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Carrying On
While the powers that be are committed to the exploitation of people and land to fuel profits for the few, we’re committed to a very different vision for the future.



Sahan Journal: Minneapolis City Council gives community group an extra year to purchase Roof Depot site
The East Phillips Neighborhood Institute has another year to obtain $5.7 million promised by state lawmakers to complete the purchase.

Harvest Moon Block Party
The Harvest Moon Block Party will celebrate community victories, voices and solutions, including the incoming collective stewardship of the contested Roof Depot site.




COMMUNITY EDUCATION WORKSHOP: Pollinators and Medicine Wheel
Join us for the second workshop in our Community Workshop series, hosted at the East Phillips Community Garden and taught by Indigenous plant scientist Forest Hunt 🌱 We'll start by discussing the cultural significance of the medicine wheel and how to care for our small pollinator friends, as well as pollinators' impacts in agriculture. Then, you can get your hands dirty while helping to plant a medicine wheel and pollinator garden at the East Phillips Community Garden.




COMMUNITY MEETING: Cooperatively-Owned Solar Energy with CEF
Come join EPNI and Cooperative Energy Futures (CEF) for a community meeting this Wednesday, June 26th! CEF will start by sharing a bit about their work and the concept of cooperatively owned energy.