Jane Addams School for Democracy
The Jane Addams School for Democracy is a community-based civic engagement initiative based in the West Side neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota. It is coordinated by staff of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship. Participants in the Jane Addams School self-organize in learning circles and pairs, mixing English speakers with native Hmong-, Somali- or Spanish-speakers. There is no charge to attend, and there are no fixed courses. Individuals participate as long as they wish. The school is founded on the principle that everyone is both a teacher and a learner. The Jane Addams School is inspired by the vision of democracy, productive citizenship, and popular education held by settlement house pioneers like Jane Addams, who created Hull House in Chicago. Since the school opened in 1996, more than 1,500 participants from around the Twin Cities have naturalized as U.S. citizens.
- Community will feel loss of leader - 06/05/08
- Seeking AmeriCorps member to support youth leadership development in St. Paul - 05/14/08
- New funding will support cross-cultural citizen work - 05/08/08
- Hmong teens and young adults find ways to bridge surprising cultural differences - 04/16/08
- Vote today for funds to support democratic conversations - 03/27/08
- Top 7 of 2007 - 01/17/08
- Circles Celebration - 12/19/07
- Public Celebration - 11/06/07
- Freedom Festival: Voices of Hope - 10/15/07
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Policy and a Pint: The Minnesota-China Connection
Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 6:00pmVarsity TheaterRe-inspiring Citizenship in the 2008 Election
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