Here is the story link

Advocate helps public housing tenants fight privatization, gentrification

A quick and short interview about non-citizens for census takers in 2020. Story review in the NPR website.

Here is the link to the story. https://www.npr.org/2019/10/25/772736473/census-bureau-confirms-noncitizens-to-be-hired-for-2020-after-uncertainty

Save the Date!Tuesday November 12, 2019, 7:00 PM at the East Side Freedom LibraryEast Side Housing Community ConversationThe goal is to create a housing movement based and focused in East St. Paul.

Saint Paul Public Works has pulled together a fact sheet of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

FAQs on Minnesota Supreme Court Opinion for Saint Paul’s Coordinated Collection System Last Wednesday, October 16, the City received the written opinion from the Minnesota Supreme Court related to their August 22 order requiring the City to place Ordinance 18-39 that established the rules for coordinated garbage collection on the November 5 ballot. The ordinance will be on the November ballot. Saint Paul Public Works has pulled together a fact sheet of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help answer questions about the coordinated trash collection. The FAQ lists what a “yes” vote and a “no” vote will do. The PDF can be found on the City website at https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/public-works/garbage

Daytons Bluff Community Council will be off and close for Thanksgiving and the day after.

We give thanks to those whom we work with, our co-workers at the East Side Enterprise Building. Working together we make things happen. Helping others, get their GED, classes to learn how to start their own business. The Latino Economic Development Center , we thank you. Helping people open or keep their businesses going the African Economic Development Solutions, we thank you. We thank the Twin Cities Mobile Market that goes to places where people need food. TCMM you feed the hungry. We thank those who work with Shared Ground, who help the small farmers bring their product to market. Thank you small farmers who feed America. We thank Lower Phalen Creek Project who help protect our history and parks in the Dayton’s Bluff area. We thank WEQY 104.7 FM radio station for, keeping us informed with what is going on in the neighborhood and playing some of the smoothest music around. We also thank our many partners that are in our building; whether they are hold classes here or meetings. Everyone contributes, you make our neighborhood a better place. Thank you from the staff at DBCC.

Stewardship Grants help homeowners, businesses, schools, and community organizations build projects that prevent stormwater pollution in portions of Saint Paul, Roseville, Falcon Heights, Maplewood, and Lauderdale.

Stewardship Grants

Stewardship Grants help homeowners, businesses, schools, and community organizations build projects that prevent stormwater pollution in portions of Saint Paul, Roseville, Falcon Heights, Maplewood, and Lauderdale. Awards range from $300-$40,000 and applications are accepted year-round.

Public and private landowners are eligible for technical and financial assistance to install water quality improvement best management practices (BMPs). Specifically, the program funds BMPs that reduce stormwater runoff, prevent erosion and filter pollutants. Typical BMP projects include but are not limited to:

• rain gardens
• shoreline restoration
• water reuse systems
• permeable hardscapes (pavers, asphalt etc.).

For more information, click on the link below.

Stewardship Grants

New link for medicine drop off.

Ramsey County has a new URL for their medicine collection page. It’s https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/recycling-waste/collection-sites/unwanted-medicine.

Public comments needed on the environmental assessment.

The METRO Gold Line BRT Environmental Assessment is now available for review and public comment. Comments will be accepted from October 7 to November 6, 2019.

The environmental assessment is an analysis required by the state and federal governments that evaluates potential environmental, social, economic and transportation benefits and impacts from the project’s construction and operations. Read the document on the Gold Line website or visit one of the public locations listed on the project website to view a copy.

You can submit comments a variety of ways:

Public Events
Comments will be collected at three public events for the environmental assessment:

Open House: Tuesday, October 22, 5-7 p.m. at East Side Learning Hub at Harding High School
1526 6th Street East, Saint Paul, MN

Open House: Wednesday, October 23, 5-7 p.m. at Landfall Community Center
2 Fourth Avenue, Landfall, MN

Gold Line Project Office Hours: Monday, October 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.at Gold Line Project Office
121 7th Place East, Suite 102, Saint Paul, MN

At these events, Gold Line project staff will be available to answer questions and provide more information on the environmental assessment. The environmental assessment document will be available for review along with other maps, drawings and supporting documents. Visit the project website for information on these events.

