Longfellow Community Council

Community Feedback Session: The Future of 3000 Minnehaha
2024-02-01 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Join us for a community meeting around the future of 3000 Minnehaha Avenue, the site of the former 3rd Precinct on Zoom on February 1st. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87185178327
This is an opportunity for community to give input on what they want to see happen with that site. City Council will use community ideas & input as part of their decision-making process. Join the meeting hosted by Longfellow Community Council virtually on February 1st or in-person on February 5th. Registration is not required.
Thursday, February 1 | 6 to 7:30pm
Virtual on Zoom
Can’t make it? Fill out a form with your input!
English
Spanish
Somali
Email info@longfellow.org with any questions.

POSTPONED! Save the Cooper Playground Meeting
2024-01-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Bethlehem Covenant Church, 3141 43rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
This meeting has been postponed. Stay tuned for more information on upcoming meetings.

LCC Board of Directors Meeting
2024-01-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Our Board of Directors discusses the objectives and programming of Longfellow Community Council and votes on grants and projects. Look at our agenda for a more complete picture of what we’re doing each month.

Our Board meets the third Tuesday of the month from 6pm to 8pm. All meetings are open to the public and are currently being held on Zoom and in-person.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86140955432

In-person location to be announced.

A People's Security Budget: An Interactive Exhibition
2024-01-12 10:00 - 2024-01-15 14:00 | MirrorLab, 3400 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
How do we want to live together and resource our neighborhoods to keep everyone living there safe and secure in a more just, caring way?

We imagine a future Minneapolis where 5 years from now, a neighbor-led Office of Community Safety resolves security, emergency, and health crises instead of a Police Department. The Police Department budget is redistributed in full to the Office of Community Safety, and using participatory budgeting assemblies, neighborhoods determine how to fund the security services they need. We imagine that our neighbors got tired of having an under-funded Department of Community Safety accountable to the Mayor’s office but not to their neighborhoods–so we took it over. We imagine our neighbors got tired of the over-use of force, violence, and displacement as a solution to security issues in their communities. We imagine people got tired of the city providing one-size fit all solutions to the complex health and social challenges we live with.

In response, we imagine all of us cooperating to create a much more imaginative system for community safety. We imagine neighborhood associations hosting People’s Assemblies to design, test, roll out, and fund unique community security programs responsive to their specific challenges and creating space to continue that work as dynamics change shape. These projects are also staffed by residents who already are experienced first-responders or becoming that. Finally, we imagine our neighbors are holding people’s budget assemblies. There the people decide on how to fund our neighborhood and citywide visions of a secure future.
Come and experience what it would be like to live in that future. Hang out with Confluence and your neighbors at MirrorLab where we will experiment with redistributing the nearly $200 Million (and growing) Minneapolis Police Department Budget through hands-on play and collective imagining. Together we will explore ways to expand our definitions of security and our systems for community safety.

Opening Night is Friday, January 12th from 6 to 8pm.
Open Gallery on Saturday, Sunday and Monday is from 10am to 2pm.
Participatory Budget is from 2 to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday and from 3 to 6pm on Monday.

Community sessions for Independent Evaluator selection
2024-01-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Plymouth Congregational Church, 1919 LaSalle Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, United States
The MDHR settlement agreement requires independent oversight of the City of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Police Department by an Independent Evaluator. The Independent Evaluator will be a key third-party that will evaluate how the City carries out the terms of the settlement agreement and help move the City into compliance.

The City of Minneapolis is hosting two community sessions for the public to get an opportunity to meet and ask questions of the three Independent Evaluator candidates. The public can submit questions for the candidates in advance of the sessions.

After the community sessions, the public will be able to provide feedback on the candidates that the City and MDHR will review before selecting an Independent Evaluator. Find more information on the Evaluator Candidates, Information Sessions, and Question submission below.

Independent Evaluator Overview: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/…/independent…/overview/

City of Minneapolis Community Sessions Information: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/…/ind…/community-sessions/

Independent Evaluator Question Submission: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/…/independent…/questions/

Community sessions for Independent Evaluator selection
2024-01-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
The MDHR settlement agreement requires independent oversight of the City of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Police Department by an Independent Evaluator. The Independent Evaluator will be a key third-party that will evaluate how the City carries out the terms of the settlement agreement and help move the City into compliance.

The City of Minneapolis is hosting two community sessions for the public to get an opportunity to meet and ask questions of the three Independent Evaluator candidates. The public can submit questions for the candidates in advance of the sessions.

After the community sessions, the public will be able to provide feedback on the candidates that the City and MDHR will review before selecting an Independent Evaluator. Find more information on the Evaluator Candidates, Information Sessions, and Question submission below.

