June 16, 2020 eNews

Armatage Annual Meeting Tonight!

Tuesday, June 16
7:00-8:30pm
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89815019195

Join your neighbors tonight for a virtual Armatage Annual Meeting on Zoom. Connect with elected representatives, learn why the 2020 Census matters for Minneapolis, discover what your neighborhood is working on, hear board election results, and win a $50 gift card to Colita or Unwind Within (must be present at the end of the event to win!).

Agenda:

  • Welcome
  • The 2020 Census and Why it Matters for Minneapolis – David Rubedor, Director of NCR
  • Connect with Elected Representatives:
    • County Commissioner Marion Greene
    • State Representative Jamie Long
    • City Council Member Linea Palmisano
  • Current Armatage Neighborhood Initiatives:
    • Neighborhood Art Journal
    • Mini Grant Program
    • Neighborhoods 2020 Proposed Funding Cuts
  • Door Prize Drawing ($50 gift cards to Colita and Unwind Within – must be present to win!)
  • Results of 2020 Armatage Board Election

Last Day to Vote in the Armatage Board Election

Today is the last day to vote in the Armatage Board Election! Voting will close tonight (Tuesday, June 16) at 7:30pm. All Armatage residents 18 years and older and designated representatives of an Armatage business are eligible to vote once. Learn more about the candidates and vote at https://armatage.org/2020boardelection/

Election results will be announced at the end of the Armatage Annual Meeting tonight on Zoom and on armatage.org tomorrow. Responses will be kept confidential and only final totals will be shared.

Hennepin County Library Free eBooks

Hennepin County Library is dedicated to listening, learning, educating, and making the critical changes needed to move toward a more just world.  As part of the library’s commitment to listening, learning and taking action, four eBooks are now available with no holds: How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad, and The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander.

These four titles bring to light the many ways in which racism functions, damages, and is perpetuated in our modern world. These books pose essential questions to each of us: How can we hold ourselves accountable? And also, how can we contribute to a society of true equity and justice?

If you’re hungry for even more reading, the University of Minnesota Press has made available a collection of anti-racist books to all to read online for free through August 31.