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BEACONS OF HOPE
LIFESAVER: Via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “During a house explosion at Green Acres townhomes on Saturday night, Duluth post office mail carrier Misty Newman saved two residents from their burning homes. Newman said she was on her way home to Meadowlands when she saw a ball of fire rise from an explosion in a neighborhood where she had delivered mail. She said she didn’t even think; she just turned and drove into the neighborhood and ran into the flames.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3ZNHTBE
RED HATS: Via NPR, how a group of knitters in Minneapolis who, seeing what’s been happening in their community, designed a special red beanie. VERBATIM: “Since making the pattern available for $5, the shop has raised nearly $400,000, [Gilah Mashaal] said Friday. So far, she said, they have donated a total of $250,000 to two local nonprofits focused on housing support for immigrants in the community — STEP (St. Louis Park Emergency Program) and the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund. The red hat has become a movement in the crafting community, popping up on social media and reaching other countries.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4rnZP1t
DANCERS: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “Jingle dress dancers gathered on Sunday to hold healing ceremonies at the locations where Renee Macklin Good and Alex Pretti were shot and killed by federal immigration agents while observing their operations. Hundreds of people attended the ceremony in south Minneapolis, many in ribbon skirts and regalia. Star Downwind was a lead organizer of the ceremony.” DOWNWIND: “The dress came to our people when there was a time of sickness. And so that’s what we do. We show up when there’s people suffering.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4qO5ONg
BOOKS: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “In Brooklyn Park, a group of students received a special gift to help kick off ‘I Love to Read Month.’ Local author V.T. Bidania visited Monroe Elementary School on Wednesday to read a passage from her new book, ‘A Year Without Home.’ Bidania, who is Hmong, wrote the book because she wants everyone to know her ancestors’ story.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/46kNBi7
LAKE ST: Via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “On a recent morning, a normally cheery Daniel Hernandez was visibly distressed at his eerily quiet Colonial Market on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Customers suddenly are scarce. And 11 of the dozen tiny shops that rent space inside his Colonial Market building have shut down as the immigration crackdown deepened its effects on the Latino community in the Twin Cities. Hernandez is determined to help and has paired up with north Minneapolis nonprofit Nuestra Lucha to raise $1 million to buy food for struggling Latino families and from struggling Latino businesses negatively affected as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity increased.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4bzxDnW
ARTS ORGS: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “The Saturday morning that federal officers shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, students were in class, a few blocks away, at the Children’s Theatre Company . . . Children’s Theatre is one of many arts organizations and spaces, in the vicinity of the shooting as well as across the Twin Cities, that have been impacted by the actions of federal immigration enforcement. On Jan. 24, Minneapolis Institute of Art, which shares a building with Children’s Theatre, also announced a sudden closure for the weekend.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4tfpQ4N
OLYMPICS: From Olympic athlete and Afton native Jessie Diggins via Facebook, VERBATIM: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for when I get to the start line at the Olympics. I’m racing for an American people who stand for love, for acceptance, for compassion, honesty and respect for others. I do not stand for hate or violence or discrimination.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4qd3Rcc
TWIN CITIES & BEYOND
HEALING ART: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Junior Bantoe of Brooklyn Center is one of several artists featured in a new exhibit at the Hennepin County Government Center called ‘Art Heals.’ The art in the exhibit was born out of trying circumstances. Clients of treatment court created a variety of art pieces, from paintings and pottery to poetry, that helped them recover.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/46dvrig
COLD: Via Mesabi Tribune, VERBATIM: “A group of Virginia residents came together on short notice to open a temporary overnight warming shelter during the recent extreme cold, turning concern about dangerous winter temperatures into action almost overnight. What started as an online discussion about the lack of local shelter options quickly became an in-person effort among community members who agreed that waiting was not an option.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4tegHcX
PREPAREDNESS: Via ABNewswire, VERBATIM: “This week, Adullam Community Network [https://fire.adullamcommunity.org], a nonprofit organization established in Minneapolis, announced the launch of FIRE, a community safety and preparedness initiative built for people who want to be ready-quietly, lawfully, and with dignity. FIRE was developed to help individuals and families prepare for unexpected situations without creating fear or urgency.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4rsdPau
CHOIR: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Residents of a senior living community in Plymouth received a special treat this week. Students from Providence Academy’s Chamber Choir performed a collection of songs at Trillium Woods on Jan. 28.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4rwxuX5
ICE FISHING: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “Typical Minnesota winter weather greeted the participants of this year’s Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza on Gull Lake in Nisswa. The event is billed as the world’s largest charitable ice fishing tournament, with 100% of the proceeds from the tournament being donated back into the community.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4ad4Cfe
MAPLE GROVE: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Hundreds came out to North Arbor Lake in Maple Grove for the inaugural Maple Grove Mayor’s Ice Fishing Tournament. The event, which was a partnership between Experience Maple Grove and the Maple Grove Lions, was designed to bring the community together during the long winter months.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4bS4Zyz
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