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Headwaters Community News
An update from Interim Executive Director Bilal Alkatout
Kai Anderson knows we all have a story to tell
We're hiring a Director of Programs
Job opportunities from the Headwaters community
September community events
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An update from Interim Executive Director Bilal Alkatout
Since last fall, Headwaters staff have been working to co-create Headwaters’ next chapter. We shared our last update after we had wrapped up our winter organizational retreat. Since then, we’ve been busy and we are excited to share our progress with you!
In our latest update, Interim Executive Director Bilal Alkatout shares some of the tools we've been building to help us distribute leadership throughout the organization and democratize decision-making in our day-to-day.
We hope you'll head to our website to read the full update, look at the tools we've been building to guide our work, and join us in celebrating our team’s work over the past 6 months.
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Kai Anderson knows we all have a story to tell
In our latest installment of our Donor Stories project, we are excited to introduce you to
Kai Anderson<[link removed]>. Kai is a connector, convener, and equitable development advocate with deep roots in Minneapolis.
Kai is passionate about anti-displacement work in Minneapolis and facilitating spaces for conversations where all people can find and tell their stories of land use. In his story, Kai shares how his experience as a Black Scandinavian has challenged him to help lift up narratives of marginalized experiences toward learning, growth, and dreaming big while resisting white supremacy.
We hope you’ll take time to learn from Kai and his work in our community.
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We're hiring a Director of Programs
We are looking for a Director of Programs to join the Headwaters team!
The Director of Programs provides strategic leadership, vision, and innovation to Headwaters' program team and advances Headwaters’ mission by overseeing grantmaking programs, support beyond the dollars, special initiatives, and fundraising aspects of the program team.
The salary range for the position is $95,000-$103,500. Applications will be accepted until September 28, 2023 at 5 p.m.
For all the information including full job descriptions and how to apply, head to our website.<[link removed]>
Job Opportunities from the Headwaters Community
Multiple Positions<[link removed]>, American Indian Cancer Foundatoin
Multiple Positions<[link removed]>, Appetite for Change
Multiple Positions<[link removed]>, CTUL
Research and Evaluation Manager<[link removed]>, Foster Advocates
Farm Organizer<[link removed]>, Hmong American Farmers Association
Packing Assistant<[link removed]>, Hmong American Farmers Association
Community Engagement Americorps Vista<[link removed]>, QUEERSPACE Collective
September Community Events
REP CARER Info Session<[link removed]>
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 6 p.m.
Interested in becoming a CARER?! REP is holding 5 info sessions in recruitment for local community members who are interested in becoming volunteers with our hotline. We are training a new cohort this fall. Community members MUST attend an info session or schedule a 1:1 to get an application link.
Community Ownership in MPLS: Envisioning the People’s TOPA Department<[link removed]>
Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Come and join the Housing Justice League as we kick off a new tenant-centered initiative to build community ownership in Minneapolis! We will experiment in joy, share our housing experiences, and dig deep into the realities of corporate ownership in our communities. This space is meant to empower renters to demand beauty, sustainability, and democratic ownership of housing in our city. Learn about the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) and envision what it looks like for you as a renter to take ownership of your home. Come have dinner and join together with other renters to build the People’s TOPA Department!
Wótakuye Gathering for Wakan Tipi<[link removed]>
Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Wakaŋ Tipi Awaŋyaŋkapi invites you to join us for our annual gathering of friends and supporters to celebrate our relationships that honor and protect Wakaŋ Tipi. This annual fundraiser, formerly known as “Keeping Up with the Creek”, has been re-named as our new organization name rolled out earlier this year.
LGBTQ+ Youth Dance Party<[link removed]>
Friday, September 15, 2023 at 5 p.m.
St. Cloud Pride and QueerSpace Collective are hosting a LGBTQ+ Youth Dance Party! This is for middle and high school youth. There will be music and box meal. (Register before Tuesday, September 5th, to guarantee a meal.)
Pride at the Park – St. Cloud<[link removed]>
Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 12 p.m.
Come check out our booth, chat with QUEERSPACE staff, and explore more of what St. Cloud Pride has to offer.
2023 Al-Maa'uun Day of Dignity<[link removed]>
Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 12 p.m.
Over the past 13 years Twin Cities Day of Dignity is an event curated around Service with Respect and DIGNITY. We invite you to join us.
12th Annual Powwow for Hope<[link removed]>
Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 12 a.m.
AICAF’s 12th Annual Powwow for Hope will take place in person on Saturday, September 23, 2023! Powwow for Hope, a nationwide fundraiser, honors loved ones who have faced or are facing cancer by creating a space for healing. Proceeds raised benefit the American Indian Cancer Foundation’s work to eliminate the cancer burdens Indigenous families face across the nation.
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