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From: Michael Cavlan Date: 2009 Feb 11 04:32 UTC Short link

Community Discussion and Forum
                                               Ward 6

                                  Philips West-Stevens Square
                               Ventura Village- Whittier Alliance

                           WHEN: Thursday, February 12th from 7-9 p.m.
                           WHERE: All Nations Church
                                  1515 East 23rd Street (corner of Bloomington
and 23rd)

                        SPEAKERS: Martha Fasthorse, Dean Zimmerman and Michelle
Gross

                                  TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

                        * Police Brutality and Accountability
                        * Sustainable Jobs
                        * Environmental Racism
                        * Urban Transportation
                        * Elected Officials Response To Community

                               Organized by The New Broom Coalition
                                   www.newbroomcoalition.net



  Martha Fast Horse is a great great granddaughter of Chief Stranger Horse of
the Sicangu Lakota Nation from Rosebud, South Dakota. She is a well known and
respected political activist and community organizer for Indian Country. She is
President/CEO/Executive Producer of Fast Horse Productions, Inc. She produces
and hosts "Wolf Spirit," a weekly Native American television talk show airing
on MTN channel 17 in Minneapolis (cable access). Martha also hosts a weekly
Public & Cultural Affairs Program that airs every Sunday morning at 6:00 a.m.
on KQRS - 92.5 FM, KXXR (93X) - 93.7 FM, & WGVX (Love 105) 105 FM in the Twin
Cities.  She is a strong social justice advocate for American Indian youth and
elders. She serves on the board of directors for the Indian Child Welfare Law
Center.

Dean Zimmerman is a former Minneapolis City Council Member. A well known and
respected member of the local progressive peace and justice communities, Dean
is considered a hero by many people and has always been a champion of poor and
oppressed people.

Michelle Gross is another respected activist in progressive circles in
Minnesota and is the president of Communities United Against Police Brutality
    

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Michael Cavlan
Powderhorn