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PHILLIPSPOWDERHORNFIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH

JUNE2014

BY ED FELIEN

This Fourth of Julyat Powderhorn every-one will have anopportunity to speakup and be heard.Powderhorn ParkNeighborhoodAssociation andSouthside Pride are co-sponsoring a speaker’splatform on the TeaHouse on the Lake.Before the age ofTwitter and email,before radio and tele-vision, there was anAmerican traditionthat on the Fourth ofJuly families wouldgather in the parks andplaygrounds of thepublic schools and eata picnic lunch whilelistening to speakersdebate the importantissues of the day. Thiswas the principalsource of informationfor most people aboutslavery, women’s suf-frage and wars. Thosespeeches were the massmedia and socialmedia of their day.Today, communicationis reduced to bytes andsound bites and 140characters.Well, this Fourth of

July we’re going backto talking about bigideas, and we wanteveryone to partici-pate. We want you tospeak up and shareyour opinions withyour neighbors. Therewill be an open plat-form from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. Bring your picniclunches and your lawnchairs. Politicians areespecially invited, andofficeholders should

See Speak Up!, page 2 See Justice, page 2

VOL. XXIV, ISSUE 16

Racism, redlining andreparationsBY ED FELIEN

The wheels of justice grind slowly butexceedingly fine.Sometimes it takes an earthquake to shake

up City Hall. In this case it was MyronOrfield’s report on housing discrimination inthe Twin Cities metropolitan area, which doc-umented that the area lost $20.5 billion as aresult of racist redlining in lending practicesby mortgage bankers in the TwinCities. Most of that money was lost to home-owners who had to pay higher interest ratesand higher origination fees, but a lot of moneywas lost to municipalities and counties thatsaw their tax base shrink as a result of foreclo-sures.Late last year the city of Los Angeles filed a

lawsuit against Citigroup and Wells Fargoseeking damages for a loss in tax revenue dueto discriminatory mortgage lending to thecity’s minority communities. According tocourt documents filed in the U.S. FederalCourt, LA City Attorney Mike Feuer saidthat Citigroup and Wells Fargo “engaged in acontinuous pattern and practice of mortgagediscrimination in Los Angeles since at least2004 by imposing different terms or condi-tions on a discriminatory and legally prohibit-ed basis.” In 2009 the state of Illinois suedWells Fargo for discriminating against blackand Latino homeowners. In 2012 Wells Fargo

agreed to pay $175 million to resolve allega-tions by the U.S. Justice Department that itdiscriminated against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers in its mort-gage lending.Mayor Hodges, when she read Orfield’s

report, said, “This report on mortgage lending,refinancing and credit contains stark data. Thecity and I will need to ask more questions.”Council Member Cam Gordon said, “I am

working to organize a time when Myron

BY THE POWERHORN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

For 123 years, Minneapolishas celebrated the Fourth ofJuly at Powderhorn Park. Overthe decades the event has rein-vented itself to reflect thechanges in our community and2014 marks another transfor-mation.Working with our longtime

partner, the Minneapolis Parkand Recreation Board, PPNA’sBoard of Directors voted inMarch to continue to co-host a

daytime event on the Fourth ofJuly at Powderhorn Park.Although the nature of theevent has changed, as therewill not be a fireworks display,the pride and joy inherent inthe spirit of the Fourth ofJuly remains unchanged.PPNA and the MPRB are com-mitted to reimagining thisevent for future generations ina way which best fits ourdynamic and ever-changingcommunity.Celebrating Our Independ-

ence will feature a daylonglineup of extraordinary local

talent, family-friendly activi-ties and vendors of deliciousfood. Our programming willrun from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. onthe Fourth and park visitorsare welcome to stay in the parkwell after the program to cele-brate with family and friends.At the park you will findcanoeing, badminton, croquet,bocce ball, children’s arts andcrafts, face painting and abouncy castle.

Live Local Music Lineup11:30 a.m. - KalPulli

KetzalCoatlique (AztecDancing)

Fourth of July, yes! Fireworks, no!

Celebrating OurIndependence

Speakup! I can’thear you.

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Orfield and his team from theInstitute on MetropolitanOpportunity from theUniversity of Minnesota LawSchool can formally present thefindings of the report “TwinCities in Crisis: UnequalTreatment of Communities ofColor in Mortgage Lending” tothe Public Safety, Civil Rightsand Emergency ManagementCommittee. This will give thecommittee members the oppor-tunity to learn more, ask ques-tions, discuss the informationand consider what, if any, fur-ther action is appropriate.”Certainly most victims of

this crime would like swift ret-ribution.Minnesota State Law:

“363A.16 CREDIT DISCRIMI-NATION: It is an unfair dis-criminatory practice to dis-criminate in the extension ofpersonal or commercial creditto a person, or in the require-

ments for obtaining credit,because of race, color, creed,religion, disability, nationalorigin, sex, sexual orientation,or marital status, or due to thereceipt of federal, state, or localpublic assistance includingmedical assistance.” But a classaction lawsuit on behalf of allthe homeowners that have beendiscriminated against since2008 that will be joinedwith the cities andcounties that have lost tax rev-enue, will be a mammothundertaking. It will probablybe more complicated than thetobacco settlement lawsuit thatthe Minnesota AttorneyGeneral’s Office farmed out toRobins, Kaplan, Miller andCiresi. It is most certainlybeyond the capabilities of theMinneapolis city attorney.This discussion comes at a

time when the mayor and CityCouncil are discussing a frame-work for measuring equity inemployment and housing.

Barbara Johnson, the CityCouncil president, and CouncilMember Blong Yang haveexpressed frustration at theslow pace of coming up with aworkable document. “There’stoo much in the way of paper-work and studies (regardingequity) and not enough action,”said Yang, according to InsightNews, 5/14/14. As chair of thePublic Safety, Civil Rightsand Emergency ManagementCommittee, Yang will have anhistoric opportunity to turntalk into action when CamGordon drops this particularhot potato in his lap. Thestatute of limitations on con-tracts is six years, so the citycan only sue to recover dam-ages six years from the date offiling the lawsuit. Every daythat goes by, another home-owner loses the opportunity toget justice.It is critical that the city act

with caution and restraint, but,also, with all deliberate speed.Justice delayed is justice denied.

12:30 p.m. - IdeaWerksPowderhorn Studio1:30 p.m. - Greg Herriges

and Troy Berg (whirled music)2:30 p.m. - Alma Andina

(Contemporary Infused SouthAmerican Folk) The community-led Fourth

of July Planning Committeehas lined up a great celebrationand we want to thank our manyresidents, local businesses andorganizations that arefinancially supportingCelebrating Our Independ-ence!The MPRB is also hosting

the downtown Red, White andBoom celebration on July 4,2014, which includes a halfmarathon and live music, andculminates in a spectacularfireworks display over theMississippi River. The fire-works are scheduled for 10p.m. and will be shot off fromWater Power Park. Like thePowderhorn Park event, Red,

White and Boom fireworks arefunded by private donations.The two Fourth of July

events in Minneapolis attracttens of thousands of attendeesto the riverfront andPowderhorn Park. Based onthe size of the crowds and thenumber of police officers avail-able on the holiday, the MPBRdetermined that it is no longerfeasible to host two fireworksevents on the same day. Withthe new programming changes,park police will be on handthroughout the day andevening at Powderhorn Park.Spend the day with family andfriends at Powderhorn Parkand head to Red, White andBoom to catch top-notch fire-works.We are looking forward to

the Fourth of July atPowderhorn Park and co-creat-ing a new community-orientedtradition honoring the beautyof our park, our neighborhoodand our independence!

consider speaking at thisevent a solemn responsib-ility.In order to accommodate

everybody, we would likepeople to sign up. Itwould be wonderful if can-didates for the same office

this fall could register earlyso we could match them andgive voters a chance to com-pare ideas and aspirations.If you want to speak and

reserve a space on the pro-gram, please call SouthsidePride: 612-822-4662 oremail: edfelien@southside-pride.com

You can speak on any topicand for any length, but weexpect speeches will not gomuch over five minutes, andwe reserve the right toharass speakers past thattime if there are otherspeakers waiting.Finally, speechifying on

the Fourth of July!

