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JULY2014

BY OLIVER STEINBERG

As far as the Minnesota“medical cannabis” law, itis a FALSE STEP toreform, not a first step,and we ought to beemphatic about that!It is unequivocally a

BAD law, repeating themistakes of the 1980 THCTherapeutic Research Act,which was a dead letter assoon as it was passed. This is a substitute

meant to discredit thereform it purports toachieve–and that sabo-tage is intentional, not somuch on the part of thesponsor but certainly onthe part of the obstruc-tionists like Dayton,Thissen, Murphy,Flaherty, Franklin: politi-cal manipulators who dic-tated all the provisions ofthe bill that the governorsigned.This bill is primarily a

public relations gimmickto counteract the negativepublicity generatedagainst Mark Dayton bythe news stories aboutdesperate parents withsuffering children.

A few of its flaws:It denies equal protec-

tion of the laws by allow-ing cannabis therapy onlyfor certain diseases–excluding nine-tenths ofpatients who benefit fromcannabis.It involves the police

directly in making deci-sions about medical care,that is, no other diseasescan be added withoutapproval by a committee

See Marijuana, page 2 See Racist, page 2

VOL. XXIV, ISSUE 19

Progressreported infighting racistlendingpracticesBY ED FELIEN

Minneapolis City Council Member Blong Yangwill hold a hearing on the evidence of racist redlin-ing lending practices by Minneapolis banks in hiscommittee on Wednesday, July 16. Council MemberCam Gordon told Southside Pride, “I am working toorganize a time when Myron Orfield and his teamfrom the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunityfrom the University of Minnesota Law School canformally present the findings of the report ‘TwinCities in Crisis: Unequal Treatment of Communitiesof Color in Mortgage Lending to the Public Safety,Civil Rights and Emergency ManagementCommittee.’ This will give the committee membersthe opportunity to learn more, ask questions, dis-cuss the information and consider what, if any, fur-ther action is appropriate.”

Mayor Hodges, when she read Orfield’s report,told Southside Pride, “This report on mortgagelending, refinancing and credit contains stark data.The city and I will need to ask more questions.”

Southside Pride has submitted a report to theUnited Nations International Conference to EndRacial Discrimination meeting in Geneva,Switzerland. It has been accepted by the committeeand will be included in its executive summary. The

BY ED FELIEN

As of the first of July, 750“advisers” are going back intoIraq to help stop ISIS fromadvancing on Baghdad. TheNew York Times reportedJune 26 that more than 1,000private security guards will goto Iraq to protect those advis-ers. That’s in addition to the600 military already in Iraq toprotect our embassy and thethousands of American secu-rity guards protecting otherAmerican assets there.The U.S. is sending

$500,000 to “good” rebelforces in Syria because wethink we can distinguish themfrom the “bad” rebel forces.The Taliban is advancing in

Afghanistan in areas wethought we had secured.The U.S. is launching

drone strikes in Pakistan andYemen.The U.S. is sending a bil-

lion dollars in military aid to

former General Sisi’s govern-ment in Egypt even though hehas jailed journalists and con-demned opposition leaders todeath.We’ve provided at least $28

million in military assistanceto the Ukraine military that iscontrolled by the Neo-NaziSvoboda Party, and we’vecommitted to provide anadditional billion dollars inmilitary assistance to othercountries in Eastern Europe.We’re not going to make

things better by interveningin other countries. We’re justgoing to make things worse.What would we think if a for-eign country gave money andmilitary aid to a politicalparty in our country? Whatwould we have thought ifanother country had takensides in our Civil War? Whywould we think the folks inUkraine or Yemen wouldn’tfeel the same resentment?The Sunni uprising in Syria

and Western Iraq is as muchabout poverty as it is aboutreligion. There has been a ter-rible drought in the Sunniareas of Syria, and the govern-ment has been unable to help.Farmers moved into the citiesand became desperate. TheShiites in the south and eastin Iraq get rich revenues fromoil. Even the Kurds in thenorth have oil, but the Sunnisin the west don’t. So, the reli-gious coloring of the ISISmarch on Baghdad may beonly superficial, and the rootcauses may be economic.Evangelical Islam is a natu-

ral reaction to social and eco-nomic disruption in theMiddle East, just as evangeli-cal Christianity is a naturalreaction to social and eco-nomic disruptions inAmerica. It’s best we stay out of it.

Didn’t our first Presidentwarn us about the dangers offoreign “entanglements”?

War and more war

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report is on page 5 of this edition.Discrimination based on race in

lending practices is also a violation ofMinnesota state law.From state statutes: “When the

attorney general has information pro-viding a reasonable ground to believethat any person has violated, or isabout to violate, any of the laws of thisstate referred to in subdivision 1, theattorney general shall have power toinvestigate those violations, or sus-pected violations, and to take suchsteps as are necessary to cause thearrest and prosecution of all personsviolating any of the statutes specifical-

ly mentioned in subdivision 1 or anyother laws respecting unfair, discrimi-natory, or other unlawful practices inbusiness, commerce, or trade. In con-nection with investigation under thissection the attorney general uponspecifying the nature of the violationor suspected violation may obtain dis-covery from any person regarding anymatter, fact or circumstance, not priv-ileged, which is relevant to the subjectmatter involved in the pending inves-tigation, in accordance with the provi-sions of this subdivision.”

We presented Minnesota StateAttorney General Lori Swanson withthe evidence of racist lending practicesby Minnesota mortgage bankers con-

tained in The Lending Report. Heroffice responded:“Thank you for your inquiry

concerning the report issued bythe Institute on MetropolitanOpportunity entitled: ‘Twin Citiesin Crisis: Unequal Treatment ofCommunities of Color in MortgageLending.’“No lender should issue a home-

owner a more expensive mortgagedue to the color of their skin or theracial composition of their neighbor-hood, or deny them credit for thesereasons. We have reviewed the reportand are sympathetic to and troubledby its findings.“This Office does not operate in a

vacuum but rather functions along-side other state and federal agencies.We have forwarded the report to theMinnesota Department of HumanRights, the federal Office of theComptroller of the Currency, theUnited States Department of Justice,the Consumer Financial ProtectionBureau, and the United StatesDepartment of Housing and UrbanDevelopment, which have the author-ity over various state and federal anti-discrimination, fair lending, civilrights and community reinvestment

laws. We look forward to conferringwith those agencies on their findings.”

