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The Welcoming Week edition of the Twin Cities Immigration Forum includes information about elections for individuals eligible to vote, working at the City of Minneapolis, welcoming events in community and a conversation on fostering a sense of belonging and how to advance an accurate immigration narrative.
A
B
Great
good
afternoon,
everybody
thanks
Michelle
and
welcome
to
welcoming
week
it's
been
a
busy
week
already.
I
know
both
our
Mayors
did
a
naturalization
ceremony
this
morning.
They
they
naturalized
I,
believe
the
USCIS
naturalized
close
to
800
new
citizens
this
morning,
and
you
know,
I
think
both
our
Mayors
are
used
to
really
big
ceremonies
and
what
they're
doing
now
since
covet
is
they
they
do.
They
split
the
room
and
they
do
75
people
at
a
time
in
a
much
more
truncated
ceremony,
but
it
was
still
pretty
exciting.
B
People
were
pretty
happy.
You
know
it
was
just
left
me
in
a
really
good
mood
for
the
rest
of
the
day,
no
matter
how
bad
or
how
backwards
my
screen
is
I.
Just
it's
not
going
to
ruin
my
mood
today
so
very
excited
about
all
these
new
citizens
and,
at
this
rate,
we'd
get
what
40
000
new
citizens
a
year
in
Minnesota.
So
that's
it's
that's
a
good
place
to
start
so
well.
B
Welcome
everyone
to
the
Twin,
Cities
immigration,
Forum,
Michelle
and
I
started
this
Forum
right
at
the
beginning
of
the
Biden
Administration
to
help
unpack
a
lot
of
the
new
executive
orders
and
legislation
that
was
being
proposed
and
over
time
it's
really
kind
of
morphed
into
this
place.
Where
we
come
together
and
talk
about
every
kind
of
issue
you
can
think
about
that.
That
impacts,
immigrants
and
refugees
in
the
Twin
Cities.
So
we're
really
excited
about
our
welcoming
week
Edition
and
we
are
going
to
jump
right
into
it.
C
C
C
We
are
fully
looking
forward
to
the
2022
general
election
and
and
Michelle
and
Mundo
asked
me
to
join
today
just
to
share
some
types
of
general
information.
Key
dates,
resources
things
like
that
for
you
all
to
use
in
your
own
life
and
then
certainly
we
invite
you
to
spread
this
information
out
far
and
wide
to
your
networks
and
communities.
We
want
to
make
sure
everybody
has
accurate
and
up-to-date
information
so
that
they
can
vote
or
just
or
participate
in
the
electoral
process.
C
This
year,
I
have
room
for
questions
at
the
end.
I
just
based
on
how
my
screen
is
set
up.
I
won't
be
able
to
see
if
somebody's
raised
hand
or
talking
but
I,
don't
mind
it.
Questions
anytime
or
again.
We'll
certainly
have
time
at
the
end
here:
okay,
so
I'll
jump
in
three
key
dates:
there's
maybe
many
more
key
dates,
but
these
are
three
that
everybody
should
commit
to
memory
so
just
10
days
away.
C
Now
next
Friday
is
the
start
of
the
absentee
or
early
voting
period,
so
voters
can
begin
casting
ballots
for
the
general
election,
which
is
the
third
date
that
you
see
here,
November
8th,
46
days
ahead
of
time
in
Minnesota,
so
we're
amongst
the
first
states
in
the
nation
to
to
start
casting
ballots,
especially
the
in-person
voting
on
September
23rd,
the
other
date
in
the
Spanish.
In
the
middle
there
is
October
18th,
which
is
the
pre-registration
deadline
by
this
date.
C
Anybody
who
registers
to
vote
will
be
included
in
the
voter
rolls
on
Election
Day
and
can
have
a
kind
of
super
efficient,
streamlined
process
at
the
polling
place,
because
all
of
their
information
will
be
up
to
date.
Now
we
want
to
be
clear
that
this
October
18th
is
not
a
registration
deadline,
meaning
you
have
to
be
registered
by
this
day
or
you
can't
vote.
Of
course.
C
Voters
can
fill
out
an
additional
voter
registration
form,
provide
the
additional
the
proofs
of
residence
required
and
complete
the
registration
at
the
time
that
they
vote
and
then
finally,
of
course,
election
day,
Tuesday
November
8th,
it's
it's
a
little
bit
later
than
it's
I
think
the
latest
date
that
it
could
be
this
year
so
to
get
well
into
November
when
we
reach
election
day
quick
overview
of
what's
on
the
ballot.
I.
Think
many
of
us,
especially
those
who
may
have
voted
in
the
primary,
are
aware
of
some
of
these
races.
C
So
we
have
the
U.S
representative
on
the
ballot.
I
do
want
to
highlight
that
this
is
a
year
following
redistricting,
so
we
have
all
of
the
state
senate
and
State
House
Legislative
seats
up
for
election
this
year,
then
everybody
else
will
see
the
Executive
offices
in
Minnesota,
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
secretary
of
state
state
auditor
and
attorney
general
moving
on
from
there
it.
It
varies
depending
on
where
you
live,
but
many
voters
will
see
County
officials
on
the
ballot,
so
those
would
be
people
like
County,
Commissioners,
County,
Sheriffs,
County,
attorneys.
C
Many
will
see
local
races
here
in
Minneapolis
or
I,
live
and
work.
We
have
a
School
Board
Race
on
the
ballot.
There
may
be
other
municipal
offices,
depending
on
which,
where
a
voter
lives
and
then,
as
we
often
see
in
even
years,
we'll
see
various
judicial
seats,
including
a
supreme
Minnesota,
Supreme,
Court
seats,
court
of
appeals
and
district
court
and
I'll
show
you
a
sample
of
the
ballot
in
just
a
moment.
C
C
So
the
number
one
thing
that
we
want
to
share
with
all
voters
is
that
they
can
review
what's
on
their
ballot
ahead
of
election
day
by
using
this
website
and
I.
Think
Michelle
and
amunda
will
be
able
to
share
the
slides.
I
have
a
number
of
links
throughout
here,
and
people
can
look
up
to
make
sure
they
know
what's
on
their
ballot,
which
candidates
they're,
selecting
between
and
and
be
prepared
before
they
head
to
either
the
polling
place
or
to
an
early
vote.
C
Center
voters
have
the
right
to
bring
this
sample
ballot
with
them,
so
you
can
kind
of
do
a
practice
run
at
home,
and
then
you
can
bring
your
marked
sample
ballot
and
just
copy
it
over
onto
the
official
ballot
at
the
time
that
you
vote
so
here's
what
I
was
describing
with
the
sample
ballot.
It's
it's
far
too
small
to
see,
but
just
to
illustrate
here's
a
ballot
from
Minneapolis.
C
You
can
see
a
number
of
races
on
the
front
hand
side,
which
is
the
left
with
constitutional
offices
and
then
on
the
backhand
side,
the
back
side
of
the
ballot.
