Civic Buzz Archives
Hazardous Freight/Rail Safety
February Civic Buzz · Tuesday, February 7, 2017 What has the state done? What can the state do to address rail issues? What about Minneapolis? Our speaker, Alene Tchourumoff, State Rail Director, is…
Read MoreDomestic Violence: How Big is this Issue in Minneapolis?
January Civic Buzz · Tuesday, January 3, 2017 How is the city of Minneapolis responding to domestic Violence? What can you do? A discussion of this issue as it relates to the…
Read MoreBlack Male Students and the Minneapolis Public Schools
December Civic Buzz · Tuesday, December 6, 2016 The Office of Black Male Student Achievement was created specifically to address the needs of the largest demographic group within MPS. It…
Read MoreSo, What is the State of the Mississippi River?
November Civic Buzz · Tuesday, November 1, 2016 How is the Mississippi? Is water pollution improving? Can I swim in it? Our speaker will discuss the findings published in the new…
Read MoreRace – Can We Talk?
October Civic Buzz · Tuesday, October 4, 2016 How can we tackle institutional racism? Let us try to understand our own biases and how they affect racial equity. Our guest speaker…
Read MoreCivic Buzz 2015 Recap
2015 Civic Buzz Meetings: On May 3, we discussed voter turnout: How can we be #1 again? For nine elections in a row we were number one in the country in voter…
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