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Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, St. Paul Outreach
Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva (lisa@tcdailyplanet.net) is the St. Paul community outreach coordinator. Previously she worked in international development and adult basic education. She has a Master’s degree in teaching and taught social studies to junior high students in New York City, where she lived for eight years. She is a St. Paul native but she daily crosses the river into Minneapolis. Her love for travel keeps her on her toes, but the Twin Cities keep drawing her back.
Rain Gardens: The silver BB
“Rain Gardens aren’t the silver bullet,” Rusty Schmidt said while playing with his daughter at the park. “But they’re the silver BB.” Schmidt, who planted fifty-six rain gardens last year, is a Natural Resource Specialist for Washington Conservation District. Bullet or BB, he was talking about long term solutions to storm water quality. MORE »
Women connecting with women
The League of Women Voters shared an aisle with the Liberian Women’s Initiative, displaying photos and literature on folding tables and portable bulletin boards in Coffman Union on March 15. The booths were as varied as the workshops and speakers at the 13th Annual International Women’s Day Celebration at the University of Minnesota. Women of all ages exchanged business cards and picked up pamphlets about local organizations whose work affects women. MORE »
A security culture: Planning RNC protests
On a crisp February night the RNC Welcoming Committee gathered in a run down community center in South Minneapolis. Members of the Welcoming Committee watched a young man in a plaid shirt give a Power Point presentation. The presentation included information on bridges near the Excel Energy Center in St. Paul. As it came to a close, the group broke up and some of the members bolted out the door for a frigid smoke break, unwilling to talk to the one outsider in the room. MORE »
History Theatre revisits the 'Peace Crimes' of the Minnesota Eight
Ron Peluso has an open door policy when it comes to ideas for plays. Peluso, artistic director of the History Theatre, tells people to pop into his office if they have an idea. Together they discuss whether the idea has stage potential. That’s how Frank Kroncke ended up pitching a memoir he had written about the Minnesota Eight. MORE »
Young adults lobby for change: The Ogaden Youth Network
Hodan Dualeh has never set foot in the Ogaden, but her passion for the land and people could not be stronger. Dualeh is president of the Ogaden Youth Network (OYN), a youth group from the Ogaden region of Ethiopia. MORE »
