REP for MN

STUDY GROUP
📚 Join us for our June Radical Study Group series! We will read about and discuss the theme Pleasure & Liberation, honoring our Black and brown q***r lineages just in time for Pride Month.
 
💜In this study group, we will discuss themes such as imperialism, anti-blackness, and criminalization to make sense of how different communities respond to violence. For June, we will look to q***r Black and brown authors writing on themes of pleasure, eroticism, love and joy to help understand and co-create a vision of what is possible.  

🪻This study group is hosted by REP’s Radical Ecosystem Pods team. We will gather in-person to collectively read and discuss a selected text. Our schedule dates are   
*  Tuesday, June 2nd 5-7 PM 
* Tuesday, June 9th 5-7 PM 
* Tuesday, June 16th 5-7 PM  

🌟 June 2nd, we will be reading “Uses of the Erotic” by Audre Lorde at Loring Park — check out our recent Instagram posts for more details, including our meeting spot and our back-up plan for inclement weather.

🌼No pre-reading or registration is required. Sessions will use the following agenda:   
1. Open the space at 5 PM  
2. Welcome & check-in at ~5:30 PM   
3. Group read aloud of text  
4. Discussion & reflection  
5. Closing at 7 PM

✨Drop in to hang out and chat with REP folks at Café Hours on Friday, June 5th at 3-6 PM at the REP offices out of New City Center (3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407). No registration required.

*Typically, we host Café Hours on the first and third Friday of the month, but we are skipping June 19th in observance of Juneteenth*

💜 Ever had questions about pods? Safety alternatives? How to handle conflict with a loved one or neighbor? Even if you just need someone in the community to connect with over shared values.

🍵 What can you expect at Café Hours?
2-3 members of REP will welcome you into our cozy office space, invite you to a warm beverage and ask you what brought you to Café Hours. You are welcome to come with something specific in mind, like a big question or project proposal, or just with an open mind and heart!

🪻At Café Hours, you will find…
• Opportunities to connect with like-minded people engaged in abolitionist work in the Twin Cities
• Peer support with community problem-solving
• Check-in space for pod-building work
• Feedback on organizing projects, proposals and ideas
• Space to hang out free-of-cost!

⭐️We aren’t experts, therapists or miraculous problem fixers. We won’t have the answers to everything. We are, however, dedicated community members with time to listen and talk through your questions!

💜Join us for the first session of our June Radical Study Group on Tuesday, June 2nd from 5-7 PM!

🌱We will be at Loring Park, with a meeting point of the Loring Community Arts Center (310 W 15th St Minneapolis, MN 55403). Bring your own picnic blanket or chair!

🌧️ If there is inclement weather, we will move to the meeting room at the Franklin Library (1314 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404). Tune into our Instagram story for the most up-to-date information!

🩷 We will read about and discuss the theme Pleasure & Liberation, honoring our Black and brown q***r lineages just in time for Pride Month. At this session, we will be starting with Audre Lorde’s essay, “Uses of the Erotic”. No pre-reading required - just show up curious and open-minded!

📙In this study group, we will discuss themes such as imperialism, anti-blackness, and criminalization to make sense of how different communities respond to violence. For June, we will look to q***r Black and brown authors writing on themes of pleasure, eroticism, love and joy to help understand and co-create a vision of what is possible. This space is intended for Black & brown communities members to be in study and conversation together.

🪻No pre-reading or registration is required. Sessions will use the following agenda:
1. Open the space at 5 PM
2. Welcome & check-in at ~5:30 PM
3. Group read aloud of text
4. Discussion & reflection
5. Closing at 7 PM

STUDY GROUP
📚 Join us for our June Radical Study Group series! We will read about and discuss the theme Pleasure & Liberation, honoring our Black and brown q***r lineages just in time for Pride Month.
 
💜In this study group, we will discuss themes such as imperialism, anti-blackness, and criminalization to make sense of how different communities respond to violence. For June, we will look to q***r Black and brown authors writing on themes of pleasure, eroticism, love and joy to help understand and co-create a vision of what is possible.  

🪻This study group is hosted by REP’s Radical Ecosystem Pods team. We will gather in-person to collectively read and discuss a selected text. Our schedule dates are   
*  Tuesday, June 2nd 5-7 PM 
* Tuesday, June 9th 5-7 PM 
* Tuesday, June 16th 5-7 PM  

🌼No pre-reading or registration is required. Sessions will use the following agenda:   
1. Open the space at 5 PM  
2. Welcome & check-in at ~5:30 PM   
3. Group read aloud of text  
4. Discussion & reflection  
5. Closing at 7 PM  

CAFÉ HOURS 
✨Drop in to hang out and chat with REP folks at Café Hours! No registration required. Our next Café Hours will be Friday, June 5th at 3-6 PM at the REP offices out of New City Center (3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407). 

