Rochester Affiliate
The Citizens League is pleased to announce that our affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota has been active since November 2009.
For the Citizens League, establishing affiliate groups throughout Minnesota advances our mission of building civic imagination and capacity and our purpose of helping to rebuild a civic infrastructure in Minnesota. These affiliates will help the Citizens League:- To improve the quality of our policy work by increasing our access to people who are impacted by policy problems, and helping us articulate the need for a "civic policy agenda;"
- To help to build a more diverse base of members, and to increase opportunities for civic leadership development;
- To foster partnerships that advance our organizing and policy goals, and help the Citizens League become more sustainable as an organization.
These affiliates help to extend the scope of our long-term goals and workplan towards policy development issues like poverty, long-term care financing reform, and water pollution.
In the Media - Resolve budget impasse with changes in "tax spending", Post-Bulletin, July 13, 2011
- Long-term care pilot may be in Rochester, Post-Bulletin, June 30, 2011
- Future transportation needs discussed at workshop, Post-Bulletin, June 10, 2011
What does this mean for Rochester?
- People who live in the Rochester area can join the Citizens League with a suggested donation of $25 and receive the regularly-published Minnesota Journal, take advantage of discounted fees for events, and the opportunity to participate in Citizens League policy work.
- Rochester organizes and holds regular events for citizen engagement on topics that support the Citizens League agenda as well as topics/policy issues that are of local interest and impact the Rochester community.
- Citizens League staff works with individuals and organizations in the Rochester community as part of our policy work.
The goal of this effort is to help build on the strengths and opportunities in Rochester, including partnering with other organizations whenever possible.
Do you live or work in the Rochester area? Interested in getting involved? Become a member today, and contact the affiliate co-chairs for more information: Sharon Tennis (sharontennis[at]charter.net) and Karel Weigel (karelweigel[at]charter.net).