Those
are
looks
like
about
30
or
so
judge,
races,
most
of
them
unopposed
there.
We
often
get
the
question,
especially
from
new
voters
if
they
are
required
to
fill
out
every
race
on
the
ballot,
and
the
answer
is
no.
C
C
So
finding
candidate
information,
unlike
other
states,
you
know,
there's
not
a
single
Minnesota,
voter
guide
or
official.
You
know
government-produced
document
kind
of
outlining
different
candidates
and
their
policy
positions.
Things
like
that,
so
that
it
does
take
a
little
bit
of
extra
work
from
voter
or
from
different
Community
organizations
to
make
sure
that
voters
are
as
informed
as
they
can
be
so
with
that
sample
ballot
that
I
I've
just
discussed.
C
Looking
up
your
sample
ballot
on
the
Secretary
of
State's
website
will
provide
links
to
the
candidate
websites
of
the
candidates.
Who
provided
a
a
an
official
website
to
go
with
their
name,
so
that's
a
good
place
to
start.
Of
course,
that's
going
to
be
from
the
candidates
perspectives,
there's
a
number
of
non-partisan
voter
guides
and
questionnaires
produced
by
various
organizations
and
and
news
outlets
around
the
Twin,
Cities
and
and
Beyond
that
we
expect
that
we'll
be
seeing
you
know,
as
as
we
get
closer
to
election
day.
C
Of
course,
we
that's
that's
our
message
here
that
we
want
everybody
who
is
eligible
to
vote
to
cast
a
ballot
on
that
note
about
eligibility.
I
just
wanted
to
review
the
voter
registration
requirements,
so
the
requirements
due
in
Minnesota
require
voters
to
be
a
U.S
citizen
and
that
and
at
least
18
years
old,
on
Election
Day,
and
that
voters
must
be
a
resident
of
Minnesota
for
20
days.
C
So
again,
we
want
to
be
clear
that
only
a
court
can
revoke
somebody's
right
to
vote.
It's
not
you
know
it's
not
a
family
decision,
it's
not
a
doctor
or
medical
decision.
It
would
only
be
a
court
decision
and
that's
that's
pretty
rare,
there's
a
number
of
links
here
about
how
helping
voters
register
in
advance
online.
Voter
registration
is
open
and
will
be
through
October,
18th
and
in
time
to
register.
C
In
advance
of
election
day
and
then
there's
some
information
about
how
to
register
at
the
time
that
you
vote,
whether
that's
on
or
before
election
day,
that
same
day
registration
process-
and
we
encourage
all
voters
to
check
their
voter
registration
ahead
of
time,
just
to
make
sure
it's
up
to
date
from
with
their
current
name
and
address.
So
again,
these
links
will
be
included
and
what
we
share
so
early
voting
I
mentioned,
starts
on
September
23rd.
C
The
key
takeaway
here
is
that
all
voters
in
Minnesota
can
choose
to
vote
early,
unlike
some
other
states
where
you
might
need
a
reason
or
an
excuse
to
vote
early
ever
since
2014.
All
minnesotans
who
are
eligible
to
vote
can
choose
to
vote
early.
There's
two
main
methods
that
people
will
use
to
vote
early,
one
is
to
vote
by
mail
and
voting
by
mail.
C
We
can
send
a
ballot
out
to
a
voter
wherever
they
may
be.
So
this
is
great
for
people
who
are
traveling,
you
know
it
doesn't.
We
can
send
the
ballot
anywhere
in
the
really
anywhere
in
the
world
of
if
we're
sending
it
beyond
the
United
States
borders.
We
there's
another
process
to
make
sure
it.
Actually,
you
can
get
to
the
voter
and
get
back
to
us
in
time
to
be
counted,
so
the
mail
ballot
process
will
start
again
on
September
23rd.
C
C
Early
in-person
voting
also
begins
46
days
before
election
day
on
September
23rd
and
voters
can
go
generally
to
the
city
building
like
us,
like
the
city
hall
or
County
Government
Center,
in
order
to
vote.
So
if
you
are
in
Hennepin
County,
you
can
go
to
your
local
elections
office.
So
for
us,
that's
Minneapolis.
C
C
Then
we'll
see
most
voters.
We
expect
to
vote
on
Election
Day
on
Election
Day.
Voters
must
vote
at
their
local
polling
place,
so
that's
the
one
assigned
to
them.
It's
generally
near
where
they
live
polls
will
be
open.
7
A.M
to
8
pm,
and
anybody
in
line
by
8
PM
is
eligible
to
vote.
So
we,
as
we
always
say
you
know,
if.
D
C
There
you're
there
by
8
PM,
you
will
be
able
to
vote,
and
then
one
thing
to
to
highlight
is
that
in
Minnesota
people
have
the
right
to
take
time
off
of
work
to
cast
The
Ballot.
That
means
time
off
of
work
without
using
any
type
of
pay
time
off
other
you
know
vacation
balance
and
without
losing
any
pay.
This
is
something
that
we
want
to
make
sure
people
know
if
they
have
this
right
and
can
invoke
this
right
in
order
to
cast
their
ballot
on
Election
Day.
C
D
C
I
might
have
said
something
was
the
number
one
takeaway.
Let
me
say
that
the
previous
thing
was
number
two.
This
will
be
number
one
for
election
day,
at
least,
is
that
we
are
strongly
encouraging
everyone
to
look
up
their
polling
place
after
redistricting
that
took
place
after
the
2020
census.
Many
many
precincts
and
therefore
polling
places
have
shifted
as
the
boundaries
have
moved
as
part
of
the
redistricting
process.
So
a
great
number
of
people
are
voting
in
either
in
a
new
location
than
where
they
may
have
voted
in
2020
or
2021.
C
If,
if
there
was
a
an
election
for
them
at
that
point,
so
there's
a
resource
from
the
Secretary
of
State's
website
where
people
can
enter
their
address
and
then
look
up
their
voting
location,
and
we
really
want
to
encourage
people
to
do
this
so
that
they
go
to
the
right
spot.
They
don't
end
up
waiting
in
any
type
of
line
somewhere
that
they
can't
vote
and
that
it
just
makes
election
day
as
smooth
as
possible.
C
We
did
see
some
of
this
during
the
primary
where
people
went
to
you
know,
maybe
the
school
that
they've
been
voting
at
for
a
number
of
years
and
our
election
judges
had
to
help
them
find
where
they
need
to
go
this
year.
So
we're
encouraging
everybody
to
just
confirm
this
before
they
head
out
to
vote.
C
But
this
is
really
key
to
make
sure
that
people
know
their
rights
at
the
time
that
they
go
and
vote
so
things
like
being
able
to
bring
your
children
to
the
polling
places
and
bringing
a
sample
ballot
as
we
discussed
voting
free
of
influence.
These
are
all
things
that
are
important
for
voters
to
know.