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Southside Pride | PHILLIPS/POWDERHORN EDITION

BY JOHN KARRIGAN

I could start this month bynot complaining about theweather because it has been fair-ly OK recently. I would not evenhave to mention the little icecrystals that fell on me at 6:15a.m. on May 15, when I saw fourBlack-crowned Night Herons,two Great Blue Herons, oneGreat Egret and a few Robins atthe park. Enough of that. Theweather was also fairly OK, butcool, for the fantastic and won-derful 40th annual MayDayParade. On various days in May,

strangers and non-strangersasked about the Eagle (orEagles). I have not seen a BaldEagle in the park or neighbor-hood since May 10, when theusual Crow hassling an Eaglewas happening. Maybe I havemissed a lot of Eagle sightings ormaybe (and I hope this is not thecase) regular Eagle sightings areonly going to happen in the falland spring. For another historic United

States bird arrival, a female WildTurkey was on my block, rightacross “my alley” on May 6. Thatis my only turkey report for May.The Belted Kingfisher stayed

around the lake at least longenough for the May Day Paradeand a few Spotted Sandpipersvisited in the first half of themonth. Another early May visi-tor was a male Red-wingedBlackbird. I wonder if this is thesame Red-wing that arrives vari-

ous springs, sings like mad for afew days and then leaves thepark because he is the only(male or female) Red-wing inthe park, and there are thou-sands and thousands of Red-wings in many other placesaround the metro area. Another unresolved mating

issue could be the Merganserducks. The only Mergansers Isaw in the park this spring werefemale.And one more mating issue:

The Cooper’s Hawks that I men-tioned last month. There is defi-nitely a pair of them and theyseem to be properly tendingtheir nest north of the parkbuilding. I have seen no signs ofbaby hawks, but Cooper’s Hawksincubate from 32 to 36 days, andI and the many other hawkwatchers are no doubt waitingexpectantly for some actionsoon. On to smaller birds that could

be seen in some back yards orthe park. Bluebirds returnedabout mid-month and will nodoubt stay until fall. Ruby-crowned Kinglets have been herefor at least the first two-thirds ofMay, may still be here and willprobably visit for awhile in thefall also. Lots of warblers visitedthe park and neighborhood inmid-May but I think most aregone now. My really good bird-ing neighbor saw 10 species inone day. I saw seven species:Yellow-Rumps, CommonYellowthroats, Yellow, Palm,Black and White, Blackpoll, and

one I am still trying to figureout.The regular local water birds

seem to be doing well. So far Ihave seen two broods of CanadaGeese, one with six goslings andone with seven. There will prob-ably be a lot more. I have seenone Mallard brood of nine andno Wood Duck broods yet, butthere will no doubt be a lot ofboth of those soon.Now to the wading birds, but

none of them nest atPowderhorn, at least not yet. Thenumbers change a bit day-by-day but usually there are two tofour species to be seen. There areoften four Black-crowned NightHerons, one to two Great BlueHerons, one to six Great Egretsand when they are not reallyhidden, two Green Herons.One day, May 10, on the

northwest shore of the lake, aGreen Heron, a Great Egret anda Great Blue Heron were alongthe lake edge within a span ofabout 35 feet when a Black-crowned Night Heron arrivedand landed on a tree abovethem. Quite a sight–to see allfour species within one view.They all seem to fish quite suc-cessfully when they need to.The lake turtles seem fine

also. On a good sunny day, thereare plenty of Painted Turtles outsunning. I have only seen oneSnapping Turtle so far this yearand I am still hopefully waitingto see the Spiny Softshell Turtlesthat were around for severalyears.

Back to birds. We had a Rose-breasted Grosbeak at a backyardfeeder on May 12, but we didn’tsee it. A good neighbor reportedit to us, but I did see one in theyard a number of years ago. Andthis year, I did see both a maleand female Grosbeak at myestate in Eagan. Oh wait, thatwas not my estate; it was my for-

mer Powderhorn neighbor’s verynice house where I was houseand animal-sitting for a fewdays this month.I hope the weather stays

reasonable and that allPowderhornians enjoy a goodsummer.

Comments and observationsare always welcome. Send them tome, in care of Southside Pride.Thank you.

Finally, no longer strangers to paradise

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I was sitting in a horticul-ture class at the university, dis-cussing agriculture chemicalsand feeling a little ornery,when one of my favorite pro-fessors challenged me: “Yes,but can we feed the worldwithout using chemicals?” Isnapped back: “Can we feedthe world WITH chemicals?”And I ranted on a bit aboutsoil depletion and totallyunsustainable agriculturalpractices.It’s true. We are killing the

soil and people are still hun-gry, yet we continue to believethat we will all starve if we quitdrenching the soil with pesti-cides and chemical fertilizersand gobbling up as much oil aspossible for our big combinesand ships to haul food aroundthe world. With our currentfood practices, we are in hugetrouble and, it’s true, we willnot be able to nourish theworld’s growing masses. But

my prof ’s question is com-pletely fair: HOW will we feedthe world without chemicals,without relying on petroleumand big farm machines?For me, an answer is found

in a small group of urbanfarmers called Stone’s Throw.They use organic practices tofarm empty lots inMinneapolis and St. Paul.Empty lots. There are 14 lotstotal, most in Phillips and inthe Frogtown neighborhood ofSt. Paul, with a couple inUptown. The lots range in sizefrom a tenth of an acre to 0.75acres, coming to a total of 2.5acres. And they don’t actuallyown a bit of it, although someof their land is leased. Yetfrom those lots they are able togross nearly $40,000 per acreselling their produce throughCSA (community supportedagriculture) shares, a farmers’market and a dozen high-endrestaurants. Stone’s Throw began four

years ago as a profit-making

venture, since they believe in asmall business model andbecause they don’t want to relyon grants. The biggest challenges are

access to land, access to waterand soil fertility. They payrent for one plot, but most arefarmed in exchange for snowshoveling, grass mowing andgeneral upkeep. Water isobtained by metering fromnearby houses or fire hydrants,or in one case by actually rais-ing funds for their own con-nection to the city water. Soilis tested for safety fromarsenic, lead and pollutants,but fertility is a major prob-lem, making it necessary tohaul compost costing $8,000.And, like the rest of us, Stone’sThrow must deal with longwinters and short growing sea-sons, so they are testing severaltypes of greenhouses: tall andshort, temporary and perma-nent, heated and unheated.Necessity has spawned quite alot of invention.

