Local & Community
Community Land Trusts: A Quiet Answer to the Housing Crisis
How CLTs work, who they serve in the Twin Cities, and their limits.
Mutual Aid & Everyday Power
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Data: Mapping Volunteerism and Civic Participation Across MN Communities
Who volunteers, where, and what the data misses about informal community work.
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Guide: How to Start a Mutual Aid Group That Lasts
A practical playbook — structure, money handling, burnout prevention — from established groups.
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Podcast: Everyday Power — Stories of Neighbors Solving Problems Together
Story-driven episodes on communities solving problems institutions haven't.
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Opinion: Charity Is Not the Same as Solidarity
Distinguishing top-down charity from community-built mutual support.
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Tool Libraries, Time Banks, and Lending Circles: The Sharing Economy That Actually Shares
A survey of Twin Cities sharing institutions and the economics behind them.
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From WhatsApp to Action: How Diaspora Networks Mobilize
Inside the informal networks diaspora communities use to fundraise, organize, and respond to crises.
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The Organizers: Profiles of People Building Power Outside Institutions
Recurring profiles of grassroots organizers, block leaders, and community builders.
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How a Community Fridge Works: Anatomy of Everyday Solidarity
Follow one community fridge for a week — who stocks it, who runs it, what it takes.
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Mutual Aid Map: Where Communities Share Resources in the Twin Cities
A living map of community fridges, mutual aid groups, free stores, and resource hubs.