Upcoming Events

 

Hope for recovery workshop

Sept. 13

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of MN (NAMI-MN) will hold a free, one-day workshop to provide families and individuals with information on mental illnesses, practical coping strategies and hope for recovery. The workshop is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat, Sept 13 at NAMI MN, 800 Transfer Rd, Suite 31, St. Paul. Registration. is required.

FFI: 651-645-2948

 

Artists with Disabilities Alliance gathering

Sept. 17

The Artists With Disabilities Alliance (AWDA) meets 6-8 p.m. Wed, Sept 17 at the Mpls College of Art & Design Confr Rm, 2501 Stevens Ave. S., Mpls. Free parking ramp is offered off of 3rd Ave. S. Writers, visual artists/performers are welcomed. This is an opportunity to share your talents and network with others. Dan Reiva, Facilitator.

FFI: 612-332-3888 x4, jon@vsaartsmn.org; www.vsaartsmn.org

 

Make Mpls. walkable/accessible

Sept. 18

The City of Mpls is working on a pedestrian master plan, top make the city more walk-able and accessible. Hear more about a proposed pedestrian master plan and share your thoughts and ideas at an upcoming public meeting. The meeting is 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thur, Sept 18, with a plan presentation at 6 p.m. The meeting is at the Mpls Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls. This is the second meeting on the plan. The first, in March drew more than 100 people.

The plan is to be completed by year’s end and will include re-commendations on policies, projects and procedures related to pedestrian facilities/programs. A key focus of the plan is accessibility and is funded by a federal grant and by Blue Cross/Blue Shield. The meeting is wheelchair-accessible and other accommodations, such as materials in a different format/sign language interpreter, are avail. Call by Sept 11.

FFI: Shaun Murphy, 612-673-2335; www.ci.Mpls.mn.us/pedestrian

 

Benefit concert

Oct. 5

Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace will perform at a benefit concert for next spring’s MN Self-Advocacy Conference The concert is 3 p.m. Sun, Oct 5 at The Artists’ Quarter, 408 St. Peter St. Tickets are $35, with all proceeds used to help self-advocates attend the Conference in St. Paul in April 2009. Della-Ratta is an international jazz pianist, vocalist and composer. Jazz for Peace is a band with members from around the world. The group gathers to hold benefit concerts and has helped raise funds for hundreds of groups.

FFI: Kathy, ACT, 651-641-0297

 

Candidate Forums

Sept. - Oct.

The MN Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (MN-CCD) has announced its schedule of candidate forums. These forums feature candidates for MN House and U.S. House candidates. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Candidates for Congressional Distr 6 forum is 6-7:30 p.m. at Thur, Sept 18 at Whitney Senior Ctr, 1527 Norway Dr, St. Cloud.

FFI: Christian Knights, Courage Ctr, christian.knights@courage.org or Deanna Guilford, Goodwill/Easter Seals at dguilford@goodwilleasterseals.org

 

Candidates for House Distr 56A forum is 6-7:30 p.m. Tue, Sept 30 at Bayport Sr Ctr, 263 3rd St. N., Bayport. “Realize Your Power: Voting Your Values” is at 5-6 p.m.

FFI: christian.knights@courage.org

 

Candidates for House Distr 9A and 9B (Moorhead area) forum is 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tues, Sept 30 at Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Ctr, 202 1st Ave. N, Moorhead.

FFI: Mary Tintes, Freedom CIL, mctintes@freedomrc.org

 

Candidates for MN House Distrs 26-31 (Rochester area) forum is 6-8:30 p.m. Thur, Oct 2 at Rochester Intern'l Events Ctr, 7333 Airport View Dr SW, Rochester. A voter participation for self-advocate session precedes the forum, at 4-6 p.m.

FFI: Karen Larson, Region 10, at Oakaren@msn.com

 

Candidates for MN House Distrs 25A and 25B (LeCtr area) forum is 7-8:30 p.m. Wed, Oct 8 at American Legion Post 108, 97 S Park Ave., LeCtr. Advocacy training precedes the event at 6-7 p.m.

