• Beacon Now: Lydia Expansion – 7/7/21

    Whether you’re brand new to Beacon or have been a supporter for years, we invite you to attend a virtual “Beacon Now” session. In this session, we’ll touch on the basics of Beacon’s work, go in depth on one aspect of that work, and discuss how we can make a difference for Minnesotans now. Encampments […]

  • Powerful Together: Conversations for Change

    Powerful Together is our collaborative-wide inreach, when congregations will conduct 1000 one-to-one conversations over 10 weeks! Imagine what we will learn and how much stronger we will be together. This orientation is the first opportunity for leaders coordinating this effort in their congregation to hear the plans, systems and resources to make this go smoothly. […]

  • Beacon Now: Lydia Expansion – 7/14/21

    Whether you’re brand new to Beacon or have been a supporter for years, we invite you to attend a virtual “Beacon Now” session. In this session, we’ll touch on the basics of Beacon’s work, go in depth on one aspect of that work, and discuss how we can make a difference for Minnesotans now. Encampments […]

  • Beacon Academy: 1-1 Skill Building

    Join us for our monthly 1-1 training and practice session! We’re always talking about the fact that 1-1 relational visits comprise the core building block of our organizing, so we want to make sure we’re putting our words into action. Drop in for an informal mini-training and practice opportunity. We’ll plan to hold these every […]

  • Beacon Now: Lydia Expansion – 7/21/21

    Whether you’re brand new to Beacon or have been a supporter for years, we invite you to attend a virtual “Beacon Now” session. In this session, we’ll touch on the basics of Beacon’s work, go in depth on one aspect of that work, and discuss how we can make a difference for Minnesotans now. Encampments […]

  • Beacon Academy: Unpacking Race & Housing

    Beacon Academy: Unpacking Race & Housing

    As the collaborative continues its race equity journey we are increasingly aware of the importance to understand the history behind the disparities that exist in the ongoing housing crisis.  Unpacking Race and Housing provides an opportunity to ground ourselves in an understanding of the levels of racism, the way race has been used to oppress […]

  • Beacon Now: Lydia Expansion – 7/28/21

    Whether you’re brand new to Beacon or have been a supporter for years, we invite you to attend a virtual “Beacon Now” session. In this session, we’ll touch on the basics of Beacon’s work, go in depth on one aspect of that work, and discuss how we can make a difference for Minnesotans now. Encampments […]

  • Rent is Due: Day of Action – 8/2/21

    Our vision is that all people have a home. The pandemic and economic crisis are building into an eviction crisis, which could add to the already too large number of […]

  • Beacon Academy: Unpacking Race & Housing

    Beacon Academy: Unpacking Race & Housing

    As the collaborative continues its race equity journey we are increasingly aware of the importance to understand the history behind the disparities that exist in the ongoing housing crisis.  Unpacking Race and Housing provides an opportunity to ground ourselves in an understanding of the levels of racism, the way race has been used to oppress […]

  • Inreach Training – 8/10/21

    This fall, congregations across the collaborative will simultaneously engage in an inreach: one-to-one conversations to listen to each other’s deep connection to home and share our determination to make affordable housing a reality for everyone in our state. Imagine the most exciting Beacon gathering you have ever attended – the energy, and how many people […]