Sean Lim

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Community Outreach Director, Community Organizer & Mutual Aid Practitioner @ Fresh Energy
Saint Paul, MN, US
Sean Lim's Location
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States, United States
About Sean Lim

I'm an artist, mutual aid practitioner, and community organizer who has spent the past eight years mobilizing Twin Cities residents for electoral campaigns, issue campaigns, various groups and local causes alike — centering youth organizing, education, environmental / climate justice, housing justice, and more.I received my B.A. in Political Science and B.S. in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management (ESPM) from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - College of Liberal Arts and College of Food, Ag, Natural Resource Sciences, respectively. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I am currently serving in the following roles / capacities: • Core Team Organizer & Studio Steward, Spill Paint Not Oil Art Collective — Spill Paint is a loose art action collective of local artists and community members who gather regularly at a shared studio space for art builds, creating and deploying artwork for climate justice movements and campaigns.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Formerly:• Program Director & other roles, Minnesota Youth Collective - non-profit organization (2018-2023)• Coordinating Committee Member, Minneapolis United for Rent Control - grassroots coalition (2022-23)• Mutual Aid Practitioner, St. Paul Camps Support - mutual aid collective & fund for unhoused neighbors (2020-22)• Campus Coordinator on Robin Wonsley Worlobah's historic campaign for MPLS City Council (2021).• Co-founder and Co-chair of the Students for Bernie at UMN student group (2020).• Student Researcher at the University of Minnesota — Dept. of Political Science (DURP, 2021), City of Hopkins, Climate Change Adaptation Team (2020), Trees Are The Answer!, Minneapolis Tree Advisory Committee (2019).

