BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Beacon Interfaith - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Beacon Interfaith REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T223000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20240410T163813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T163846Z UID:10001807-1712910600-1712961000@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Hearing: Multifamily Residential Development Act - 4/12/2024 DESCRIPTION:Join us in-person or virtually to support the Hearing: Multifamily Residential Development Act in the House State Government Committee at 8:30 am this Friday\, 4/12\, in the State Government Building\, Room 10. \nThis bill would be transformational to changing our land use laws to make it easier to build more multifamily homes like Beacon creates. \nThere is opposition to changing the status quo\, which gives outsized power to NIMBY. We need supporters in the room in their blue Beacon\, showing their values that all types of homes belong in all communities. \nIf you cannot join in person\, please register and mark you will be joining virtually below. We will email you the location to watch the hearing. \nClick here to sign up for the event on Friday. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/hearing-multifamily-residential-development-act-4-12-2024/ LOCATION:State Office Building\, 100 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Rm 10\, Saint Paul\, MN 55155\, 100 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Rm 10\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55155\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241113T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241113T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231030T183522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T202108Z UID:10001774-1731486600-1731488400@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Rent is Due: Day of Action - 11/13/24 DESCRIPTION:As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home\,” we know that at the beginning of every month\, over 200\,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families\, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness\, and increases the racial disparities already present. \nWe gather the first Wednesday of every month as Beacon advocates to change this reality. We are working to create rental assistance for all through Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, create new policies to make more deeply affordable supportive housing available\, and other policies so all people have a home. During our 30-minute virtual meeting\, you will hear updates on Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, and our other campaigns\, hear from special guests or elected officials\, and be given concrete actions to do. \nOur goal is an efficient\, clear meeting once a month for you to feel connected to the work and able to take impactful action. We have been holding this meeting successfully since June of 2020\, and for these three years\, people joining together to take action once a month have made a difference. \nA Zoom meeting with Closed Captioning is available. Please register below to receive the link to join. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/rent-is-due-day-of-action-11-6-24/ CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241002T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241002T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231030T183235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T171905Z UID:10001773-1727857800-1727859600@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Rent is Due: Day of Action - 10/2/24 DESCRIPTION:As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home\,” we know that at the beginning of every month\, over 200\,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families\, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness\, and increases the racial disparities already present. \nWe gather the first Wednesday of every month as Beacon advocates to change this reality. We are working to create rental assistance for all through Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, create new policies to make more deeply affordable supportive housing available\, and other policies so all people have a home. During our 30-minute virtual meeting\, you will hear updates on Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, and our other campaigns\, hear from special guests or elected officials\, and be given concrete actions to do. \nOur goal is an efficient\, clear meeting once a month for you to feel connected to the work and able to take impactful action. We have been holding this meeting successfully since June of 2020\, and for these three years\, people joining together to take action once a month have made a difference. \nA Zoom meeting with Closed Captioning is available. Please register below to receive the link to join. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/rent-is-due-day-of-action-10-2-24/ CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240904T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240904T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231030T182931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T171739Z UID:10001772-1725438600-1725440400@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Rent is Due: Day of Action - 9/4/24 DESCRIPTION:As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home\,” we know that at the beginning of every month\, over 200\,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families\, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness\, and increases the racial disparities already present. \nWe gather the first Wednesday of every month as Beacon advocates to change this reality. We are working to create rental assistance for all through Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, create new policies to make more deeply affordable supportive housing available\, and other policies so all people have a home. During our 30-minute virtual meeting\, you will hear updates on Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, and our other campaigns\, hear from special guests or elected officials\, and be given concrete actions to do. \nOur goal is an efficient\, clear meeting once a month for you to feel connected to the work and able to take impactful action. We have been holding this meeting successfully since June of 2020\, and for these three years\, people joining together to take action once a month have made a difference. \nA Zoom meeting with Closed Captioning is available. Please register below to receive the link to join. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/rent-is-due-day-of-action-9-4-24/ CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240807T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240807T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231030T182702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T171152Z UID:10001771-1723019400-1723021200@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Rent is Due: Day of Action - 8/7/24 DESCRIPTION:As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home\,” we know that at the beginning of every month\, over 200\,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families\, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness\, and increases the racial disparities already present. \nWe gather the first Wednesday of every month as Beacon advocates to change this reality. We are working to create rental assistance for all through Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, create new policies to make more deeply affordable supportive housing available\, and other policies so all people have a home. During our 30-minute virtual meeting\, you will hear updates on Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, and our other campaigns\, hear from special guests or elected officials\, and be given concrete actions to do. \nOur goal is an efficient\, clear meeting once a month for you to feel connected to the work and able to take impactful action. We have been holding this meeting successfully since June of 2020\, and for these three years\, people joining together to take action once a month have made a difference. \nA Zoom meeting with Closed Captioning is available. Please register below to receive the link to join. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/rent-is-due-day-of-action-8-7-24/ CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240710T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240710T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231030T182239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240701T152543Z UID:10001770-1720600200-1720602000@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Rent is Due: Day of Action - 7/10/24 DESCRIPTION:As we work toward a vision where “all people have a home\,” we know that over 200\,000 households struggle to pay rent at the beginning of every month. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals\, families\, and communities\, drives people toward homelessness\, and increases racial disparities. \nDuring our Rent Is Due meetings\, we’ll gather as Beacon advocates to change this reality. \nTogether\, we’re advocating for new policies that make it easier for all people to have a safe\, affordable place to call home. \nDuring our 30-minute virtual meeting\, you’ll hear updates on our current campaigns\, hear from special guests or elected officials\, and receive concrete actions to help you advance our mission. \nRent is Due helps us connect to our work as housing advocates and take meaningful\, collective action toward a brighter future where all people have a home. \nSince these meetings started in 2020\, our collective actions have helped bring that ideal future closer. Working together\, we helped advocate for state legislators to approve a historic $2 billion in funding for supportive housing. We broke ground on several new apartment homes and paved the way for many more. \nTogether\, we can move mountains. \nWe will provide a Zoom link with closed captioning for this meeting. Please register below to receive the link. \n \n  URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/rent-is-due-day-of-action-7-3-24/ CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240605T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240605T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231030T181936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T170721Z UID:10001769-1717576200-1717578000@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Rent is Due: Day of Action - 6/5/24 DESCRIPTION:As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home\,” we know that at the beginning of every month\, over 200\,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families\, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness\, and increases the racial disparities already present. \nWe gather the first Wednesday of every month as Beacon advocates to change this reality. We are working to create rental assistance for all through Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, create new policies to make more deeply affordable supportive housing available\, and other policies so all people have a home. During our 30-minute virtual meeting\, you will hear updates on Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, and our other campaigns\, hear from special guests or elected officials\, and be given concrete actions to do. \nOur goal is an efficient\, clear meeting once a month for you to feel connected to the work and able to take impactful action. We have been holding this meeting successfully since June of 2020\, and for these three years\, people joining together to take action once a month have made a difference. \nA Zoom meeting with Closed Captioning is available. Please register below to receive the link to join. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/rent-is-due-day-of-action-6-5-24/ CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240501T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240501T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231030T181616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T170508Z UID:10001768-1714552200-1714554000@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Rent is Due: Day of Action - 5/1/24 DESCRIPTION:As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home\,” we know that at the beginning of every month\, over 200\,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families\, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness\, and increases the racial disparities already present. \nWe gather the first Wednesday of every month as Beacon advocates to change this reality. We are working to create rental assistance for all through Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, create new policies to make more deeply affordable supportive housing available\, and other policies so all people have a home. During our 30-minute virtual meeting\, you will hear updates on Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, and our other campaigns\, hear from special guests or elected officials\, and be given concrete actions to do. \nOur goal is an efficient\, clear meeting once a month for you to feel connected to the work and able to take impactful action. We have been holding this meeting successfully since June of 2020\, and for these three years\, people joining together to take action once a month have made a difference. \nA Zoom meeting with Closed Captioning is available. Please register below to receive the link to join. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/rent-is-due-day-of-action-5-1-24/ CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240403T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240403T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231030T181320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T160437Z UID:10001767-1712133000-1712134800@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Rent is Due: Day of Action - 4/3/24 DESCRIPTION:As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home\,” we know that at the beginning of every month\, over 200\,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families\, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness\, and increases the racial disparities already present. \nWe gather the first Wednesday of every month as Beacon advocates to change this reality. We are working to create rental assistance for all through Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, create new policies to make more deeply affordable supportive housing available\, and other policies so all people have a home. During our 30-minute virtual meeting\, you will hear updates on Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, and our other campaigns\, hear from special guests or elected officials\, and be given concrete actions to do. \nOur goal is an efficient\, clear meeting once a month for you to feel connected to the work and able to take impactful action. We have been holding this meeting successfully since June of 2020\, and for these three years\, people joining together to take action once a month have made a difference. \nA Zoom meeting with Closed Captioning is available. Please register below to receive the link to join. