http://www.thepublicpolicyproject.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:09:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Program Description: The “Changing the Face of Housing” Initiative has contracted with The Public Policy Project to conduct housing policy training, especially as it impacts low-wealth and people of color. The program prepares participants to make their voice/views heard through direct participation in advocacy organizations, legislative or rule making institutions, and ... http://www.thepublicpolicyproject.com/index.php/2008/08/19/fall-housing-policy-class/ Who & What: Northway Community Trust in conjunction with The Public Policy Project is offering an eight month long Northside Poverty Advocacy Training for low-income RESIDENTS of north Minneapolis who live within these boundaries: 54th Street on the North, the Mississippi River on the East, Highway 394 on the South, and ... http://www.thepublicpolicyproject.com/index.php/2008/06/04/new-poverty-advocacy-training-for-north-minneapolis-residents/ In April, I spent five days working on "Difficult Stories" with writers, artists, social workers and activitists in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was good work sponsored by the Creative Writers Network with people who are engaged in, as they say, "moving beyond the tribal stories." It is not quite a ... http://www.thepublicpolicyproject.com/index.php/2008/05/13/working-in-belfast/ Alumni graduates of the LISC/The Public Policy Project Housing Policy Training are cordially invited to attend the alumni reunion of all the LISC Housing Policy Training graduates. Come share with your fellow alumni what you have been working on and hear what others are doing or have done since graduating. ... http://www.thepublicpolicyproject.com/index.php/2008/05/13/lisc-housing-policy-alumni/ Hello all, James Trice here, In February 2008, The Public Policy Project was hired to work with a coalition of north Minneapolis organizations to address critical issues impacting residents and community stakeholders by engaging state legislators and influencing policy during the 2008 legislative session and beyond.  The Northside Policy Action Coalition ... http://www.thepublicpolicyproject.com/index.php/2008/04/24/46/ Hello all, James Trice here, I want to personally thank you for visiting our web site. I challenge you to review the entire site in order to get a good sense about what we (Loren and I) do as The Public Policy Project. I believe that 2008 will surely be a year ... http://www.thepublicpolicyproject.com/index.php/2008/01/29/welcome-from-james/ Greetings, Loren Niemi here, saying that I'm glad that you've found our site and have explored enough to arrive at this blog! If you haven't explored other parts of this site, I invite you to look around. We've tried to make this both easy to navigate and useful in giving ... http://www.thepublicpolicyproject.com/index.php/2008/01/29/welcome-from-loren/