is an army veteran who served thirty years including 13 years in command positions with two battalion commands. He graduated from Texas A&M as a Distinguished Military Graduate and received an MBA from the University of Minnesota where he studied under Harold Deutsch a renowned professor of history especially that of World War II. Patton has received the Meritorious Service Medal five times\, the Minnesota Superior Civilian Service Award by the Adjunct General of Minnesota and was recognized in 2016 as one of 25 outstanding Minnesota Veterans by the Minnesota Humanities Center for Leadership and Community Contributions.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/minnesota-in-world-war-ii/
LOCATION:Robert H. Rohlf Room at Ridgedale Library\, Ridgedale MN
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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SUMMARY:Ginny Hanson Poetry Day: The Poetry of Donna Issac
DESCRIPTION:Donna Isaac will read from each of her publications as well as new poems she is working on. \nTeacher and Poet\, Donna Isaac holds English degrees from James Madison University and the University of MN\, and her MFA from Hamline University. Her published works include three chapbooks: Tommy (Red Dragonfly Press); Holy Comforter (Red Bird Chapbooks)\, Persistence of Vision (Finishing Line Press); and a poetry collection\, Footfalls (Pocahontas Press). \nShe helped found the performance chapter of the League of MN Poets\, Cracked Walnut\, and serves on the Board of Directors. She co-hosts a reading series\, Literary Bridges\, featured by Next Chapter Booksellers in St. Paul. More information can be found at donnaisaacpoet.com
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/ginny-hanson-poetry-day-the-poetry-of-donna-issac/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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SUMMARY:This Was 2020
DESCRIPTION:  \nWhat role can the public library play in publishing community voices and creating communitas? The year 2020 was especially difficult for Minnesotans as we weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd’s murder amidst a highly volatile political climate. \nLibrarians at Ramsey County Library wanted to help connect our community members with each other and us during lockdowns\, and this book project became a way to focus some conversations around our shared experiences. \nThe book as a published object also serves as documentation of community voices\, offering our future selves and generations to reflect on some of the most challenging moments of recent times. This presentation offers the story of this book project and the various goals of collecting and connecting community voices. \nPaul Lai is a librarian and coordinator of public programs for adults at Ramsey County Library in Shoreview. Previously\, he has worked as an editor and web designer for an online university’s writing center\, as a faculty member in English at the University of St. Thomas\, and in assorted library positions at Hennepin County Library\, Minneapolis College\, and the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota. \nRead the book for free online: \n\nWeb version: https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/thiswas2020/\nPDF version: https://library.biblioboard.com/content/1c2cba60-332f-485a-a9d7-c6dea438a6d1
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/this-was-2020/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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