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Jul 04 01:26 UTC
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Rwanda refugee remembers
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12494
by Julia N. Opoti, TC Daily Planet
"I remember being numb. All my emotions were gone—I was in a survival
mode." The twenty-four-year-old Rwandan genocide survivor recalled
the past, with a blank look on her face, watching the steam rise from
her cup of hot chocolate. "We knew it was coming," said Alice Tuza,
now a refugee living in the Twin Cities. "We just did not know when."
In 1994, following the murder of the country's president, Rwanda
erupted in a bloody genocide that lasted slightly over three months,
and killed close to a million people. The assassination of President
Juvenal Habyrarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira was seen as the catalyst
that led to the genocide. Tuza was only nine at the time. She lived
with her parents and her unmarried siblings in Butare, a small town
several hours from Kigali, the capital city. She remembers most of
the events of those three months and the next several years in vivid
detail.
Weekend what's what 7/3-7/5: Red, hot, and blue
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12521
by l'etoile magazine staff
This three-day weekend is shaping up to be one hell of a party! From
dance-offings to punk-outings to film-festings and of course,
fireworks, fireworks, and more fireworks, there is no shortage of
entertainment to be had.
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder turns 75
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12392
by James Sanna, TC Daily Planet
"When [the government] can do things without being reported, they can
get away with it. We ask is money being put out there? Where is it
being spent? Are African-Americans being included?" Tracey Williams,
publisher and president of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder described
the paper's continuing mission, as it celebrates 75 years of publishing.
Twin Cities World Refugee Day
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12483
by Grant Kruger, Asian American Press
More than 88,500 refugees from around the world have made Minnesota
their home since 1979, including one of the largest Hmong communities
outside of Asia. Representatives from local refugee-serving
organizations gathered at Minnehaha Park to host the Twin Cities
World Refugee Day 2008, a celebration of the many local refugee
groups and their journeys to Minnesota.
Citizenship
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12296
by MTN volunteers
South High students Jay Darrell, Saoirse Dungan, Ashley Kramka and
Rachel McKennon find out what it takes to become a U.S. Citizen by
interviewing people who have become citizens and others. They made
the video with the help of the Minneapolis Television Network (MTN)
as part of the Voices program.
INSIDE THE DAILY PLANET
Food and Restaurants: Two Coffee Shops Worth a Stop
Drinking iced tea and getting beat up at e.p. atelier
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12420
by Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet
My first visit to e. p. atelier (you pronounce it like Maurice
Chevalier) was truly an odd experience.
The Beat: Hot coffee and high decibels
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12515
by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet
The Twin Cities have dozens of coffeehouses featuring live music, but
how many of them need to sell earplugs?
Snacking and grazing the Mill City Farmers Market
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12478
by Jeremy Iggers, The Rake
Yesterday was my first visit of the season to the Mill City Farmers
Market, and I was pleasantly surprised by how many new stands there
were selling locally produced prepared foods - apparently Brenda
Langton, who was one of the founders of the market, and who owns the
Spoonriver Restaurant next door, doesn't mind the competition.
NEW IN VOICES
Barbara Allivato: The mother of affordable housing in Minnesota
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12485
by Alan Arthur, TC Daily Planet
Barbara Allivato was a woman who acted. She took purposeful action in
her private life, her political life, and her professional life. Her
departure from this earth should be noted as example and
encouragement to the rest of us to get off our backsides more often
and follow through on the issues and people we believe in and care
about.
NEW IN BLOGS
National debate on education priorities
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/12487
by Pam Costain, 6/30/08 • All Learning, All the Time
In early June, the New York Times did a story about two groups of
education leaders who are trying to interject public education issues
in the presidential debate, as well as into the wider debate in civil
society.
Revenge of the SITH (Spirit in the House Festival)
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12489
by Phillip Andrew Bennett Low, TC Daily Planet
Two shows at this year's Spirit in the House Festival neatly
encapsulate my love-hate relationship with the Festival: Jesus at
Guantanamo and Dr. King’s Dream. Allow me to emphasize that both were
very skilfully-crafted performances, well-written and well-enacted;
that I had issues with both; and that I really enjoyed the former.
You're never alone at Fringe time
http://tcdailyplanet.net/node/12513
by Matthew A. Everett, TC Daily Planet
It’s like summer camp, only you don’t have to sleep in a tent.