We wrote to State Sen. ScottNewman, the Republican endorsedcandidate for attorney general, to askhis opinion on the evidence of racistlending practices. He has notresponded.Andy Dawkins, the Green Party

candidate for attorney general,responded: “If elected attorney gener-al, I will launch a systematic review tomake sure there is equal application ofthe law to big bank activities in themortgage industry. I will work toamend or nullify any laws or policieshaving a discriminatory effect onminority homeownership. And,unlike the incumbent attorney gener-al, I will be better equipped to do thisbecause I am and will remain inde-pendent of corporate cash and estab-lishment party politics. Minnesotansdeserve a fair deal from our mortgagelenders. If the incumbent had setappropriate priorities, and fullyempowered the consumer enforce-ment division in her office, we mightnot need Minnesotans having tobeseech the United Nations for jus-tice.”Willie Nelson has a song about this:

“There’s a home place under firetonight in a heartland

And bankers are taking the homesand the land away

There’s a young boy closin’ his eyestonight in a heartland

Who will wake up a man with someland and a loan he can’t pay

His American dream fell apart at theseams

You tell me what it means you tellme what it means

My American dream ...”Southside Pride will continue to

follow this story until some measureof justice is gained for the victims ofracist lending practices by Minnesotabankers. We believe banks have com-mitted serious crimes against the peo-ple of Minnesota, and no amount ofmoney in fines and compensation canbuy back the homes disrupted and thehopes of small children that have beendestroyed. The legislature must enactlaws that lock up bankers guilty ofthese crimes. As soon as the firstbanker goes to prison for racistcrimes, the practice will stop. The firstsentence of the oath of office for allelected officials is to protect the publicwelfare–not to protect the bankinginterests.

that is weighted with “law enforce-ment” members.It requires patients to buy a

license for the privilege of obtainingmedication–$200 every year!It attaches more new criminal

penalties, and more severe penalties,to cannabis use by patients, when

public opinion actually favors end-ing prohibition. It wedges state bureaucracy

between doctors and patients withburdensome monitoring andreporting requirements.It denies patients the most con-

venient, inexpensive and efficaciousmethods of administration and self-titration of dosage amounts and fre-quency.The bill promises to supply thera-

peutic cannabis extracts, oils andother “non-smokable” compounds,in forms and calibrated doses notnecessarily even available or pro-ducible yet. It will require expensivetesting and research, the outcome ofwhich isn’t assured, before patientscan, in theory, receive the prepara-tions.Why do this when 20 other states

already allow patients to receive anduse natural herbal cannabis and itstinctures and extracts with provensafety? Patients who need cannabisneed it now, not a year or two orthree from now.These are some but not all of the

problems with this bill. Its purposeis to provide political cover forDayton and to discredit therapeuticuse of cannabis by cluttering it withabsurd restrictions and unreasonableroadblocks; and in doing so, to dissi-pate the public interest in and publicdemand for reform.In good faith, patients and their

allies have sought legal permissionfor medicinal use of cannabis since1991 in Minnesota.In bad faith, prohibitionist special

interests and cowardly politicianshave defeated all the bills since 1991,and this year when they could notsidetrack it and bury it in the mazeof the legislative process, because ofpublic outcry, they cynically perpe-trated this fraudulent bill and nowthey hope the news media won’texpose the deception.

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Racist, from page 1

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BY JOHN KARRIGAN

My almost regular monthlybeginning: Once again, we had alot of really strange weather lastmonth. The lake is still veryhigh. I believe all the land on theisland was under water at somepoint and I know, on at least oneday, lake water was over thenorthwest new sidewalk andonto the ball field area. Variouspeople are concerned about thehigh water levels and maybesome of the birds and mammalsare also concerned and affectedby it. I know the songbird, heronand egret numbers seem to bedown somewhat, but the CanadaGeese, Mallards and Wood

Ducks seem to be doing fine.The three goose pairs with litters(of two, six and seven goslings)are doing their somewhat usualcommunal family raising. Ithink the goslings will be start-ing their flying lessons soon. Themale Wood Ducks have, as usual,all gone up north, leaving thefemales to raise the “kids.” Themale Mallards stick around, butthey also leave most of the “kid”raising to the females. TheDouble-crested Cormorants arearound in about their usualnumbers, but the Cormorantsdo not raise their young atPowderhorn. They raise them invery large colonies, or rookeries,probably in some fairly faraway

lakes or wetlands.The Cooper’s Hawk family,

nesting north of the park build-ing, succeeded in hatching threeor four new hawks. (I thought Ionce saw four; some say theyhave only three.) Anyway thenew hawks are now doing basicclose-to-the-nest flying and aregrowing like mad. Chimney Swifts are back, and

can be seen and heard overabout any area of the park, look-ing for and catching flyinginsects, but there are not nearlyas many as there have been insome past years, and they areoften flying very fast and/orquite high.Nighthawks are also back in

various parts of the city, catch-ing flying insects like mad, butlike the Swifts, they are muchmore scarce in the neighbor-hood than they used to be, forsome reason. Around dusk, youcan hear their high-pitchedbuzzer-like sounds as they circleabove. And lastly, a belated report of

a rather rare visitor: Last monthI overlooked writing that a cou-ple of good neighbors men-tioned that a swan had visitedPowderhorn Lake. Now to some four-legged crit-

