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Special Interview recorded (1/2/2024) and Uploaded (4/25/2024)

(Photo is from the September 20, 2019 Youth Climate Strike in St. Paul.)

In this special I speak with Abu Nayeem, who is a first generation American born in Dhaka Bangladesh, raised in New York and who has lived in St. Paul Minnesota for 10 years. Nayeem is a community organizer, entrepreneur and data scientist. You can find Abu Nayeem on the web at: https://sustainabu.com/

Links to items mentioned in this special:

Race Class & the Labor Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBE5LwGufYE

At the River I Stand: https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/at-river-i-stand/

The Metropolitan Council: https://metrocouncil.org/

12/08/23- Minnesota Governance Task Force
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xMkfGpVtNU&ab_channel=MinnesotaSenateMediaServices
(Testimony- Start 56 min mark)

12/12/23- Housing Transportation and Policy Commitee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBT9_tl7N9o&ab_channel=MNHouseInfo
(Testimony 1:17 mins; Chief Response 1:27 mins)

You can see upcoming meetings of Met Council here: https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/UpcomingMeetings.aspx

Abu Nayeem "Frogtown Crusader": https://ballotpedia.org/Abu_Nayeem_%22Frogtown_Crusader%22

Détournement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9tournement

#community #democracy #Détournement