People
who
have
been
voting
in
Minnesota
or
voting
in
the
United
States
may
know
these
already
or
take
these
for
granted
oftentimes.
C
C
The
exception
to
that
is
that
they
cannot
bring
their
employer
or
and
or
they
can't
bring
somebody
who
is
their
employer
or
an
agent
of
their
employer
or
their
Union,
but
other
than
that
it
is
up
to
the
voter
who
they
choose
to
assist
them.
Polling
places
must
be
accessible.
There's
a
number
of
guidelines
to
make
sure
that
they're,
both
they're
accessible
for
those
with
disabilities
and
all
curbside
voting
is
offered
at
all
polling
places.
C
First
and
foremost,
we
we
work
hard
to
staff,
our
polling
places
with
bilingual
and
multilingual
election
judges,
who
are
the
best
resource
for
serving
voters
in
the
language
that
they're
most
comfortable
with.
But
we
also
have
vendors
that
we
can
contact
for
translation
services
in
the
event
that
there's
a
voter
who
needs
that
type
of
service.
So
all
of
our
election
judges
are
trained
on
on
those
resources
and
certainly
a
voter
who
needs
that
type
of
assistance.
We.
D
C
All
right,
a
few
more
things
to
note
here
about
voter
Outreach
and
education
as
you
become
Messengers
throughout
the
community.
We
strongly
urge
you
and
implore
you
to
use
information
from
official
sources
so,
namely
that's
going
to
be
the
Secretary
of
State's
office
and
their
website
or
your
local
elections
office.
So
people
like
City
of
Minneapolis
Ramsey
County
overseas
collections
for
Saint
Paul.
Those
are
going
to
be
your
official
sources,
up-to-date,
accurate
information.
C
C
Type
of
work
is
always
looking
for
volunteers
to
help
get
people
to
the
polls
and
connect
people
with
ways
to
vote
that
non-citizens
can
participate
in
so
one
example
and
there's
a
link
here
to
the
Secretary
of
State's
website
is
to
host
a
voter
registration
Drive
there's
a
number
of
different
legal
and
and
legal
requirements
and
guidelines
for
hosting
a
voter
registration
drive.
But
it's
all
laid
out
on
the
Secretary
of
State
site
linked
from
this
slide
so
specific
to
Minneapolis.
C
I'll
share
some
of
the
things
that
we're
working
on
this
general
election
with
respect
to
voter
Outreach,
we'll
be
mailing,
a
voter
guide
to
all
households,
as
we've
done
for
the
past
number
of
Elections,
with
some
of
the
information
I've
shared
here
about
key
dates:
how
to
find
a
sample
ballot,
how
to
look
up
your
polling
place.
We
translate
these
these
voter
Guides
Online
and
then
distribute
the
digital
versions
as
far
and
wide
as
we
can
to
those
who
benefit
from
them.
C
As
I
mentioned,
we
work
hard
to
staff
by
our
polling
places
with
bilingual
election
judges.
We
are
still
in
need
of
more
bilingual
election
judges
at
all
times.
You
know
we
focus
on
the
main,
the
kind
of
the
main
languages
that
we
see
here
of
Hmong
Somali
in
Spanish,
but
certainly
there
are
specific
needs
that
we
staff
throughout
different
precincts
for
election
judges
to
serve
voters
who
speak,
allow
and
Amharic
oramel
sign
language,
specific
precincts,
Vietnamese,
Russian,
Korean
and
I.
C
C
So.
Lastly,
here
and
again
I've
said
before,
but
these
slides
will
be
shared.
I
wanted
to
just
put
the
contact
information
for
some
of
the
elections
Offices
here,
for
you
all
to
have
the
Secretary
of
State's
office,
Hennepin,
County
elections,
Ramsey
County
elections,
which
runs
the
elections
for
Saint
Paul
and
then
our
office
in
Minneapolis
elections
and
voter
Services.
Here
we
encourage
you
to
reach
out
for
accurate
information,
but
also
we
can
provide
materials.
C
So
if
you
need
a
stack
of
voter
registration
forms-
or
you
know
in
four
different
languages,
we
have
those
or
would
be
happy
to
print
them
for
you,
so
that
you
can
run
the
best
voter
registration
Drive
possible
if
you
are
most
closely
associated
with
the
jurisdiction
not
listed
here.
There's
a
link
at
the
bottom
there,
also
from
the
Secretary
of
State's
website
that
allows
you
to
find
your
local
elections
office.
C
C
A
A
B
E
Oh
yeah,
so
I
put
this
in
the
chat,
but
I
was
wondering
so
I
think
like
a
concern,
especially
for
immigration.
Lawyers
is
making
sure
that
people
who
are
not
citizens
are
aware
that
if
they
vote,
even
if
it's
by
mistake
or
register
to
vote,
that
it
can
have
pretty
serious
adverse
consequences
for
them,
because
it's
considered
a
false
claim
to
citizenship.
C
Yeah,
that's
a
great
question
and
it
is
something
that
we
are
more
aware
of
now,
at
least
in
small
ways
so
like
when
we
fill
out
a
voter
registration
application
with
a
voter.
We
might
they
might
hand
over
their
ID
card
and
refer
us
to
kind
of
copy
down
a
bunch
of
information
we
we
will
not
copy
over
the
information
that
we
don't
know
from
that,
and
so
the
very
first
question
on
the
voter
registration
form
is:
are
you
a
U.S
citizen?
C
That
is
not
a
you
know
they're
here,
so
we
assume
that
they,
they
are
something
like
that.
We
turn
that
form
around
and
say
please.
You
know,
please
indicate
please
read
and
review
and
indicate
the
your
response
here.
You
know
there's
that
question
and
are
you
old
enough
to
vote
and
things
like
that
and
so
I
know,
we've
stressed
with
with
staff
who
are
working
either
early
voting
or
on
Election
Day,
that
this
is
not
a
form
that
you
are
just
like:
okay,
yep,
you
just
signed
here
and
you
do
this.
It's
it's.
C
Please
take
your
time
read
and
review
it.
It
does
fall
a
lot
on
the
voter,
of
course,
we're
here
to
answer
those
questions,
but
we
want
to
give
the
space
and
time
and
not
necessarily
rush
through,
like
we
may
with
other
forms.
Of
course,
not
us.
We,
we
read
every
form
that
we've
ever
looked
at,
but
yeah.
We
want
to
take
that
time.
It's
a
good
point.
A
That's
super
helpful
thanks
so
much
for
the
question
Anna
and
Aaron.
Thank
you
for
this
presentation
and
for
the
PowerPoint,
which
does
also
clarify
the
qualifications
for
an
individual
to
be
able
to
vote.
I.
Think
there's
always
more
for
us
to
learn
from
each
other
on
how
we
can
ensure
that
people
have
accurate
information
and
understand
the
requirements.
I'm
also
seeing
a
hand
raised
by
Ian
Ian.
Would
you
like
to
proceed
with
your
question.
