Civitas E-newsletter
Week of October 18, 2010

Welcome to Civitas! Through this listserv, we seek to provide students with
short-term volunteer opportunities and interesting student initiated
projects in the neighborhoods where you live. If you have ideas for a
project you’d like support with, or if you have volunteer opportunities
you’d like promoted send your thoughts to the listserv administrators. 

(“Civitas”, definition courtesy of dictionary.com: citizenship, esp. as
imparting shared responsibility, a common purpose, and sense of community.)

-Create Opportunities for Public Art in Your Neighborhood—October 20th at
5:00 p.m.
Calling all neighbors—and artists too! Get your creative juices flowing and
discuss possible art installations in your neighborhood. Start the
conversation this Wednesday, October 20th at 5:00 p.m. at Sporty’s Bar and
Grill (http://bit.ly/9z4zNk ) with other neighbors while enjoying
complimentary food and refreshments. Can’t make it? Email [log in to unmask]
to contribute or to stay in the loop!

-Como Student Community Cooperative Garden Clean-Up—October 23rd at 9:00 a.m.
Join students and families at the Co-op (located at 27th and Como) to clean
up the food producing community garden for the end of this season.
(http://cscc.umn.edu/) 

-Help Plan the Feast of Neighbors
Every fall around Thanksgiving a community celebration is held at Van Cleve
Park to bring together neighbors, share stories, and swap community
resources. Join the Student Neighborhood Liaisons in planning this popular
or helping out the day of. Interested in any aspect of the planning? Email
[log in to unmask] to get in contact with other planners and tell us how you’d
like to contribute!

-Como Safety Walks—Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.
Join the Safety Committee and residents for safety walks this fall every
Thursday starting at 6:00 p.m. out front of Joes Market (1828 Como Avenue). 

-Help Organize an Urban Farm in SE Como
We’ve got a location; now join a team to make the urban farm a reality for
neighbors in the SE Como neighborhood. This team will navigate city policy,
look for funding opportunities, deal with the construction of raised beds,
garner resources, and plan a management strategy for producing maximum yield
this next growing season. Interested in helping in any capacity? Email
[log in to unmask] to get more information.

-University District Forums—November 8th at 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Discuss the Urban Design Framework for the University District at the Bell
Museum Auditorium. The University District Alliance is made up of dedicated
volunteers and staff from the University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus
area neighborhoods, business associations, University student government,
the City of Minneapolis, Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota.
It also includes a growing number of friends and partners who are committed
to achieving a vibrant, safe, healthy, and sustainable community area.
(http://bit.ly/bMaelD)

-SECIA Annual meeting—November 9th at 7:00 p.m.
Join neighbors and students in the SE Como neighborhood for the Annual
Meeting at Van Cleve Park and hear from speakers, discuss issues, and elect
the new neighborhood board. Como allows any student to run for office
without any requirements for length of residency. Explore the many options
the neighborhood has to offer, or offer your own insights—attend the annual
meeting! (http://bit.ly/aMXaPp)

-Restorative Justice Community Action meetings—November 13th & 30th
Restorative Justice is Restorative Justice Minneapolis works in
neighborhoods to enhance offender accountability for urban livability crimes
by empowering local citizens to participate directly in the justice process.
Attend one of the upcoming community meetings and share your stories as a
community member of how livability crimes affect you while being a part of a
constructive solution for offenders to remedy their wrongdoings. All
residents are eligible to attend. (http://www.rjca-inc.org/)

-Co-plan a Block Event in Your Neighborhood!
The Student Neighborhood Liaison program, in partnership with the Good
Neighbor Fund are providing micro-grants and staff support to neighbors who
are interested in hosting a block event this fall. All interested
individuals should contact [log in to unmask] for further information.

-Looking for more opportunities?
Join a neighborhood organization committee or neighborhood email listserv
through the links below? Want to see more opportunities that align with your
interest or are closer to your home? Email [log in to unmask] with your
interests or project idea, and we can help garner the resources and find
other interested people to lift your idea off the ground!
	
	-SE Como: http://www.secomo.org 
	-Prospect Park/Stadium Village:
http://www.pperr.org/about/our-neighborhood.html
	-Marcy Holmes/Dinkytown: http://www.marcy-holmes.org/ 
	-Seward: http://www.sng.org/ 
	-Cedar/Riverside: http://www.westbankcc.org/  

Follow “Civitas at the U of M” on Facebook for more up-to-date opportunities
starting next week! See us at Mariucci for the activity fair? Tag your photo
with Goldy! http://on.fb.me/d3veil 

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