ters. The Minne the LakeMonster has returned to the lakeafter a long absence. When aBlack-crowned Night Heron or aGreat Blue Heron (more often)lands on the sea monster’s head,it produces an interesting effect,especially when the heron is fac-

ing the same direction as the seamonster. Another four-legged-critter-

at-the-lake item: I was wander-ing around the lake after onerainy day, near the shore on thesouth side of the lake, where thebig cement drain used to go intothe lake. I was looking at some-thing out on the water when myright foot suddenly went intothe ground about 8 or 10 inches.I quickly moved my left foot tothe left, yanked out my rightfoot, no problem, and then myleft foot went down about 5 or 6inches. I was quite sure I was notgoing to be sucked down intothe quicksand, as in a Tarzanmovie, but I was quite curiousabout why this happened as Iquickly backed away. I was not insand, just normal lakeshoregrowth. I would go by the arearegularly on my walks. I couldsee my deep footprints and won-der why the heck this happened.Then a couple of weeks later,after of course more rainy days, Inoticed a large hole had openedup there. The area is above amuskrat tunnel and den area. Iknew there was an underwatermuskrat entrance not too faraway, but it never occurred tome, or probably to the muskrat,that the continuing rain and ris-ing lake level was going to affecthis home, or one of his homes.(They have more on the otherside of the lake.) The muskratsmade it through the hard winter,but I have not seen any lately.They may be having trouble orthey might think all this extrawater is great.On to more four-legged resi-

dents (of my block this time, notthe park): There were at leastthree rabbits on the block. Thatnumber could go down or up,but I think they are doing OK.One of the rabbits takes care ofthe lawn for some across-the-alley neighbors. He (or she) isnaturally named Lawn Boy.Another named four-legged

block animal is Randy Raccoon.We had regular raccoons forsome time, but not for severalyears. Last year, after the bigstorm, two raccoons camethrough a next-door neighbor’syard. This year, on June 6, Randy(he doesn’t yet answer to thisname) came through our yard.Back to birds again. The back-

yard birds have been the usuals:Goldfinches, House Finches,Chickadees, Chipping Sparrows,English Sparrows, Robins,Cardinals, Mourning Doves,Downy Woodpeckers, a few BlueJays, and a great-looking maleHairy Woodpecker. And now for something com-

pletely different …I do not know why or if I

should be writing this, but I am.There was a shooting in the parkon Thursday evening, June 12.No one was hit, but bullets flewthrough the playground area

Growing up in the park

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BY CHARLEY UNDERWOOD

The fact of the matter is thatthis whole monthly column isbased on a lie, the lie that all ofSouth Minneapolis could live onthe food we glean, garden andforage. The reality is that therejust isn’t enough sun or soil inour yards to grow all we eat, notenough months in the growingseason, not enough berries onthe Greenway for all of us tohave them with our breakfastcereal. There wouldn’t even beany cereal, because growingwheat or oats just takes toomuch land.

That’s why I have writtenabout urban/rural collaborative

farms like Growing Lots orStone’s Throw, which have coop-erative ventures in rural areas, aswell as big urban lots.

Most people, however, aregoing to need something likegrocery stores, but those arefragile too. You need money orsomething like money to buythat food. Most of us are “foodsecure,” but some are not, andthe picture could change rapidlyfor anyone.

So what can a person do incase of a food emergency? Tofind one answer, I went to theMinnehaha Emergency FoodShelf, run out of MinnehahaUnited Methodist Church on50th Street and 37th Avenue. I

talked to a big guy namedGeorge Gallagher, who runs thewhole operation, with a lot ofhelp from volunteers.

Here is what I learned: Foodshelves are strictly for a certaingeographic area, and this onecovers 7.5 square miles fromLake Street to the airport, fromCedar to the Mississippi River.If you meet the income guide-lines, you can stop by oneTuesday of the month from10:30 to 3 and pick up somefood. You stop by and pick up agrocery bag prepared for thenumber of people in yourhousehold, plus a few extraitems that you can add if youchoose. The Minnehaha FoodShelf feeds about 900 peopleevery month from about 450families. They distribute about32,000 pounds of food a month,or about 350,000 pounds of foodfor the year. That comes toabout 30 pounds of food perperson per month. Which mayseem like a lot if you haven’tweighed your canned goodsrecently. In reality, most foodshelves can provide only about 4days of food per month,although Minnehaha pridesitself on stretching that toalmost 10 days of food. And youcan only come in one time permonth.

About 90% of the food comesfrom Second Harvest which, inturn, gets food from theEmergency Food AssistanceProgram (TEFAP), donatedfrom local companies likeGeneral Mills, and sometimespurchased outright. About 10%comes from food drives like thescouts, the postal carriers,Bergen’s, Oxendales, theRiverview Theater and variouscoffee shops. Second Harvestcharges a delivery fee, plus theypass along the actual cost ofmilk, tuna, chicken and meats.Meats are still donated by Target,Walmart, Sam’s Club, Rainbow

and Cub, but the demand faroutstrips the supply, soresources are strained to makeup the difference.

The whole operation canhappen because of about 30volunteers who work withGeorge Gallagher, the onlypaid staff person. Volunteerscome from the Veterans’ Home,Lake Nokomis Lutheran,Commonbond Housing andfrom all over. The whole opera-tion runs $74,000 a year, includ-ing purchased foods and deliv-ery fees and what-not, so youknow nobody is getting richhere. Children under 16 makeup 38% of the recipients, and7% are seniors. Of the adults,white folks, African Americansand people of Hispanic origineach account for about a third.

