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Here on the mnpACT! action page you'll find all the tips and information you need to ACT! To challenge the latest outrages from the Bush administration, the U.S. Congress, the Pawlenty administration and the Minnesota State Legislature.
It is human nature to put off for another day some of those things that need action today. We will try to help you prioritize. We will present you with easy, effective ways to take action NOW!
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FCC Public Hearing on the Future of the Internet - Aug 19
Location: South High School, 3131 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Date/Time: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 6 p.m.
Featured Speakers: FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn, Sen. Al Franken and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie
Minnesota Sen. Al Franken recently said that free speech in America is at risk if we stand back and let "four or five mega-corporations effectively control the flow of information." Now, Minnesota has a chance to stop giant corporations from taking over our Internet and stifling free speech in the 21st century.
Free Press, Main Street Project and the Center for Media Justice are co-hosting the first public hearing on the Future of the Internet on Aug. 19.
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"Nature" - Environmental "Walking Play" @ the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum - Emerson and Thereau
TigerLion Arts Presents 'Nature' Walking Play at the Arboretum
The Arboretum will provide the setting when TigerLion Arts theater troupe presents Nature, a mythic telling of Emerson and Thoreau's mutual love affair with the natural world, Thursdays through Sundays, Aug. 19-Sept. 5.
Performances are scheduled as follows:
Aug. 19, 20, 26, 27 at 6 p.m.
Aug. 21-22, 28-29 at 3 and 6 p.m.
Sept. 2-3 at 6 p.m.
Sept. 4-5 at 3 and 6 p.m.
Grounded in the story of Emerson and Thoreau's friendship and set in a playful theatrical style woven together with music and song, Nature offers a perspective of their lives that is strikingly relevant, richly complex, and yet utterly simple.
Nature will be performed outdoors as a 'walking play,' taking the audience on a journey through the Johanna Frerichs Garden for Wildlife at the Arboretum. This family-friendly story features poignant excerpts from the writings of Emerson and Thoreau.
As scenes unfold and grow into bold expressions of the pair's revolutionary philosophies, audience members will be inspired to reflect on their own relationship with nature.
Nature is a collaborative effort led by local actor Tyson Forbes (TigerLion Arts), a direct descendent of Ralph Waldo Emerson, who Forbes plays in the production. Forbes has performed in regional theaters nationwide and in numerous roles at the Guthrie, most notably Thomas Jefferson in 1776.
He has always felt a deep connection to Emerson and Thoreau, saying, "They were both radicals of their time, calling on their peers to think for themselves and be agents of change. I believe their words and ideas are as necessary now as they were then."
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