Be the Spark! Spring 2024 Series

Zoom

Be the Spark is 5-session series of conversation and training that will help you grow your capacity to organize, build your skills through connection with other passionate people, and help you inspire others into climate justice work. As you progress in the series with your cohort, you'll get tools and practices that will help you inspire…

Event Series Voices for Climate Song Circles

Voices for Climate Song Circle – April 7 2024

Valley Community Presbyterian Church 3100 Lilac Dr. N, Golden Valley, MN, United States

Join our April 7 Voices for Climate Song Circle in person at Valley Community Presbyterian Church. No need to be a “singer;” all voices welcome, including kids! Sarina Partridge will lead simple songs that all can join, and help us experience the joy, hope, and community that is possible through music-making! Please register for so…

Rights of Manoomin/Psíŋ Webinar

Zoom

Join the Rise & Repair alliance for a webinar regarding a resolution introduced in the Minnesota recognizing the inherent rights of Manoomin/Psíŋ, or "Wild Rice". This webinar will provide information about the cultural significance of Manoomin (Anishinaabemowin) / Psíŋ (Dakota) and discuss a resolution which has been introduced in the 2024 legislative session by Representative…

Unnatural Gas: Challenging Methane Gas Proposals at the PUC

Zoom

Join us for our virtual lunch and learn, Unnatural Gas: Challenging Methane Gas Proposals at the PUC on Friday, May 31 at noon! Given our state’s goal to phase out all carbon-based energy, it is critical that climate justice voices are heard in the public comment process to challenge utility companies’ use of this carbon-producing…

Laugh & Learn: Improv Benefit w/Tane Danger & the Theatre of Public Policy

Faith Mennonite Church 2720 E 22nd St, Minneapolis, United States

Come laugh and learn with 66-year-old Donna Minter (aka Grammy) as she shares her Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) to ride across America in Fall 2024 and raise $500,000! This improv comedy extravaganza will be hosted by Tane Danger and the Theater of Public Policy to discover Grammy's BHAG to ride her bicycle from San…

Drag Queen Bingo Fundraiser

Roxy's Cabaret 1333 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

Join us for an evening of drag queen bingo to support MNIPL! Local legends Nina DiAngelo and Monica West will host 10 bingo games and regale us with humor and some drag performances between games! Reusable bingo boards will be available for $10 each (so you can play all 10 games with one board), and…

Event Series Summer Policy Series 2024

Better Bonding for Better Buildings

Zoom

Innovation in building materials techniques is on the rise – from carbon-free cement and steel to fossil-fuel-free heating. Can we use our state bonding investments to start to build better?  Please join us for a webinar about how we can use state bonding investments to build better now while spurring industry advancements! CLICK HERE TO…

Spirit of Water 2024

Hidden Falls Regional Park 1313 Hidden Falls Dr., St. Paul, MN, United States

Join us for a celebration with Mississippi River! Gather with us to connect, play, learn, pray, celebrate, and honor the spirit of water. There will be a community celebration featuring speakers, music, booths, food, art, and play areas for children. These partners are co-presenting the event:  Resilient Indigenous Sisters Engaging (R.I.S.E. Coalition) United Theological Seminary…

Lake Street Solar Info Session

Lundstrum Performing Arts Lundstrum Performing Arts, 1617 N 2nd St, Minneapolis, United States

Interested in decarbonizing but unsure of how to pay for it? Learn more about how your small business, non-profit, or faith, spiritual, or religious community can go solar for zero up-front costs! Our Lake Street Solar program delivers more of the savings of renewable energy to you and your organization than other programs. By utilizing…

People Not Polluters Webinar

Zoom

MNIPL is part of a new project called People Not Polluters to highlight serious regulatory failures and show that Minnesota state agencies are not living up to their responsibilities. Join us for an informational webinar & build power for People Not Polluters! At this webinar, we'll introduce the importance of this project, define and share…