Thought I'd share this article which has an update of what happened to some of
the organizations that lost their offices in the Walker Church fire...
This is just an excerpt, read the full article here:
http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/165291496.html
Three Twin Cities activist groups who lost their office space when Walker
Communited United Methodist Church was destroyed by fire on May 27 have found a
new home, thanks to a veteran protester.
The organizations are moving into the former American Nordic Center at 4200
Cedar Ave. S., which was purchased by Dave Bicking in late July. Several other
prominent local activist groups are also moving their offices into the
building.
Bicking, 61, who runs Powderhorn Garage, a small auto repair shop, has been a
regular at anti-war demonstrations in the Twin Cities over the past four
decades. He said he bought the building outright for $350,000, money that came
from an inheritance from an uncle several years ago.
Bicking will get some personal advantage out of the deal because he will live
in an apartment on the second floor of the 8,000 square foot building. βIt will
be more convenient to attend meetings,β he said.
Bicking will rent out office space on the first floor and basement to the
activist groups. There will be a common space for office equipment and Bicking
plans to get a copy machine for them. The building also has a common area for
meetings that can hold up to 100 people, he said.
The three groups moving into Bicking's building after losing their offices at
Walker Church are the Welfare Rights Committee, Communities United Against
Police Brutality, and the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee.
Also moving their headquarters to the building are Women Against Military
Madness (WAMM) and the Anti-War Committee, which together sponsor more
demonstrations in the Twin Cities than any other groups.
the organizations that lost their offices in the Walker Church fire...
This is just an excerpt, read the full article here:
http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/165291496.html
Three Twin Cities activist groups who lost their office space when Walker
Communited United Methodist Church was destroyed by fire on May 27 have found a
new home, thanks to a veteran protester.
The organizations are moving into the former American Nordic Center at 4200
Cedar Ave. S., which was purchased by Dave Bicking in late July. Several other
prominent local activist groups are also moving their offices into the
building.
Bicking, 61, who runs Powderhorn Garage, a small auto repair shop, has been a
regular at anti-war demonstrations in the Twin Cities over the past four
decades. He said he bought the building outright for $350,000, money that came
from an inheritance from an uncle several years ago.
Bicking will get some personal advantage out of the deal because he will live
in an apartment on the second floor of the 8,000 square foot building. βIt will
be more convenient to attend meetings,β he said.
Bicking will rent out office space on the first floor and basement to the
activist groups. There will be a common space for office equipment and Bicking
plans to get a copy machine for them. The building also has a common area for
meetings that can hold up to 100 people, he said.
The three groups moving into Bicking's building after losing their offices at
Walker Church are the Welfare Rights Committee, Communities United Against
Police Brutality, and the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee.
Also moving their headquarters to the building are Women Against Military
Madness (WAMM) and the Anti-War Committee, which together sponsor more
demonstrations in the Twin Cities than any other groups.
