Hwy of Hope

South Minneapolis went through a 25 year restoration process to create a healthy community. Because of the Covid-19 lockdowns and the riot inspired by the death of George Floyd, this community has been decimated.

The following short excerpts are selected from in-depth interviews with Community leaders to create a visionary documentary about how to rebuild South Minneapolis.

John Turnipseed

George Floyd

We’ve lost our way

Elephant in the Room

We let this Happen

It Effects us All

Defunding the Police

We Need Hope

Supporting Families

Need for Young Leaders 1

Need for Young Leaders 2

Getting Involved

Let’s be Moral

Love the World

Want for you Brother

Hope because of Faith

Chief Medaria Arradondo

Child of Minneapolis

Events of May 25th

Reconciliation

A Noble Calling

One piece of the Puzzle

Qualities of an Officer

Look for the Heroes

Mark-Peter Lundquist

Rebuilding with Restrictions

Taking Risks

Poverty and Conscience

The Strength of the People

The Foundations of the Heart

Relationships

The Risk of Gentrification

Pushed over the Edge

Moral Clarity

Little Platoons

Honor Others

Susana Espinosa de Sygulla

Understand who you are

See each other as One

Everyone can Lead

Get to know Others

Al Nuness

Police Reform

Look into the Mirror

Lockdowns hurting Education

Lockdowns hurting Relationships

Rowena Holmes

Young people are the Future

The voice of the Unheard

Social distancing Hurts

Put our egos Aside

Police Reform

Please come Back

Chain of Events

Step into the Light

Soul of Community

Blacks harming Blacks

Rudy Trujillo

Patron Businesses

Chased the Rioters

Lockdowns and Immigrants

Need new Leadership

Destruction with a Purpose

Rioters were not Locals

The cure is worse than the Disease

Taking our Humanity

No relief in Sight

Greg McMoore

Minneapolis Microcosm

Where do you Live

Who are You

Benny Roberts

Trauma doesn’t go Away

Rome wasn’t build in a Day

Humanity outside Ourselves

Leadership is not Positional

Beautiful because we love It

Trina White-Maduro

Learning from Robert Kiyosaki

Cash Flow

Relationships can be Icy

Creating Together

Sustainable Future

Break through the Rat Race

Ready to work Yesterday

Nick Tietz

Think big, Start small, Act fast

Anyone can be an Entrepeneur

Different cultures and Contexts

Don’t do things in Secret

Creating assets from the Rubble

David Hawn

We’re not going Anywhere

Can’t stop because of Pandemic

Donors stepped Up

John Eisele

Essential Leadership Traits #1

Essential Leadership Traits #2

Essential Leadership Traits #3

Skill Center, Soul Center

Skill Center Buzz

Technical and Trades Center

Serving God

Kristina Myankova

Young Leaders, Our Hope

Leadership Challenges

Breaking Barriers

To learn about the vision
to restore South Minneapolis

Contact Art Erickson