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Minneapolis Climate Action is hosting a series of FREE events to engage with the community around preparing for climate resiliency in North Minneapolis. What is RESILIENCE?
RESILIENCE is the ability of people and their communities to anticipate, accommodate and positively adapt to or thrive amidst changing climate conditions and hazard events. Resilient communities enjoy a high quality of life, reliable systems, and economic vitality, and they conserve resources for present and future generations. The term resilience is often used interchangeably with emergency preparedness and response, but these elements only address part of this important concept.
The City of Minneapolis together with key community organizations have begun a community-centric planning process to shape the development of three Resilience Hubs–potentially serving 168,000 residents–to address the environmental and climate injustices faced by the surrounding disadvantaged communities. Minneapolis Climate Action is one of the key partners for the North Minneapolis focused area of this work.
The functions of the Resilience Hubs along the corridor will be to support the surrounding community both in “ordinary” times and during emergencies, especially those brought on by climate change. The Hubs will provide critical shelter, power, and access to resources in extreme weather events. Over the longer term, the Hubs will also serve as vital community-serving and capacity-building facilities. The South Hubs are already community gathering spaces run by Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC) and Sabathani, both of which, along with the North Hub, will be getting micro grid installation to provide power in emergencies.
We are entering Phase #2 of community engagement around these activities and want to invite partners in the ecosystem along the resilience corridor to engage in the planning process. Here is an ink to the Ecosystem Mapping that emerged from Phase #1 of community engagement. This is iterative work and this map will likely change based in interests, capacity etc. https://embed.kumu.io/3deead309bc1818c777b2bba3791bc85
Please plan to attend at least ONE or up to FOUR of the sessions, (as your schedule permits). Each session will be designed based on the attendees, so advance registration is key to success of the session. (advance registration is not REQUIRED to attend)
LINK to register:https://forms.gle/SaKCqrBxUNF2EUEN9
DATES: January 8th, 13th, 15th & 22nd, 2025
TIME: 5:30 - 7:00pm
LOCATION: Regional Apprenticeship Training Center (RATC) 1200 Plymouth Ave N Mpls., MN. 55411
Light refreshments will be offered.
We look forward to seeing you. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Brought to you in part by MCA & Minneapolis Health Department
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1200 N Plymouth Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411, United States
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