Independent Evaluator Overview: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/…/independent…/overview/

City of Minneapolis Community Sessions Information: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/…/ind…/community-sessions/

Independent Evaluator Question Submission: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/…/independent…/questions/

There will be translators for ASL, Spanish, Hmony, Somali and Oromo available at each session.

Equitable Development Committee
2024-01-03 18:00 - 19:00
The Equitable Development Committee, formerly the Equitable Housing & Development Committee, focuses on reviewing, researching, and discussing development projects and updates in the Longfellow Community.
The committee also assists with the review of new development proposals and hosts transportation planners for presentations on upcoming projects.
Find the agenda/ list of projects being discussed.
Join us at an upcoming meeting! The EDC currently meets on alternating first Wednesdays of month from 6 to 7pm and all are welcome! Join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87459315081

Renaming Edmund Boulevard Community Meeting
2023-12-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Longfellow Park, 3435 36th Ave S, Minneapolis, 55406, United States
Join neighbors on December 14th at 6pm at the Longfellow Park Craft Room for a community-led meeting to decide on a new name for Edmund Boulevard! We will discuss why Edmund Boulevard should be changed, have open community discussion, and talk about next steps once a new name has been decided.
If you cannot attend on the 14th, share your suggestions on this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfECDcyIh_7-K7G-UAGIyGPwD3pCfqCxwMkksjr0O5_F6aIyQ/viewform

Longfellow Business Association Holiday Mixer
2023-12-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Hook & Ladder, 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
The Longfellow Business Association is hosting a holiday mixer! Join us at the Hook & Ladder Theater and Lounge, 3010 Minnehaha Ave, on Wednesday, December 13th from 4 to 6pm. We’ll have free refreshments available. Come join us is celebrating our small businesses and enjoy being in community. Hope to see you there!

Save the Cooper Playground Meeting
2023-11-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Bethlehem Covenant Church, 3141 43rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Attend the next “Save Cooper Playground” community meeting at 7pm at Bethlehem Covenant Church, 3141 43rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406. This meeting will be community-led and our goals will be to discuss next steps and form working groups and committees. These working groups will be led by community members to organize and advocate for the future of the playground through action. All are welcome to attend.
To ensure we have enough space for all, please RSVP if you plan on attending in person to: info@plaympls.org. If you need childcare during the meeting, please note that in your RSVP. This meeting will also be livestreamed on Zoom. Join the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86708032165?pwd=[REDACTED]
If you’d like to join the pre-discussion, ongoing daily efforts and be part of forming the agenda to this meeting, join In on Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/savecooperplayground/shared_invite/zt-26sa4vv9i-D6_vvtSR3~1ZIH_9tKkkTw

LCC Board of Directors Meeting
2023-11-21 18:00 - 20:00 | LCC Office, 3101 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Our Board of Directors discusses the objectives and programming of Longfellow Community Council and votes on grants and projects. Look at our agenda for a more complete picture of what we’re doing each month.

Our Board meets the third Tuesday of the month from 6pm to 8pm. All meetings are open to the public and hybrid – both in person at our LCC Office, 3101 Minnehaha Ave, and on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86140955432

3rd Precinct Community Safety Center Information Session
2023-11-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Matthews Park, 2318 29th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
City officials have announced that the 3rd Precinct will be relocated to 2633 Minnehaha Avenue. Join us for a community information session with City Council Members of the 3rd Precinct to learn more, like what is the difference between a Safety Center and a Police Station? What is the timeline? And cost? Council Members from the 3rd Precinct will be there to provide information and answer questions at 6pm at Matthews Park Center, 2318 29th Ave S.

See you there!

Give to the Max Day
2023-11-16
Show your support for Longfellow Community Council this Give to the Max Day! As your neighborhood organization, Longfellow Community Council is community-led! Our board is made up of neighbors from across the Cooper, Howe, Hiawatha, and Longfellow neighbors that help determine the work of the organization.
Neighborhood organizations across Minneapolis are facing significant funding cuts from the City of Minneapolis, our primary funding source. We’ve been able to provide programming and host incredible events that bring community together and create connections that radiate throughout our neighborhoods. Without the funding from the City, we will have to rely on community donations to continue to provide the level of service we have, which is why we need you this Give to the Max Day!
Your donation will go back into community to help provide food at community meetings like our development meetings or our annual pizza party; contribute to our community grants fund that has funded improvements on the Midtown Greenway, restoration of the River Gorge and more; continue programming and hosting events.
Donate today at GiveMN.org

LBA & SCCA Present: The People's Clinic Community Health Access Information Session
2023-11-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Zipps Liquor, 2618 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
The People’s Center provides healthcare, dental care and mental health care to our community and works with patients who are underinsured or uninsured to get affordable health services. They’ll be at Zipps Liquor on Tuesday, November 14th from 5 to 7pm to discuss healthcare options for employees and employers. Learn about your options for high-quality, affordable and culturally relevant care. The People’s Center has a clinic in South Minneapolis.

