Elder Abuse Awareness Community Training
This training is for any and all community members seeking to gain awareness on preventing and responding to elder abuse. Learn from MN Elder Justice Center as well as local elder service providers: Care Partners, Grand Portage Human Services, Cook County Health & Human Services, and Violence Prevention Center.
Mental Health Awareness Month: Sharing a lived experience of resiliency and hope
Please join us to hear Jeff read from his book describing his lived experience with facing and responding to his loved one’s mental health needs. Mental health resources in Cook County will also be provided.
Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation with Hamline University
Hamline University made a conscious decision to move from a paradigm of merely recognizing social issues, to actually wrestling with them in multiple contexts―classroom settings, campus meetings, and community engagements. Thus, the university is modeling the expectation of not just knowing better, but doing better.
Renewable Energy & Sustainability Initiatives in Cook County
In this presentation you will learn about renewable energy projects and sustainability initiatives happening through our local utility providers. We will also learn about clean energy purchasing options available through Arrowhead.
Beginning Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) – Session 4
We welcome you to join us in starting to learn Anishinaabemowin with instructor, Chelsey Commisso, Niijii Indigenous Mentorship Outreach Coordinator. During our pre-recorded sessions we encourage you to pause and practice along the way. We have provided handouts, resources, and homework to help with your learning.
Beginning Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) – Session 3
We welcome you to join us in starting to learn Anishinaabemowin with instructor, Chelsey Commisso, Niijii Indigenous Mentorship Outreach Coordinator. During our pre-recorded sessions we encourage you to pause and practice along the way. We have provided handouts, resources, and homework to help with your learning.
Beginning Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Session 2
We welcome you to join us in starting to learn Anishinaabemowin with instructor, Chelsey Commisso, Niijii Indigenous Mentorship Outreach Coordinator. During our pre-recorded sessions we encourage you to pause and practice along the way. We have provided handouts, resources, and homework to help with your learning.
Beginning Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) – Session 1
We welcome you to join us in starting to learn Anishinaabemowin with instructor, Chelsey Commisso, Niijii Indigenous Mentorship Outreach Coordinator. During our pre-recorded sessions we encourage you to pause and practice along the way. We have provided handouts, resources, and homework to help with your learning.
Community Policing and Cultural Intelligence
Join Dr. Shawn Williams, assistant professor at Saint Cloud State University, to learn about what law enforcement is currently doing to improve cultural intelligence. Williams brings 17 years of police officer experience with him among being the creator and only MN POST certified instructor of cultural Intelligence in Law Enforcement.
