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Feb 2023
Resilience and Climate Change
This event features two speakers who will present on themes related to climate change remediation and Native American communities in Minnesota. Robert Blake is the CEO and Founder of Solar Bear, which leads solar installation projects in tribal communities. Jessika Greendeer is the Seed Keeper and Farm Manager at Dream of Wild Health and an advocate and spokesperson for the work of seed "rematriation." This is the fourth event in the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice…
Find out more »UUCD Forum: Gender Diversity with Nell Cerar of Together for Youth
In this Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth forum, Nell Cerar of Together for Youth presents on gender expression, gender identity and the current needs of LGBTQ+ youth. The presentation will include a "respecting pronouns" refresher. Together for Youth is the Woven Basket collection recipient for the month of February.
Find out more »Attica
The NAACP Duluth Branch in partnership with Zeitgeist proudly presents Attica, the final installment of the NAACP Screening Series at Zeitgeist. This unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising from Emmy winning director Stanley Nelson sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later. Tickets are available on a donation basis at zeitgeistarts.com.
Find out more »Escape the Bong 2023
The fifth iteration of the escape-room event arrives with two all-new rooms and the return of two classics. New this year and exclusive to the Bong Center are “Escape and Evade,” where participants are "shot down" in the jungles of the South Pacific. They must evade the Japanese by using the help of the locals to make their escape. The second new room is “The Hornet’s Nest.” The scenario is that a U.S. Navy submarine has been stolen by the…
Find out more »Duluth Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting
The Duluth Heritage Preservation Commission meets in the council chambers on the third floor of Duluth City Hall.
Find out more »Duluth Planning Commission Meeting
Duluth's Planning Commission meets in the City Council Chambers of Duluth City Hall. Agendas and minutes can be found at duluthmn.gov. To view the meeting online visit duluthmn.gov/live-meeting. The commission advises the City Council on all planning and development matters including rezonings, issuance of special use permits and community development policies. The commission has final authority in approval of plats, serves as the responsible governmental unit and conducts environmental reviews pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 116D and the applicable state…
Find out more »Lakewalk Interpretive Plan Public Meeting
The city of Duluth invites the public to participate in a public meeting for the Lakewalk Interpretive Plan. Two meetings providing the same content will include opportunities to provide feedback: Feb. 15, 6 p.m. at Duluth City Hall, Conference Room 330 Feb. 16, 6 p.m. online via Webex Both meetings will include a presentation about the interpretive approach, draft plans for eight defined experience districts, and proposed interpretive content. Following the presentation, there will be time for questions and discussion…
Find out more »FEMA Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps Review Meeting
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials will be in the region to review the recently-released preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps. Landowners are encouraged to attend a meeting to learn more about the flood risk at their property and how the newly-revised maps may affect their need for and cost of flood insurance. The public meeting for all of south Saint Louis County will be held at the St. Louis County Public Works Department Duluth Office in the Pike Lake Conference Room.…
Find out more »Lakewalk Interpretive Plan Public Meeting
The city of Duluth invites the public to participate in a public meeting for the Lakewalk Interpretive Plan. Two meetings providing the same content will include opportunities to provide feedback: Feb. 15, 6 p.m. at Duluth City Hall, Conference Room 330 Feb. 16, 6 p.m. online via Webex Both meetings will include a presentation about the interpretive approach, draft plans for eight defined experience districts, and proposed interpretive content. Following the presentation, there will be time for questions and discussion…
Find out more »Perspectives on Catholicism & LGBTQ+ Identities with Eve Tushnet
In this interview, Eve Tushnet will share her perspective as a lesbian and convert to Catholicism. Ms. Tushnet is an author of fiction and non-fiction, much of which explores her experience of living the Catholic faith while embracing a Gay identity. Most notably, she is the author of Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith (Ave Maria Press, 2014) and Tenderness: A Gay Christian's Guide to Unlearning Rejection and Experiencing God's Extravagant Love (Ave Maria Press,…
Find out more »UUCD Forum: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives
In this Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth forum, Rene Ann Goodrich of the Native Lives Matter Coalition, will be speaking about efforts to organize a Feb. 14 annual march and other events surrounding the missing and murdered Indigenous women epidemic. Native American and Alaska Native women, girls, and 2-spirit people make up a significant portion of all people missing and murdered in the United States. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives is a movement in both the United States…
Find out more »Duluth Economic Development Authority Meeting
The Duluth Economic Development Authority generally meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the City Council Chambers at Duluth City Hall. Agendas and minutes can be found at dulutheda.org. DEDA works to stimulate business investment, expand economic prosperity, grow the local tax base and strengthen public-private partnerships in the Duluth area. It is governed by seven commissioners made up of three city councilors and four citizens.
Find out more »Panel Discussion: “Reckonings, Reparations, Restitution”
Distinguished speakers with different areas of expertise and from distinct communities discuss the difficult issue of reparations in the context of restorative justice. The speakers will address what it means to try to “make whole again” after episodes of mass violence, discrimination, and trauma and shed light on the debate surrounding these issues within different communities in Minnesota, the US and beyond. The event will be in Montague Lecture Hall 80 on the UMD campus Featuring: Carl Crawford, Duluth Human…
Find out more »Tischer Creek and Hartley Pond Feasibility Study Public Meeting
The city of Duluth and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invite the public to participate in a public meeting for the Tischer Creek and Hartley Pond Feasibility Study. The meeting will include a presentation about the approach of the study and the proposed options. Following the presentation, there will be time for questions and discussion with the project staff. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed options to improve the aesthetics, aquatic habitat…
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