All the same, city land isexpensive and there isn’t muchof it. So my professor is partlycorrect that we cannot feed acity entirely on what you growthere. Some crops just take toomuch room. In the city, thefolks at Stone’s Throw growhigh-value crops like arugula,salad greens, tomatoes, carrots,beets and kale. But this landlimitation has inspired a won-derful solution in cooperatingwith others near but outsidethe city. This year, Stone’sThrow is partnering with threeother farms, Agua Gorda inLong Prairie, Cala Farmin Turtle Lake, Wis., andWhetstone Farm in Windom.Agua Gorda is about two hoursaway, providing paste toma-toes, hot peppers, green beansand cilantro. At about an hourand a half away, Cala growsbroccoli and cabbage.Whetstone provides squash,storage beets and carrots, aswell as grass-fed pork, chicken,lamb and turkey as an add-onCSA meat share. There arealso shared markets for honeyfrom Beez Kneez, mushroomsfrom Cherry Tree Farms, andwild rice from Whetstone.With all these efforts, I

believe my professor’s questionis answered. Using humanpower to replace petroleum,using unused spaces, farminghyper-locally and cooperatingwith ventures just outside thecity, we probably can feed our-selves. Stone’s Throw is in theprocess of creating somethingfrom nothing, taking some-times neglected city lots andturning them into productiveurban farmland. Throughtheir partnerships with Cala,Agua Gorda, Whetstone andothers, they create a seamlesssource of food for the city,with each partner maximizingtheir resources and all workingtogether to market an extreme-ly local product. And by work-ing across cultures and lan-guages (in this case Spanish),they use food to knit togetherthe community we already are. It would be nice if these

folks had enough money tobuy all the land they needed.Then they could really buildup the soil and make moreinvestments in sheds andgreenhouses and bringing inwater. It would be nice if theydidn’t have to pay as much intaxes as an apartment buildingor grocery store. SanFrancisco has a more reason-able tax rate for city dwellerswho farm, but Minneapolishasn’t even got it on the radaryet. However, apart from theseproblems, every other obstacleso far has been met creatively,and it looks like we have amodel that others might follow…. if they are willing to workthat hard.

If you would like to be partof this venture, sign up for aCSA share at https://ston-e s t h r ow a g c o o p . c om / c u s -tomers/new or call 612-454-0585. It’s not too late!

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This is a hard loss forMinneapolis and for the largereducational and nationalMontessori movement, especiallythe Public School Montessorimovement, as well as for me per-sonally. I had known Denny for decades

and he was one of the kindest,most dedicated and giving peopleI know. When he was on theschool board he also served on theYouth Coordinating Board andwas a powerful advocate for youth

and for good planning for realresults. I also had the good for-tune of teaching one of his kids,working with Denny as a fellowparent to help develop andimprove the Montessori programin Minneapolis when we both hadkids in the program and to workfor him as an assistant editor ofthe monthly paper he published,Public School Montessorian. Hispaper and all his work nationallysupporting public Montessorischools from that perspectivebrought lasting benefits to scoresand scores of teachers, parents,principals, administrators and stu-

dents. In addition to his professional

and larger civic work, Denny gaveto his community in many quietways. As his kids got older healways found time to personallyhelp young people. He was a BigBrother (in the Big Brother, BigSister Program), and he was aGuardian ad Litem forMinneapolis youngsters caught upin the court system.He was a mentor, a colleague, a

Minneapolis treasure and a greatexample of a decent, kind, caringand good man. I am really going to miss him.

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COMMENTARYSouthside Pride | PHILLIPS/POWDERHORN EDITION

BY TONY BOUZA

I am not an economist, but,then, I don’t think anyone elseis either. Just a lot of blind-folded gals pinning the tail ona donkey. But I am, though, aneconomic animal. Fiercely.I found the cruel competi-

tiveness of capitalism veryattractive to my nature. Maybeit’s the animal instinct–you’reeither at the table or on themenu. For whatever perverseand unexpected reasons, Ifound the same attractivenessin the competitive world ofpolice exams. I think it musthave its roots in my fatherbeing a stoker (he died when Iwas 15) and my mother being aseamstress.So, I don’t want to repeal

capitalism.But it is cruel.When the airlines discov-

ered they couldn’t make money(the only raison d’etre of acorporation) because of fuel

costs, competition and unioncontracts, they filed for bank-ruptcy, killed the union con-tracts, negotiated new ones,combined routes and compa-nies and got lucky on fuel.Today they are awash in cash.When American manufac-

turers found they couldn’tcompete they got Banglade-shies and Sri Lankans to makeour clothes, Toyota to makeour cars and just about every-body else our steel. Sacredinstitutions (U. S. Steel comesto mind) submerged. It’scalled outsourcing.America adjusted and sur-

vived, but steel, automobiles,pilots and Wal-Mart clothingmakers as such were never thesame. Public service unionsshould calculate capitalism’scapacity for reinvention andreform. An empty hope.Reforms will be imposed.Charter schools, municipalbankruptcies and civil servicereform will be increasingly

tempting tools.When hard times strike, the

intuitive wisdom tells us toretrench. Stop what spendingwe can. Save for that rainyday. All of this is true–yetJohn Maynard Keyes said thisdoesn’t and shouldn’t apply togovernments. In hard timespublic bodies need to borrow(issue bonds, etc.) and spend.Doing public works (infra-structure) creates jobs, whichproduces taxes (income for thegovernment) and eases thepublic pain. Counterintui-tive, which is why it gets resis-ted by troglodytes.Now comes inversion.Ain’t English grand?

Provides a new word everyday. Usually it masks aheadache.Another slow moving earth-

quake that is sure to shake usall in due time. The problem isa simple one–American cor-porations sit on huge hoards ofcash, overseas, that they won’t

repatriate to the U.S. becauseof high and uncompetitivecorporate taxes–an inversion.All well and good. Hardly

anyone cares.Along comes Pfizer, a com-

pany whose shares I’ve ownedsince 1967. It’s sitting onabout $6.5 billion overseas.They came up with the capital-ist answer. Under a little usedlaw they can purchase a foreignfirm, using those parked dol-lars, not pay a tax and movetheir headquarters to England.They are currently romancingAstra-Zeneca, a U.K. drugfirm, with an offer of over$100 billion. Guess how manywill follow? That deal stum-bled over the target’s greed,but the melody of the issue lin-gered on.Is this unpatriotic?Don’t be naïve–I know

Pfizer started in Brooklyn over100 years ago, but its directorshave a fiduciary duty to pursuethe most breaks legally. That’s

it. They’d be canned if theypaid any taxes they could legal-ly avoid. Evasion is a crime.Avoidance is not.Scandinavia tends to let cap-

italism thrive and then taxesthe hell out of it. A usefulmodel. Our dysfunctionalgovernment isn’t heeding thatdistant rumble, growing loud-er and approaching. Chancesare good we’ll all meet beneaththe rubble.The kindest system is social-

ism, but it doesn’t producewealth. Too altruistic. Jesuswas a socialist. When a richman asked how he might reachsalvation, Jesus answered,“Take what thou hast and giveit to the poor, for it shall bemore difficult for a rich manto reach the kingdom of heav-en than it is for a camel to passthrough the eye of a needle.”Capitalism appeals to greed.Patriotism is the last refuge

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School meals have been a hotissue since the introduction of theHealthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of2010. This bill was designed toimprove the healthfulness of foodserved at schools throughout thecountry. Meeting the nutritionalneeds of all children and reducingrates of childhood obesity werethe two main goals. Regulations inthe bill were based on recommen-dations from the Institute ofMedicine as well as the 2010Dietary Guidelines for Americans.Some important changes includ-ed: increasing fruits and vegetableofferings, switching to wholegrains, and decreasing sugar, saltand saturated/trans-fats. All thechanges were incremental in orderto help school districts adjust. The2014-2015 school year will bringthe next phase of changes.Here are some of the highlights: • The “Smart Snacks” regula-

tions put guidelines on competi-tive foods sold anywhere inschools during the school day.This is the first time that theUSDA has put restrictions onfoods sold at schools that are notpart of the daily school meal. Thisincludes vending machines andschool stores as well as à la carteitems sold in the lunch line such assandwiches, salads and snacks. • Tightened sodium restric-

tions. The first phase of sodiumrestriction will begin this year,which sets upper limits on theamount of sodium in breakfastand lunch.• Whole-grain rich foods. 100%

of grains and breads must bewhole-grain rich, which meanseach of these products must con-tain at least 50% whole-grains.This regulation applies to bread,cookies, pancakes, cereal, etc.

