Tuesday, February 16, 2010

MCTC event - Census: Dollars We Count On

Census: Dollars We Count On: The Census, Cities, Local Government, and Higher Education

Wednesday, February 24, 6:30 p.m - 8 p.m., in the Great Hall

Chris Coleman, St. Paul Mayor
Kathy Lantry, St. Paul City Council President
Melvin Carter, St. Paul City Council
Graeme Allen, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota State University Student Association
Lois Larson, Interim Director of Financial Aid, Metropolitan State
Facilitated by Trenda Boyum-Breen, Vice President of Student Affairs, Metropolitan State

The panel will discuss how census data affect critical funding for our cities and neighborhoods, as well as tuition grant and loan programs and other critical services offered by colleges, universities and their campus communities.

TRUTH TO TELL 11AM - FEBRUARY 17 CENSUS 2010

TRUTH TO TELL 11AM - FEBRUARY 17 CENSUS 2010: Minnesota's Critical
Decade

KFAI - 90.3FM-Minneapolis/106.7FM Saint Paul and STREAMING at KFAI.org

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 - 11:00AM

CENSUS 2010: Minnesota's Critical Decade

From all indications, we can't take the need for an accurate count of
all our state's residents too seriously. At stake could be the
millions of federal dollars and, ultimately, the strength of our
representation in Washington DC. An undercount could reduce the size
of Minnesota's Congressional delegation: we're on the cusp of losing
one of our eight seats in the House of Representatives if our real
numbers fail to meet the threshold - as few as 1,100 people
undercounted. Many communities - especially students and suspicious
minority and immigrant communities - are badly undercounted - and for
good reason: few people trust the government. Period.

Advocates and community representatives are scouring neighborhoods for
every person to complete the Census form when it arrives at each
household, especially in the Twin Cities where many new Americans and
minority community people may need convincing that this is an
important time to be counted. Meetings are held. Jobs offered.
Speeches made. An all-out campaign to be included.

TTT's ANDY DRISCOLL and LYNNELL MICKELSEN explore the issues and why
this decade's Census is one of the more critical in our state's history.

GUESTS:

• INVITED: KEITH ELLISON - Congressman, 5th District

• TOM GILLASPY - Minnesota State Demographer

• HANNAH GARCIA - 2010 Census Project Director, Minneapolis 2010
Census; EMAIL

• ANGELA BURKHALTER - Lead Census Executive for Saint Paul; EMAIL

• ARNETTA KABA-PHILLIPS - System Navigator, His Works United,
Stairstep Foundation

Minnesota Census 2010 Site

Minneapolis Census Site

Minneapolis COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE

Saint Paul Census Task Force Site

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Metro State Census Series - Feb. 17, 2010

Census Data: A Source for Fun Facts… and other Important Research!

Wednesday, February 17, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in Library 302 and via ITV in MEC 2300

Tom Gillaspy, State Demographer

The Census gives us a wealth of data about population, demographics, economics, industry, geography, and more. Learn about what the census really tells us, how data can be used in research, and what it all means for Minnesota.

MCTC Census Lecture

The Census: Culture, Identity, and the Changing Face of Minnesota

February 16, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. , T-Building on MCTC campus TBA

Mario Hernandez, Minnesota Latino Complete Count Committee
Norma Garcés, Senior Planning Analyst, Hennepin County
and others

How well does the census really capture the face on Minnesota? How does the Census deal with questions of race? How should the GLBT community answer questions about gender and marriage? How is Census data protected?

The panelists, moderated by MCTC faculty Lena Jones, will address the intersection of census data and identity.

Metro State Census Series - Feb. 3, 2010

Kickoff Event: “Come to Your Census!”

Wednesday, February 3, Noon-1:30 p.m. in Library 302, and via ITV in MEC 2300

Join Mark Ritchie, MN Secretary of State as he discusses: "What is the Census? Why is it so important? What questions will I be asked? What’s at stake for the state of MN?"

Come and find out!