A
I'm
hearing
some
status
so
I'm
not
sure
whether
you're
able
to
communicate
again
if
you're
not
able
to
actually
State
your
question
aloud,
you
may
want
to
put
it
in
the
chat
I'm
hearing
that
some
unusual
static
right
now
so
for
people
who
are
not
speaking,
if
you
wouldn't
mind
muting
yourself
too,
maybe
we
can
there
we
go.
We
eliminated
some
background
noise
there
Ian.
Are
you
able
to
ask
your
question?
C
A
You
know
Aaron
really
appreciate
that
and
also
wondering
whether
media
and
Anna,
if
you
would
consider
putting
your
emails
into
the
chat,
I,
think
that
this
would
be
a
really
worthwhile
follow-up
discussion
and
I.
Imagine
that
if
there's
more
information
to
share
that
it
would
be
helpful
to
have
your
Insight
and
to
be
able
to
to
connect
so
appreciate
the
questions.
A
If
there
are
other
questions
that
people
want
to
direct
to
Aaron,
perhaps
you
could
put
them
in
the
chat
or
we
can
connect
offline,
but
I'd
like
to
try
and
ensure
that
we
have
enough
time
for
all
of
our
speakers
today
and
so
with
that
I
think
we'll
transition
over
to
our
next
speaker:
who's,
Destiny
Zhang,
with
the
City
of
Minneapolis
human
resources
department.
Thank
you
so
much
Erin
for
being
with
us
today,
Destiny.
G
We
know
that
jobs
can
really
transform
the
lives
of
many
people,
because
it
is
definitely
you
know
a
great
place
to
really
start
your
career,
build
your
future
for
your
family
and
so
at
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
we're
very
intentional
about
building
career
pathway,
programs
that
are
meaningful
for
individuals,
and
we
have
a
variety
of
pathway.
Programs
and
I
want
to
highlight
a
few
of
the
programs
that
we
have.
G
G
A
G
G
The
bigger
screen-
okay,
perfect
so
as
I
mentioned
I
just
want
to
highlight
a
few
of
the
programs
that
we
do
have
at
the
city,
but
we
have
many
many
programs,
so
any
questions
that
you
may
have
afterwards
or
during
just
please
feel
free
to
ask
I'm
more
than
happy
to
take
those
questions
at
the
city.
We
have
four
specific
formats
of
our
career
pathway
programs.
G
Our
pathway
programs
are
really
designed
to
train
people
in
fields
that
are
in
high
demands,
and
it's
really
to
provide
the
training
and
the
education,
whether
that's
skills,
training,
whether
that's
educational,
whether
that's
certification,
Pathways
and
so
through
the
different
formats
that
we
have
internships,
fellowships
apprenticeships
and
training
programs
that
are
very
specific,
targeted
goals
with
each
program's.
Ultimately,
with
the
goal
that
you
obtain
employment.
G
So
the
first
program
I
want
to
highlight
exists
within
our
fire
department
and
we
actually
have
two
pathway
programs
within
our
fire
department.
The
first
one
is
a
very
successful
program
that
we've
had
for
many
years.
It
is
our
EMS
Academy
or
the
Emergency
Medical
Services
Academy,
with
the
goal
that,
after
completing
this
program,
you
eventually
become
a
firefighter
a
paramedic
or
a
9-1-1
dispatcher.
This
program
is
targeted
for
individuals
between
the
ages
of
14
and
21
years
old
and
have
a
again.
G
It
is
a
with
the
goal
of
becoming
firefighter
a
paramedic
or
911
dispatcher.
We
pay
for
the
education,
the
books
that's
required
through
this
program.
It
is
a
part-time
program.
That's
12
weeks
long.
It
is
an
amazing
program
because
we
partner
with
Hennepin
County
Medical
Center
they
come
in
and
they
provide
the
medical
training.
G
We
they
provide
the
exact
curriculum
that
you
would
need
in
order
to
obtain,
at
the
very
end,
your
EMT
certification
and
That's
essential
for
becoming
a
firefighter
and
a
paramedic.
It's
not
essential
for
a
9-1-1
dispatcher.
However,
it
does
put
you
at
an
advantage
when
you're
applying
to
become
a
9-1-1
dispatcher,
because
you
have
that
medical
training
background.
G
It
is
a
fantastic
program
very
successful.
Many
of
our
current
firefighters
and
paramedics
at
Hennepin,
County,
Medical
Center,
a
few
of
our
911
dispatchers,
have
come
from
this
program.
So
it's
very
successful
and
have
found
very
meaningful
careers
because
of
this
program.
The
Next
program
that
we
have
is
our
fire
cadet
program.
G
This
is
a
three
to
four
month
program
and
it
is
essentially
an
accelerated
EMT
program
that
we
would
give
like
within
the
metal,
EMS
Academy,
but
also
at
the
same
time,
you
are
getting
your
the
fire
science
skills
and
education
training
and
it's
a
full-time
Academy.
It
is
a
three
to
four
month
program.
We
pay
you
to
participate
in
the
cadet
program.
Also
pay
you
to
attend
the
medical
training
with
the
very
end
goal
of
becoming
a
firefighter
with
the
fire
cadet
program.
G
It
is
a
direct
line
to
promotion
and
within
our
fire
department,
whereas
the
EMS
Academy,
it
isn't
a
direct
line
of
promotion
because
you
know
again,
you
can
choose
to
move
into
three
Fields
here
through
a
competitive
process,
but
both
programs
are
extremely
successful.
Very
meaningful
career
with
the
fire
department
super
proud
of
the
the
individuals
that
go
through
this
program
because
they
have
demonstrated
great
success
in
their
career
with
the
city
and
with
other
organizations
as
well.
G
Many
of
our
current
officers
have
come
through
this
program
and
to
build
great
connection
with
our
departments
and
within
our
community.
Another
program
within
the
police
department
is
our
police
cadet
program.
This
similar
to
the
fire
cadet
program
is,
is
an
accelerated
on
law
enforcement
program
and,
generally,
this
program
is
targeted
towards
individuals
who
has
perhaps
already
have
a
degree
that
is
non-law
enforcement
related
and
is
looking
for
a
career
change
and,
and
so
what
we
will
do
is
hire
them
on
give
them.
G
G
The
first
one
is
our
Urban
scholar
program.
This
program
is
designed
specifically
for
undergrad
and
grad
students.
It's
full-time
and
it
intentionally
connects
students
with
organizations
and
and
these
students
work
directly
on
site
what
these
organizations
where
they
can
build
their
professional
work
history
socially.
This
program's
goal
is
to
provide
these
students
with
leadership
and
professional
development
training
so
that
they
can
grow
into
positions
of
influence
throughout
this
Urban
scholar
program.
They
also
get
resume
building
guidance.
