Annie Young is a locally and nationally recognized orator who motivates listeners about environmental justice, social change, sustainable development, urban ecology issues, community-building stories and real-life experiences. Ms. Young's repertoire is based on life-long lessons, working with people to build community in both rural and urban settings. Over 30 years experience in grassroots organizing and social change efforts have helped her form the basis of the messages she shares with her audiences. Her experiences help community members, leaders and elected officials to discuss practical solutions in facing complex issues within our communities. With a focus on sustainability, she shares information about the Three E's and how they can address the environmental deprivation occurring across the country, especially in urban neighborhoods.
The Three E's:
Environment, Economics and Social Equity, as the three legs of the stool called Sustainability, are intertwined into Ms. Young's comments. Her passion for representing the inner city, and those who often aren't included or are ignored, links to the importance of including all stakeholders in long range planning for communities.
Ms. Young is also a citywide at-large commissioner on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Elected to office in 1989, she is serving her fourth term, chairs the Operations and Environment Committee, and sits on the Planning and Administration and Finance Committees of the Board. In her Park Board position, she is dedicated to serving as a steward of the land and making the Park Board services available to all the citizens of the city. She believes that the Parks are playing a vital role in providing to citizens that quality of life which they deserve and must keep, in order to maintain Minneapolis as a wonderful place to live.