Sean Lim's Current Company Details
Fresh Energy

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Community Outreach Director, Community Organizer & Mutual Aid Practitioner
Saint Paul, MN, US
Website:
fresh-energy.org
Employees:
57
Sean Lim Work Experience Details
  • Fresh Energy
    Fresh Energy
    Saint Paul, Mn, Us
  • Omar Fateh For Minneapolis Mayor
    Graphic Designer, Communications Team
    Omar Fateh For Minneapolis Mayor Sep 2024 - Present
    - MN State Senator Omar Fateh's campaign for Mayor of Minneapolis: FatehForMayor.com- Campaign core team & Communications Team- Campaign Logo design, digital graphic design and illustration
  • Electoral Campaigns
    Literature & Graphic Designer For Campaigns
    Electoral Campaigns Feb 2024 - Present
    - Omar Fateh for Mayor of Minneapolis (2025)- Erica Zweifel for Mayor of Northfield (2024 General Election)- Ned Carroll for MN State House, 42A (2024 General Election)- Paul Cumings for South St. Paul School Board (2024 General Election)- Isabel Rolfes for MN State House, 61A (Primary Race)
  • East Phillips Neighborhood Institute
    Director Of Community Outreach & Engagement
    East Phillips Neighborhood Institute Jan 2024 - Present
    - Building upon a historic environmental justice victory, working to realize the community’s vision of an Indoor Urban Farm (not toxic harm), and implementing a novel community ownership & governance model.- Lead and oversee a Community Outreach Team of 30+ member-volunteers, including representatives from partner organizations, community leaders, and East Phillips residents.- Spearhead EPNI's community outreach efforts in East Phillips / Little Earth, engaging constituents, residents & stakeholders through popular education and bi-monthly office hours.- Ensuring that community members are kept up-to-date on project developments and their dreams & desires are reflected in the planning process through large monthly Community Meetings.- Convening the Community Advisory Group and holding intake meetings with prospective tenants.
  • Spill Paint, Not Oil! - Art Action Collective
    Studio Steward & Organizer, Core Team
    Spill Paint, Not Oil! - Art Action Collective Jun 2022 - Present
    - Local Art Collective hosting weekly art builds. Steward of shared studio space, upkeep & organizing.- Mutual Aid & Fundraising spokes lead - using patch/print sales to support on-the-ground organizing.- Focused on creating movement artwork for environmental justice actions and campaigns- screen printing posters, patches, shirts, rally/protest signage and creation of larger drop banners
  • Greta Callahan For Minneapolis School Board
    Canvasser / Field Organizer
    Greta Callahan For Minneapolis School Board Aug 2024 - Nov 2024
    - Organized to elect Greta Callahan to the Minneapolis School Board, representing District 6.- Door-knocking apartments & blocks in various neighborhoods across Southwest, Minneapolis.- Daily canvassing, visibility, and get-out-the-vote efforts in the week leading up to Election Day.
  • The Paper Lantern Project
    Cohort Member
    The Paper Lantern Project May 2024 - Sep 2024
    - The Paper Lantern Project is an emerging AAPI Gender & Reproductive Justice Mutual Aid Fund and Arts Movement in Minnesota.- Forming new narratives through the arts and offering care-centered support through economic and cultural liberation. - Contributing member of the first-ever PLP cohort (Summer 2024).- One of 19 AAPI contributors of PLP's first publication & debut zine: ‘Cut Fruit: Creative Offerings, Stories, & Art from Future Ancestors’ www.thepaperlanternproject.com
  • Minneapolis Federation Of Teachers
    Printmaker & Banner Artist
    Minneapolis Federation Of Teachers Feb 2024 - Jul 2024
    - Artist for the MFT ESP Local 59 Union. Created "Invest In MPS!" placards, patches, and postcards- Worked with Contract Negotiation Team to ideate slogans for banners during mediation / escalation.- Hand-painted numerous banners for actions, informational pickets, rallies, and events: "Solidarity Forever", "Stop The Decline, So MPS Can Shine!", "3 + 2 Just Won't Do!", "Keep Music & Arts in MPS", "Solidarity Forever", "ESP Make Schools Happen! / One Job Should Be Enough!". "Union Pride - Moving Further Together"
  • Paper Moon Cooperative
    Member
    Paper Moon Cooperative Nov 2023 - May 2024
  • The Sead Project
    Sea Change Lab Cohort, Winter 2024
    The Sead Project Feb 2024 - Apr 2024
    Minneapolis, Mn, Us
    - Cohort aimed at growing social empowerment and leadership development through storytelling.- 10 emergent Southeast Asian artists & change makers, aged 18-25 from around the country.- Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, cross-generational approach through arts & advocacy.
  • Art Shanty Projects
    Art Shanty Project 2024 & 2025 Artist
    Art Shanty Projects Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us
    - Each winter, Art Shanty Projects hosts an immersive art program on a frozen Bdé Umáŋ / Lake Harriet.- Artists embrace the challenges and opportunities of winter and the ephemeral nature of a frozen winter landscape to create a temporary vibrant and colorful public art community- 2024 & 2025 Project: 'A Poem for Entangled Living': an interactive installation on ice.
  • Sierra Club
    Graphic Designer
    Sierra Club Oct 2023 - Nov 2023
    Oakland, Ca, Us