I asked George to tell me sto-ries about how people ended upneeding emergency food assis-tance, and he gave me a glimpseinto the many faces of poverty.Some people unexpectedly lostjobs, some had expensive healthcrises, and some were simplypaid too little to afford all thefood the household needed, evenwith four or five low-paying jobsin the family. He told me touch-ing stories about grandparentsraising their growing grandchil-dren, unable to afford toiletpaper or feminine hygiene prod-ucts. He told me inspiring sto-ries as well. Like the case of thevolunteer who lost his wife tocancer, who now made a point ofgrowing his hair long every yearand donating the cut hair forwigs for cancer patients. Or thefellow without unemploymentinsurance who got food for sev-eral months, then came back tohand George a couple of crisp$100 bills when the insurancecame through. Or the 26 firstgraders from the WinonahSchool who came to volunteerone day and the little girl whofell asleep on the bus ride back,

she was so tired. He told ofthose who could no longer vol-unteer after they themselvesfinally found work.

George is proud of the foodshelf and the service it provides.He worked over 30 years in gro-cery stores himself, seven yearsas a store owner, so he knowswhat is needed and whatMinnehaha Food Shelf hasdone. He is proud of his volun-teers and lavish in praising thechurches and organizations thatmake it all happen. I asked himif improvement in the economymeant he would soon be out of ajob. He was optimistic aboutbeing on a sort of plateau, but hedidn’t predict an end to theneed. “It’s a band aid,” he said.It will never meet the need. Butwithout it, a lot of familieswould have a lot more hungrynights.

It is worth thinking about.

The calendar:

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Friday, July 25, 7 to 9 p.m.Free. “Edible landscapes,”Longfellow Garden Club atEpworth United MethodistChurch, 3207 37th Ave. S., Mpls.https://www.facebook.com/-LongfellowGardenClub orhttps://sites.google.com/site/-longfellowgardenclubminnesota

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EPA Completes Review of South Minneapolis Residential Soil

Contamination Superfund SiteMinneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed the first five-year review of the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Superfund site. The Superfund law requires regular checkups of sites that have been cleaned up – with waste managed on-site – to make sure the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment. The site is a mix of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal properties but is largely residential. Much of the housing was built from the early 1900s through 1930s.

This review included an evaluation of background information, cleanup requirements, effectiveness of the cleanup, maintenance and monitoring efforts, and interviews with officials.

EPA removed contaminated soil from over 600 residential properties. However, 14 properties still need to be cleaned up because the property owners have either denied EPA access or could not be contacted to provide access. Unacceptable long-term health risks remain at these properties. Therefore, EPA will keep trying to get these properties cleaned up. EPA will also seek permission to access the nine unsampled and 31 partially sampled properties and then clean them up if necessary. In the meantime, institutional controls are in place on these properties and are effective.

The five-year review and other site information are available at www.epa.gov/region5/cleanup/cmcheartland and the following locations:

If you have questions or need more information, contact:

You may call EPA toll-free at 800-621-8431, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,weekdays.

Minneapolis Central Library300 Nicollet Mall, 2nd FloorMinneapolis

Corcoran Neighborhood Organization3451 Cedar Ave., S. Minneapolis

Minneapolis Public LibraryEast Lake Branch2727 E. Lake St.Minneapolis

Cheryl AllenCommunity Involvement Coordinator312-353-6196allen.cheryl@epa.gov

Howard CaineRemedial Project Manager312-353-9685caine.howard@epa.gov

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A report sent to the UnitedNations International Convention onthe Elimination of All Forms of RacialDiscrimination, Geneva, Switzerland

Reporting Organization: South-side Pride

Southside Pride, a communitynewspaper in South Minneapolis, hasreported on the racist practices ofmortgage bankers in making loans tominorities and people living inminority communities as evidencedin “Twin Cities in Crisis: UnequalTreatment of Communities of Colorin Mortgage Lending” (hereafter, theMortgage Lending Report) writtenfor the Institute on MetropolitanOpportunity by Professor MyronOrfield, University of Minnesota LawSchool. See full report online at:http://www.law.umn.edu/uploads/-ef/be/efbe0b8fda7508c925b74c7add571f41/IMO-Twin-Cities-Lending-Report-2014-Final.pdf

To date, no Minnesota govern-mental agency has reviewed howthese practices were allowed to gounchecked for so long, and noMinnesota governmental agency hastaken effective remedial and preven-tive action. However, a small poten-tially positive step began when MayorHodges, after reviewing the MortgageLending Report, said, “This report onmortgage lending, refinancing andcredit contains stark data. The cityand I will need to ask more ques-tions.” A City Council Committee onCivil Rights has scheduled a hearingon this Report for July 16.Issue Summary:As documented in the Mortgage

Lending Report, mortgage bankerscost homeowners and local govern-ments in the Twin Cities area $20.5

billion through redlining and racistlending practices from 2008 to2012. Minority areas were targetedfor subprime loans–which meanthomeowners were more likely todefault on their mortgages. TheReport says:

“Between 2008 and 2012, the esti-mated loss from foreclosures anddeclining property values in the entireTwin Cities metropolitan area was astaggering $20.5 billion.”

“Communities of color have beenhardest hit by the mortgage melt-down. Before the housing crisis, sub-prime lenders targeted people ofcolor, racially diverse neighborhoodsand majority non-white areas.Between 2004 and 2006, exactly halfof the mortgage loans received byblack homeowners were subprime,compared to 37% for Hispanics, 20%for Asians and just 10% for whites.Majority non-white and raciallydiverse tracts had subprime lendingrates at 1.8 to 2.6 times greater thanpredominately white tracts (morethan 70% white). In these areas, bothborrowers that are white and peopleof color have been affected, regardlessof their income. Even high and veryhigh income whites were 1.8 to 2.9times more likely to receive a sub-prime loan in majority non-whiteareas than their counterparts in pre-dominately white areas.”U.S. Government Report Contrary to the illusion of racial

harmony presented in the U.S.Government Report: “The UnitedStates has always been a multi-racialand multi-ethnic society, and its plu-ralism is increasing. Indeed, 50 yearsago, the idea of having aBlack/African American President of

the United States would not haveseemed possible; today, it is a reality,”(PERIODIC REPORT OF THEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOTHE UNITED NATIONS COM-MITTEE ON THE ELIMINATIONOF RACIAL DISCRIMINATIONCONCERNING THE INTERNA-TIONAL CONVENTION ON THEELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OFRACIAL DISCRIMINATION, June12, 2013, Paragraph 2, page 4) inci-dents of discrimination based on raceare intensifying, and the economicdivide separating minorities and thedominant white culture is widening.

