New Book! Guide to Community Leadership
Crossroads Resource Center co-founder and board member Tom O’Connell recently published It’s Up To Us!, a guidebook for community leaders. This is an excellent resource for strengthening the effectiveness of local initiatives.
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Tom O’Connell is Professor Emeritus in Political Studies at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul-Minneapolis Minnesota, where he taught courses in politics, urban studies, community organizing and leadership. O’Connell works with multiple citizen organizations addressing issues from affordable housing to workers’ rights; climate change to racial equality. He serves as Secretary-Treasurer of Crossroads Resource Center.
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Deconstructing Dinner
Ken Meter is featured in a new Canadian film by Jon Steinman, “Deconstructing Dinner” — a lively set of short videos covering emerging food issues.
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Ken Meter Interviewed in The Netherlands
An interview with Femke Hoekstra at University of Wageningen, The Netherlands, in April, 2012, where Ken Meter keynoted the international “Agriculture in an Urbanizing Society” conference.
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Ken Meter on HBO
Ken Meter offered expert commentary in the 2012 HBO documentary, The Weight of the Nation. See part Four, “Challenges.”
Video: Building a Local Food Economy
A three-part interview with Ken Meter produced by Rebecca Gerendasy for Cooking Up a Story.
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Growth in Local Food Economies
Presentation by Ken Meter for Rep. Collin Peterson’s annual “Home Grown Economy” forum in Crookston, Minnesota.
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