Minnesota Humanities Center

Winona – We Are Water MN
2022-03-03 - 2022-04-25 | Winona County Historical Society, 160 Johnson Street, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Free with Admission
The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines water issues statewide and in local communities through personal stories, histories, and scientific information. It strengthens Minnesotans’ relationships with water, exposes visitors to new perspectives, and increases participation in water stewardship activities.
Host Partner: City of Winona
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Minneapolis – Dialogues of War Listening Session: Somali Community (women focused)
2022-03-31 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Franklin Library, 1314 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55404, United States
Join Marian Hassan for a Community Listening Session, part of Minnesota Humanities Center’s program, Dialogues of War. In this facilitated discussion, participants will be led in meaningful dialogue to connect with others and share their perspectives as relates to their experiences with war and conflict. The Minnesota Humanities Center is committed to engaging audiences in new and deeper understandings of histories, cultures, borders, boundaries, and identities. We are expanding our understanding of war and conflict to hear how community members and families have been impacted by war whether integenerationally, through immigration, or refugee resettlement.
This Community Listening Session is being held for women of the Somali community.
Dinner will be provided; spaces are limited and there is no cost to attend this event. Attendees must be able to attend the full 2 hour session.
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St. Paul – Reflection and Renewal through Poetry with Sun Yung Shin and Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen
2022-04-02 09:00 - 15:00 | Minnesota Humanities Event Center, 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
National Poetry Month is a time to celebrate poetry and the human spirit. April in Minnesota offers an annual opportunity to contemplate renewal and rebirth. Join poets Sun Yung Shin and Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen in a daylong retreat designed to support participants’ rest, reflection, renewal, and creativity. Facilitators will lead participants through somatic exercises to support mind, body, and spirit, and poetry readings and creative writing prompts to provide time and space to connect with inner and collective wholeness, spaciousness, and possibility. Participants need not have any formal creative writing training whatsoever. This is an experience not focused on writing as a profession, but as an ancient, musical, and deeply human practice available to everyone.
Continental breakfast and lunch are included.
Sun Yung Shin is a poet, writer, educator, and bodyworker. She approaches poetry as a human right and a space of moral imagination.
Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen is a poet, community artist, activist, and educator. As a creator and healer, she is committed to cultivating shared humanity through food, storytelling, and authentic connection.
Registration
If cost is a barrier, please contact Jessica Rust at jessica@mnhum.org before registering.
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Nevis – Why Treaties Matter
2022-04-04 - 2022-04-08 | Nevis Public Schools, 210 Pleasant Street, Nevis, MN, 56467, United States
“Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations”—a traveling exhibit made in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian—explores relationships between Dakota and Ojibwe Indian Nations and the U.S. government in this place we now call Minnesota.
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Saint Paul – MnWE 2022: “Changing the Narrative: Empowering Stories”
2022-04-07 10:00 - 2022-04-08 19:00 | Minnesota Humanities Event Center, 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
The Minnesota Humanities Center is excited to host the 2022 Minnesota Writing & English Conference and collaborate with MnWE in exploring the theme, “Changing the Narrative: Empowering Stories.” This year’s conference will open with a Thursday morning Plenary Session sponsored by the Minnesota Humanities Center.
Do you believe stories frame identities, infuse the texts we explore, and inspire our students’ and our own writing? Join our CEO, Kevin Lindsey, as he hosts a conversation with Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura about their new anthology, We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World. This brilliant and rich gathering of voices on the American experience of this past year and beyond, from Indigenous writers and writers of color from Minnesota, not only provides valued witness to our present but also speaks to our collective future. This collection of stories is an ideal lens to focus pressing themes central to this year’s conference. Their conversation will include how dominant cultural narratives about race, gender, or class impact teaching and relationships with students, how educators navigate these dominant narratives, and how educators may question and resist persistent cultural narratives that reproduce inequality in the classroom.
Participate in-person at the Minnesota Humanities Center or virtually via ZOOM.
