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To understand the challenges African Americans still face in being seen as full citizens in America today, it is important for us to understand the origin story of the path of formerly enslaved people becoming citizens. The past is not dead; it is not even really the past. This film, created with our movie production partner OMG Studios, features Federal Minnesota District Court Judge Jerry Blackwell, author of Just Mercy and prominent civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, Macalester University Professor Duchess Harris, and a cameo by Minnesota’s First Lady of Civil Rights, Dr. Josie Johnson. Free to attend, registration required. K-12 educators will receive 2 clock hours.
Join the St. Louis River Alliance and Allouez Bay project partners on Tuesday, October 7, for a full moon gathering on Wisconsin Point. The evening begins at 4:30pm with a welcome in Lot 1. A self-guided walk along Bear Creek Trail (Makwa Ziibiins Miikana) will begin shortly after 4:30pm. Explore recent upgrades, including a pavilion, interpretive signage, and native plantings. At 5:15pm, gather for hot tea before the program begins (hopefully around a fire) at 5:30pm. Together, we’ll hear from partners leading the Allouez Bay Marsh Bird Habitat Project, including the St. Louis River Alliance, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Audubon Great Lakes, and the Lake Superior Headwaters Sustainability Partnership. They’ll introduce the project’s goals and share how they hope to include your voices in restoration design features. Project leaders will be available for answering your questions, and hearing about your hopes and dreams for Allouez Bay. As the moon…
Pottery & Pints at Ursa Minor Brewing is back this year on October 4th! The Lake Superior Ceramics Guild working will be selling handmade drinking vessels and each comes with a complimentary drink token. The funds raised go towards new pottery equipment at the Duluth Art Institute clay studio!! There will be pottery demonstrations on the wheel and you’ll have a chance to take it for a spin yourself! Come celebrate October and Duluth’s clay community!
Get ready for a fun-filled evening of community connection and celebration! Minnesconsin Gallery & Gifts and Corktown Eatery and Bar are hosting their Annual Block Party on September 25th! Join us to celebrate with live music, food, drinks, local vendors, and a Beer Border Battle! Block Party highlights: Chasing Dawn performing live under the Duluth Grill’s entrance canopy! Hog Roast by OMC Smokehouse. Free s’mores and hot cocoa. Local artists and makers tables. Activities for kids and opportunities to meet and mingle with neighbors and local business owners.
Join us on Thursday, September 25 from 3-5pm for the Grand Opening of the Diver Morning Sky Hope & Healing Center! After 20+ years of operating child care and housing young mothers in the Spirit Valley building in West Duluth, YWCA Duluth is supporting Divine Konnections’ innovate work through the donation of 411 N. 57th Avenue West as well as two state-of-the-art, STEAM playgrounds. Divine Konnections is re-opening the building to continue to provide vital resources for West Duluth, naming it after YWCA Duluth’s past executive director, Karen Diver. With a BBQ sponsored in part by Whole Foods Co-op and SuperOne Foods, a ribbon cutting with the Duluth Chamber of Commerce at 3:30pm, tours of the newly opened Diver Morning Sky Hope & Healing Center, DJ beats and play on two brand new STEAM playgrounds for all ages, celebrating never felt so good! Party starts at 3pm on Thursday 9/25…
Join us for a community event meant for Minnesotans who care about the Wilderness and our outdoor recreation heritage. Connect, Learn, Act. You’ll hear from Save the Boundary Waters and community leaders, learn how to get engaged in protecting the Wilderness, and enjoy refreshments and community!
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