Spent the morning at the Minneapolis Institute of Art seeing the Vietnam War through the eyes of artists opposed to the war at the time. There’s too many lessons still to be learned.
Category: In This Together
Brunch in a Former Fire House
Enjoyed a fine brunch in this newly refurbished space. In 1885 this was St. Paul’s first fire house. Last summer, when a friend and I cycled to former St. Paul fire houses, the interior was dilapidated and abandoned.
Nagasaki Origami Peace Cranes
Tateyama Air-raid Shelter. Peace Park. Memorial Hall. Business hotel.
Nagasaki Peace Park
Origami peace cranes, Peace Park, Nagasaki.
Human Decency
Stood for human decency with many thousands of Minnesotans outside Target Center, Minneapolis. Inside, the president had a different agenda.
Opportunity for All
Posted Opportunity for All.
Opportunity for All
On a sunny June day in 2014, I walked over to Lake Harriet Bandshell to listen to the President. I felt a common bond, believing if we become a more inclusive society, the economic pie gets bigger, and everybody wins. Fast forward to October 10, 2019 to a grey, drippy day in downtown Minneapolis. The…… Continue reading Opportunity for All
Basement Classroom
It will be 2020 before I can be a tutor again in the basement classroom with a fireplace. The 105-year-old building is about to close for a few months for renovation.
White Power and Paramilitary America
After a noon Westminster Town Hall Forum lecture on White Power and Paramilitary America, I was ready for some subversive art at the Walker.
Whitewashing
Cycled behind the Pioneers Monument in Northeast Minneapolis. The front depicts a pioneer family. The back depicts Father Hennepin receiving a peace pipe from the locals in 1680. Afterwards I wrote to asking for an interpretive sign that provides fuller context.