Events Around the Twin Cities
Friday, Mar 28, 2008
“A Knock at Midnight: Remembering the Radical Nonviolent Struggle of Dr. King” on April 3
Senior Fellow Harry Boyte will participate in “A Knock at Midnight: Remembering the Radical Nonviolent Struggle of Dr. King” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, at Calvary Baptist Church, at 26th Street and Blaisdell Avenue in Minneapolis. Boyte was a field secretary for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), a civil rights organization originally led by Martin Luther King, Jr. The program is part of a remembrance celebration honoring the 40th anniversary of the assassination of King. The event is free and open to the public. For more information call (612) 872-7855.
“The ABCs of Early Learning in Low-income, Urban Neighborhoods” on April 10
The Wilder Foundation will host a mini-conference on “The ABCs of Early Learning in Low-income, Urban Neighborhoods” from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, April 10, at the Wilder Center in St. Paul. Richard Chase, Wilder research consultant, will present key findings from a new Wilder report on early learning conditions among low-income families with young children. Mayor Chris Coleman and other leaders in the community will participate in panel discussions. The program is free, but registration is required by April 3 at www.wilder.org/events.0.html.
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