G
They
get
mentors,
they
get
an
amazing
experience,
because
not
only
are
they
working
within
our
city
departments
or
within
other
public
sector
organizations
such
as
the
Met
Council
and
Hennepin
County,
but
they
really
build
strong
relationships
at
the
end
of
the
summer
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
I
hear
the
most
from
our
Urban
Scholars
is
just
the
relationships
and
the
friendships
that
they've
built
and
and
that
and
growing,
that
network
is
so
important
for
our
students.
The
next
program
is
our
Step
Up
program
and
within
our
Step
Up
program.
G
It's
there
are
two
levels
of
this
program:
there's
a
level
one
and
a
level
two
level.
One
essentially
is
designed
for
students
that
are
14
to
17
years
old
and
then
level
two
is
18
to
21
years
old
and
depending
on
which
level
you
know,
we
work
around
the
different
assignments
or
or
job
that
we
would
assign
you
to.
This
is
again
a
summer
paid
program.
It
connects
young
people
in
Minneapolis
with
career
experience,
paid
career
experience
where
they
get
real
job
experience.
They
get
to
explore
different
careers.
G
G
They
go
work
elsewhere,
but
they
come
back
and
actually
in
our
HR
department,
we've
had
three
step
up
interns
that
had
done
an
intern
here
at
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
then
finished
school,
and
they
have
come
back
and
are
currently
still
employed
here
at
the
City
of
Minneapolis
in
our
HR
department.
So
it's
a
really
great
program
because
of
the
fact
that
they
leave
the
summer
with
these
great
relationships
and
this
experience
that
is
Unforgettable,
and
it
really
builds
that
strong
connection
with
these
students
and
they're
great
students.
G
G
First
position
I
like
to
talk
about
were
the
first
pathway
program.
I'd
like
to
talk
about
is
the
Public's
Works
service
worker,
one
trainee
program,
and
this
will
open
but
I
think
actually
I
I
talked
to
the
coordinator
of
this
program.
They
were
thinking
November
this
year
and
we
typically
will
send
out.
You
know
proactive
communication
around
it,
but
I
think
it
will
actually
open
in
November,
but
the
public
service
worker
one
trainee
program.
G
This
position
performs
non-skilled
and
skilled
manual
labor
work,
so
that
would
be
driving
trucks
operating
equipment
to
support
construction
and
maintenance
activities
throughout
the
department,
and
essentially
this
trainee
program
is
you're
really
building
that
work
experience
getting
a
field
of
the
work,
the
landscape
of
Minneapolis
to
essentially
then
move
into.
What
is
the
second
program
here,
which
is
Public
Works
service
worker
2,
apprenticeship
program,
where
we
provide
you
with
the
training
and
the
skills,
and
also
the
pay
for
your
CDL?
G
That
you
would
eventually
need
to
apply
for
and
be
certified
in
to
be
able
to
drive
many
of
our
different
Vehicles
here
within
Public
Works.
It's
a
great
program
because
there's
a
direct
pack
of
a
path,
a
continuous
growth.
Another
program
within
Public
Works
is
the
water
distribution
operation
trainee
program.
G
This
particular
program
will
actually
open
in
December,
and
this
particular
trainee
program
is
designed
for
you
to
gain
the
skills
and
the
knowledge
to
essentially
operate
the
variety
of
pumps
and
valves
and
pipes
and
reservoirs
used
in
water
production
system
at
our
water
facility
on
the
border
of
Minneapolis
and
Fridley
there,
and
once
obtaining
those
skills,
you
essentially
get
your
certification
in
becoming
a
water
distribution
operator
again
a
direct
path
of
growth.
With
these
two
particular
programs.
A
H
H
G
I
This
is
Howard
Watson
and
I
had
a
question
about.
In
addition
to
you
know,
community
service
and
Cadet
is
Minneapolis,
offering
kind
of
a
community
outreach
where
people
could
just
like
Brooklyn
Park
is
doing
this
for
10
weeks
where
people
can
just
get
to
know
about
law
enforcement.
Is
there
an
outreach
program
like
that
for
folks
that
really
don't
want
to
do
a
career
path
that
would
like
to
get
to
know
more
about
MPD.
G
G
Okay,
sharing
none
I
I,
don't
have
much
left,
but
I'll
go
through
what
I
do
have
and
then
happy
to
take
some
more
questions
as
well,
but
also,
if
you
do
have,
questions
just
feel
free
to
speak
up
within
our
public
works
department.
The
other
pathway
program
we
have
is
our
auto
mechanic
trainee
position
and
these
individuals.
G
G
B
G
G
Absolutely
and
then
we
have
some
apprenticeship
programs
that
are
in
our
regulatory
Services
Department.
This
and
partnership
program
actually
is
a
partnership
with
our
public
works
department.
So
you
know
those
different
programs
that
I
just
highlighted
in
public
works
is
a
direct
path
also
into
our
regulatory
services
in
which,
if
you
are
employed
in
public
works
and
interested
in
becoming
a
housing
inspector.
G
This
apprenticeship
program
allows
you
to
continue
your
work
as
a
public
works
employee
for
two
days,
three
days
a
week
and
then
two
days
working
in
our
Inspections
Division
within
regulatory
services.
This
program
is
three
to
four
months
at
with
the
end
goal
that
you'll
get
the
knowledge
skills
and
become
certified
in
becoming
a
housing
inspector
and
you
and
and
you're
promoted,
to
be
in
that
housing
inspector
one.
Another
great
program
provides
a
lot
of
exposure
to
housing
inspections.
G
You
know,
we've
actually
just
promoted
someone
into
a
housing
inspector
one
position
because
of
this
program,
so
it's
definitely
a
success
again.
Another
amazing
program
to
to
be
a
part
of
that's
the
last
specific
program
that
I'm
going
to
highlight,
but
you
again
here
at
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
we
have
a
variety
of
different
internships,
different
apprenticeship
programs,
training
programs,
and
so
just
a
quick
highlight
of
some
of
those
programs
that
we
have
up
here.
G
We
will,
when
these
positions
become
open,
we
do
put
it
on
our
careers
page.
We
do
put
it
on
our
Facebook
page.
We
put
it
on
our
Twitter
page,
so
these
are
great
places
for
you
to
to
visit
and
get
updates
on.
When
we're
posting
these
positions
on
our
Facebook
and
Twitter,
we
usually
are
announcing
these
in
advance
when
they
will
become
open,
whereas
on
our
career
page,
it's
in
real
time,
it
becomes
live
when
the
Apple
education
period
becomes
open.
G
So
following
our
Facebook
and
our
Twitter
page
is
a
great
way
to
become
aware
of
the
upcoming
opportunities
through
our
career
page.
You
can
also
sign
up
for
some
alerts
as
well
and
and
with
those
alerts.
You'll
get
emails
when
these
opportunities
become
available
and
those
emails
are
also
in
real
time.
B
Great,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Destiny
I.
We
appreciate
it,
but
we're
gonna
have
to
move
on,
because
we've
got
a
whole
bunch
of
people
and
we
want
to
get
to
a
discussion
as
well.