When the Report says, “ExistingU.S. constitutional and statutory lawand practice provide strong and effec-tive protections against discrimina-tion on the bases covered by Article 1of the Convention in all fields of pub-lic endeavor, and provide remediesfor those who, despite these protec-tions, become victims of discrimina-tion,” (PERIODIC REPORT,Paragraph 7, page 6) it fails to under-stand that the redress of grievancesfor victims of discrimination isbeyond the capabilities and means ofmost citizens. How is one discrimi-nated against minority homeownergoing to take on the internationalbanking system?Legal Framework:

The rights established in theInternational Convention for theElimination of All Forms of RacialDiscrimination that have been violat-ed would be:

• Article 5 (d)(v) the right to ownproperty alone as well as in associa-tion with others;

• Article 5 (e)(3) the right to hous-ing.

Under Article 2 of the ICERD, theU.S. at all levels of government has anobligation to review its laws and prac-tices to see if they are sufficient to pro-tect people of color and AmericanIndians from discriminatory treat-ment and to take effective preventiveand remedial action.Recommended Questions to the

U. S. Government:1.How is it that the federal govern-

ment has been unable to stop banksfrom their documented racist lendingpractices?

2. Is it possible that racist redliningpractices are so lucrative that mort-gage bankers consider fines andpenalties simply a small cost of doingbusiness?Concluding ArgumentThe lending practices of these

mortgage bankers are in clear viola-tion of federal statutes, state law andlocal ordinances. As noted in the Juneeditions of Southside Pride: “Late last

year the city of Los Angeles filed a law-suit against Citigroup and Wells Fargoseeking damages for a loss in tax rev-enue due to discriminatory mortgagelending to the city’s minority com-munities. According to court docu-ments filed in the U.S. Federal Court,LA City Attorney Mike Feuer said thatCitigroup and Wells Fargo “engagedin a continuous pattern and practiceof mortgage discrimination in LosAngeles since at least 2004 by impos-ing different terms or conditions on adiscriminatory and legally prohibitedbasis.” In 2009 the state of Illinois suedWells Fargo for discriminating againstblack and Latino homeowners. In2012 Wells Fargo agreed to pay $175million to resolve allegations by theU.S. Justice Department that it dis-criminated against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers inits mortgage lending.” http://south-sidepride-.com/racism-redlining-and-reparations/Suggested Concluding Obser-

vations and Recommendations:In order to put an end to racist

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Cold War aesthetic for a Red-hot ambience, its crimsondoor–unmarked, in trueknock-three-times style–setsthe tone, abetted by a scarletlighting scheme, ruby napkinsand lipstick-bright lampshadesglowing in the booths.In homage to its Russian

trappings, vodka is a featuredplayer, with around 60 globallabels, available in solo shotsor flights of four designed todeter frostbite for the foresee-able future. Standout in mychosen flight was the herbalhouse brand H & S vodkastraight from the motherland,followed by Dutch and Frenchrenditions (forget the flavor-

less Texan attempt).Complimentary skewers ofcrisp pickles serve to reviveone’s palate between sips.Caviar flights also are offeredfor those with deep pockets.The menu itself is kinda,

sorta, Russian, with apps likemeatballs, mini Reubens andKobe sliders sneaking in, aswell as more authentic plattersof smoked/pickled fish andcured meats. For our starter,we chose a bowl of borscht,warm and ruddy, mild andmodest, with lots of tenderbeef among the bits of beetand topknot of sour cream.(OK, folks: My own recipe fea-tures cabbage and the sweet-tart pique of sour salt, as I’veenjoyed in Moscow–alongwith pigs’ ears, which mightnot go over here in Minnesota.For good reason.) A slice of(“grilled,” but it wasn’t) darkrye accompanies each bowl.Next, choose among half a

dozen fillings for pierogi (fivelittle pastry-clad dumplings toan order, $10). We inhaled acomforting blend of mashedpotato and mild cheese,dressed up with toppings ofcaramelized onion and baconaside a cache of sour cream fordipping. Then, time for shash-lik, aka food on a stick, whichwe Minnesotans can relate to:

Our choice, lobster–threadedwith crisp nuggets of zucchini,onions and mild peppers–wasterrific, and a steal, at $10 forthree sweet and juicy nuggetsatop a field of rice.Entrees read like grandma’s

cooking–both a Russian and aMinnesota grandma: cabbagerolls, stuffed dumplings, chick-en Kiev and stroganoff (choosebeef or, hmmm, lobster), $15range. We opted to share a por-tion of the beef variety, andtasty it was–the best plate ofthe evening, in fact, with gen-erous slices of beef cooked toorder (ours = medium rare)mingling with mushrooms andonions in a rich gravy, setatop–your choice–spaetzleor mashed potatoes. The aldente noodles were fine.No room for dessert, but

just in case: Options includeda housemade chocolate cake,chocolate pudding-filledpierogi or a crème caramel,each $6. Service was far moreMinnesota Nice than authen-tic, and that’s a very goodthing.

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Baha’i Commemoration EventWednesday, July 9, noonBaha’i Center of Minneapolis3644 Chicago Ave. S. The Baha’i Center will commemo­rate the Martyrdom of the Bab. Theprogram will include readings fromthe Writings interspersed with per­formances by the Baha’i WorldChoir and will conclude by recitingthe Tablet of Visitation at 1 p.m. Allare welcome.

