Over 600 people from 33 states, Canada, Japan and South Africa met in Minneapolis May 22 – 25 for
Neighborhoods, USA’s 38th Annual NUSA Conference. Attendees had the opportunity to attend seminars, talks and events aimed at deepening their community engagement skills. Neighborhood Pride tours were one of the key activities offered and Eastside Minneapolis was the prime destination for two of those tours:
Arts Buildings of the NE Arts District
The power of creativity and community rejuvenation was on display as NUSA attendees from five states had the opportunity viewed many of the
Arts District’s signature buildings, including the
Ritz Theater and
Casket Arts. They also enjoyed presentations by Alejandra Pelinka, the Executive Director of
NEMAA and Leslie Palmer-Ross, Director of Art Services for
Corporate Art Force. The tour wrapped up at
Brickmania in the
Thorp Building, where the attendees enjoyed dinner and a viewing of the Lego trains.
Minneapolis/St. Paul Cooperative Movement
No city has a stronger history of involvement in the community co-op movement than Minneapolis and NE is currently at its cutting edge. Thus it was fitting that
Eastside Food Co-op, along with
Seward Co-op, conducted a tour that focused on the vitality of the cooperative movement in the Twin Cities. Stops included
Hub Bike Shop, a worker-owned bike repair and sales coop,
Minnesota Climbing Co-op in the Thorp Building and the Central Avenue property recently purchased by
Northeast Investment Co-op (NEIC). This tour, which included guests from across the U.S., as well as Japan, also concluded at Brickmania for dinner.
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