Community Organizing and Movement Building

January 2024
North Regional Library

Participants learned about ways they can be part of movements for racial and social justice.

This workshop explored questions such as:

• What is community organizing?
• What makes it effective?
• How might some principles of movement building be used to make change in other sectors of work and life?

Positive Youth Development principals

December 2023
North Regional Library

Positive Youth Development principals
This training explored Positive Youth Development (PYD) principals. People attending learn how to have sensitive and courageous conversations with young people. Participants also:

• Gained tips and tools on how to interact with youth
• Learned about protective factors teens need to be happy and healthy

Youth Outreach and Youth Culture Creation

July 2023
North Regional Library

Facilitators from the Youth Coordinating Board helped participants develop a collective orientation towards youth, youth development, youth outreach and youth culture. Facilitators also provided tools to assist participants in building positive connections with younger folks.

CPR, first aid and AED

April 2023
Brookdale Library

Students learned how to properly perform CPR on an adult and on a child with feedback mannequins. Students also learned how to use an AED machine. 

Upon completion of the course, each student received a CPR card which is good for 2 years.

Trauma Informed Care

March 2023
North Regional Library

Trauma Informed Care belongs everywhere. Participants learned how to put trauma informed care into practice in daily interactions with others at:

• Home 
• Work
• In the community

The workshop focused on how to properly heal in your work.
Participants learned to practice and understand why community care belongs everywhere.

Know your rights

Oct. 2022
Northeast Library

Everybody has basic rights under the US Constitution and civil rights laws. This workshop empowered and educated youth on the importance of protecting their rights. We also provided information on other restorative alternatives.

Community gun violence prevention

Sept. 2022
Walker Library

Participants reviewed the history of Black gun ownership. Firearm safety education was presented as an essential piece of community gun violence prevention. This workshop was led from a lens of gun violence prevention in Black communities.

Stop The Bleed

July 2022
City of Minneapolis Public Service Building

Traumatic injuries are often sudden and unexpected. Chances of survival after a traumatic injury increase if bleeding is stopped. Participants practiced bleeding control techniques led by experts.