“Got Shabbat” DinnerFriday, July 11, 6:30 p.m. Temple of Aaron616 S. Mississippi River Blvd., St.Paul 55116Temple of Aaron families, individu­als and friends are invited. APrayers in PJs program (for childrenbirth through 1st graders and theirfamilies) takes place at 5:45 p.m. Amusical Shabbat service follows at 8p.m. at the synagogue. To helpmake meals affordable, everyoneattending is asked to pay at least theminimum amount of $5 per person(actual cost is $15) and encourageall who can to pay the ticket price of$12. Donations are welcome.

Introduction to Contemplative LivingSaturday, July 19, 10 a.m. to noonMICAH Retreat Center18763 Red Lake County Hwy. 17Crookston, MN 56716Silent Saturdays are informal andrelaxing gatherings to discuss whatthe Christian contemplative way oflife is about, learn about a contem­plative prayer practice and thenspend time doing the practice.Prayer practices can consist of manythings including but not limited tomeditating on scripture, prayer, teaceremony, discernment, walking thelabyrinth, art projects, exploringnature, silence and writing. Sessions are held every thirdSaturday. Freewill donations areaccepted. Experienced practitionersas well as novices are welcome. FFIcall Trey at 218­280­4917 or fordirections seewww.micahprays.org.

Peace and Justice Film SeriesWednesday, July 23, 7 p.m.Faith Mennonite ChurchE. 22nd St. & 28th Ave. S.(The 6 p.m. community meal willresume in September 2014.)This month’s film “TheInterrupters” tells the moving andsurprising story of three “violenceinterrupters” in Chicago who withbravado, humility and even humortry to protect their communitiesfrom the violence they onceemployed. There is no charge forthe film. Please use the 22nd Street educationbuilding entrance immediately westof the main church building. The Minneapolis Peace and JusticeFilm Series is sponsored by theMinnesota PeacebuildingLeadership Institute, a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organizationwww.mnpeace.org, and the localsponsor of peacebuilding trainingsteaching positive, productive alter­natives to revenge that alleviate suf­fering locally and globally.

TAXY Happy Hour Thursday, July 24, 5:30 p.m.The Liffey Irish Pub175 7th St. W., St. Paul 55102TAXY (Temple of Aaron GenerationX and Y) is a group for Jewish peo­ple in their 20s and 30s and pro­vides a way to meet new friends,learn together and share topics ofJewish interest. To RSVP and formore information, contact susanter­vola@templeofaaron.org or 651­698­8874, ext. 107.

34th Annual Corn Feed with ArtICanSunday, Aug. 10, 3 to 6 p.m.Calvary Lutheran Church (parkinglot)3901 Chicago Ave. S.Free corn, hot dogs, music, art activ­ities. Come and meet your neigh­bors for a fun afternoon.

Cool Summer Jazz SeriesSunday, Aug. 17, 1 p.m.Church of St. Albert the Great33rd Ave. S. and E. 29th St.Enjoy the music of the Bill DunaQuartet. Tickets are $15 at the door.

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Free Community Meals—Tuesday, July 15, 5:30 to 6:45Walker Community UnitedMethodist Church3104 16th Ave. S.(Third Tuesdays) FFI: 612­722­6612—Saturdays, July 19 & Aug. 2,noonMount Olive Lutheran Church31st St. & Chicago Ave. S.(First and third Saturdays) FFI: 612­827­5919. —Sunday, July 20, 11 a.m.All God’s Children MetropolitanCommunity Church3100 Park Ave.(Third Sundays following 10 a.m.worship) FFI: 612­824­2673.—Center for Changing Lives2400 Park Ave. S.A big part of the mission and min­istry at Messiah is serving commu­nal meals as a way of makinghuman connections. Lunch isserved every Sunday at 12:15 p.m.after worship and every Tuesday at12 p.m. after community Biblestudy. Food is served at 6 p.m. onWednesdays for the various groupsthat meet. Separate men’s andwomen’s breakfasts with discussionand fellowship are held on secondSaturdays.

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

Walk­In Legal ClinicThursdays (except for weeks witha holiday), 3 to 5 p.m.Park Avenue United MethodistChurch (lower level)3400 Park Ave.The intake coordinator will inter­view persons first to determine eli­gibility for services. (Must earnunder 300% of the federal povertyincome guidelines. Must notalready have a lawyer.) EachThursday there are a limited num­ber of appointment slots, but volun­teers do their best to see every eligi­ble person who walks in on the

same day. For more informationplease call the Volunteer LawyersNetwork at 612­752­6677.

MeditationSundays, 9:30 a.m.Plymouth Congregational Church1900 Nicollet Ave.Join this ancient spiritual practice in

a church that describes itself as spir­itual, loving, relevant and trans­forming. All are welcome. Free. FFIcall 612­871­7400 or checkwww.plymouth.org.

BY AMY BLUMENSHINE

At least 22 veterans die by suicideeach day. These deaths deserve ourcommunity attention. These deathsdeserve our societal resolve to addressthe suffering some veterans experi-ence before more tragic and unneces-sary final losses reverberate throughour communities. Veterans accountfor 20% of all suicides.

Recently, a group of veterans andfamily members of vets who diedfrom suicide formed the 8030pro-ject.com to raise awareness of theseyearly 8,030 unnecessary and tragicdeaths. They ask that the greatercommunity respond. Specifically,they invite us to create a Memorial of

22 objects, photograph it, and digital-ly send it to the gallery exhibition:www.8030project.com.

The Coming Home Collaborativeheld a public event June 22 at OurSaviour’s Lutheran Church to raiseawareness and discover potentialrecovery pathways. People brought22 everyday objects with them, orused objects provided, to makememorials, which were then pho-tographed and can be found online at8030project.com/gallery/.