BacklashWith the new phase of guide-

lines set for implementation onJuly 1 for next school year, schoollunch is once again getting a lot ofattention. Members of Congressare fighting to roll back the guide-lines which some think to be toostrict and difficult to implement inschools. It also addresses a reduc-tion in student participation andconsequential lost profits thatsome districts have attributed tothe new meals. The House Appropriations

Committee approved a bill in Maythat was spearheaded by Rep.Robert Aderholt, R-Ala. It intro-

duces a waiver to allow schools todelay the additional changes toschool meals for one year if theschool district can demonstratethat it has been losing money forat least six months since July 1,2013. This waiver is intended togive schools additional time tomake the new rules work best fortheir program. Food industrygroups, including the SchoolNutrition Association, support thebill.

In response, the SenateAppropriations Committee issuedits own bipartisan version of thebill. It doesn’t offer a waiver butinstead has two provisions. First,it requires the USDA to identifyacceptable substitute foods forschools if whole-grain rich prod-ucts are unavailable. In addition,the Senate bill proposes delayingthe target 2 sodium restrictions(2016-2017 school year) until fur-ther scientific evidence is obtainedthat supports the recommenda-tion. Many nutrition organizations

such as the Center for Science inthe Public Interest (CSPI) and theAmerican Heart Association arepushing to fight Congress andkeep the rules intact. In a pressrelease, Margo Wootan of CSPImakes the important point thatschool lunches should not be apolitical battle. The guidelineswere based on scientific evidenceand recommendations that wouldbest serve children in America.Michelle Obama responded to theappropriations bills by hosting an

event at the White House forschool nutrition officials on May27. She called the bills unaccept-able and said, “The last thing wecan afford to do right now is playpolitics with our kid’s health.”

Minneapolis Success Story Even though there are chal-

lenges, 90% of schools are meetingthe 2012 guidelines according toUSDA analysis. MinneapolisPublic Schools (MPS) is a localsuccess.

I spoke with Mr. BertrandWeber, the director of Culinaryand Nutrition Services forMinneapolis Public Schools. Mr.Weber started his position at MPSin January 2012, right beforeimplementation of the Healthy,Hungry Free Kids Act was set tobegin. His team approached thechanges by putting emphasis onhealth instead of regulations.They focused on serving fresh,healthy, good looking foods thatstudents would want to eat. Sinceimplementing the changes, partic-ipation in school meals hasincreased by 14.5%. More kids areeating school meals. Some of thechanges he made include: • Scratch cooking: One of the

biggest changes that the districtmade under his leadership wasintroducing scratch cooking. Inthe past, MPS had served primari-ly pre-packaged foods. Mr. Weberintroduced kitchens in manyschools and more will be intro-duced over the next several years.There is also a central kitchen thatprepares fresh food for schools

without cooking facilities. Mr.Weber said that moving from pre-packaged foods to scratch kitchenswas intimidating for kitchen staffat first, but the staff and studentsquickly embraced the change. • Salad bars: Salad bars in

schools allow kids to try morefruits and veggies. Mr. Weber saidthat salad bars are a huge successand they feature both fresh andcanned produce. These are a wayto increase choices in schools

without kitchens. To introducemore whole grains at school, awhole grain salad is featured dailyat the salad bar. This includeswheat berry, wild rice, quinoa,whole grain couscous and red ricesalad. Mr. Weber is proud thatMPS is able to introduce the stu-dents to whole grains in their nat-ural form, many of which are newto students. He said the currycouscous salad with raisins is astudent favorite because of its richflavor profile. • True Food Chef Council:

Community involvement inMinneapolis is one of the biggestsuccesses. True Food ChefCouncil is a group of local chefsfrom restaurants such as PizzeriaLola and Tilia that develop recipesfor MPS school meals. Often, theyput these items on their restaurantmenu as well. This engages thewhole community, which Mr.Weber claimed was crucial for suc-cess of the program. Mr. Weber explained that he

doesn’t agree with Congress delay-ing the guidelines, because it is in

the best interest of children toserve healthier meals. His team hasbeen able to adhere to the guide-lines by using fresh ingredientswith bold flavors and includingchefs and students in menu plan-ning. They use real ingredientswhenever possible, so the regula-tions such as sodium restrictionsdo not hit them as hard. MPS stu-dents have embraced the new foodbecause it is real, tasty and goodlooking.School meals impact student’s

health and are an issue we should-n’t turn our backs on. Delayingthese guidelines will not do ourchildren any good as childhoodobesity and diabetes continue to

be high. While there are certainlychallenges, it’s important toremember the goal of the bill,which is to improve the health ofchildren. Success stories such asthose of Minneapolis and otherdistricts can be used to help otherlunch programs be successful,profitable and healthy. For more information about

Minneapolis Public SchoolsCulinary and Nutrition Services,Mr. Bertrand Weber can be con-tacted at bertrand.weber@-mpls.k12.mn.us.

Raina Goldstein Bunnag has abachelor’s degree from BostonUniversity and is currently a mas-ter’s candidate in nutrition andpublic health at the University ofNorth Carolina. She keeps abreastof the latest health news andaddresses relevant wellness topicseach month. If you have any ques-tions or topics you would like to seecovered in the column, please sendher an email at rainagoldstein@-southsidepride.com.

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Lucky for me my daughter lives inColumbia Heights. She took me outfor dinner in her ’hood, where CentralAvenue easily rivals Eat Street in itsarray of enticing ethnic eateries.Filfallah leads the pack. A casual,

cheerful place brightened with wallssplashed with persimmon, eggplantand tobacco further warmed by a fire-place clad in tiles the color of theMediterranean Sea, it servesTurkish/Middle Eastern food as tasty asany I’ve experienced in Istanbul. Andwhen I mentioned that to our waitress,she must have conveyed the message tothe owner/chef, who left his stove togreet us and share thoughts about hishomeland. (Turns out, he’s also a culi-

nary school student working on per-fecting French pastry and has servedstints in the forward kitchen of therespected Haute Dish restaurant in theWarehouse District.)This marriage of exacting technique

with traditional recipes is what putsFilfillah ahead of the pack. The mezzeplatter (by itself a hearty dinner for two,$11) is a survey of the usual suspects,but each has been ramped up a notchin its preparation. The hummus issuper-smooth, the baba ganoush–less‘eggplanty’ than most, alas, but equallyadept in texture. Tzatziki, that addictiveyogurt-based sauce livened withcucumbers and a subtle trace of garlic,serves as dip for the tender falafelnuggets, far superior to the usual friedgolf balls offered around town, and thedolma–stuffed grape leaves–proveanother elevation of the art form. He’senriched that usual bundle of rice andnot much else with the addition of pinenuts, currants and herbs: absolutelysensational. His tabouli salad is super-green with minced parsley awakenedwith a spritz of lemon (but lacking theusual hint of mint). He tosses a gener-ous handful of sharp and tangy kala-

mata olives onto the platter, along witha mini-mountain of crumbled feta,adds rounds of puffy, tender pita–another improvement on the usual–and sends out an edible portion ofheaven.We could have walked away happy

right then, but hey: So we continuedwith the combo platter from the entréelist (its most expensive item–and I usethe term in comparison only–at $16).Two of us barely made a dent in thelavish display, including shishkebabs–one each of tender lamb andtasty chicken–along with dualshawarma servings: slow-cooked slicedbits of marinated chicken and the sametasty treatment of a lamb/beef combo.

The entrée comes with a big-enough-for-two Greek salad–more of thoseaddictive olives and feta–and saffronrice pilaf. (Other entrees $10-13, orsimply order the meat-topped shawar-ma salads, $10. Or the red lentil soup.Or pita pies or wraps. Well, you get theidea).No, we didn’t save room for dessert.

But for those with better self-control,the kitchen offers baklava and kunafa.No alcohol, and it’s certainly not need-ed–but the usual soda drinks plusTurkish coffee. Maybe that tiny, bitter,grainy dose is an acquired habit, butI’ve acquired it, all right, and it’s a grandway to end a lovely evening.