So
really
appreciate
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Next
we
have
Sandra
falardo
from
Hennepin
County
who's,
going
to
talk
to
us
about
the
bush,
Fellowship
Sandra
foreign.
J
A
You
Sandra
and
really
appreciate
all
that
you
shared
Destiny.
This
is
wonderful
and
I'm
already
seeing
some
questions
in
the
chat,
including
people
asking
if
you
can
put
your
email
address
and
link
for
the
job
site
to
share
with
interested
individuals,
I'm
so
excited
that
you
are
available
to
share
so
much
information
regarding
opportunities
to
learn
and
also
work
with
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
A
So
thank
you
for
sharing
that
wealth
of
information
with
us
really
appreciate
it
and
I
know
we
have
a
couple
of
more
updates
and
then
we
wanted
to
get
into
our
Focus
conversation
so
without
further
Ado,
perhaps
we'll
invite
the
additional
individuals,
let's
see,
I,
believe
it's
Debbie
and
Brian
talking
a
little
bit
about
the
together
in
Hope
and
the
concert
that's
coming
up.
So
if
you
could
share
that
turn
it
over
to
you.
Thank
you.
So
much.
K
K
It's
been
wonderful
to
be
part
of
this
and
learn
about
all
of
the
things
that
you
all
are
working
on
and
we're
here
just
to
to
share
about
an
exciting
musical
project.
That's
coming
up
and
make
an
invitation,
and
so
I'm
Brian,
Schmidt
I
am
executive
and
artistic
director
of
an
organization
called
together
and
hope
project
and
we're
especially
excited
to
be
here
during
welcome
week,
since
one
of
the
prevailing
themes
in
this
upcoming
concert
is
all
are
welcome.
K
So
what
is
the
together
and
hope
project?
We
are
a
non-profit
organization
focused
on
using
the
transformative
power
of
music
to
bring
people
together
around
issues
of
our
shared
Humanity.
The
organization
was
just
founded
in
2017
and
has
taken
some
ambitious
projects
focused
on
uniting
people
and
we're
passionate
about
this
work
and
we're
aiming
to
grow
and
continue
here
in
the
Minneapolis-St
Paul
area
and
abroad,
and
so
we're
already
dreaming
up
projects
for
the
next
years
and
continue
to
focus
on
healing
and
Reconciliation
in
communities.
So
our
current
project
is
called
The
Stranger.
K
This
is
a
new
piece
of
music
that
arose
out
of
a
desire
to
raise
Global
awareness
and
aid
about
displaced
persons
and
refugees.
So
this
was
a
project
launched
in
partnership
with
USA
for
unhcr,
the
U.N
Refugee
agency
and
the
result
of
this
desire
was
an
entirely
new
piece
of
music.
It's
about
an
hour
in
length.
It
includes
first-person,
immigrant
poetry,
texts
for
many
of
the
world's
Faith
Traditions
sacred
and
secular
texts,
married
together
in
this
beautiful
story.
K
That
kind
of
goes
throughout
the
work,
and
so
the
work
was
really
written
with
the
very
intent
very
intention
to
awaken
and
activate
a
world
where
all
are
respected
and
United
and
and
welcome
and
so
Debbie.
If
you
want
to
go
to
the
next
slide,
then,
like
I
said,
the
project
really
emerged
out
of
awareness
that
this
the
refugee
crisis
in
the
world
is
one
of
our
the
great
crisis
of
our
time
and
and
we.
K
K
It's
it's
a
mix
of
world
music
and
and
pop
and
Jazz
and
at
times
feels
very
much
like
film
music
that
we
all
encountered
in
modern
movies
and
folk
and
traditional
styles
of
music,
and
so
it's
very
all-encompassing
and
then
The
Narrative
of
the
text
continually
circles
around
how
we
as
a
collective
Society,
can
focus
on
welcoming
and
caring
for
and
loving
everyone
and
the
text.
At
one
point,
one
of
the
movements
in
the
middle
of
the
piece
is
called
call.
K
C
K
United
States,
but
it's
here
in
St
Paul,
the
the
premier
performances-
and
these
are
the
United
States
Premier
performances
here
in
our
home.
October
15th
is
Saturday
at
7,
30
p.m
and
Sunday
October
16th
at
3,
30
PM.
So
one
of
the
reasons
we're
here
talking
to
you
is
because
we
have
a
goal
to
make
this
a
welcoming
event.
K
So
as
organization
leaders
we're
asking
for
your
help
to
connect
to
the
groups
of
newcomers,
the
refugees
and
immigrants
here
that
would
enjoy
attending
a
concert,
and
so
our
our
goal
right
now
is
to
have
half
of
each
audience
at
the
Ordway
be
filled
with
refugees
and
immigrants
here
and
the
the
Ordway
sees
a
thousand
people.
So
we're
we're
essentially
looking
to
get
rid
of
and
invite
in
to
this
performance
to
to
be
part
of
community
with
us,
a
thousand
refugees
and
immigrants
here.
K
K
You
just
send
us
an
email,
and
you
say
I'm
interested
I
would
like
to
get
a
group
of
people.
I
I,
don't
know
what
the
number
is
yet
but
I'm
going
to
work
on
it.
We're
asking
you
maybe
to
be
mindful
that
maybe
groups
of
30
or
or
less
just
so
that
we
can
make
room
for
as
many
requests
as
possible,
but
we
want
to
invite
you.
K
K
K
We're
just
like
I
said
we're
so
grateful
to
be
here
and
hear
all
of
the
the
wonderful
things
that
you're
doing
in
the
community
to
to
support
all
of
the
refugees
and
immigrants
here
and
and
I'm
just
thankful
to
you.
So
thank
you,
edmundo
and
Michelle
for
the
invitation
here
and
if
you
have
any
questions,
I'm
happy
to
answer
them
and
happy
to
take
any
questions
via
email
as
well.
K
I
I
A
L
Yeah
I
had
a
question
thanks
Michelle,
it's
good
to
see
you
guys
here.
Brian
I
was
just
wondering
this,
so
so
there's
no
option
for
folks
to
directly
contact
individuals
to
directly
contact
you
and
request
tickets.
Unless
I
missed
it
you'd
rather
go
the
route
of
organizations
or
leaders
I'm
a
community
Leader
by
the
way,
my
other
job
you'd.
A
A
M
That's
okay:
I
do
you
know
I?
Definitely
apologize
I
just
want
to
say
a
couple
of
things:
number
one
Michelle
and
edmundo
I,
I,
really
gotta
say
in
so
many
ways.
This
is
my
quote:
unquote
inaugural.
You
know
show
up
on
meeting
to
this
group
on
this
forum,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
I'm
really
I'm
very
impressed
with
what's
going
on
and
the
work
that
you
guys
are
doing.