"River Memory" Mural Dedication & Celebration
2023-11-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Hiawatha Collegiate High School, 3500 E. 28th St., Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Join 36th ART, SPRAYFiNGER® and Hiawatha Collegiate High School (HCHS) for a celebration of the new Greenway bridge mural, “River Memory.”

Activities will include the mural dedication and community celebration with music, snacks and beverages. Interactive activities for youngsters to include drawing in the makers’ space on campus and a Spray & Take workshop outside (weather permitting) while HCHS students will offer multilingual tours of the mural. Bring family and friends! All are welcome.
Events take place on the backside of the school.

Future of the Cooper Playground Meeting
2023-11-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Howe Elementary, 3733 43rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Minneapolis Public Schools will be holding a meeting about the Cooper playground on Thursday, November 2 at 6pm at Howe Elementary.
Based on an inspection of the age and condition of the equipment, it was recommended that the playground located behind the closed Cooper Elementary School be removed by MPS. Many of you in the community have spoken up about how important this space is and the scheduled removal has been paused while MPS looks at all possible solutions.
A group called Save Minneapolis Parks is advocating on behalf of saving the playground and brainstorming ideas to gather support for a playground to remain at Cooper Elementary School. Learn more about them on Facebook or email Info@plaympls.org
MPS will be posting signage to let park attendees know of compromised structures within the playground.
The hope is to work with Council Member Johnson, Park Commissioner Alper, as well as community members and neighborhood associations to come to a solution. We hope to see you at this community gathering.

Environment & River Gorge Committee Meeting
2023-11-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
The Environment-River Gorge Committee (ERG) works to create environmentally focused programs, projects and events that help advance the greening of Greater Longfellow, as well as promote and protect the River Gorge.

Find our agenda for details on our upcoming meeting.

ERG meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm; All meetings are open to the public. We are currently meeting on Zoom!
Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88413781107?pwd=[REDACTED]

Equitable Development Committee Meeting
2023-11-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
There’s been a name change! The Equitable Development Committee, formerly the Equitable Housing & Development Committee, focuses on reviewing, researching, and discussing development projects and updates in the Longfellow Community.
The committee also assists with the review of new development proposals and hosts transportation planners for presentations on upcoming projects.
Find the agenda/ list of projects being discussed.
Join us at an upcoming meeting! The EDC meets on alternating first Wednesdays of month from 6 to 7pm and all are welcome! Join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87459315081
WE HAVE A NEW ZOOM LINK! DO NOT USE THE OLD ZOOM LINK, IT WILL NOT WORK.

Community Hops Homebrew Tasting
2023-10-28 12:00 - 16:00 | Community Hops, 3116 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Community Hops is hosting the Eighth Homebrew Tasting on Saturday, Oct 28th, 2022 from 12 noon to 4pm at the Community Hops garden, 3116 E 38th St, Minneapolis.
This event will be free and open to the public. We’re keeping is simple this year and foregoing the competition – and making this a fun tasting! There will be a grill going for lunch too!
Brewers are asked to bring your best homebrew! Fresh hopped beers are especially welcome – but any style is acceptable. Please bring 12 —12oz bottles or equivalent and if possible your own ice and cooler.
Public entry to the sampling is free (donations will be accepted). Any member of the community that shows up and proves legal drinking age gets a ballot where they can choose their favorite beers. Give the homebrewers bragging rights!
Please pass this event along to your brewing friends. Email us with questions at communityhops@gmail.com
It’s going to be a fun day in Longfellow!

BIPOC Shared Space: Transformative Healing Session
2023-10-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Ivy Arts Building, 2637 27th Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Welcome to our BIPOC Space! Our goal is to create and facilitate a healing space for BIPOC community members where our joys, struggles, expression, and ways of being are not just welcome, but centered; an environment where BIPOC can be their full, authentic selves without fear.
We meet every fourth Tuesday of the month at the Ivy Arts Building. This space is only for Black, Indigenous, People of Color.
This Tuesday enjoy 2 hour healing sessions lead by Creative Kuponya with food from Galapagos. Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49a8ab2aa2f9c16-bipoc#/

LCC Board of Directors Meeting
2023-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Our Board of Directors discusses the objectives and programming of Longfellow Community Council and votes on grants and projects. Look at our agenda for a more complete picture of what we’re doing each month.

