On March 30-31, 2016 St. Thomas University hosted their annual Diversity and Inclusion conference. Guests were local and global leaders on diversity and inclusion practices in the workplace and society as a whole. Celebrating it’s 28th year, Marnita’s Table was...

On March 5, 2015 community members from North Minneapolis enjoyed a very unique ISI. This free community event featured an abundant healing feast catered by Breaking Bread Restaurant, an open mic, in-depth conversations on healing from trauma, and community healing...

On February 23, 2016, the Catalyst Initiative hosted its first convening of all seed grantees from 2015. This was a chance for our community partners to share lessons learned and begin to explore how their networks can be enhanced and communities of practice built....

  Spend a few hours with Marnita Schroedl, and you’ll start thinking that if we could get five million people into her Minneapolis home, the state soon wouldn’t have a problem left to solve. Schroedl and her husband, Carl Goldstein, run an organization —...