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Wednesdays with Wheel Fun RentalsWheel Fun Rentals announces itwill be offering FREE recreation­al rentals this summer to non­profit organizations within theTwin Cities metro area! BetweenJune 4 and Aug. 27, Wheel FunRentals will donate rental equip­ment, completely free of charge,to two charities everyWednesday. This program offerslocal charities their choice of thefollowing activities for free: minigolf at Malt­Tees in Richfield,watercrafts at Lake Calhoun orSurrey bikes at Minnehaha Falls.It will accommodate two non­profit groups each Wednesdaywith up to 20 participants ineach group. Reservations arerequired and dates book up fast.Nonprofits are encouraged tomake their reservation as soon aspossible by calling 877­273­2453or emailingwheelfunrentals@gmail.com.

Register Your Bicycle withthe Minneapolis PoliceDepartment!This will help them return yourbicycle if it is recovered afterbeing lost or stolen. Every year,thousands of bicycles are lost orstolen in Minneapolis. Many ofthem are recovered. However,because of lack of proper identi­fication, only a small number areever returned to their owners.The Minneapolis PoliceDepartment has an easy onlineway to register your bicycle.http://311.minneapolismn.gov/Ef3/General.jsp?form=SS031_Bicycle_Registration&page=Email. You

will need to include the bicycle’sserial number, a description ofthe bicycle and your contactinformation. You can also call311 to register. Registration isfree of charge.

Community Participation inthe City Utility PartnershipRight now is a prime window ofopportunity for energy sectorlabor unions, clean energyexperts, advocates for low­income residents, business own­ers, environmental justice advo­cates and other energy stake­holders to be asking City Hall toinclude community input intothe anticipated city utility part­nership.The City of Minneapolis is cur­rently working to form an inno­vative, first­in­the­nation CleanEnergy Partnership with XcelEnergy and CenterPoint Energyby the end of 2014, as recom­mended by the Energy PathwaysStudy that the City Councilunanimously adopted in March.The partnership will hold bothutilities accountable for advanc­ing the Minneapolis ClimateAction Plan by marketing, track­ing, coordinating and reportingprogress on clean energy activi­ties in the city. If successful, thepartnership could set an inspir­ing new national precedent forhow local leadership can influ­ence shareholder­controlled utili­ties to meet mutual climate, jus­tice and local economic develop­ment goals, leveraging much­needed positive changes in theutility business model.As a guide to contact your CityCouncil representative visitwww.communitypowermn.org/­call_your_city_council_member.

To host or attend a communityeducation event on this issuevisit www.communitypow­ermn.org/powerconvo.

7th Annual WAMM WalkAgainst WeaponsSaturday, June 7, 10:30 a.m.Perkins Parking Lot901 27th Ave. S. (Riverside Ave.& I­94)A highly visible walk to the U ofM West Bank for a short rallyand then returning to the start­ing point (3 miles total). Sign upas many sponsors as you can—ask family, friends and co­work­ers to sponsor your walk forpeace and justice. Request pay­ment by check to WomenAgainst Military Madness(WAMM). Ask your sponsor topay when they commit, savingyou from having to collect afterthe event. Visit womenagainst­militarymadness.org for moreinfo.

Open Streets on Lyndale Ave.Sunday, June 8, all dayA free and easy way to engageand enjoy the street on bicycle,foot, wheelchair, skateboard orroller skate, meet neighbors anddiscover new businesses. Therewill be complimentary activitiessuch as yoga, live music andbike repairs.

Summer Solstice Ceremony:XopantlaFriday, June 13, 9 p.m. (AllNight Vigil)3547 Cedar Ave. S.Saturday, June 14, 11 a.m. (AztecDance)

Corcoran Park3334 20th Ave. S.Xopantla, is our annual ceremo­ny to celebrate the daily growthof light. Hosted by KalpulliKetzalCoatlilcue Aztec Dancers(a community­based groupwhose mission is to create safecultural spaces for the transmis­sion of Mexican traditional cul­ture to inner city youth),Xopantla is a unique opportuni­ty to share with the dance com­munity and our friends and fam­ily the ancient cultural heritageof Mexico. We welcome one ofthe oldest dance traditions ofsouthern Mexico to create thefestive mood and inspire theaudience, the “Chinelos SanPablo Apostol” dancers fromAxochiapan, Morelos. Free andopen to the public.

Northern Spark All­NightArts FestivalSaturday, June 14, 9:01 p.m. to5:26 a.m.Various locations throughout theareaThis year Northern Spark and its50+ cultural partners have com­missioned 100+ emerging andrenowned artists fromMinnesota and beyond.On the second Saturday in Juneeach summer, tens of thousandsof people gather along theMinneapolis riverfront andthroughout the city to exploregiant video projections, play intemporary installations in thestreets and enjoy experimentalperformances in green spacesand under bridges. From dusk todawn the city surprises you:friendly crowds, glowing groupsof cyclists, an unexpected paththrough the urban landscape, themagic of sunrise after a night ofamazing art and experiences. Formore info visitnorthernspark.org. No admis­sion fees and open to the public.

BBQ & Music FestivalSaturday, June 14, 11 a.m. to3 p.m.3700 block of Chicago Ave.The Arts on Chicago Initiativecontinues with three unique artsactivities: Peter HaakonThompson’s “Temporary TableTennis Trailer,” Esther Ouray’s“In the Pursuit of Happiness”and video from David Luke’s“Upstream Animated.” Theseprojects will be displayed at the

festival. This event will includemusic from Joel Schaan &Friends, Bozza Jazz band, Project55407 and The Anchorman, plusspecialty food trucks, children’sactivities and snow cones at thisnormally busy intersection,which will be closed for the day.

The Greater LongfellowNeighborhood Garage SaleFriday, June 20Saturday, June 21There will be a $10 registrationfee to cover advertising andmap­printing costs. Registrationwill be open through Friday,June 6. Please contact Joe Sturmwith any questions atjoe@longfellow.org or 612­722­4529, ext. 13.

Table of the LGBT PrideFestivalSaturday & Sunday, June 28 & 29Loring ParkLGBT Pride is our biggest out­reach effort of the year. Visit ourinfo table while you are there orvolunteer to help staff the tableat the time of your choice. Tovolunteer, email us at info@anti­warcommittee.org.

Very Berry Urban ForagingSunday, June 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.40th St. S. and 3rd Ave. E.Summer is berry season in theTwin Cities and soon sidewalkswill be spattered with purplegoop as plump berries burstupon the ground. Rather thanletting those delicious fruits goto waste, get together with theNorth Country Food Allianceand harvest them! Juneberries,mulberries and raspberriesshould be in season. Suggesteddonation is $5. Class size is limit­ed. For questions or to register,please email foraging@north­countryfoodalliance.org.