Electronically
Comments can be submitted electronically through email to goldline@metrotransit.org or online through the project website.

Mail
Comments can also be sent via mail to:

Gold Line Project Office
c/o Chelsa Johnson
121 7th Place East, Suite 102
Saint Paul, MN 55101

The Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota is a partnership between the Governor’s Office and the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota.

Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota

The Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota is a partnership between the Governor’s Office and the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota. This multi-year initiative elevates the leadership and solutions of young women, specifically young women of color, Indigenous young women, young women from Greater Minnesota, LGBTQ+ youth, and young women with disabilities.

Young women between the ages of 16-24 are encouraged to apply by submitting the following materials:

• An application form
• One letter of recommendation from a teacher, mentor, or professor
• (Optional) Resume

Materials should be submitted by email to gov.appointments@state.mn.us or by mail to 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Ste. 130, Saint Paul, MN 55155 by Friday, October 18, 2019.

Tlalnepantla Arts invites you to a day of art-making for the entire family in celebration of Day of the Dead at Festival de las Calaveras: Twin Cities Latinx Music + Arts Festival! Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 12 PM – 3 PM,

CLUES – Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio 797 E 7th St, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55106

Tlalnepantla Arts les invita a un día de creación de arte para toda la familia en celebración del Día de los Muertos en el Festival de las Calaveras: Festival de Música + Arte Latinx de las Twin Cities!

Actividades de arte para toda la familia – Música en Vivo – Presentación de danza Mexica – Pintura de caras estilo calavera – Vendedores de comida.

Artistas participantes:
DJ SuperBrush
Palabristas Latin@ Wordslingers
Twin Cities Breakers
Danza Mexica Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli

Monica Vega >> Calaveras de azúcar
Lizbeth Calderon >> Mini ofrendas
Tony Peralta >> Papalotes
Carolyna DeSoto y Margarita Sandoval >> Títeres esqueletos
Casa de Esperanza Youth Amig@s >> Flores de papel
Maricella Herrera y Guillermo Valadez >> Pintura de caras estilo calaveras

Gratis! Cualquier donativo sera bienvenido!

Apreciamos la colaboración de CLUES y su comunidad!

MARQUEN SUS CALENDARIOS >>
Concierto de Cierre “Dia de los Muertos” para Todas las Edades, sábado, 2 de noviembre, en La Doña Cervecería, 241 Fremont Ave N, Mpls.

<< Eventos del Festival de las Calaveras son espacios seguros, libres de violencia y drogas >>

Mas INFO:
festivalcalaveras13@gmail.com
WWW.FESTIVALCALAVERAS.COM
@festivaldelascalaveras
612-486-2493

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Tlalnepantla Arts invites you to a day of art-making for the entire family in celebration of Day of the Dead at Festival de las Calaveras: Twin Cities Latinx Music + Arts Festival!

Art-making for the entire family – Live music – Mexica (Aztec) Dance presentation – Calavera face-painting – Food trucks

Free! Donations welcome / No one turned away

We appreciate the collaboration of CLUES and their community!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS >>
Dia de los Muertos Closing Concert, All Ages, Saturday, Nov. 2nd, at La Doña Cervecería, 241 Fremont Ave N, Mpls.

<< Festival de las Calaveras events are COMMUNITY SAFE, DRUG & VIOLENCE FREE SPACES >>

For more info, please contact us:
General Info: festivalcalaveras13@gmail.com
Booking: booking.festivalcalaveas@gmail.com
Vendors: vendor.festivalcalaveras@gmail.com
Volunteers: volunteer.festivalcalaveras@gmail.com
Art Exhibition: art.festivalcalaveras@gmail.com

Donate >> Make the Festival HAPPEN:
https://www.givemn.org/story/Festivaldelascalaveras

Online Store:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/calaveras13…

Sponsors/Partners/Allies:
SMSC Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; CLUES Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio; La Doña Cervecería; New Publica/VidaYSabor; 00.0 SoundSystem; LatinoAltRock; Waldoch Farms.

Mas INFO:
festivalcalaveras13@gmail.com
WWW.FESTIVALCALAVERAS.COM
@festivaldelascalaveras
612-486-2493