How Minneapolis became ground zero for a liberal uprising

On a hot September day in Dinkytown, tables line the sidewalk outside University Lutheran Church of Hope, each manned by middle-aged people looking to talk about a cause—parks, public art, sustainable waste management, political candidates.

It’s the sort of sleepy bread-and-butter stop that forms the backbone of municipal elections, where candidates put in face time with constituents in exchange for addresses to add to mailing lists and donations to put toward a final push as November rears its ugly head.

On its face, the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association ice cream social looks like business as usual on all fronts: kids playing catch in the street, a few enterprising girls running a lemonade stand, the faint sounds of genial conversation among neighbors.

Stop by Ginger Jentzen’s table, however, and she’ll tell you that community events like this are where the revolution begins.

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