M
You
know
my
question
that
I
had
for
for
Aaron
I
guess
I
can
I
can
we
can
always
get
back
to
that,
but
keeping
it
current
for
right
now,
Brian
I
just
really
want
to
say
again.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
I
kind
of
had
the
same
question:
I'm
I'm
originally
from
Uganda,
but
also
like
like
Lillian
and
a
lot
of
us.
M
We
are
leaders
and
we
wear
so
many
different
hats
in
our
communities
and
so
I
want
to
figure
out
a
way,
especially
as
we
think
about
the
different
community,
these
that
are
represented
in
Minnesota.
Do
you
have
a
plan
of
trying
to
make
sure
that
you're
reaching
out
to
the
different
communities?
In
other
words,
what
I'm
saying
you
know
if
we
have,
for
example,
you
know
an
Eritrean
Community
or
some
of
the
other
communities
of
Togo
that
are
not
necessarily
always
on
the
map.
M
K
Ian,
thank
you
so
much
I
mean
one
of
Michelle
and
Munda
have
been
the
the
biggest
resource
and
and
we're
we're
just
beginning
to
to
learn
how
to
communicate
with
all
of
the
communities.
So
I
appreciate
your
question
so
much
and
and
honestly
we
do
need
help.
We
there's
there's
no
way
that
we
can
do
this
by
ourselves,
and
so
I
would
say
you
know.
I
would
just
love
to
have
a
conversation,
whether
that's
via
email.
B
All
right
all
right!
Well,
thank
you!
Thank
you,
Ian
and
thank
you
Brian,
and
if
there
are
any
other
questions
or
people
would
want
to
connect
with
Brian,
Michelle
and
I
are
happy
to
connect
everyone
who's
interested
through
via
email.
Okay,
why
don't
we
next
move
on
to
Susan
hicken
Susan?
You
wanna
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
the
welcoming
Center.
H
H
H
So
that
seems
to
be
our
biggest
ask
and
there
will
be
actual
classes
running
that
night
if
you're
interested
to
pop
in
and
see
what
we
do,
we've
also
found,
especially
during
the
pandemic.
Emotional
resilience,
has
been
a
great
need:
cultural
adaptation,
just
navigating
the
American
Medical
system,
personal
family
finances,
your
children's
educational
opportunities,
those
classes
run.
You
know
like
three
times
a
year
and
the
schedule
will
be
there
that
night
of
the
open
house,
we
are
so
loving
partnering
with
mid
Minnesota
legal
aid.
H
They
come
in
and
do
a
monthly
workshop
for
us
path
to
legal
status
is
a
big
one.
The
process
of
naturalization
and
my
rights
as
an
immigrant
I,
just
loved
what
we
were
talking
about
the
election,
and
that
is
a
a
very
big
need.
Addiction,
recovery,
support
and
connect
connections
to
many
Community
Resources
Lutheran
Social
Services
has
been
phenomenal
with
needs
with
food
and
housing
and
whatnot,
but
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
us
at
mnwelcomescenter.org.
H
A
H
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Susan.
Okay.
Next
we're
gonna
get
into
our
discussion
for
welcoming
week
today
and
we'd
like
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
welcoming
America's
theme
for
the
week,
which
is
where
we
belong,
and
by
focusing
on
places
and
spaces
that
Foster
belonging,
such
as
cities,
workplaces,
neighborhoods
and
schools.
B
Where
we
belong.
The
theme
this
year
aims
to
go
deeper
and
Spark
individual
reflection
on
how
and
why
belonging
occurs
and
ways.
We
can
break
barriers
so
that
places
can
foster
belonging
for
all,
including
immigrants
and
refugees,
and
today
we're
gonna
We
want
to
talk
about
places
that
Foster
belonging.
We
are
really
working
hard
to
make
sure
that
the
Twin
Cities
Foster
belonging
in
our
places
where
we
belong,
including
immigrants
and
refugees,
but
we
also
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
barriers
and
I
know.
B
There
is
a
a
letter
in
the
Star
Tribune
or
to
the
editors
a
few
weeks
back
and
the
American
Immigration
Lawyers,
the
local
Minnesota
Dakotas
chapter
responded
to
that
letter
and
I
know
there
are
Medea
and
Anna
are
here
from
Ayla.
Would
you
like
to
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
that
letter
and
the
and
ayla's
response
as
a
way
of
breaking
some
of
the
barriers
that
we're
seeing
to
welcoming.
A
A
F
F
F
That's
suggestive
of
replacement
theory,
different
conspiracy
theories
and
just
plain
false
information,
and
we
had
been
alerted
to
it
by
a
few
of
our
members
and
felt
that
the
we
needed
to
respond
as
immigration
attorneys
who
work
in
this
community.
Who
do
this
work
every
day
to
kind
of
correct
that
narrative
and
our
executive
committee,
alongside
our
advocacy
committee,
who
Ana
Padres
Acosta,
is
the
chair
of
that
committee
decided
to
make
a
response
to
that
and
it
was
posted
on
Friday
by
the
Star
Tribune.
H
E
E
Around
immigration,
and
especially
during
the
Biden
Administration
I,
think
that
there
hasn't
really
been
enough
effort
on
the
part
of
both
leaders
and
then
also
like
those
of
us
that
are
in
the
know,
about
these
issues
to
make
sure
that
accurate
information
is
being
disseminated
around
or
like
to
the
public,
because
yeah
and
I
helped
to
author.
The
the
letter
that
was
published
in
response
to
the
letter
to
the
editor
that
was
in
the
star
trip
over
Labor
Day
weekend
and
I.
E
E
E
We
spend
just
as
much
on
border
security
under
the
Biden
Administration,
as
we
did
during
Trump.
If
anything,
there's
been
an
increase
in
funding
for
CBP
and
the
policies
that
kept
the
Border
closed
at
the
very
end
of
the
Trump
Administration
are
still
in
place
because
of
a
court
order
and
just
kind
of
like
going
Point
by
point
to
debunk
those
myths.
E
A
Copy
of
the
letter
in
the
chat,
I,
don't
know
if
you're
able
to
see
it,
but
it
in
the
and
we'll
also
send
this
out
afterwards.
Thank
you.
So
much
Maria
and
Anna
I
really
appreciate
the
work
that
Ela
Minnesota
Dakotas
has
done,
and
also
the
fact
that
you're
here
to
share
information
and
want
to
make
sure
that
I
know
that
there
are
other
in
oh
and
I,
see.
Ian
has
a
question
or
comment.
Please
go
ahead.
Ian.
M
Yes,
yes,
yes,
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
make
sure
I
don't
miss
this
opportunity,
especially
with
what
Anna
andrella
just
said.
One
of
the
things
that
I
see
that
really
runs
rapid
in
the
community
is
lack
of
information
or
sometimes
access
to
that
information.
And
for
me,
for
example,
what
you
just
said
right
now
as
a
leader
in
the
community
that
is
trying
to
explain
in
the
community
or
even
give
information,
whether
myself
or
in
the
community,
using
the
platforms
that
we
have
I
think
are
really.
