Projects, Programs and Initiatives
Education and Outreach
Understanding others also takes understanding of self. Developing cultural agility is a journey that takes intention and a deep understanding of our own values and beliefs and how they shape our world view.
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The Sowing Room offers workshops and hands on activities designed to fit your needs.
In Development:
Seed Circles
Polarization Detox Challenge
Storytelling and Creating Places of Belonging
Storytelling and placemaking inspires people to collectively reimagine and reinvent public spaces as the heart of every community. Strengthening the connection between people and the places they share, placemaking refers to a collaborative process by which we can shape our public realm to maximize shared value. Thinking about space differently facilitates creative patterns of use, paying particular attention to the physical, cultural, and social identities that define a place and support its ongoing evolution.
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In Development:
Seed Circles
Queer+​​
Dignity, Equity, Social Justice and Inclusion
Changing demographics are diversifying our rural communities at a faster rate than ever before. How are we ensuring that our communities, employers, businesses, health care systems, childcare and more are responding to these shifts in culturally appropriate ways?
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Current Engagements:
Communities of Excellence Social Cohesion
Physical and Psychological Safety Initiatives
In partnership with the Nonviolent Peaceforce, and funded by The Bush Foundation, The Sowing Room is engaging with community members to ensure all feel safe in our rural places.
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES:
February 24 CLC Who's At Your Table?
Spring 2025 Who's At Your Table?
Cultivating Communities Summit
A North Central Minnesota Welcoming Summit
SAVE THE DATE:
September 21-23, 2025
Brainerd Lakes Area​