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Minneapolis – Dialogues of War Listening Session: Somali Community
2022-04-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Franklin Library, 1314 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55404, United States
Join Marian Hassan for a Community Listening Session, part of Minnesota Humanities Center’s program, Dialogues of War. In this facilitated discussion, participants will be led in meaningful dialogue to connect with others and share their perspectives as relates to their experiences with war and conflict. The Minnesota Humanities Center is committed to engaging audiences in new and deeper understandings of histories, cultures, borders, boundaries, and identities. We are expanding our understanding of war and conflict to hear how community members and families have been impacted by war whether integenerationally, through immigration, or refugee resettlement.
This Community Listening Session is open to the Somali community.
Dinner will be provided; spaces are limited and there is no cost to attend this event. Attendees must be able to attend the full 2 hour session.
Registration
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Minnesota Indian Education Association – Why Treaties Matter
2022-04-12 - 2022-04-15 | Mystic Lake Center, 2400 Mystic Lake Boulevard NW, Prior Lake, MN, 55372, United States

St. Cloud – Write on Race
2022-04-21 17:30 - 20:30 | Stearns History Museum, 235 South 33rd Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
*$57 is the fee for all six sessions. Teams of four or more people: $45 each, please contact Jennifer Tonko at jennifer@mnhum.org.
MHC, Love & Struggle, and St. Cloud organizations are partnering to help communities develop action plans to combat racism. Participants will learn about impacts of race in our communities, reflect through journal writing, and share their learning with others. They’ll then develop action plans to move from passive non-racism to active anti-racism.
Schedule
November 4, 2021 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. – Session One: WRITE on RACE
December 2, 2021 – 6:00-7:30 p.m. – Session Two: Past, present, future of race and social impacts of race
January 6, 2022 – 6:00-7:30 p.m. – Session Three: Race and criminal justice
February 3, 2022 – 6:00-7:30 p.m. – Session Four: Race and education
March 17, 2022 – 5:30-8:30 p.m. – Session Five: Race and income
April 21, 2022 – 5:30-8:30 p.m. – Session Six: Closing session RIGHT on RACE (In-person in St. Cloud)
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St. Paul – Telling My Story!
2022-04-23 09:00 - 15:00 | Minnesota Humanities Event Center, 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
This full day writing retreat is open to all members of the Black community, writers at all levels and nonwriters alike. After a year and a half of conversations with 16 local writers from our Minnesota literary community, including African Caribbean, African American, and those from multiethnic parentage as well as from the continent of Africa, the Minnesota Black Publishing Arts Collaborative would like to engage the Black community in the process of naming strength and finding healing through writing. This opportunity will help provide a safe and comfortable space to start the writing process, remove some of the barriers of confidence, and provide a roadmap on where or how to start.
To make the writing process accessible and enjoyable, Ebony Adedayo (founder of the Aya Collective, a space that centers the expertise and experience of Black women, and program manager at the Jan Serie Center for Scholarship and Teaching at Macalester College) and Pamela Fletcher Bush (executive director of Saint Paul Almanac) will gently lead workshop participants in guided writing exercises and discussion that will demonstrate the love for writing and how it can be used as a tool.
Because we know that stories humanize us, the workshop will feature writers T. Aaron Cisco and Junauda Petrus-Nasah, who will read their works to illustrate how using one’s unique voice to tell personal stories brings necessary healing. They have used the pen to help them process and heal from significant events that have interrupted and or impacted their lives.
This writing retreat is being offered by the Minnesota Black Publishing Arts Collaborative in collaboration with the Minnesota Humanities Center.
Continental breakfast and lunch are included. A journal will be provided. Registration will be limited to 40 participants.
Registration
You are welcome to register using promo code COMMUNITY to waive the fee if you wish.
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ONLINE – Minnesota Writers Series: What We Hunger For
2022-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) for readings and a discussion around the book, “What We Hunger For: Refugee and Immigrant Stories about Food and Family.” This book is the first text featured in MHC’s new Minnesota Writers Series, which amplifies recent publications from Minnesota authors.
The book’s editor, Sun Yung Shin, and contributors V.V. (Sugi) Ganeshananthan, May Lee-Yang, and Ifrah Mansour will read excerpts from the book and participate in a discussion around food, community, and the immigrant and refugee experience in Minnesota. Panelists and audience members will also be invited to take part in an object-based storytelling circle. Please bring an object, or have one in mind, that helps tell the story of the role of food in your culture. It could be a kitchen tool, spice, photograph, or anything else that connects to your story of food, family, or community.
