East Phillips Neighbors, Karen Clark, and Ongoing Roof Depot Site Development

The East Phillips Neighborhood Institute was very happy Karen Clark was able to witness and celebrate a historic win for the community when Minnesota legislators granted funding to purchase half the Roof Depot in May 2026.

By: Priscilla Trinh

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 1,097

Last Updated: 4 days, 2 hours ago

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As we noted in our July 8 newsletter, former legislator and ongoing environmental advocate Karen Clark died July 1 at the age of 80. She served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1981 to 2019. She was the first openly lesbian member to serve in the legislature, and was instrumental in amending the Minnesota Human Rights Act in 1993 to ban discrimination against LGBTQ Minnesotans in employment, education, housing, and more. In …

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