There was also an exhibition by 12veterans in the Veterans in the Artsprogram, a program that helps vetsbring what is inside to the outsidethrough the creative process andto experience healing as those cre-

ations are witnessed by the greatercommunity. www.veteransint-hearts.org/about-us.

A third exhibit raised awareness ofthe high rate of early deaths–from avariety of causes–that veteransexperience, many within five years oftheir deployments.

Amy Blumenshine is a diaconalminister in the Lutheran Church(ELCA). She co-authored “WelcomeThem Home–Help Them Heal:Pastoral care and ministry withservice members returning from war”and founded the Coming HomeCollaborative, which engages the faithcommunities in the work of healingafter war.

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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 NAME 3637 - 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

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

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

CALVARY 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

MESSIAH LUTHERANThe Center for Changing Lives2400 Park Ave. S., 612-871-8831Worship 9 am first three Sundays11 am every Sunday Community Bible Study Tues 10:30am, Lunch at Noon

MethodistLIVING SPIRIT UMC4501 Bloomington * 612-721-5025www.livingspiritumc.orgSunday Worship 10:30 amFree Wednesday Suppers 5:45 pmMulti-cultural, Multi-racial community

WALKER COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST 3104 16th Ave. S. * www.walkerchurch.org612-722-6612 * Facebook: WalkerCommunity United Methodist ChurchSunday Celebrations & Sunday School10 am (in Powderhorn Park July 13 &27; Aug. 10 & 24)

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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 emailing wheelfunrentals@­gmail.com.

The Town Hall Forum: WalterMondale in Conversationwith Gary EichtenThursday, July 10, noonWestminister PresbyterianChurch1200 Marquette Ave.Walter Mondale made history 30years ago this summer by select­ing Geraldine Ferraro as the firstwoman to run for vice presidenton a major political party’s ticket.This historic event, along withthe state of politics today, will bethe focus of an hour­long con­versation between Walter

Mondale and former MPR hostGary Eichten. Join them in thesanctuary for a lively discussionthat will include questions fromthe audience. This event is freeand open to all.

Neighborhood Ice CreamSocial and ExpoThursday, July 10, 4 to 7 p.m.56th & ChicagoSponsored by the Diamond LakeCommunity BusinessALLIANCE. There will be hotdogs, ice cream, vendors andentertainment! Join us for a nightof fun and getting to know yourneighbors and neighborhoodbusinesses. For more informa­tion visit www.diamond­lakecommunityalliance.com.

Summer MeditationIntensive: 7 Hours in 7 DaysJuly 13­19, 6 to 7 a.m.A guided instruction and silentmeditation every morning forone week. No experience neces­sary. Led by Daniel Hertz, E­RYT500, Meditation Center ofMinneapolis Faculty. Sign up inadvance at Daniel@yoga4medita­tion.com. Fee is $25 for the entireweek (in cash or check due thefirst day of class).

26th & 28th Streets Bicycle and PedestrianImprovements Open HouseMonday, July 14, 6 to 8 p.m.American Swedish Institute2600 Park Ave. S.Do you walk, bike, drive or catchthe bus on 26th St. or 28th St.?Minneapolis Public Works isplanning bicycle and pedestrianimprovements in 2015.Community members are invit­

ed to tell us what’s importantabout these streets and commenton the design concept.

Sami Rasouli: Update from IraqThursday, July 17, 7 p.m.Spirit of St. Stephen’s CatholicCommunity2201 1st Ave. S.Sami Rasouli, an Iraqi­Americanpeace activist, has returned fromanother year of living in Iraq.Hear his firsthand account of thedangers of U.S. intervention inIraq and the region. Organizedby the Twin Cities PeaceCampaign and the WAMM EndWar Committee.

Farmers’ Market Summer OutreachSaturday, July 19, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Midtown Farmers’ MarketLake St. & 22nd Ave. S.Come help the Anti­WarCommittee reach out to shop­pers to grow the peace move­ment. Going to the Farmers’Market? Stop by our table afteryou buy your produce. Want tohelp volunteer at our table?Email us at info@antiwarcom­mittee.org.

A Street Festival for theWorking ClassSaturday, July 19, 4 to 10 p.m.3rd St. & 7th Ave. in DowntownMinneapolisAt the 80th anniversary of theevents that “Made Minneapolis aUnion Town,” this street festivalcommemorates the 1934Teamsters strike, rememberingand honoring the victims of the“Bloody Friday” shootings. Thefestival will feature music, art,

performance, historical displays,food and speeches. This festivalnot only commemorates thestruggles of the past, but alsopoints to the struggles of todayand the future. Sponsored byRemember 34.

3rd Annual PowderhornCatfish TourneySaturday, July 19, 5 to 9 p.m.Powderhorn Park3400 15th Ave. S.Bring the whole family down fora catfish contest for all ages andskills. There is a paid divisionthat offers larger prizes and afree division with trophies andmedals. You choose what worksfor you. Bait and loaner equip­ment are provided for those whodon’t have their own, first­come,first­served. ContactBrenda@fishforlife.org withquestions or call 763­245­9829.Visit www.fishingforlife for fullschedule.

Financial Focus MeetingTuesday, July, 22, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.Jones Financial Group Offices4748 Chicago Ave. S., Suite 21An informal gathering to discusswomen in transition. To RSVP orfor more info contact CorriePerez at 612­326­1800 orcorrie.perez@lpl.com.

Where the Wild Teas AreForaging WorkshopTuesday, July 29, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.E. 36th St. & W. River Pkwy.Many people purchase their teasat the grocery store, but some ofthe best­tasting and most beauti­ful teas are wild and free! Jointhe North Country Food Allianceat a unique oak savanna ecosys­tem along the Mississippi Riverand learn to identify a diversityof edible and medicinal plants,including wild bergamot,mullein, mugwort and yarrow.There will also be pre­madesamples of wild tea available for your drinking pleasure.Suggested donation is $5. Forquestions or to register, pleaseemail foraging@northcountry­food­alliance.org.

