In late December 2018, Brave Art brought together youth of all ages to express what home means to them with the use of paint and canvas. The workshop was supported by artist Sarah Nelson of Inverted Arts. Sarah had great discussions with participants about home and how it can manifest in many different ways, especially…
Housing Resources Guide
General Resources United Way 2-1-1 Provides free and confidential health and human services information for people in Minnesota. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Phone: Dial 211 or (651) 291-0211 to reach a resource specialist. 24/7 resource referral line. (English, Hmong, Russian, Somali, and Spanish) Housing Resource Center (Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation) Mission is to…
Crenshaw | Discussion Questions
Questions from the Read Brave Saint Paul Team When are the times in Jackson’s life that Crenshaw appears? Which events occur that create a need for Jackson to have Crenshaw in his life? Discuss Jackson’s comment about the name Crenshaw: “It felt like a blank piece of paper before you draw on it.” (p. 27…
Rich | Discussion Questions
Questions from the Read Brave Saint Paul Team The story begins with Free and Dyamonde in front of a store window. Free is grumbling about how much he hates being poor, until Dyamonde explains the true meaning of being poor – having no money, no clothes, no food, no place to live and no one…
Yard Sale | Discussion Questions
Questions from the Read Brave Saint Paul Team In this story, Callie has to deal with a lot of emotions. How does Callie feel at the beginning of the story? In the middle? At the end? Why does she feel the way she does? Callie’s family is moving from a house to a small apartment…
Shelter | Discussion Questions
Questions from the Read Brave Saint Paul Team At the beginning of the story, the animals are all getting ready for something. What are they getting ready for? Why do they need to prepare? As the bears go from one animal’s house to another, what are they asking for? The animals keeps turning the bears…
Evicted | Discussion Questions
Questions from the Read Brave Saint Paul Team In Evicted, Desmond makes it clear that many factors contribute to eviction. Which of these do you think is the biggest issue in Saint Paul? Which issues do you think could be most easily addressed? Whose story did you relate to most? Why? How do you think…
Spotlight | Housing Insecurity in Saint Paul
The 2019 Read Brave theme is housing, a critical topic in Saint Paul where thousands of people struggle to afford housing. Learn more about the current housing situation in Saint Paul. Information provided by Saint Paul's Department of Planning & Economic Development. City of Saint Paul Housing Statistics There are 112,803 total households in Saint…
A Conversation with Meg Medina, 2019 Read Brave Saint Paul Author
Meg Medina will visit Saint Paul from February 19-21, 2019 as part of Read Brave Saint Paul. Medina's book, Burn Baby Burn is the 2019 Read Brave Saint Paul fiction pick. Saint Paul Public Library: What inspired you to write Burn Baby Burn? Meg Medina: Sometimes we experience things when we’re young that we never…
Burn Baby Burn | Discussion Questions
Questions from the Read Brave Saint Paul Team How is your neighborhood/community like Nora’s? How is it different? Stiller knows her rights as a tenant in 1970s New York. Do you know what rights you have as a renter in 2018 Saint Paul? If not, how could you find out? On page 153, Nora thinks…
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