    - Documented public testimony and rally at the Army Corps public comment meeting in Bismarck, ND.- Created a suite of graphics to mobilize and generate public comment regarding the Environmental Impact Statement on the Dakota Access Pipeline - Lake Oahe crossing.
  • Aurin Chowdhury For Ward 12 Minneapolis City Council
    Campaign Literature / Graphic Designer & Communications Team Staffer
    Aurin Chowdhury For Ward 12 Minneapolis City Council Aug 2023 - Nov 2023
    - Designed second pass campaign literature booklet to be left at voters' doors across Ward 12.- Designed of early voting mailer sent to residents of Ward 12.- Designed targeted issue mailer on public safety & climate action, sent to select universe of voters.- Designed refreshed campaign literature booklet & final letter to residents. kitchen cabinet member.
  • Minnesota Youth Collective
    Program Director
    Minnesota Youth Collective May 2022 - Aug 2023
    St. Paul, Mn, Us
    - Create and manage execution of a Program Plan aligned with staff and organizational mission.- Supervise + support Program Team Staff (12 person dept.), Oversee creation of MNYC's Voter Guide.- Manage and mentor 19 fellows in 2022 & 2023 cohorts of 10-week Policy Fellowship Program - Utilize data tools and databases to track + achieve programmatic projects, initiatives, and goals.
  • Minnesota Youth Collective
    Community Engagement Organizer
    Minnesota Youth Collective Jun 2021 - May 2022
    St. Paul, Mn, Us
    - Led MNYC’s Mutual Aid organizing work with the St. Paul Camps Support collective.- Assisted in the 2021 Organizing Fellowship, helping to train 6 Campus + 4 EA Fellows.- Base-Building and Electoral Work: issue campaigns, programmatic events, mobilization.- Assisted with digital content creation and social media graphics. Union member, OPEIU Local 12.
  • Minnesota Youth Collective
    Lead Campus Organizer | University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities
    Minnesota Youth Collective Sep 2019 - Jun 2021
    St. Paul, Mn, Us
    - Tasked with coalition building and outreach across the UMN, Twin Cities campuses.- Virtual organizing: GOTV text banking, working with 7 SW1501 students on an UMN admin accountability campaign regarding COVID response, cost of tuition, quality of online classes.- Pre-Pandemic: mobilizing, organizing, empowering young people to turn out in elections. Hosting events, class presentations, campus-wide canvassing, dorm tabling, 1:1 interviews.
  • Minnesota Youth Collective
    Co-Chair 2019-21 | Mnyc At Umtc Student Group
    Minnesota Youth Collective Sep 2019 - May 2021
    St. Paul, Mn, Us
    - Serving as Co-Chair of MNYC's on-campus UMN Student Group | 2019-2021- I represent MNYC in engaging with students about the issues that matter most to them.- Civic-engagement, event planning, connecting with student activists, organizers, UMN staff.
  • Minnesota Youth Collective
    Transitional Intern
    Minnesota Youth Collective Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
    St. Paul, Mn, Us
    - Helped prepare a new office for MNYC's transition, co-leading creative design and painting.
  • Minnesota Youth Collective
    Organizing Fellowship Cohort | Summer 2019
    Minnesota Youth Collective May 2019 - Aug 2019
    St. Paul, Mn, Us
    - I was one of 11 fellows in this intensive summer fellowship on political organizing, events; workshops. I worked on the 'Democracy Done Right' team + 'At What Cost?' issue campaign.- Designed/planned sticker/social media campaigns to educate / raise awareness about voting accessibility + financial barriers MN's Transgender folx have in the name change process.- Events: fellowship showcase - Lake Monster, exhibited art at the 'Broke AF' campaign's mixer 'exploring what "home" means to a generation with limited resources' - Q.arma Gallery.
  • Minneapolis United For Rent Control (Murc)
    Coordinating Committee Member
    Minneapolis United For Rent Control (Murc) Jan 2022 - Jul 2023
    - Grassroots coalition, weekly planning meetings organizing to implement strong Rent Control in MPLS!- Applying grassroots pressure on Minneapolis City Council members to support strong rent control.- Planning and hosting community events to increase awareness about the urgent need for rent control.- Learn more and get plugged in: linktr.ee/MplsUnited4RentControl
  • St. Paul Camps Support
    Mutual Aid Collective Member, Hub & Fund Steward
    St. Paul Camps Support Oct 2020 - Aug 2022
    - @StpCampSupport: a mutual aid collective supporting needs of encampments & residents.- Liaison for MNYC & SPCS - Steward of the Mutual Aid Hub and Social Media manager.- Run the Mutual Aid Fund, which has redistributed $40,000+ directly to our unhoused neighbors!- Tasked with Fundraising, Supply Intake, Itemization/Sorting, Hub Organization, Redistribution.
  • Robin For Minneapolis - City Council, Ward 2
    Transition Team
    Robin For Minneapolis - City Council, Ward 2 Nov 2021 - Jan 2022
    - Meeting with core transition team post-election, in preparation for inauguration day.- Observer and campaign representative at the historic Ward 2 City Council recount.- Tracking Ward 2 boundary changes at Charter Commission & Redistricting Group meetings.
  • Robin For Minneapolis - City Council, Ward 2
    Campus Coordinator
    Robin For Minneapolis - City Council, Ward 2 Sep 2021 - Nov 2021
