<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Upcoming Events</title><description>Are you hosting an event about education issues that you think people outside of your district might be interested in attending? 
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/"&gt;&lt;IMG alt="Get Acrobat Reader" src="/shared/images/pdficon.gif" border=0&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/lcep/materials/OctFullDraftRecs.pdf"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Draft Recommendations&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt; - Legislative Commission to End Poverty in Minnesota by 2020 (Rev. October 3, 2008)&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG src="/shared/images/link.gif"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/lcep/index.htm"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Legislative Commission to End Poverty in Minnesota by 2020&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;</description><pubDate>11/10/2008 2:50:49 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Children’s Issues Briefing</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/0812044.html </link><description>Neighborhood House, 179 Robie St E, St Paul.&amp;nbsp;Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.</description><pubDate>11/19/2008 6:37:55 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Nonprofit Communicators Series: Rebalancing the Mix</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/0812042.html </link><description>November 20 - Campaign Concoctions: Communications in the Political Arena, Minneapolis &lt;BR&gt;December 4 - The Main Ingredient: Your Web Site, Minneapolis&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.mncn.org/event_communicate.htm#Series"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Minnesota Council of Nonprofits&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;</description><pubDate>11/4/2008 7:41:13 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Cultural Competency Workshop Series</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/081216.html </link><description>Neighborhood House, 179 Robie Street East, Saint Paul.&lt;BR&gt;November 20, 2008 – An Introduction to Hmong Culture and Family Systems &lt;BR&gt;December 16, 2008 – The Refugee Journey </description><pubDate>11/4/2008 7:41:44 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>What happens at the Capitol anyway?</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/081121.html </link><description>Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Public Policy Network Lunch&lt;BR&gt;Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Conference Room, 2314 University Avenue, Suite 20, St. Paul</description><pubDate>9/24/2008 1:03:16 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Engaged Parent Education</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/081124.html </link><description>Anoka Hennepin Learning Center, 2727 Ferry Street North, Anoka. Sponsored by the Minnesota Association for Family and Early Education.</description><pubDate>11/19/2008 6:40:53 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Marginalization matters: Rethinking race in the analysis of state politics and policy</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/0812012.html </link><description>50 Willey Hall, UMN Twin Cities. Sponsored by the Minnesota Population Center.</description><pubDate>11/19/2008 8:11:09 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Being a Nonprofit Board Member</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/0812023.html </link><description>Ordean Building Conference room, 424 West Superior Street, Duluth. Choose one session: &lt;BR&gt;7 - 9 a.m. (includes continental breakfast)&lt;BR&gt;11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (includes a light lunch)&lt;BR&gt;Sponsored by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.</description><pubDate>11/11/2008 5:56:32 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Movements Don’t Just Happen: They Are Built! </title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/081202.html </link><description>Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 West Lake St, Minneapolis. &lt;BR&gt;Headwaters Foundation Movement Building 2008 Series</description><pubDate>10/8/2008 8:51:01 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Contemporary Families - Formation, Function, and the Future</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/0812045.html </link><description>Minnesota Council on Family Relations 2008 Fall Conference&lt;BR&gt;Continuing Education and Conference Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul</description><pubDate>10/30/2008 9:25:56 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>The Main Ingredient: Your Web Site</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/0812046.html </link><description>Target Performance Hall, In the Open Book Building, 1011 Washington Ave South, Minneapolis. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.</description><pubDate>11/10/2008 3:10:08 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>The Family Project Training</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/081208.html </link><description>Family &amp;amp; Children's Service Community Room, 4123 East Lake Street, Minneapolis.</description><pubDate>11/11/2008 5:59:58 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Not So White Winter </title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/090106.html </link><description>Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 West Lake St, Minneapolis. &lt;BR&gt;Headwaters Foundation Movement Building 2008 Series&lt;BR&gt;This three-part series will explore organizing across race, class and gender. Held in collaboration between Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, Headwaters and Organizing Apprenticeship Project.</description><pubDate>10/8/2008 8:56:28 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Session Line Up </title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/0901092.html </link><description>Kelly Inn, 161 Saint Anthony Ave, St. Paul. Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.</description><pubDate>10/22/2008 5:00:29 PM</pubDate></item><item><title>Capitol Lab - January</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/090109.html </link><description>&lt;FONT face=Arial size=2&gt;Minnesota State Capitol Room 318, St. Paul. Sponsored by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.&lt;/FONT&gt;</description><pubDate>10/8/2008 8:40:14 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Relationships &amp; Messages: Communicating with Legislators</title><link>http://www.parentsunited.org/090122.html </link><description>Minnesota Humanities Center, 987 Ivy Avenue East, St. Paul.&lt;BR&gt;Sponsored by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.</description><pubDate>9/24/2008 1:37:17 PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>