“Code red” for humanity concerning climate change You have likely seen by now the many headlines about the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which states that climate change is evidently human-caused and “an established fact,” and forecasts Earth’s temperatures will surpass “a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent,” as the Associated Press ... Read More
Sports as equity builders - Summer Games finale this Sunday! Here’s a last call to join your North Minneapolis neighbors on August 8 to assist in making the final day of the Northside Summer Games and Guinness World Records™ Day a great success! REGISTER TODAY and participate on August 8 at North Commons Park in Minneapolis to help break two GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titles: the Largest Game of Catch (American Football) an... Read More
Intersections of climate, race, and economic inequalities In the recent heat waves rolling across the country, we thought it may be another important time to bring up the intersections between climate & the environment, race, and economic inequality. “Racism is magnifying the deadly impact of rising city heat” from Nature details the relationships between extreme weather impact and inequalities. It includes climate researc... Read More
Helping Kids be Kids: Summer Games and G&J For the past few months and into the 2021 summer, Growth & Justice has been turning policy development and advocacy into pragmatic practice as the fiscal agent and one of many supporting partners in the creation of the City of Lakes Summer Games (July-August) for youth, hosted in North Commons Park, North Community YMCA, and other local facilities in North Minneapolis. Organize... Read More
Wrapping up the state legislative session After weeks of debate and the threat of a partial government shutdown, the Minnesota Legislature finished the state’s $52 billion two-year budget last Thursday. For a solid, comprehensive layout of how larger issues of the budget turned out, check out “Here's where Minnesota Legislature landed on 10 top issues in special session” from the Star Tribune. These top issues in... Read More