What's possible
Main Street Project envisions communities where everyone has the opportunity to participate fully and equally – regardless of culture, place, economic or immigration status. We work to increase access to resources, share knowledge and build power in order to transform systems that perpetuate inequities.
New on Main Street
MEDIA JUSTICE
May 8, 2012
VIDEO LAUNCH: Twin Cities Voices on the Airwaves
250 young people, artists and leaders join with Twin Cities Community Radio collaboration to celebrate the first-ever World Radio Day
EVENT
May 16, 2012
Main Street Project receiving 2012 Allies for Justice Award
Headwaters Foundation for Justice will also honor OutFront Minnesota, and Ruth and David Waterbury at May 16 Allies for Justice Celebration
IN THE NEWS
April 14, 2012
Main Street Project's Rural Enterprise Center is awarded two-year grant by Northwest Area Foundation
Funding will support the training-to-launch continuum program for aspiring Latino farmers and more
EVENT
April 2, 2012
Joseph Torres, best-selling author and media justice advocate to speak in Minneapolis April 2
Torres is co-author of New York Times best-seller News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media, and serves as Senior External Affairs Director of Free Press in Washington, D.C.
NEWSLETTER
March 7, 2012
Main Street Project: It's all about connections
How we're collaborating with local and national partners for social and economic equity.
IN THE NEWS
March 6, 2012
Strengthening Rural Latino Start-Ups
MPR's Elizabeth Baier writes about the Rural Enterprise Center training and incubator program for Latino agripreneurs
MEDIA RELEASE
February 25, 2012
'Grow a Farmer' fund launched to support new immigrant free-range poultry farmers
Rural Enterprise Center partnering with Just Food Co-op, Renewing the Countryside and Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation on creative fundraising campaign
MEDIA RELEASE
February 7, 2012
Twin Cities Community Radio Hosts Elementary School Celebrations for World Radio Day
Feb. 13 events in Minneapolis and Saint Paul highlight community radio opportunities.
MEDIA JUSTICE TRAINING
January 21, 2012 RESCHEDULED FOR MARCH 24
People's Tech training on Saturday, Jan. 21: Amplify your voice through social media
Join special guest presenter, DeAnne Cuellar, Executive Director of San Antonio's Media Justice League and learn practical tips and strategies for using social media to amplify your organization's message and impact. Stay tuned for more.
IN THE NEWS
January 12, 2012
Main Street Project tackles array of justice issues
Minnesota Spokesman Recorder writer Vickie Evans-Nash profiles Main Street Project: "Empowerment at the grassroots is their forte"
MEDIA JUSTICE POLICY
January 12, 2012
Main Street Project and local organizations file comments on SafeLink Program with Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (P.U.C.)
Recommendations describe standards and service levels for any wireless company approved to provide free cell phones and service to low-income Minnesotans.
EVENT
January 9, 2012
Civil Rights on the Airwaves: Building Community Radio in Communities of Color
Danielle Mkali and Steven Renderos are featured speakers at this D.C. event - to be webcast live on Monday, Jan. 9, 3 - 4:30 CST. Online viewers can Tweet questions with the hashtag #civilrightsonair.
NEWSLETTER
December 20, 2011
The power of community
A message from Rural Enterprise Center program director Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin
REPORT
December 20, 2011
National Rural Assembly issues report from this year's St. Paul gathering
Includes participant recommendations for moving Rural America forward: engaging rural youth, building broadband connectivity, growing rural economies to build community wealth, and more
PRESS RELEASE
December 20, 2011
Main Street Project statement on the end of AT&T's bid for T-Mobile
Announcement is a victory for low-income families, people of color and rural communities
NEWSLETTER
December 14, 2012
Main Street Project announces staff transitions
A message from media justice program director, Steven Renderos
PRESS RELEASE
November 23, 2011
FCC takes step toward rejecting the AT&T/T-Mobile merger
Main Street Project issues a statement supporting the FCC's call for a hearing to address the public interest
EVENT 
November 14, 2011
Support Main Street Project on Give to the Max Day, Wednesday, Nov. 16
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