    - Organized to elect the 1st Independent Black Socialist Council-member in MN history.- Coordinated Campus Team to mobilize UMN students, won campus precincts by a landslide.- Comprehensive Campus GOTV plan: events, knocking every dorm, final knock + drags.- Designed campus specific literature & engaged students daily on issues impacting them.
  • Robin For Minneapolis - City Council, Ward 2
    Field Team Canvasser
    Robin For Minneapolis - City Council, Ward 2 Apr 2021 - Nov 2021
    - Heal, Build, and Rise Up: Robin Wonsley Worlobah is running to represent Ward 2 as the very first Black Democratic Socialist City Council member in Minneapolis. (robinformpls.com)- Canvassed individually across Como, Cooper, Longfellow, Seward, Prospect Park & beyond.- Engaging voters about Robin's historic campaign and rent control in Minneapolis.
  • Department Of Political Science At The University Of Minnesota
    Research Assistant - Distinguished Undergraduate Research Program (Durp)
    Department Of Political Science At The University Of Minnesota Jan 2021 - May 2021
    Minneapolis, Mn, Us
    - Worked in the Tanisha M. Fazal Lab, comprised of 9 Research Assistants.- Produced a Write-Up on The Eritrean–Ethiopian War / Badme Border Conflict of 1998-2000.- A large, ongoing historical data collection and coding effort on global wartime medicine.
  • Hopkins' Climate Change Adaptation And Urban Forests Team
    City Partner, Student Researcher
    Hopkins' Climate Change Adaptation And Urban Forests Team Sep 2020 - Dec 2020
    St Paul, Minnesota, Us
    - Team of 6 UMN CFANS capstone students working on a comprehensive research report.- Goal: prepare & expand Hopkins' urban forest canopy to adapt to climate change / effects.- Presented research to project partners: Hopkins City Planners + MN DNR. Proposed key recommendations for partners: best practices and species to prepare city for climate change.
  • Bernie Sanders For President
    Student Group Co-Founder & Co-Chair | Students For Bernie At Umn
    Bernie Sanders For President Sep 2019 - Sep 2020
    Burlington, Vermont, Us
    - Co-Founder and Co-Chair | 2019-2020 Students for Bernie UMTC chapter.- UMTC student group organizing for Bernie Sanders' grassroots Presidential bid. - Won all 11/11 UMN precincts, averaging 63.5% of the total vote on/off Minneapolis campus.- Increasing youth voter participation in progressive politics. Weekly meeting, campus / interstate (MN, IL, IA, WI) GOTV, event planning, student engagement, outreach/social media.
  • Bernie Sanders For President
    Summer Organizing Trainee | S4B 2020
    Bernie Sanders For President Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
    Burlington, Vermont, Us
    - S4B Campus Corps Training graduate. Organizing training modules with campaign staff.- Political Education + My Bernie Story, Friend to Friend Organizing, Campus Canvassing, Organizing Events + Recruitment 101, Creating Organizing Plans. - Slack, Bern, track / report.
  • Sunrise Movement At Umtc (Strike Circle)
    Strike Circle Communications Lead
    Sunrise Movement At Umtc (Strike Circle) Feb 2020 - May 2020
    Washington, Dc, Us
    - Co-founded Sunrise Movement at UMN-TC (strike circle / student group)- Tasked with social media management, digital design, signal boosting events and initiatives
  • Umn Climate Strike (Mn Youth Climate Strike At Umn)
    Communications / Outreach Team Member
    Umn Climate Strike (Mn Youth Climate Strike At Umn) Dec 2019 - May 2020
    - Signal boosting student group events / initiatives on campus (strikes, resolutions, meetings, rep group in coalition building with other groups, video media campaigns, etc).- Aided campaign to get 2 Campus-wide Referenda onto ballot, online GOTV for measures:- 1). Divestment from Fossil Fuels & 2). Declaration of a Climate Emergency
  • Ramsey County
    Digital/Tech Services | Makerspace - Rcl, Roseville
    Ramsey County Jan 2019 - May 2020
    Saint Paul, Mn, Us
    - Set up & ran a weekly all-day Saturday 'Adult Makerspace' program at RCL Roseville. - Hands-on learning: software + technology to create artwork (Silhouette cameo, tinkercad).- Teaching library patrons to 3D-print, design/craft vinyl stickers, and use Virtual Reality.
  • Trees Are The Answer!
    Researcher & Policy Advocate
    Trees Are The Answer! Jan 2019 - May 2019
    St Paul, Minnesota, Us
    - Team of 5 UMN students who aimed to amend the Minneapolis Urban Forest Canopy Policy.- Goal: tackling neighborhood tree disparities by adding equity provision with future metrics.- Met City Hall staff. Successfully lobbied Minneapolis Tree Advisory Commission (MTAC) to mobilize on the issue (urban canopy equity), address City Council / Parks & Rec Board.
  • Minnesota Youth Collective
    Umtc Campus Organizing Fellow | Fall 2018
    Minnesota Youth Collective Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
    St. Paul, Mn, Us
    - Mobilized and engaged college students and young voters ahead of the Fall 2018 midterms.- Designed GOTV themed stickers for mass production in a multi-campus sticker campaign.- Fieldwork: classroom/auditorium presentations, volunteer recruitment, dorm/event tabling, canvassing, candidate door-knocks. Utilized tracking/reporting systems. Election Night GOTV.
  • Pizza Luce
    Featured Artist - Solo Exhibition
    Pizza Luce Sep 2017 - Oct 2017
    Minneapolis, Mn, Us
    - Month-long 18 piece art installation and exhibition at local pizzeria, Pizza Lucé - Selby Ave.- Featured work: framed series of wildlife/nature prints. Medium: watercolor / photography.