Although this event was designed with members of immigrant and refugee communities in mind, all are welcome. This event is held in partnership with the Saint Paul Public Library’s Read Brave program. A limited number of free books are also available. Contact karen@mnhum.org to reserve a copy.
This event is free but registration is required.
신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin was born in Seoul, Korea, during 박 정 희 Park Chung-hee’s military dictatorship, and grew up in the Chicago area. She is the editor of the new collection: What We Hunger For: Refugee and Immigrant Stories About Food and Family and the best-selling anthology A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota. She is the author of poetry collections The Wet Hex (2022), Unbearable Splendor (finalist for the 2017 PEN USA Literary Award for Poetry, winner of the 2016 Minnesota Book Award for poetry); Rough, and Savage; and Skirt Full of Black (winner of the 2007 Asian American Literary Award for poetry), co-editor of Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption, and author of bilingual illustrated book for children Cooper’s Lesson and the coauthor with John Coy, Shannon Gibney, and Diane Wilson of Where We Come From, an illustrated book for children (2022).
V.V. (Sugi) Ganeshananthan, a fiction writer and journalist, is the author of Love Marriage, a novel set in Sri Lanka and its diaspora communities. The book was longlisted for the Orange Prize and named one of Washington Post Book World’s Best of 2008. She is the cohost of Literary Hub’s Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, which is about the intersection of literature and the news. Excerpts from her second novel, forthcoming from Random House, have appeared in Granta, Ploughshares, and Best American Nonrequired Reading.
May Lee-Yang is a Minnesota-based Hmong American writer, performance artist, and teacher. Her theater works include The Korean Drama Addict’s Guide to Losing Your Virginity, Confessions of a Lazy Hmong Woman, and Ten Reasons Why I’d Be a Bad Porn Star. Her artmaking has been supported by the Playwrights’ Center McKnight Fellowship, the Jerome Foundation, the National Performance Network, the Bush Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Loft Literary Center. She has an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota.
Ifrah Mansour is a Somali, refugee, Muslim, multimedia artist and an educator based in Minnesota. Her artwork explores trauma through the eyes of children to uncover the resiliencies of blacks, Muslims, and refugees by interweaving poetry, puppetry, films, and installations. Her work includes the play How to Have Fun in a Civil War, the exhibition Can I Touch It, the visual poem I Am a Refugee, and the mixed-media installation My Aqal, Banned and Blessed.
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Lake City - We Are Water MN
2022-04-28 - 2022-06-20 | Lake City Public Library, 201 South High Street, Lake City, MN, 55041, United States
The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines water issues statewide and in local communities through personal stories, histories, and scientific information. It strengthens Minnesotans’ relationships with water, exposes visitors to new perspectives, and increases participation in water stewardship activities.
Host Partner: Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance

50th Anniversary Celebration
2022-05-12 17:30 - 20:30 | Inwood Oaks, 484 Inwood Avenue North, Oakdale, MN, 55128, United States
Minnesota Humanities Center is turning 50!
Join us to celebrate with the region’s most influential humanities change-makers, scholars, and community members, along with nonprofit and business leaders in a COVID friendly environment.
This immersive evening will have you venturing through the past, participating in the present, and envisioning the future as we celebrate one of the country’s first humanities councils. From poetry to a makers’ studio, celebrate imagination, inquiry, and ideas all while enjoying delicious eats and signature cocktails.
Join us for an entertaining evening with T. Mychael Rambo as our emcee and Thomasina Petrus and the King’s Quartet as our musical guest!
Please choose the appropriate ticket level of support. Each ticket includes access to the immersive event, networking, swag bag, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and a drink ticket.

$50 Curious: learn about us and our work
$75 Connected: increase understanding and enjoy a complimentary book to spark change
$125 Compassionate: take part in our vision to create a just society and join us for a complimentary future event

Sponsorship Opportunities
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities contact Ann Mayers at ann@mnhum.org.
