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.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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
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
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