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Our mission is to unleash the power of citizens to heal themselves and build community. Through work with individuals, communities, families, academic institutions, government agencies, philanthropists, and other nonprofits we build a web of relationships that support community engagement, intercultural communication, and personal responsibility. Community and cultural knowledge are at the forefront of our work. We believe that everyone has a culture – and it is a powerful resource for health and healing. We reconnect community members to their culture…
Find out moreWhat is Truth-Telling?
Truth-telling is a process of focusing on your own truth. In listening to someone else’s truth, we focus on what the truth brings up in our own lives. Truth is a reflective process.
Truth-telling is about telling the truth, receiving the truth, turning it into knowledge, personalizing but not personalizing the truth. Truth-telling is a learned skill. People have learned to ignore the truth. We have to learn how to give voice to the pain through telling the truth.
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Celebrating Our Living Stories Re-Establishing Guardianship As an African People, as we examine the stories that have carried us to the place we find ourselves we must respond to the needs for care, guidance and support of the community. The aim of this ceremony is to begin to realign our community to the ancient practices of seeing the Elder as our peoples’ connection to the Ancestors. As the Elder is the closest to the Ancestors they are the guides of…
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Childbirth Prep for People of Color “Taweret” is the protective ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and fertility. Please join us at Roots for a culturally-competent childbirth education series focused on people of color. Birth doula and educator Akhmiri Sekhr-Ra will be teaching the class, which is 4 weeks long, from 1pm – 3:00pm. Sessions will be Sunday 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30. Cost of each session: $7/per person per session. Please call 612-338-2784 to RSVP or with any…
Find out moreSlow Roll Minneapolis invites you to join us for the first ride of the season. We will meet at Freedom Square (2034 West Broadway Avenue North) at 5:30 for meet & greet, registration, and bike tune-ups and leave at 6:30 on our ride that will feature the Northside Greenway project, new potential connections to the river and downtown, and finish back at Freedom Square for a meal. We’re featuring Dj So Supreme and fresh food from Youth Farm.
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Contribute to our work of supporting children and families through cultural engagement, community health, education & collective partnering.
Find out moreCreating a community response to family violence. Join us to share your experiences and ideas.
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November 1, 2018 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Bring your family and neighbors – kid friendly activities will be offered. There will be healthy foods to assist with creating diabetic diets. We want to connect with people who have diabetes or are caring for people with diabetes. Midtown Global Market 920 East Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 55407 Build healthy habits through learning and sharing your knowledge and experiences.
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