Sean Lim Skills

Organizing Voter Education Social Justice Digital Media Environmental Science Political Science Illustration Social Media Environmental Issues Environmental Awareness Community Organizing Grassroots Organizing Public Speaking Community Outreach Gotv Democracy Coalitions Environmental Justice Youth Justice

Sean Lim Education Details

  • University Of Minnesota
    University Of Minnesota
    And Management
  • University Of Minnesota
    University Of Minnesota
    Political Science

Frequently Asked Questions about Sean Lim

What company does Sean Lim work for?

Sean Lim works for Fresh Energy

What is Sean Lim's role at the current company?

Sean Lim's current role is Community Outreach Director, Community Organizer & Mutual Aid Practitioner.

What schools did Sean Lim attend?

Sean Lim attended University Of Minnesota, University Of Minnesota.

What skills is Sean Lim known for?

Sean Lim has skills like Organizing, Voter Education, Social Justice, Digital Media, Environmental Science, Political Science, Illustration, Social Media, Environmental Issues, Environmental Awareness, Community Organizing, Grassroots Organizing.

Who are Sean Lim's colleagues?

Sean Lim's colleagues are Allen Gleckner, Steve Merino, Ken Paulman, J. Drake Hamilton, Jillian Theuer, Mike Schowalter, Sam Friesen.

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