[Mpls] Conference on Minneapolis Neighborhood Citizen Participation Feb. 23rd

[Annie Young]

One of many before Sept. 13th or Nov. 8th.]
The Neighborhood conference is extremely important more for all the 
participants than the 2 Mayoral candidates.  The outcomes of the CURA 
gathering will last long into the future.
Annie Young
East Phillips

At 01:02 PM 2/15/05 -0800, you wrote:
>The primary venue for citizen participation is through
>politics.
>
>Matters in which the government seeks input from the
>citizens (as opposed to citizens seeking to give
>input) will tend to be of little consequence.
>
>This event conflicts with the DFL mayoral debate.
>
>-Mike Jensvold
>Ward 10
>
>--- Tom Taylor <tom at organicconsumers.org> wrote:
>
> > Mark your calendar to participate in the Center for
> > Urban and Regional
> > Affairs' conference on Minneapolis Neighborhood
> > Groups and Citizen
> > Participation.
> >
> > DINNER IS INCLUDED!!!
> >
> > Wednesday, February 23, 5:30-8:30 P.M.
> >  Wilkins Room 215, Humphrey Center
> >  University of Minnesota, West Bank
> >  301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis
> >
> > Tom Taylor
> > Sheridan Neighborhood
> >
> > "Raise less corn and more hell."
> > Mary Elizabeth Lease
> >
> > The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs at the
> > University of Minnesota is
> > sponsoring a conference for people involved in
> > Minneapolis  Neighborhood
> > Organizations
> >
> >  MINNEAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS AND CITIZEN
> > PARTICIPATION
> >
> >  Questions and discussions about the role of
> > neighborhood organizations  in
> > citizen participation have taken on new importance.
> > Several reports
> > dealing with  neighborhood groups and citizen
> > participation are  circulating
> > in city hall. Community Planning and Economic
> > Development  has proposed
> > changes to the contractual relationship between
> > neighborhood groups and
> > city government and  how citizen participation  is
> > carried out.
> >
> >  Neighborhood organizations need to be fully
> > involved in these  discussions.
> > This conference will give people active in
> > neighborhood groups the
> > opportunity to be part of the debate and talk with
> > each other about how they
> > do citizen participation, the future of citizen
> > participation, and how
> > neighborhood groups and the city work together.
> >
> >  These topics will be covered at the conference:
> >
> >  Minneapolis Neighborhood Groups Doing Citizen
> > Participation  5:30
> >
> >  * What Is Citizen Participation?
> >  * What Citizen Participation Responsibilities Do
> > Neighborhoods do Well?
> >  * With What Citizen Participation Responsibilities
> > Should Neighborhood
> > Groups  Be Doing a Better Job?
> >
> >  Dinner and Fun (dinner provided) 6:45
> >
> >  Neighborhood Organizations and City Government 7:15
> >
> >  * History of Citizen Participation in Minneapolis
> >  * Future of Citizen Participation in Minneapolis
> >  * What Should Be The Relationship Between City
> > Government and Neighborhood
> > Organizations
> >  * How can Neighborhood Organizations work together
> > to Impact The Future of
> > Citizen Participation.
> >
> >
> >  Wednesday, February 23, 5:30-8:30 P.M.
> >  Wilkins Room 215, Humphrey Center
> >  University of Minnesota, West Bank
> >  301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis
> >
> >  The conference is free., If you call and tell us
> > you are coming, we can
> > make sure to have enough food for everyone.
> > 612-625-1551
> >
> >  For more information, contact Jay Clark,
> > 612-625-2513, clark037 at umn.edu or
> > Kris Nelson, 612-625-1020, nelso193 at umn.edu
> >
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