Reconnect Rondo

OUR MISSION IS TO LEAD THE EFFORT TO REVITALIZE THE RONDO COMMUNITY WITH A LAND BRIDGE THAT RECONNECTS RONDO AND REIGNITES A VIBRANT AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ENTERPRISE DISTRICT IN SAINT PAUL, MN.

CREATING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ENTERPRISE DISTRICT CONNECTED BY A COMMUNITY LAND BRIDGE. THE RONDO LAND BRIDGE PROJECT AIMS TO REVITALIZE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ENTERPRISE DISTRICT AND OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND EQUITY-BASED LOCAL ECONOMY THAT NOT ONLY RESTORES WHAT WAS LOST BUT CREATES A CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF NET-POSITIVE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND. THE RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT APPROACH CHAMPIONED BY RECONNECTRONDO LEVERAGES THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY, REGENERATIVE URBANISM, AND SMART CITY TECHNOLOGIES TO CREATE DISTRICT WEALTH AND WELLBEING, WHILE INTENTIONALLY CREATING CAREER PATHS AND LIVING-WAGE JOBS FOR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE PAST." "REVITALIZING, PROTECTING AND PROMOTING RONDO AS A THRIVING, HERITAGE-RICH NEIGHBORHOOD. "RESTORE WEALTH AND CONTROL FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE RONDO COMMUNITY. "SUPPORT PROSPEROUS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESSES. "CULTIVATE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ENSURING GREATER EQUITABLE OUTCOMES.

RONDO ROUNDTABLE CONSISTS OF COLLABORATIVE PARTNER AGENCIES WORKING TO RESTORE THE HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN RONDO COMMUNITY VIA THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS, CULTURAL HERITAGE AND BUSINESS DISTRICT. THE ROUNDTABLE REDUCES COMPETITION AND INEFFICIENCY IN MISSION DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS CONNECTED TO THE RONDO COMMUNITY BY MERGING THE EFFORTS OF SIMILAR INITIATIVES, AND/OR INCREASING COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN VARIOUS INITIATIVES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE SIGNED THE MOU: RECONNECT RONDO, CENTER FOR DIVERSE EXPRESSION - RONDO COMMEMORATIVE PLAZA, RONDO AVENUE, INC, HALLIE Q BROWN, RONDO COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AURORA ST. ANTHONY NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT, MODEL CITIES, SELBY AVENUE ACTION COALITION C/O GOLDEN THYME, WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY. TASTE OF RONDO BAR AND GRILL, PENUMBRA THEATER, NAACP ST PAUL WILKINS MEMORIAL LIBRARY, NEW LIFE POSSIBILITIES LLC. TO COMPLEMENT THE PURSUIT OF OUR MISSION, THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE COLLECTIVE HAS EXTENSIVE AND DIVERSE WORK IN COMMUNITY BUILDING, DESIGN, ART EXPRESSIONS, AND CREATIVE PLACEMAKING. THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE PRESENTS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORIC RONDO NEIGHBORHOOD TO CONNECT AND TO BE AWARE/INFORMED OF KEY INITIATIVES, RESOURCES AND SERVICES BEING ENGAGED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THEREBY ELIMINATING DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS AND OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP AND INCREASED ENGAGEMENT. WORKING TOGETHER, THROUGH THE MECHANISM OF THE ROUNDTABLE, WE INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE COMMUNITY BY CONSTRUCTION OF THE HISTORIC RONDO CULTURAL DISTRICT AND EMPOWERING THE ORGANIZATIONS TO COME TOGETHER AND DELIVER RESULTS BASED UPON JOINT EFFORTS AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT.

RECONNECT RONDO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: "OCTOBER 14-25: RONDO COMMUNITY LIBRARY SESSIONS (OVER 50 PARTICIPANTS) "SEPTEMBER 11: SELBY JAZZ FEST (OVER 400 CONVERSATIONS) "JULY 7: VIRTUAL TOWN HALL MEETING (OVER 80 PARTICIPANTS) "JUNE 10-29: 4P FUNDING MODEL EXPLORATION (58 EXPERTS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS) "JUNE 2-3: COMMUNITY BENEFITS WORKSHOPS (40 PARTICIPANTS) "MAY 24-27: LISTEN & LEARN ZOOM MEETINGS (120 PARTICIPANTS) "APRIL: MASS MAILING (9,000 POSTCARDS TO ALL RONDO HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES IN SUMMIT UNIVERSITY/FROGTOWN AREA) "FEBRUARY 2: LEGISLATIVE ACTION (TESTIFIED TO THE MINNESOTA HOUSE TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE) O RECONNECT RONDO DESIGNS AND LAUNCHES 46-WEEK INTERNSHIP AND LEADERS' PROGRAM WITH HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS, THREE HSRA ADVISORS AND HIRES 9 INTERNS - THE PROJECT INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: 1.YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 2.STUDENT PAID INTERNSHIPS WITH RECONNECT RONDO 3.YOUTH EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMMING. 4.YOUTH ESSAYS AND INTERVIEW ASSIGNMENT WITH BOARD AND COMMUNITY 5.ATTENDANCE TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS 6.SOCIAL MEDIA ASSIGNMENTS 7.VIDEO CREATION AND EDITING HERE IS ONE VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/RECONNECT- RONDO/VIDEOS/NATIVE/URN:LI:UGCPOST:6968661955268022273/