Douglas Flanders & Associates 818 W. Lake St.612­791­1285www.flandersart.comParadise, Paved: An Oil Painter’sExploration of the Suburbs by ScottLloyd AndersonAnderson was awarded aMinnesota State Arts Board –Artist Initiative Grant in 2012.He has been working on a seriesof paintings of mostly suburban

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Groveland Gallery25 Groveland Terrace612­377­7800www.grovelandgallery.comLarry Hofmann – Discoveries fromthe Car WindowHofmann weaves the subtletiesand riches of his native prairielandscape into his paintings.Quiet fields, lonely trees anddramatic skies often inhabitHofmann’s compositions. In thisexhibition he focuses on therural landscape just beyond theTwin Cities in western HennepinCounty.Through June 7

Intermedia Arts2822 Lyndale Ave. S.612­871­4444Intermediaarts.orgCreative Dissent: Arts of the Arab World UprisingsThis touring exhibition isdesigned to immerse visitors inthe creative vitality of the contin­ually evolving uprising move­ment commonly referred to asthe “Arab Spring.” Drawn intothe exhibit by songs and the calland response chants so common­ly associated with these populistmovements, visitors will experi­ence freedom of speech mergedwith artistic expression—captur­ing the anger, elation, frustrationand hope of these revolutions inthe form of graffiti, video, car­toons, music, photography,posters and even puppetry.Through August 23

Vine Arts Center2637 27th Ave. S.612­728­5745www.vineartscenter.orgExplorations of the UpperMississippi in Sculpture and PhotoCollageUnique twists and theMississippi River bring BarryGunderson and Larry Nelsonand this show together.Gunderson hangs sculptures onthe wall and Nelson’s photo­graphs become sculptural. Whatwill strike the viewer is the mul­tiplicity of views of theMississippi River they havenever seen before and will neversee again due to time, accessibili­ty, change and environmentalcircumstances.Through June 7

Patrick’s Cabaret3010 Minnehaha Ave. S.612­724­6273www.patrickscabaret.orgThe Calof Series and ScrawlexAn uncompromising, uncen­sored open stage! Free to thepublic. Open wide and wail! Ordance around the concessionscounter. Sing your art out!Unveil the unspoken. 10 minuteslots; no advance sign­ups. Notech (or low tech) shows on our

lobby stage. There will be anintermission so attendees cannetwork about what’s going onwith their art, at their venuesand maybe engender some col­laborations.June 5, 9 p.m.

The Bakken Museum3537 Zenith Ave. S.612­926­3878www.thebakken.orgGarden PartyJoin us for Free Second Saturdaywith garden tours, lawn gamesand a botanical art demonstra­tion. Other great activities willalso be available throughout theday.June 14, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mill City Museum704 S. 2nd St.612­341­7555www.millcitymuseum.orgA Choice of Weapons: A LivingLegacy Docent TourFeaturing 30 works created byhigh school students alongsideimages by world­renowned pho­tographer Gordon Parks. “AChoice of Weapons” is a com­pelling autobiography, first pub­lished in 1966, about how Parksstruggled against extreme pover­ty to find his purpose as a pho­tographer, writer, director andmusician. The students partici­pated in the One MinneapolisOne Read photography residen­cy at Juxtaposition Arts workingwith nationally acclaimed pho­tographer Jamel Shabazz. Thedocent­led tours are free, butspace is limited so preregistra­tion is encouraged. Free andopen to the public.Through June 8

Guthrie Theatre818 S. 2nd St.612­225­6238www.guthrietheater.orgCrimes of the HeartIn this deeply touching SouthernGothic screwball comedy, threeyoung Mississippi sisters gatherin their hometown to await newsof their hospitalized grandfather.With troubles in life and withthe law, the Magrath sisters navi­gate their pasts to seize thefuture in an imaginative andtouching story.Through June 15

Jungle Theater2951 Lyndale Ave. S.612­822­7063www.jungletheater.comThe HeiressBased on Henry James’ memo­rable novel “WashingtonSquare,” this Tony­Award­win­ning play examines the conflictbetween painfully shy CatherineSloper and her stern, inflexiblefather. When she falls in lovewith a handsome suitor, herfather threatens to disinherit her,convinced that the young mancould only be interested inCatherine’s fortune. This dramat­ic and suspenseful play featuresone of the greatest female roles

written for the stage.June 20 through August 10

Volunteer Tutors Needed inAdult Education ClassesMinneapolis Adult Educationneeds volunteer in­class tutors inwriting, math, computer basics,and ESL/English. Volunteerswork with students 1:1 or insmall groups, in free classestaught by licensed teachers. One­and two­hour tutor times areavailable M­F in the morning,afternoon and evening. A librari­an is needed Wednesdays from 5to 6 p.m. Experience is not need­ed. Training is provided. Formore information visithttp://abe.mpls.k12.mn.us/volun­teer or call 612­668­3984 or emailEllen.Lipschultz@mpls.k12.mn­.us.

Senior Nutrition ProgramMonday through Friday theVolunteers of America host afree/reduced price lunch for areaseniors aged 60+. The suggestedcontribution is $3.50.However, they just ask people topay what they can afford. Noone is ever denied a mealbecause they cannot pay. Mealsare at 1 p.m. at Holy CrossLutheran Church, 1720 E.Minnehaha Pkwy. For more infocall 952­945­4157 or 612­729­6668.

Hosmer Library347 E. 36th St.612­543­6900http://www.hclib.orgRegister online or call for allevents.** Computer WorkshopMonday, June 9, 2:30 to 4 p.m.Tuesday, June 10, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Work on projects and practice

skills from using the mouse andkeyboard to using email andMicrosoft Office with our soft­ware instructors and volunteerassistants.** Hosmer World Concert SeriesSaturdays, June 14, 21, 28, 2 p.m.Enjoy live music from aroundthe world.** Hosmer World Film SeriesSundays, June 15, 22, 29, 1:30 p.m.Get a glimpse of the diverseworld we live in through thisseries of award­winning interna­tional films. Rare cinema at itsfinest!

** Live Show! Open Eye FigureTheatreSaturday, June 21, 10:30 a.m.For families. Join us for “Mollyand the Magic Boot,” whereGrandma tells Molly to play out­side, but only gives her one oldboot to wear. Molly wonderswhat’s wrong with Grandmauntil her boot magically leadsher to discover all the fun to behad in the country.

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Organist Paul ComnickCelebrates 50 Years at BethelLutheranPaul Comnick has been BethelEvangelical Lutheran Church’sorganist for 50 years. He playsevery Sunday except when he’son vacation—the great works ofBach, Handel and the FrenchRomantics, such as Franck,Widor and Dupre. He has nevertired of the majestic instrumentand plans to continue playing aslong as he can. On June 1, thechurch held a celebration tohonor his music and ministry.

STAR Nonviolent ConflictTransformationWednesday – Sunday, June 11 ­ 15Hamline University, Bush Center1536 Hewitt, St. Paul 55104STAR trainings have empoweredthousands of leaders, profession­als, caregivers and laypersons topromote healing, revitalize theircommunities, and stop cycles ofvictimhood and violence. STARis a 4 1/2 –day evidence­basedacademic and experiential educa­tion course that educates partici­pants to integrate principles oftrauma healing and resilience,neuropsychology, restorative jus­tice, nonviolent conflict transfor­mation and broadly defined spir­ituality. For more informationwrite to STAR.Mpls@gmail.comor call 612­377­4660. Scholarshipassistance is available as neededas well as 27 hours of optionalcontinuing education credit. Sponsored by the MinnesotaPeacebuilding LeadershipInstitute, a 501©(3) nonprofitorganization whose mission is toinstigate, train and support cul­turally, ethnically, religiously andeconomically diverse peacebuild­ing leaders. www.mnpeace.org.

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Vets Ministry RoundtableTuesday, June 3, noon to 1:30 p.m.Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church2315 Chicago Ave. S.The speaker is Suzanne Asher, aformer Air Force officer whostarted Veterans in the Arts, aprogram of using the expressivearts to help veterans recover. Partof the healing happens when theveteran is able to bring what isinside to the outside through theartistic process, and another veryimportant part of the healinghappens when those creationsare witnessed by the greatercommunity. In this way, the bur­den is shared. The most recentworkof Veterans in the Arts willbe on exhibit at Our Saviour’s. Anyone interested in ministrywith veterans and their familiesis invited. No charge. Meetingsare every other month.

Power Down: LunchUnplugged on 36th Ave.Tuesday, June 3, NoonBethany Lutheran Church3901 36th Ave. S.Enjoy a light lunch with yourLongfellow neighbors while hav­ing a chance to connect and net­work. A $5 donation towardslunch is appreciated but notrequired. More info atoffice@bethanyon36th.com.

Tikkun Leil Shavuot ServiceTuesday, June 3, 7 p.m. Temple of Aaron616 S. Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul 55116 It is customary on the Jewish hol­iday of Shavuot to study into thenight to honor the giving of theTorah to the Jewish people.Participants will study the entirefive books of the Torah in onenight. The service will begin with intro­ductions. Breakout sessions will

take place from 7:15 until 8 p.m.,followed by cheesecake from 8 to8:30 p.m. Eating cheesecake isanother holiday custom. FestivalMaariv is slated for 8:30 p.m., fol­lowed by the Final Book togetherat 8:45. Join educators Ernie Gulner,Joshua Fineblum, LarryEisenstadt, Rabbi Jeremy Fineand Rabbi Alan Shavit­Lonsteinfor an in­depth look at the entireTorah.

Soundbytes: Dinner Church on 36th Ave.Saturday, June 7, 5 to 7:30 p.m.Feed your soul; prepare the mealtogether in community and wor­ship while we share food at thetable. Reservations appreciated.office@bethanyon36th.com.

Urban Camp: “Praise Break”Monday – Thursday, June 23 –26, 5:30 to 7:45 p.m.Living Spirit Church4501 Bloomington Ave. S.Each evening offers a light meal,sports, arts (including dance withKarrie Puckett), faith formationand fun. Camp is for children ingrades K – 5. Cost is $5 per child;$15 max for families (scholar­ships are available). Please callthe church office at 612­721­5025for registration information. Wewill celebrate God’s mightyworks from bible times throughhistory to the present day.

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Community Meals—Saturdays, June 7 & 21, noonMount Olive Lutheran Church31st St. & Chicago Ave. S.The public is welcome to share acommunity meal on the first andthird Saturdays of the month. Nocharge. FFI: 612­827­5919. —Sunday, June 15, 11 a.m.All God’s ChildrenMetropolitan Community

Church3100 Park Ave.The meal, which follows 10 a.m.worship, is held the third Sundayof every month and is open toeveryone. FFI: 612­824­2673.—Center for Changing Lives

2400 Park Ave. S.A big part of the mission andministry at Messiah is servingcommunal meals as a way ofmaking human connections.Lunch is served every Sunday at12:15 p.m. after worship andevery Tuesday at 12 p.m. aftercommunity Bible study. Food isserved at 6 p.m. on Wednesdaysfor the various groups thatmeet. Separate men’s andwomen’s breakfasts with discus­sion and fellowship are held onsecond Saturdays.

Calvary FoodshelfSaturdays, 9 a.m. to noonCalvary Lutheran Church3901 Chicago Ave. S.

Walk­In Legal ClinicThursdays (except for weekswith a holiday), 3 to 5 p.m.Park Avenue United MethodistChurch (lower level)3400 Park Ave.The intake coordinator will inter­view persons first to determineeligibility for services. (Must earnunder 300% of the federal pover­ty income guidelines. Must notalready have a lawyer.) EachThursday there are a limitednumber of appointment slots, butvolunteers do their best to seeevery eligible person who walksin on the same day. For moreinformation please call theVolunteer Lawyers Network at612­752­6677.

MeditationSundays, 9:30 a.m.Plymouth CongregationalChurch1900 Nicollet Ave.Join this ancient spiritual practicein a church that describes itselfas spiritual, loving, relevant andtransforming. All are welcome.Free. FFI call 612­871­7400 orcheck www.plymouth.org.

Baha’iBAHA’I CENTER OFMINNEAPOLIS 3644 Chicago Ave. S., 612-823-3494Minneapolis.Bahai@gmail.comDevotional Gatherings Sunday 10 am Many other activities—call or email formore informationwww.mplsbahai.org

CatholicCATHOLIC CHURCHOF THE HOLY NAME3637 - 11th Ave. S., 612-724-5465Masses Saturday 5 pmSunday 8:30 & 11 amReconciliation 4 - 4:30 pm Sat.Pastor: Fr. Leo SchneiderA welcoming Roman Catholic community

LutheranCALVARY LUTHERAN 3901 Chicago Ave. S.612-827-2504 or www.clchurch.orgSunday Worship at 10:15 amPastor: Brad Froslee Home of the Urban Arts AcademyA Reconciling in Christ Congregation

BETHEL LUTHERAN, ELCA4120 17th Ave. S.612-724-3693, www.bethel-mpls.orgSunday Worship 10 am Pastor: Brenda FroislandAccessible Off-Street Parking, FamilyRestroomA Reconciling in Christ CongregationIn gratitude, Bethel amplifies God’sgrace, nourishes all creation, reachesout and builds community

MESSIAH LUTHERANThe Center for Changing Lives2400 Park Ave. S., 612-871-8831Worship 9 am first three Sundays; 11am every Sunday; Community Bible Study Tues 10:30am, Lunch at Noon

MOUNT OLIVELUTHERANChicago & 31st St. 612-827-5919 Holy Eucharist 9:30 amFellowship followingMusical, liturgical, welcoming!www.mountolivechurch.org

MethodistWALKER COMMUNITYUNITED METHODIST 3104 16th Ave. S., PO Box 7588612-722-6612, www.walkerchurch.orgoffice@walkerchurch.orgSunday Celebrations at 10 amSome celebrations in Powderhorn Park

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BY ELAINE KLAASSEN

Bethel EvangelicalLutheran Church is the firstcommunity of faith inMinnesota to host a solargarden (a solar array) thatfeeds directly into the XcelEnergy electric grid. Bethel’s pastor, Brenda

Froisland, says about theproject, “When we say wenourish God’s creation, wereally mean it!”Eighty-seven solar panels

will be installed on the roofof Bethel’s education build-ing (hopefully by the end ofthis year). According to SteveColeman of MN CommunitySolar, the local clean energycompany working withBethel, “It [the garden] willadd to the overall amount ofsolar energy in Xcel’s sys-tem.” (Solar contributes tothe renewable energy portfo-lio that Xcel is mandated bylaw to provide.)To pay for the installation

and maintenance of the solar

garden, subscriptions areavailable to individuals andorganizations. Subscriptionsare for 25 years and are soldin units called “leaves,”explained Dana Hallstrom ofMN Community Solar. Thesmallest subscription is one“leaf,” which costs $954. Inreturn for the upfront invest-ment, the subscription hold-er will receive anywhere from3 to 10% credit on their elec-tric bill for 25 years. This is agreat way for individuals tohelp bring renewable energyto the neighborhood andreap the benefits withouthaving to personally main-tain and install a system intheir own home. Subscrip-tions went on sale first tomembers of Bethel congrega-tion, and on June 2 becameopen to members of theBancroft NeighborhoodAssociation, which has itsoffice at the church. At theend of June the general pub-lic will be able to buy“leaves.”