*Typically, we host Café Hours on the first and third Friday of the month, but we are skipping June 19th in observance of Juneteenth*
 
💜 Ever had questions about pods? Safety alternatives? How to handle conflict with a loved one or neighbor? Even if you just need someone in the community to connect with over shared values. 
  
⭐️We aren’t experts, therapists or miraculous problem fixers. We won’t have the answers to everything. We are, however, dedicated community members with time to listen and talk through your questions! 

MORE STUDIOS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

☕️ Café Hours is TODAY Friday, May 22nd at 3-6 PM at New City Center (3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407)

✨ Drop in to hang out and chat with REP folks at Café Hours! No registration required.

🍵 What can you expect at Café Hours?
2-3 members of REP will welcome you into our cozy office space, invite you to a warm beverage and ask you what brought you to Café Hours. You are welcome to come with something specific in mind, like a big question or project proposal, or just with an open mind and heart!

🪻At Café Hours, you will find…
• Opportunities to connect with like-minded people engaged in abolitionist work in the Twin Cities
• Peer support with community problem-solving
• Check-in space for pod-building work
• Feedback on organizing projects, proposals and ideas

⭐️We aren’t experts, therapists or miraculous problem fixers. We won’t have the answers to everything. We are, however, dedicated community members with time to listen and talk through your thoughts!

☕️ Our next Café Hours will be Friday, May 22nd at 3-6 PM at the REP offices out of New City Center (3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407)

💜 Ever had questions about pods? Safety alternatives? How to handle conflict with a loved one or neighbor? Even if you just need someone in the community to connect with over shared values.

✨ Drop in to hang out and chat with REP folks at Café Hours! No registration required.

🍵 What can you expect at Café Hours?
2-3 members of REP will welcome you into our cozy office space, invite you to a warm beverage and ask you what brought you to Café Hours. You are welcome to come with something specific in mind, like a big question or project proposal, or just with an open mind and heart!

🪻At Café Hours, you will find…
• Connection space with like-minded people engaged in abolitionist work in the Twin Cities
• Peer support with community problem-solving
• Check-in space for ongoing pod-building work
• Feedback on organizing projects, proposals and ideas

⭐️We aren’t experts, therapists or miraculous problem fixers. We won’t have the answers to everything. We are, however, dedicated community members with time to listen and talk through your questions!

🍵💜⭐️ REP is excited to announce our upcoming Café Hours, hosted every first and third Friday of the month out of the REP offices at New City Center (3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407)

NEXT SESSION: Friday, May 1st 3-6 PM at New City Center (3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407)

🪻🌼🌸 Take time out of your MayDay to talk abolition and have tea with us! 🌸🌼🪻

Ever had questions about pods? Safety alternatives? How to handle conflict with a loved one or neighbor? Even if you just need someone in the community to connect with over shared values.

Drop in to hang out with REP folks and receive peer support on abolitionist organizing at Café Hours! No registration required. 🪻💜✨

REP is excited to announce our upcoming Café Hours, hosted every first and third Friday of the month out of the REP offices at New City Center (3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407)
NEXT SESSION: Friday, May 1st 3-6 PM at New City Center (3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407)
Ever had questions about pods? Safety alternatives? How to handle conflict with a loved one or neighbor? Even if you just need someone in the community to connect with over shared values.
Drop in to hang out with REP folks and receive peer support on abolitionist organizing at Café Hours! No registration required

Swipe to see all of our offerings for May 2026! It’ll be a pretty chill month as our team plans for a wonderful summer of abolitionist programming!

💜🍵 Café Hours: Ever had questions about pods? Safety alternatives? How to handle conflict with a loved one or neighbor? Even if you just need someone in the community to connect with over shared values. Drop in and connect with REP folks at our Cafe Hours, hosted every first and third Friday at the REP offices at New City Center. You can catch us on May 1st 3-6 PM and May 15th 3-6 PM this month.

🥕🍠 Taproot Pod Institute: Participants of the Taproot Pods Institute will be closing and celebrating at the beginning of May! Shoutout to our Taproot cohort for their dedication and intentionality throughout their training process.

‼️ Study Group today is CANCELLED due to inclement weather. Additionally, Session 3 on 5/7 is also canceled.

✨Don’t worry, though! We will will come back to the series’ theme of Ancestry & Kinship at some point later this year!

💜 Thank you to all who attended Session 1. The conversations on children, parenting, abolition and accountability were so rich and nourishing. Please stay tuned for our future Radical Study Group dates so we can continue our great discussion!