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As many of you know, with the
support of Councilmember Lisa Goodman, OutFront Minnesota has been
given an opportunity by the City of Minneapolis to develop a piece
of property into a Center which would serve the entire GLBT
community. We are in the very early (predevelopment stages) of the
project. This is a quick update on our efforts to spearhead the
development of this important project.
Over the last few weeks, we have
been conducting community input sessions in which approximately 60
people from various segments of our community including men and
women, transgender Minnesotans, older and younger community members,
folks from Greater Minnesota and People of Color have attended.
Participants have actively engaged in discussions about the meaning
that this center would have for them and talked about what they hope
it might offer. The sessions were lively and everyone was passionate
about sharing their vision and insight. This is the first of
several opportunities that community members will have to
participate in the development of this center.
Thanks to our facilitator, public artist Teri Kwant, for leading
these sessions in such an inspiring and thoughtful way. Thanks too to
everyone who gave their time and talents to make this first phase a
success.
Watch our E News and website over the next couple of months for more
information about the Center Project.
Read GLBT center survey results
here.
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