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Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test is required to attend this event. Instructions for collection of this information will be included in the confirmation email.
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St. Paul – Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story
2022-05-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Minnesota Humanities Event Center, 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Photos courtesy of Theater Mu
Theater Mu will offer insight into why it is important to see Asian American heroes represented in television, film, and on stage. Mu artists will reflect on past and current examples of Asian protagonists in mainstream media paired with live performances. Attendees will then participate in reflective breakout sessions discussing how stereotypes and misconceptions have affected their lives (personally and professionally). The event will conclude with a community conversation on how positive representation in Asian American narratives can lead to more empathy and inclusion in the fabric of America.
Learn more about Theater Mu at theatermu.org.
Registration
Members of Minnesota’s Asian community are welcome to register using promo code HERO22 to waive the fee if they wish.
To ensure that cost is not a barrier, we have a limited number of complimentary spaces available for all Minnesota residents. If you would like to receive a complimentary spot, please register with the promo code FEEWAIVER.
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Minneapolis – The Art of Healing and Resilience Through Permaculture
2022-05-25 15:00 - 19:00 | The SEAD Project, 1007 West Broadway Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55411, United States
*75 is the fee for all four sessions. Participants are expected to attend all four sessions.
In celebration of May, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the beginning of Minnesota’s planting season, the Minnesota Humanities Center is collaborating with The SEAD Project (Southeast Asian Diaspora) to provide a cohort interactive learning workshop series based on permaculture, a philosophy that integrates land, resources, people, culture, and the environment through mutually beneficial synergies—imitating systems in nature. This unique series was co-created by SEAD Project, Hindolo Pokawa of Midwest Farmers of Color, and Southeast Asian community healers.
Learning outcomes include:

Introduction to permaculture philosophy and Southeast Asian practices
Cross cultural shared knowledge on sustainable community building and living (individually and collectively)
Healing and connection through planting, storytelling, group reflection, and community meal sharing
Awareness of agricultural ecosystems
Gardening and nature tending skills

No prior gardening experience required.
Each session includes authentic Southeast Asian cuisine prepared from local vendors, materials and supplies.
Schedule
Each session will be in-person. The first session will be held at The SEAD Project offices in North Minneapolis; remaining sessions will be held at the MHC Event Center (987 Ivy Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55106). Space is limited to a maximum of 40 participants.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 – 3:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. – Session One (SEAD Project offices)
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 – 4:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. – Session Two (MHC Event Center)
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 – 4:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. – Session Three (MHC Event Center)
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 – 4:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. – Session Four (MHC Event Center)
Registration
Special Announcement from The SEAD Project for Southeast Asian Community Members:
Through The SEAD Project, limited stipends up to $200 per participant are available for Southeast Asian community members who attend all four sessions to help cover registration fee, childcare, transportation, or other barriers to participation. For more information regarding The SEAD Project stipends, please contact The SEAD Project program director Jessica Eckerstorfer at jessica@theseadproject.org.
For participants who don’t qualify for the stipend, MHC scholarships are available for Minnesota residents. Please contact Jessica Rust at jessica@mnhum.org.
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St. Paul - The Art of Healing and Resilience Through Permaculture
2022-06-01 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-08 16:00 - 19:00, 2022-06-15 16:00 - 19:00 | Minnesota Humanities Event Center, 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States

St. Paul – The Impact of War, Writing Workshops Facilitated by Warrior Writers
2022-06-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-06-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-06-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-06-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Minnesota Humanities Event Center, 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Join Warrior Writers for a series of workshops to address the myriad experiences of war for Veterans and non-Veterans through the medium of writing. In these workshops you’ll be putting pen to paper to record feelings, memories, traumas, personal histories or whatever comes to mind in the moment. There is no such thing as correct or polished writing, and no previous experience is necessary. We’ll help you keep the pen moving!
Along with writing, the workshops will foster positive relationships between those impacted by war, and develop a deeper understanding and reclaiming of our personal and generational histories. Although the workshops are not therapy, many find this format to be cathartic and useful in the reintegration into society. Many also find the process insightful and validating as you can make sense out of your experience through writing it down.
