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…

Community Harvest Camp

Long Lake Conservation Center 28952 438th Ln, Palisade, United States

Fire in the Village is hosting a weekend-long Community Harvest Camp! On Friday, there will be a FREE outdoor concert, featuring music by Annie Humphrey and David Huckfelt, as well as community art activities and a harvest meal prepared by Chengwatana Community Farm and friends. Click here learn more about the concert! After the concert, you can also stay overnight at Long Lake and…

Your Energy Transition: Making Your Home Work for the Earth

Zoom

Join us for a conversation about how you can reduce your carbon emissions and save money on your energy bills! Our homes have amazing potential to reduce carbon emissions and save us real money. A typical Minnesota household can receive $10,000 for insulating and switching to electric options, plus you get a more comfortable and…

Policy Solutions for the Home Insurance Crisis

Zoom

Our friends at the Climate & Community Institute are hosting a conversation to discuss policy proposals for the mounting home insurance crisis rooted in new research findings on the insurance and housing markets. Panelists will include legislators, advocates and policy researchers from Florida, Minnesota, and California, including MNIPL's Julia Nerbonne! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Event Series Vote for Climate 2024

Vote for Climate: Using Relational Organizing to Get Out the Vote with Sen. Zaynab Mohamed

Mayflower Church 106 E Diamond Lake Rd, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Elections are critical to making sure that our state and country are committed to repairing the harms of climate change and to building towards a green and interdependent future. In this important time, we need people like you and people you know – people who care about this world and everything that lives here –…

Event Series Reparations Learning Labs 2024

October Reparations Learning Lab: Truth Telling

Zoom

For 2024-2025, we are offering monthly, hour-long, interactive sessions on Zoom that invite people into deeper reflection, work, and action towards repair and reparation. The October session will focus on truth telling. These sessions are intended for white-bodied people from across different identities, lineages, traditions, and geographies who are already committed to the work of…