Reviving this thread bc after putting off @epni-urbanfarm.bsky.social for months, at the last minute last week, @mayorfrey.com refused to meet them about the project that would actually begin reversing generations of environmental racism.
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The East Phillips urban farm project is in an area that the City zoned industrial. It is sandwiched between yellow lined C16 ("The type of population are mostly wage earners, small salaried and tradesmen....
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At the present time, particularly that area from Franklin south to 24th between Hiawatha and 11th Avenue there are many Jewish families residing. Much rehabilitation is required."), D5 ("there is a considerably large negro settlement."), C15 ("there are several colored families."),
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and D9 ("This is an old section changing from residential into industrial... Due to its proximity to railroad and railroad yards and heavy industrial area it is rapidly declining."). Those designation built on--and replicated-- the racial covenants that preceded them.
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B20 to the west reads "This area['s] desirability is that it is near the Mississippi River and the Mississippi Park Driveway. Its ready accessibility to both St. Paul and the business district of Minneapolis makes it a desirable place to live." 1941 covenants read "No part of this lot shall be...
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sold, leased, mortgaged, used, or occupied, nor any right thereto be granted, given, or permitted to any person other than to a member of the Caucasian race." mappingprejudice.umn.edu/racial-coven...
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And y'all, there's a whole book about how the City and it's ruling elite (looking at you, @dfl.org) created what by 1957 the papers called an "unofficial reservation" in East Phillips. www.upress.umn.edu/978151790480...
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So would it be easier to just slap a water treatment center on the site that the City's neglected for generations? It sure would. But Mayor Frey, if you *really* want "opportunity for all residents" (as your campaign periodically says) then you need to show up, put in the work and stop milking EPNI.
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Minneapolis is built on the asthma and cancer of our black, brown, and indigenous neighbors. We can't change what happened. But we can change what happens next. Neighbors, please tell @mayorfrey.com to at least, you know, meet with EPNI www.epnifarm.org/news/epni-st...
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