M
F
Thank
you
Ian
for
that
and
yes,
we
can
certainly
share
that
and
I
can
share
my
email
address
again
in
the
chat
if
you'd
like,
because
we're
happy
to
share
it
with
you.
If,
if
there's
additional
information
that
we
can
provide
to
communities,
we
work
with
a
number
of
communities,
organizations
and
leaders
throughout
the
Twin
Cities
and
across
the
state.
So
if
we
can
share
information
more
widely,
we're
happy
to
do
so.
F
E
I'm
sorry
I
was
going
to
say
just
to
piggyback
on
media's
comments.
There
are
a
number
of
representatives
from
organizations
that
I
know
are
on
this
call.
So,
for
example,
the
advocates
for
human
rights
has
an
educational
arm.
That
I
know
has
a
lot
of
really
great
materials
to
sort
of
educate.
The
public
on
specific
issues
around
immigrants
and
refugees,
so
I
would
say
to
I
would
encourage
those
of
you
that
are
also
on
the
call
that
have
resources,
particularly
information
to
sort
of
debunk
myths
around
immigration.
I
A
A
That
Howard
really
appreciate
it
really
appreciate
your
reflection,
and
you
know
want
to
invite
others
we're
very
grateful
that
you're
participating
in
this
conversation
today
and
really
wanted
to
invite
others.
If
you
have
thoughts
on
fostering
a
sense
of
belonging
or
portraying
an
accurate
immigration
narrative,
a
truly
it
truly
takes
all
of
us,
and
so
for
the
couple
of
minutes
that
we
have
left
I
invite
all
of
you.
B
Yeah
Michelle,
what
I
really
loved
about
the
Ayla
letter
was
that
it
it.
It
addressed
some
very
negative
comments
and
a
lot
of
inaccuracies
about
what's
going
on
at
the
border
and
I
think
that's
really
important
to
fostering
a
sense
of
welcoming,
because
that
negative
narrative
is
really
making
it
uncomfortable
for
many
people
to
be
here
and
it's
creating
a
lot
of
anger
among
people
who
would
otherwise
be
welcoming
and
I.
Think
it's
really
important
and
I
just
want
to
lift
up
I,
don't
know
if
Bruce
Corey
is
still
with
us.
B
Bruce
was
on
earlier,
and
you
know:
Bruce
worked
on
a
video,
an
18
minute,
video
that
we
will
share
with
our
with
the
notes
we
send
out-
and
you
know
just
a
really
wonderful
video
of
people
at
the
State
Fair
talking
about
Minnesota
and
the
nature
of
people
who
welcome,
welcoming
here
so
I
think
it's
really
a
beautiful
video
and-
and
you
know,
I-
know
we're
short
on
time.
So
I
want
to
I.
B
D
B
L
N
Oh,
some
of
you
many
years
ago,
might
remember
a
book
called
voices
for
the
land.
A
couple
of
our
great
local
creators
made
and
one
of
the
young
Hmong
writers,
who
became
famous
being
among
writer,
wrote
about
how
her
father,
who
the
two
of
them
came
over
from
the
refugee
camps
recreated
in
their
backyard,
a
piece
of
nature,
a
piece
of
land,
a
place
of
Peace
for
him,
a
Shaker
place,
and
she
kept
saying
you
know.
N
Minnesota
people
coming
here
will
want
a
place,
that's
peaceful,
that's
nature,
that's
not
just
the
city
and
all
of
that
and
I've
noticed
in
the
agricultural
Committee
of
Minnesota
Africans
United,
the
folks
that
are
now
farming
and
farming
successfully,
there's
a
kind
of
depends
on
where
you're
from
and
what
you
were
doing
before,
but
there's
something
about
being
able
to
dig
into
the
land
and
be
connected
to
the
land
and
to
produce
and
create
from
the
land.
That's
also
part
of
being
a
welcoming
place
and
I
hope
Minnesota
keeps
advancing
on
that
front.
N
B
A
D
You
thank
you
yeah.
Thank
you.
So
much
I
know
we're
out
of
time
but
I.
This
is
a
different
thing
about
budget.
If
there's
four
more
plans
for
Budget
that
will
help
immigrants
and
refugees
and
I
know
some
of
the
Departments
will
be
closing
intake
this
this
week
and
even
the
governor's
office
as
well.
D
A
A
A
A
I,
don't
know
if
you
can
hear
us
but
I'm
just
going
to
read
what
you
put
in
the
chat
in
the
event
that
people
cannot
read
it.
Okay
has
Sarah,
is
currently
developing
a
series
of
research
projects
focused
on
the
importance
of
immigration
for
the
economy
in
Minnesota.
One
of
them
is
to
highlight
the
entrepreneurship
among
immigrant
women
from
Latin
America.
Another
is
exploring
the
economic
impact
of
immigrants
in
southern
Minnesota.
Thank
you
for
that,
and
they
see.
A
That
also
shows
the
important
the
demographic
information
and
contributions
of
immigrant
and
Refugee
residents
in
the
Twin
Cities,
and
also
lays
out
goals
and
strategies
to
promote
immigrant
and
Refugee
inclusion.
So
also
include
that
into
the
chat
because
wanted
to
make
sure
to
mention
that
during
welcoming
weekend,
I
see
that
we're
over
time,
but
I
also
see
that
Jude
has
raised
his
hand
again
so
Jude.
If
there's
more
that
you'd
like
to
share,
please
feel
free.
A
Super
thank
you
very
much
so
I'm
putting
this
information
into
the
chat.
The
journey
to
belonging
in
the
Twin
Cities
report
really
grateful
that
you
all
chose
to
spend
this
last
hour
and
a
half
here
with
us
to
celebrate
welcoming
week,
thinking
about
how
we
Foster
a
sense
of
belonging
in
our
communities
and
how
we
work
to
promote
an
accurate
immigration.
A
But
there's
also
a
wealth
of
activities
taking
place
this
week
in
recognition
of
welcoming
week
and
Beyond.
So
please
visit
City
of
Minneapolis
office
of
immigrant
Refugee,
a
press
webpage
I've,
put
a
link
into
the
chat,
we'll
also
be
sharing
some
flyers
for
some
upcoming
events,
including
a
naturalization
information
session.
Taking
place
this
Saturday.
There
will
be
some
additional
programming
the
week
of
the
23rd
and
the
24th
as
well
as
Beyond,
so
edmundo
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
B
Just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
our
speakers
and
and
for
everyone
who
joined
us
today,
and
and
thank
you
for
continuing
to
be
welcoming
communities
and
and
I'm
excited
for
the
future,
and
our
next
meeting
will
be
October
11th
at
4
30
and
we'll
send
out
a
link
in
a
and
an
email
updating
everyone
to
join
us.
So
thank
you
and
continue
having
a
wonderful
welcoming
week.