FFI: Jeff Nachbar, BIA, jeffn@braininjurymn.org

FFI: Steve Thovson, SWCIL, steve@swcil.com Other debates may be scheduled: FFI: www.mnccd.org

 

3rd Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week

Oct 5 - 10

It takes a community to prevent bullying of children. The 3rd Annual Nat'l Bullying Prevention Awareness Wk, Oct 5-11 encourages communities nationwide to work together to increase awareness of the prevalence/impact of bullying on all children. The week is sponsored by PACER Ctr’s Nat'l Ctr for Bullying Prevention and cosponsored by the American Fed. for Teachers, Nat'l Coalition for Parent Involvement in Ed, Nat'l Ed Assoc., Nat'l PTA, and School Social Work Assoc. of America. “When 160,000 children in the US miss school each day as a result of being bullied, it’s time to take action,” said Paula F. Goldberg, executive dir of PACER, a nat'l parent Ctr located in MN. “Teachers, parents, students and adults throughout each community must work together to create a climate that doesn’t accept bullying.” Families, students, schools, org. and other grps can unite/partner with PACER to prevent bullying by contacting bullying411@pacer.org. Partnering orgs are asked to share their bullying prevention activities and will be listed as a link on PACER’s bullying prevention Web site.
Grps can wrk to stop bullying in several ways. Activities and materials such as contests, toolkits and online bullying prevention training are avail. on www.pacer.org and the interactive Web site for ele. school students www.pacer kidsagainstbullying.org to help reduce bullying in schools, rec’l progs, and community orgs.

FFI: www.pacer.org, its numbers are 952-838-9000; Toll free: 800-53-PACER (MN); 888-248-0822.

 

Artability Art Show

Oct. 2 - 4

The 14th annual People Incorporated Artability (PIA) art show highlights the many contributions and amazing talents of people with mental illness. This year’s theme, Café des Arts, evokes the milieu of a Parisian coffee shop, filled with artists exchanging ideas and perspectives. Almost 100 artists will participate, displaying 350 pieces of art. Artists receive 90 percent of the profits when items are sold. The PIA art show will be held Oct 2-4 at Redeemer Arms lower level, 313 N Dale St., St. Paul. Viewing times are Thur, Oct 2, 6-8:30 p.m.; Fri, Oct 3, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sat, Oct 4, 12-5 p.m.

FFI: 651-227-6321, www.PeopleIncorporated.org

 

Help others manage finances

RSVP/Volunteers of America of MN in collaboration with the AARP Foundation is looking for volunteers with good budgeting, organizational, and supporting skills to help manage the finances of older or disabled low-income individuals who want assistance. If you have a few hours a month to volunteer this fall, the organizations’ Money Management Program staff will train and match you with someone in the community who needs help.

FFI: Money Management Program Coordinator, 612-617-7821.

 

Moving Self-Advocacy Forward

Apr. 17 - 18, 2009

Save the dates of April 17-18, 2009 for the 2009 MN Self-Advocacy Confr, Moving Self-Advocacy Forward. The Confr will be held at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Hotel, 11 E. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. Advocating Change Together, Arc Greater Twin Cities, Dakota Communities, Hammer Residences, Life-works, Mains’l Services, Merrick Inc., Metro Ctr for Independent Living and People First MN are sponsors.

FFI: Kathy Sanders, ACT, 651-641-0297, act@selfadvocacy.org

 

Be a literacy volunteer

Adult literacy volunteers make an impact. Last year, MN Literacy Council volunteers helped more than 24,000 adults achieve their learning goals. Tutor immigrants, refugees and life-long Minnesotans in reading, writing and English. Help students achieve life’s necessities like completing job applications, helping their children with homework or understanding medicine labels. Tutor one-to-one, in a small group or as a classroom assistant.  Training and ongoing support provided by the MN Literacy Council. Opportunities are available throughout MN.

FFI: Allison at volunteer@themlc.org or 651-645-2277, Ext 219

 

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