23rd Annual Powderhorn Art FairSaturday, Aug. 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Powderhorn Park3400 15th Ave. S.One of the finest juried regionalart fairs in the country celebratesartistic expression and commu­nity engagement. Featuring 184regional and national artists ofvaried disciplines, as well as aCommunity Showcase andGroup Exhibitors from thePowderhorn area. For moreinformation visit www.powder­hornartfair.org.

2nd Annual Phillips Music FestivalSunday, Aug. 3, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.Join us for a full day of music,art and exercise. This year’sevent will include a main stageshowcasing a wide variety ofmusical performances from tra­

ditional folkloric drum anddance to contemporary hip hop.An additional side stage willhost a variety of interactivehealthy workshops such asZumba and Capoeira. ThePhillips Neighborhood PowWow will start the day off at 11a.m. Come enjoy a family friend­ly atmosphere for the wholecommunity. This event is freewith free food while supplieslast!

Douglas Flanders & Associates 818 W. Lake St.612­791­1285www.flandersart.comSculptura CuriosaThis intriguing new show ofthree­dimensional objects repre­sents eight artists working invarious media. Everything fromtraditional blown glass to foundand re­purposed objects. Subjectmatter includes abstract formsand shapes, vessels and figura­tive works.Opening Reception, July 12, 6 to 9 p.m.July 12 ­ August 23

Gage Family Art Gallery22nd Ave. S. at Riverside Ave.612­330­1524Augsburg.edu/galleriesThe Last ResortA photographic documentationof mom and pop resorts in theBrainerd Lakes Area ofMinnesota. The imageryexplores the decline and aban­donment of the closed and neg­lected resort properties.Through August 17

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

Jean Stephen Galleries4811 Excelsior Blvd., St. LouisPark 55416612­338­4333www.jsgalleries.comFrederick Hart Sculpture of Light—Breathtaking Acrylic and BronzeSculptureHart’s renowned works of sculp­ture include commissions forthe Vietnam Veterans Memorialand the Washington NationalCathedral. Through August 30

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Patrick’s Cabaret3010 Minnehaha Ave. S.612­724­6273www.patrickscabaret.org4th Annual TC Roots, Rock andDeep Blues FestivalThis one­day music marathonevent is for serious music fans,and the 2014 festival will featuresome of the best local andregional music acts in an eclecticmix of genres. This is an all­agesevent with something for every­one. Visit the cabaret’s websitefor a full lineup of all the bands.July 19, 8 a.m. ­ 12 a.m.

The Bakken Museum3537 Zenith Ave. S.612­926­3878www.thebakken.orgThe Best Days of The BakkenVisitors will enjoy free admis­sion and a bounty of fantasticprogramming. Each day willfocus on a different part ofSTEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, Art and Math), inhopes of furthering the commu­nity’s interest in these importantsubjects. Visit thebakken.org fora complete list of activities foreach day.July 22 ­ 26

The Museum of Russian Art5500 Stevens Ave. S.312­821­9045http://.tmora.orgThe Art of Victor KhrominThis exhibition of paintings willbring together 27 works from theartist’s collection. Merging sculp­ture’s capacity for representingthe three­dimensionality ofobjects with painting’s power toexpress content in color, VictorKhromin’s remarkable worksexplore the boundary betweenpainting and sculpture. Hispaintings, done with oils againstthe bas­relief of the background,hover between two registers—exploiting both, committing tonone.Through October 25

Guthrie Theater818 S. 2nd St.612­225­6238www.guthrietheater.orgMy Fair LadyYou know the story, songs andcharacters. Now see them cometo life for the first time inGuthrie history! Professor HenryHiggins loves language.Cockney flower girl ElizaDoolittle yearns to speak like alady. Sparks fly when his curiosi­ty and her determination launcha daring social experimentdesigned to turn a lower­class

ugly duckling into a high­societyswan—with unexpected resultsfrom both of them.Through August 31

Illusion Theater528 Hennepin Ave.612­339­4944www.illusiontheater.orgFresh Ink SeriesThe annual showcase bringstogether a performance celebrat­ing Walt Whitman by PatrickScully, the third play in a trilogyby James Still and a reading ofsome still­wet­on­the­pagescripts by local playwrights.Fresh Ink gives space for artiststo develop their creative piecesand try their works­in­progressin front of audiences. July 10 – 27, check website forperformances and times

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 roleswritten for the stage.Through August 10

Playwrights’ Center2301 E. Franklin Ave.612­332­7481, ext. 2pwcenter.orgEast LansingBy now, Mary Elizabeth Ryanexpected she’d be a grandmotherwho baked cookies for hergrandchildren after school.Instead she lives alone and hergrandkids think she’s a moviecharacter they talk to on thecomputer. A revelation during atense dinner date sets her lifespinning in a completely newtrajectory. East Lansing is a storyof aging, sex, true love, heart­breaking loss, non­traditionalfamilies, college football, days­of­the­week panties and theamazing resilience of olderwomen.July 9, 1:30 p.m.

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 classes

taught by licensed teachers. One­and two­hour tutor times areavailable M­F in the morning,afternoon and evening. A librari­an is needed Wednesdays from5­6 p.m. Experience is not need­ed. Training is provided. Formore information visit http://­abe.mpls.k12.mn.us/volunteeror 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.** Microsoft Word: FormattingTips for Resume WritersMonday, July 14, noon to 1:30 p.m.Learn how to set tab stops, use

bulleted lists, bold and italic formats to make your resumeshine. Prerequisite: MicrosoftWord: Basics or familiarity withword processing is highly recommended.** Learn Together: Reptiles and AmphibiansSaturday, July 26, 10:30 a.m.For families. Meet a variety ofreptile and amphibiam ambassa­dors as you discover some of theamazing adaptations these scalyand slimy animals posses. Learn

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