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  • Online – Refraction: A Gender and Sexuality Discussion Series

    Online

    In this three-part discussion series, we will consider how gender and sexuality are refracted, or how their meaning and social expression are changing and moving as we think through the topics of transgender rights, book bans, and masculinity. This session of Refraction: A Gender and Sexuality Discussion Series will examine issues related to gender and sexuality continue to be paramount in many areas, including politics, law, health care, parenting, identity, and social justice.

    Free

  • St. Paul – Reflections on War and Service at the Capitol Mall

    State Capitol Mall 13 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Save the date! Join us for a special event presented in honor of Veterans Voices Month in Minnesota. This walking tour will provide participants an opportunity to reflect on the experiences and perspectives of service members, Veterans, and civilians in how we understand the nature of military conflicts, and how the public remembers and interprets the experience of war and service through memorials and monuments.

    Free

  • Examining Military Service from the Margins

    Winona – Examining Military Service From the Margins

    Winona County Historical Society 160 Johnson Street, Winona, MN, United States

    Session 1: Introduction/What motivates people to serve? Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” discussion series.

    Free
  • Examining Military Service from the Margins

    Minneapolis – Examining Military Service From the Margins

    Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) 2001 Plymouth Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Session 1: Introduction/What motivates people to serve? Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” discussion series.

    Free
  • Examining Military Service from the Margins

    Winona – Examining Military Service From the Margins

    Winona County Historical Society 160 Johnson Street, Winona, MN, United States

    Session 2: How has the military service of certain populations been hidden devalued, limited, or discriminated against? Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” discussion series.

    Free
  • Examining Military Service from the Margins

    Minneapolis – Examining Military Service From the Margins

    Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) 2001 Plymouth Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Session 2: How has the military service of certain populations been hidden devalued, limited, or discriminated against? Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” discussion series.

    Free

  • Postponed St. Paul – Objects of War: A Storytelling Circle

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    In honor of Veterans’ Voices Month, the Minnesota Humanities Center invites you to join us for an engaging evening focused on stories of community, consolation, and courage. For Objects of War, participants are asked to bring an item connected to an experience of war and conflict — which could be dog tags, a service member’s good luck charm, or a family heirloom — and share the story of this item during the evening.

    Free

  • Minneapolis – 50th Anniversary Joint Commemoration Immersive Digital Experience

    Royalston Square 501 Royalston Ave, Minneapolis, United States

    Walk through a history of the shared – similar yet very different – journeys of the Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese communities, and Minnesota’s U.S. Vietnam Veterans, as they navigated war, refugee camps, and their eventual new lives in the United States.

    Free

  • St. Paul – 50th Anniversary Joint Commemoration Community Events

    St. Paul – 50th Joint Commemoration Community Events

    Union Depot 214 4th St E, St. Paul, United States

    Enjoy food concessions, craft vendors, entertainment, exhibits, artifacts, and much more, representing Minnesota’s vibrant Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese communities, and Vietnam War era Veterans from their experiences in 1970s Southeast Asia to refugee camps and their harrowing journeys to Minnesota.

    Free
  • St. Paul – 50th Anniversary Joint Commemoration Community Events

    St. Paul – 50th Joint Commemoration Community Events

    Union Depot 214 4th St E, St. Paul, United States

    Enjoy food concessions, craft vendors, entertainment, exhibits, artifacts, and much more, representing Minnesota’s vibrant Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese communities, and Vietnam War era Veterans from their experiences in 1970s Southeast Asia to refugee camps and their harrowing journeys to Minnesota.

    Free