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/rent-is-due-day-of-action-4-3-24-2/ CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240306T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240306T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231030T180830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240131T173643Z UID:10001766-1709713800-1709715600@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Rent is Due: Day of Action - 3/6/24 DESCRIPTION:As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home\,” we know that at the beginning of every month\, over 200\,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families\, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness\, and increases the racial disparities already present. \nWe gather the first Wednesday of every month as Beacon advocates to change this reality. We are working to create rental assistance for all through Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, create new policies to make more deeply affordable supportive housing available\, and other policies so all people have a home. During our 30-minute virtual meeting\, you will hear updates on Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, and our other campaigns\, hear from special guests or elected officials\, and be given concrete actions to do. \nOur goal is an efficient\, clear meeting once a month for you to feel connected to the work and able to take impactful action. We have been holding this meeting successfully since June of 2020\, and for these three years\, people joining together to take action once a month have made a difference. \nA Zoom meeting with Closed Captioning is available. Please register below to receive the link to join. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/rent-is-due-day-of-action-3-6-24/ CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240207T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240207T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231030T180212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T180212Z UID:10001765-1707294600-1707296400@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Rent is Due: Day of Action - 2/7/24 DESCRIPTION:As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home\,” we know that at the beginning of every month\, over 200\,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families\, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness\, and increases the racial disparities already present. \nWe gather the first Wednesday of every month as Beacon advocates to change this reality. We are working to create rental assistance for all through Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, create new policies to make more deeply affordable supportive housing available\, and other policies so all people have a home. During our 30-minute virtual meeting\, you will hear updates on Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, and our other campaigns\, hear from special guests or elected officials\, and be given concrete actions to do. \nOur goal is an efficient\, clear meeting once a month for you to feel connected to the work and able to take impactful action. We have been holding this meeting successfully since June of 2020\, and for these three years\, people joining together to take action once a month have made a difference. \nA Zoom meeting with Closed Captioning is available. Please register below to receive the link to join. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/rent-is-due-day-of-action-2-7-24/ CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240103T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240103T090000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231030T175652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T175652Z UID:10001764-1704270600-1704272400@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Rent is Due: Day of Action - 1/3/24 DESCRIPTION:As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home\,” we know that at the beginning of every month\, over 200\,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families\, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness\, and increases the racial disparities already present. \nWe gather the first Wednesday of every month as Beacon advocates to change this reality. We are working to create rental assistance for all through Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, create new policies to make more deeply affordable supportive housing available\, and other policies so all people have a home. During our 30-minute virtual meeting\, you will hear updates on Bring it Home\, Minnesota\, and our other campaigns\, hear from special guests or elected officials\, and be given concrete actions to do. \nOur goal is an efficient\, clear meeting once a month for you to feel connected to the work and able to take impactful action. We have been holding this meeting successfully since June of 2020\, and for these three years\, people joining together to take action once a month have made a difference. \nA Zoom meeting with Closed Captioning is available. Please register below to receive the link to join. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/rent-is-due-day-of-action-1-3-24/ CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231130T190000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20231024T210124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T210124Z UID:10001761-1701365400-1701370800@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Housing Townhall - 11/30/23 DESCRIPTION:With the 2024 legislative session starting in February\, join Beacon and other housing organizations to begin a dialogue with state policymakers about what we can do this year to advance our vision that all people have a home. We will hear from impacted communities\, policy advocates\, and state legislators about the tremendous need and how we can address critical issues like funding to build deeply affordable homes\, create more dedicated funding for housing\, and expand Bring it Home\, Minnesota. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/housing-townhall-11-30-23/ LOCATION:Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church\, 511 Groveland Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231002T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231002T173000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200134 CREATED:20230926T142542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T142925Z UID:10001750-1696260600-1696267800@www.beaconinterfaith.org SUMMARY:Met Council CDC Meeting: Vote on HRA Annual Plan DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the Met Council’s Community Development Committee Meeting. We will be there to witness their vote on the Metro Housing Redevelopment Authorities Annual Plan. We have been advocating all year to make changes to the annual plan and only achieved one small change. Our hope for an annual\, consistent flow of Project Based Vouchers will not be in the plan\, but we are successfully raising the issue and putting pressure on council members. And we intend to keep that pressure up until the Met Council decides to automatically allocate project based vouchers each year for the development of new affordable housing in the suburbs. \nJoin us to witness to the Met Council members we aren’t giving up and not going away. Please wear blue or your Beacon T-Shirt. URL:https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/event/met-council-cdc-vote-10-2-2023/ LOCATION:Met Council Building\, 390 Robert St. N.\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States CATEGORIES:Policy ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Helvick Anderson":MAILTO:bhelvickanderson@beaconinterfaith.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR