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Mounds View ISD 621 School Board at New Brighton Community Center, Community Room A, 400 10th Street NW, New Brighton, 55112. In-person audience is welcome. View live online at https://ninenorth.org/live-tv/channel-15  (cable channels 15 and 859). After the forum, it can be viewed at https://ninenorth.org/speak-outs/. League member Florence Sprague will be moderating.

Nine of the 11 ISD 621 candidates have participated in the Candidates Speak Out at https://ninenorth.org/speak-outs/.

The candidate forum can be viewed on LWVRA YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ3lU6Im2so.

Four of the seven ISD 623 candidates have participated in the Candidates Speak Out at https://ninenorth.org/speak-outs/.  

I will never claim to be the most up-to-date on the evolution of the English language. New slang is constantly surprising or mystifying me. I will also admit to being a bit of a curmudgeon in defense of “good” grammar. Still, there are changes to terminology I see and hear used with diversity topics that seem positive.

This begins, of course, with the move from talk of diversity to inclusion and equity, and now belonging. This change in language reflects the realization that numbers or mere presence is not an accomplishment to be sought. What is needed is a truer meshing of groups. 

One good source of teaching resources on DEI has long been the magazine, now providing online resources, for educators from the Southern Poverty Law Center. This was called Teaching Tolerance; it is now called Learning for Justice. This reflects the reality that tolerance is much too minimal a goal. Who feels good when just “tolerated.” It makes me think of a younger sibling tagging along with the big kids. They may be tolerated, but often are not truly included. Fortunately, society is now ready to be more attuned to a larger goal—justice.

Local Government Meetings: October 2 to October 5, 2023

If you missed this very informative program, here is the link to watch: https://youtu.be/_4AHlzPvDkA?si=0OhBiVC2s8_40IyA

Join us for an enlightening evening as we delve into Artificial Intelligence (AI) in key areas of our community, focusing on the innovative applications in education, human services, and voting, and how it is revolutionizing these fields to create change. In-person at Ramsey County Library Roseville, Tuesday, September 12, 5:30 PM gathering and social, program 6:00 - 7:30 PM. Presented by the League of Women Voters Roseville Area, in collaboration with Ramsey County Library and Do Good Roseville. 

The League of Women Voters of Roseville Area will sponsor a forum on Thursday, September 14, 7:00 - 8:00 pm for Falcon Heights Mayoral and City Council candidates. The forum will be held at the Falcon Heights City Hall, 2077 Larpenteur Avenue. 

A recording of the forum can be viewed at https://ninenorth.org/speak-outs/. 

LWVRA looks forward to welcoming State Legislators, Commissioners, and Mayors representing Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood, and Roseville, to our annual Conversations with Constituents, on October 26, at the Roseville City Hall, 2660 Civic Center Drive, Roseville, MN 55113. 

The YouTube link for the recording of the September 6 meeting on Housing for Adults with Serious Mental Illness is ready for viewing. https://youtu.be/FUyPhlV6ljI

Join us for this panel discussion on Wednesday, September 6, 6:30 - 8:00 PM, Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th Street, Edina. Moderated by Alice Hausman, former State Representative and Housing Committee Chair with Panelists - Commissioner Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Commissioner of Minnesota Housing; Eric Grumdahl, DHS Assistant Commissioner of Health, Housing, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing; and Jill Wiedemann-West, CEO of People Incorporated Mental Health Services.

In This Issue:  National Night Out Recap  | League Event Calendar |  Housing Dilemma  |  Artificial Intelligence  |  Save the Dates | President's Report  | Member Spotlight: Mindy Greiling |  One of Many  

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