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In mid-June, 48 children from11 countries are landing in theTwin Cities for Songs of Hope, aunique, long-standing summereducation program. For the firstthree weeks of their six-week stay,they will plunge into a gruelingrehearsal schedule. The rest of thetime, they will bring outstandingmusical shows to communitiesthroughout Minnesota and Iowaas well as to Twin City parks andnursing homes.Shona Kramer-LaBorde, a 2014

graduate of South High, has beeninvolved in Songs of Hope sinceshe was 11. She started as a regularparticipant and now has graduatedto various levels of responsibilityas a staff member. Shona’s mom isthe program’s pianist, CherylKramer. Her mom has been receiv-ing tapes (now CDs and mp3s)and transcribing music for theshows “forever,” says Shona.The beauty of SOH, according

to Kramer-LaBorde, is that theprogram gives children from vastlydifferent cultures the opportunityto know each other as individualsand to form a unique global cul-ture/community. She referred var-ious times to Songs of Hope as a“culture.” Throughout the year, themajority of kids keep up, she said,

and their worlds gets bigger. “Ifthere’s a riot in Turkey, stereotypesand perceptions don’t apply. It’snot just a story on the news. It’snot just what affects you, but whataffects your global friends.” The key word, she says, is

“together.” The fact that they domusic and theater is kind of arbi-trary, she feels. For example, theycould be gathering here to learnabout global cuisines, to study eco-logical systems of the Mississippi,or to build geodesic bird houses,but the main thing is to work onsomething together. Kids don’tneed previous musical experienceto be accepted.Kramer-LaBorde likes living

“like a family” with Songs of Hopeparticipants. Since the children areunderage, they travel with adults,who participate in the educationalexperience. Many of the adultcompanions are former “Hopers.”And many former adult compan-ions are now on staff. All of them(including founders/directorsJeanne Junge and TomSurprenant) stay in a dorm at St.Thomas University. They sharechores, eat together and hang outduring their spare time. A cook onstaff prepares food for them, buteveryone takes turns doing dishes.With access to Skype and a pletho-ra of new friends, nobody gets too

homesick. Now, in 2014, most kidsspeak English. Back in the earlyyears when they didn’t, they couldrely on their adult companions,who served as interpreters. Or, asSurprenant observed, they had notrouble communicating just natu-rally as kids do, through sign lan-guage.“If exchange programs were

good for adults, why wouldn’t theywork for kids?” Traveling abroadwas what gave Junge andSurprenant the idea to create SOH,in 1991. They knew how pro-foundly their travels had impactedtheir world view. Everyone theyever met who’d been in anexchange program felt that meet-ing people of other cultures hadchanged and broadened their out-look. So, Surprenant and Jungeenvisioned a kind of ideal educa-tion for the world of tomorrow.Junge was immersed in theater,

both as an actor and director.Surprenant had worked withOutward Bound and knew thevalue of experiential education.He’s also a lawyer who knows howto write grants, not to mentionhow to run a sound system as wellas build sets and props (out ofrecycled materials, of course).Their backgrounds merged. Theirvision was clear: To make a differ-ence in how people can interact.

Besides being talented, the twowork hard, they are organized(Tom, busy on his computer dur-ing the first half of our interview,explains, “The grant has to be in at4:30, not 4:35.”) and they are prob-lem-solvers. They also exude alightness of being and have theability to connect with the rightpeople. Their success is, therefore,not surprising.The program continues to

grow. This year there are nearlytwice as many countries involvedas the first year. Altogether over the23 years of SOH’s existence, 35countries have been represented.Some Hopers are talking aboutstarting SOH’s in Singapore,Turkey and New Orleans. SOH hasbeen a five-time semifinalist con-sidered for a National Arts andHumanities Youth ProgramAward. The parent organization,Sounds of Hope, Ltd., has otheroffspring, the latest of which is theGLOBAL REACH™ Arts &Cultural Camp, a new, two-weekprogram for young teenagers,which opens in August.Seventeen concerts are already

scheduled for this summer. (Timesand places are listed at Songs ofHope’s website.) Local musicianssuch as vocal director MelvinCarter III, guitarist David Burk,percussionist Angel Diaz, and key-

boardist Cheryl Kramer, from thePowderhorn neighborhood, willagain run the rehearsals, createarrangements, learn the musicshared by the children and help theothers learn it. “It’s a collaborativeeffort,” says Kramer. Usually, themusic the children bring is tradi-tional folk music, but once in awhile it’s something like Turkishtechno funk. All the music is secu-lar. About half the songs are fromthe countries represented and halfare songs picked by music-loversJunge and Surprenant.Shona says there is “nothing like

it [Songs of Hope]. It’s one of theplaces where I’m most happy andconsistent. Even when I’mstressed, I’m never sad.” She saysthat within two weeks everyonebecomes really good friends.The most difficult part of the

program is saying good-bye. Aglobal family has been created.Participants and their familiesbecome friends and sometimeshelp each other with travel expens-es (SOH has scholarships to helpwith tuition but not with airfare).Because email and Skype nowmake it so easy, Surprenant andJunge keep in touch with many“Hopers” throughout the year.See www.soundsofhope.org for

more about this singular entity.

Songs of Hope sharpens cultural perceptionsDesigned and painted by Natasha Clayton

BY NATHAN BLUMENSHINE

In January I left my homeand job in South Minneapolisto do volunteer work inCochabamba, Bolivia. Likemany people in my neighbor-hood, I feel a duty to addressthe pressing issues of our timewith both local and globalknowledge. Unfortunately,environmental destruction,economic inequality and racialdiscrimination are not justMinnesota problems. Oftenwhen a person such as myselfworks on solving these prob-lems in a foreign country, wecall the work they do“International Development.”

The first thing I would liketo point out is that the name“international development” ismisleading. A better namewould be “local developmentby internationals.” The mostinternational thing about thework was me, not where I wasworking. Of course, there aresome good and bad thingsabout this. While an outsider´sperspective can lead to possi-ble improvements in livingconditions that are oftenmissed by locals, it is best touse the local method of mak-ing that change.

Similar to the USA andprobably most everywhere elsein the world, in Bolivia, peopletypically do things the waythey have done them before.This applies also to toilets. AsBolivia has experienced a mas-sive rural to urban migrationin the last decade, urban cen-ters like Cochabamba, where Ilived, have not been able tokeep up with utility serviceslike running water and sewageto accommodate the new

arrivals. Unfortunately, thetypical approach of building apit toilet has more negativeeffects in more denselypopulated areas. BecauseCochabamba is built in amountain valley and the newarrivals build their homes onthe edge of the city, water, andanything the water has in it,flows down into and throughthe city. On top of the smell,the threat of disease from poorwaste management practices isrising rapidly. An Eco-toilet is

an outhouse designed with aspecial toilet bowl and plumb-ing that separates the fecesfrom the urine. The feces fallsinto containers that are movedto a ventilated drying chamberwhen full and used as fertilizerafter a year. No water, no dan-gerous sewage and no smell.Seeing this problem and solu-tion more clearly while nothaving to worry about dailyissues such as supporting one´sfamily is where the interna-tional, like myself, is probablythe most helpful. The chal-lenge is to figure out how bestto provide this technology forpeople who could use it, whichbrings me to what I thinkis a negative aspect ofInternational Development.

A negative aspect aboutbeing an international partici-pating in local development isthat I was not there indefinite-ly. When a Bolivian colleague

and I first visited the commu-nity where we eventually builtthe school bathroom, we didnot know how long theapproval process would take.Bolivia has a very laid backculture when it comes to timeand is also a highly organizedsociety, that is, everyoneattends community meetingsevery month, which would bethe typical way of how thecommunity would engage in aproject like this. Imagine ifeveryone in your neighbor-hood went to your neighbor-hood association’s monthlymeeting! However, since I donot like doing nothing for amonth or leaving before some-thing is complete, in my veryAmerican way I pushed theproject forward quickly by get-ting the approval of communi-ty members and leaders indi-vidually. This meant thatstructurally, functionally and

aesthetically we were able tocreate a great product to giveto the children of the school.What was left out was commu-nity ownership and agency ofthe project. At our bathroomopening ceremony, one of theparents thanked us profuselyfor our work but qualified hisgratitude by explaining thisvery issue to me. He wanted tobe more involved, to have donesome of the work and beenrequired to make some sort offinancial contribution.

Putting myself in this dad´sshoes I can easily see where heis coming from. I would feelthe same way if a well-inten-tioned person came and builtmy kids a bathroom orinstalled solar panels on myroof or planted a garden in myyard. It would be a wonderfulgift, but I would feel the needto be involved. I do not think itis in my future to return toBolivia for an indefiniteamount of time to build bath-rooms in the local way.Instead, this experience hasinformed me how best to sup-port local development byinternationals in the future.Whether I play the role of thelocal in Minneapolis or theinternational in Burkina Fasoremains to be seen.

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