We recommend participants attend all four sessions if possible. Refreshments will be provided for morning sessions; dinner will be provided for the evening session.
Warrior Writers is a national non-profit whose mission is to create a culture that articulates veterans’ experiences, build a collaborative community for artistic expression, and bear witness to war and the full range of military experiences.
Schedule
Saturday, June 4, 2022 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Session One
Saturday, June 11, 2022 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Session Two
Saturday, June 18, 2022 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Session Three
Thursday, June 23, 2022 – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Session Four
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St. Paul - Lunch and Learn: Juneteenth in Historical Context
2022-06-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, 130 South Macalester Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55105, United States
The Minnesota Humanities Center, in partnership with the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, welcomes the public to a boxed lunch and learn event at Macalester College’s Arts Commons on “Juneteenth in Historical Context.” Scholar Angela Tate, curator of Women’s History at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, will provide an in-depth background on: the history and significance of Juneteenth, how celebrations differ across the Black diaspora, the holiday’s recent reemergence, and how Juneteenth fits into the long civil rights movement. Professor Duchess Harris (Macalester College) will moderate a discussion.
Registration
Registration is required. Please select whether you will be attending the in person lunch and learn or joining the virtual talk only.
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St. Paul - Juneteenth Breakfast
2022-06-17 08:30 - 10:30 | Minnesota Humanities Event Center, 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center for a Juneteenth breakfast. Musical guest Jevetta Steele will perform, followed by a talk by Angela Tate, curator of women’s history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, who will highlight the role of women, and in particular Black sororities, in upholding Juneteenth traditions nationwide. Professor Duchess Harris will moderate a discussion.
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Golden Valley - Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story (Morning Performance)
2022-06-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Breck School, 123 Ottawa Avenue North, Golden Valley, MN, 55422, United States
In 2021, Juneteenth was written into law as a national day of observance, yet many people are unfamiliar with its meaning and the insight it offers in addressing current social injustice. Minnesota Humanities Center is honored to collaborate with Sweet Potato Comfort Pie and community to bring the significance of this day to life.
Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes. Although tragedy is depicted, this play within a play is tremendously uplifting. The story begins with a Prologue set in the early 1800s in a small West African village where a young mother and her small son are being abducted from their home by slave catchers. Act One: Scene One is set in present time in a popular North Minneapolis soul-food restaurant where a group of youths and adults ultimately end up discussing what Juneteenth means. Before long they all agree to attend a play about Juneteenth. The story then shifts into 1863 on the Turner Plantation in Tyler, Texas with the character Frederick Douglass as Narrator.
Although interpretation is best suited for ages 8 and up, children of all ages are welcome to attend.
Performances are free to attend, but registration is required.
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Golden Valley – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story (Reception and Evening Performance)
2022-06-17 17:30 - 21:00 | Breck School, 123 Ottawa Avenue North, Golden Valley, MN, 55422, United States
In 2021, Juneteenth was written into law as a national day of observance, yet many people are unfamiliar with its meaning and the insight it offers in addressing current social injustice. Minnesota Humanities Center is honored to collaborate with Sweet Potato Comfort Pie and community to bring the significance of this day to life.
Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes. Although tragedy is depicted, this play within a play is tremendously uplifting. The story begins with a Prologue set in the early 1800s in a small West African village where a young mother and her small son are being abducted from their home by slave catchers. Act One: Scene One is set in present time in a popular North Minneapolis soul-food restaurant where a group of youths and adults ultimately end up discussing what Juneteenth means. Before long they all agree to attend a play about Juneteenth. The story then shifts into 1863 on the Turner Plantation in Tyler, Texas with the character Frederick Douglass as Narrator.
Although interpretation is best suited for ages 8 and up, children of all ages are welcome to attend. A special reception with light refreshments and emphasis on the significance of voting precedes the 7:00 p.m. show from 5:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m.
Performances are free to attend, but registration is required.
Registration
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St. Paul – Minnesota Writers Series: We Are Meant to Rise
2022-06-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Minnesota Humanities Event Center, 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) for readings and an interactive round table discussion around the book, “We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World,” which was published by University of Minnesota Press with More Than a Single Story.