Our Board meets the third Tuesday of the month from 6pm to 8pm. All meetings are open to the public and are currently being held on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86140955432

Free the Deeds at the Midtown Farmers Market
2023-10-17 15:00 - 18:00 | Midtown Farmers Market, 2225 Lake Street E, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Free the Deeds will be at the Midtown Farmers Market! We’ll be there with information on racial covenants as well as help residents look up their properties and check for covenants. We’ll have applications to Just Deeds to start the process of removing racial covenants. There will also be great produce and vendors as always.
Want to help us spread information on racial covenants? Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49a8ab2aa2f9c16-free3#/
Free the Deeds is a Minneapolis-wide public project that illuminates our common history and offers a path to repair.
Hope to see you there!

Community Clean Up
2023-10-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Walgreens, 4547 Hiawatha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
The Community Clean Ups gather people from the neighborhood and community together to contribute to the health and vitality of the Greater Longfellow neighborhood. All are welcome. This is a free, family-friendly event – join us Saturday, Oct. 14!
To join the cleanup, simply show up between 10am and 12pm at the Walgreens Parking Lot on 46th Street and Hiawatha Ave to meet up with staff and get materials. We strongly suggest wearing sturdy shoes and dressing for the weather. And we suggest bringing a mask for whenever you find yourself in close proximity to other volunteer. We will have clean-up supplies available including trash bags, gloves, needle disposal, and pickers.
Want to volunteer with LCC during the cleanup? Sign up here!

LCC Pizza Party and General Membership Meeting
2023-10-12 18:00 - 20:00 | The Toolbox Collective, 3400 42nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Join us for our free family-friendly No Pie Charts, Only (Pizza) Pies Party from 6 to 8pm at the Toolbox Collective. Get to know your neighbors, while sampling pizza from several local pizza shops and voting on your favorites. We’ll have gluten free and vegan options. Bring food or household goods for our food drive, and learn about organizations, LCC, and businesses with the resource fair. We’ll have some incredible door prizes too!
Interested in helping out with this event? We need people to help us serve up pizza by the slice, greet attendees, and talk with people about Free the Deeds and removing racial covenants. Sign up!

Ward 9 Candidate Forum
2023-10-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Powderhorn Park, 3400 S 15th Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55407, United States
Meet the City Council Ward 9 candidates as they discuss important issues for our neighborhood. You have the opportunity to ask questions too! Email vote@lwvmpls.org with questions you would like the candidates to answer. The forum starts at 6:30pm on Tuesday, October 10th.
Necesita información en español? Soomaali?
This event will be livestreamed at lwvmpls.org and is sponsored by LWV, NACDI, YADA Leads, and Community Power MN.

CANCELLED - Events & Engagement Committee Meeting
2023-10-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Instead of our regular Events and Engagement Committee Meeting, we’ll be door knocking for Free the Deeds!

Sign up and join us!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49A8AB2AA2F9C16-door#/

Door Knocking to Remove Racial Covenants
2023-10-09 10:00 - 2023-10-17 20:00
We’re looking for people to help us spread the word about Free the Deeds and connect residents to resources for removing racial covenants from their property.

We will be door knocking homes across the community that still have racist language attached to their deeds and provide them information about how they can remove it. There are over 900 properties that still have covenants attached, so we need your help to make this happen!

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49A8AB2AA2F9C16-door#/
Shifts are a couple of hours and times vary each day.

There will be training at the start of every shift! If you have questions, please reach out to Rachel Boeke at rachel@longfellow.org

Longfellow Community Development Committee Meeting (EHDC)
2023-10-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
There’s been a name change! The Longfellow Community Development Committee, formerly the Equitable Housing & Development Committee, focuses on reviewing, researching, and discussing development projects and updates in the Longfellow Community.
The committee also assists with the review of new development proposals and hosts transportation planners for presentations on upcoming projects.
Find the agenda/ list of projects being discussed.
Join us at an upcoming meeting! The LCDC meets on alternating first Wednesdays of month from 6 to 7pm and all are welcome! We’re currently meeting on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83048200048

LBA Morning Mingle
2023-10-03 08:00 - 09:30 | Wildflyer Coffee, 3262 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Longfellow Business Association Members are invited to Wildflyer Coffee on Tuesday, October 3rd from 8am to 9:30am. Meet other business owners in the Longfellow Neighborhood, network with community and get free coffee and pastries from LBA.
Please RSVP so we have a general idea of how much food and coffee to have ready!