The book’s editors, Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura, will be joined by contributors Anika Fajardo, Samantha Sencer-Mura, Suleiman Adan, and Tess Montgomery, to discuss the heavy task of writing about the past few years as writers of color, from COVID-19 and the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes to the community’s response to the murder of George Floyd. The panel, which includes two sets of family members, will also discuss how we talk about trauma and share stories generationally. Audience members will be invited to join in on the conversation at various points in the evening.
This event is part of the MHC’s new Minnesota Writers Series, which amplifies recent publications from Minnesota authors, and is being co-sponsored by Saint Paul Almanac.
This event is free but registration is required.
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Alexandria – We Are Water MN
2022-06-23 - 2022-08-15 | Legacy of the Lakes Museum, 205 3rd Avenue West, Alexandria, MN, 56308, United States
The We Are Water MN traveling exhibit examines water issues statewide and in local communities through personal stories, histories, and scientific information. It strengthens Minnesotans’ relationships with water, exposes visitors to new perspectives, and increases participation in water stewardship activities.
Host Partner: Legacy of the Lakes Museum
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Learning in Community: St. Paul's Little Africa
2022-07-14 11:00 - 14:00 | Sabrina’s Café & Deli, 518 Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55104, United States
Minnesota is home to over 150,000 Africans, including the largest Somali population outside of Africa. Yet, many people are not aware of the rich cultural traditions and assets African immigrants and refugees bring to the vibrancy of our state. Build your cultural understanding and awareness of Minnesota’s African cultures as you immerse yourself within St. Paul’s Little Africa cultural corridor. This interactive, in-person experience will include an Ethiopian coffee ceremony at Sabrina’s Cafe & Deli, a tour of several African-owned businesses, lunch at the Eritrean-owned Snelling Cafe, and a special presentation of speakers and artists.
This event is a collaboration with African Economic Development Solutions.
Space is limited to 40 participants.
K-12 educators will receive 3 clock hours.
Registration
Members of Minnesota’s African communities are welcome to register using promo code LITTLEAFRICA to waive the fee if they wish.
If cost is a barrier, please contact Jessica Rust at jessica@mnhum.org before registering.
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Learning in Community: Hmong St. Paul
2022-07-16 09:00 - 13:00 | Minnesota Humanities Event Center, 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
There are nearly 300,000 Asian Minnesotans, more than 5% of our state’s population. Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese make up about 60% of the Asian population in Minnesota. Build your cultural understanding and awareness as you immerse yourself within St. Paul’s vibrant Hmong community through an interactive, in-person experience. The day will begin and end at the Minnesota Humanities Center. We will travel by bus to Hmong Cultural Center’s new storefront museum for a tour and special presentation. We will then visit the iconic HmongTown Marketplace (a market of 125 small businesses and food vendors) where we will be greeted by the owner to learn about his story and have a guided tour of the market. There will be time for independent shopping and lunch.
This is a collaboration with Hmong Cultural Center and HmongTown Marketplace.
Space is limited to 40 participants. This experience is also being offered on June 25.
K-12 educators will receive 4 clock hours.
Please note: Registration cost does not include food. Participants are encouraged to support the financial recovery of small businesses by making purchases from the businesses they learn about on the tour. We recommend bringing cash, as not all vendors accept credit cards.
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All the World’s a Stage: Shakespeare 101
2022-07-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Minnesota Humanities Event Center, 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Join teaching artists from the Classical Actors Ensemble for fancy-free theater games and an introduction to Shakespeare’s world and works. The actors will guide you through family-friendly hands-on, participatory activities to tap your inner thespian. Shakespeare won’t be Greek to you any longer. No cost: advanced registration appreciated but not required.
The following night, Sunday, July 17, Classical Actors Ensemble will be staging an outdoor production of Shakespeare’s play “Love’s Labor’s Lost” in the lawn outside of the Minnesota Humanities Center. This performance will close out Classical Actors Ensemble’s Shakespeare in Our Parks 2022 season, which traveled to over 15 outdoor locations across the greater Twin Cities.
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Registration is not required for this free event, but does help in planning for the program.
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