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Want to make sure that your progressive values are shaping lawmakers’ agendas? Get local. Attend your caucus and ensure that your elected officials advocate for the change that we need. Some caucuses are in person while others are virtual so participating depends on your district. Find out your district
And while you're there, make your voice heard! Submit a resolution on a topic you are passionate about. Here are some prefilled resolutions to get you started. Submit one or all!
Read MoreWhether you could make it or not, here are two very quick things to do NOW to ensure our elected officials keep fighting to defend democracy and to protect voting rights for ALL.
Federal level action (only takes 2 minutes) to ask Senators Smith and Klobuchar to continue to fight for voter rights
State level action (again takes 2 minutes) to tell state senators and representations to protect our voter rights
January 31st is the first day of our 2022 Minnesota state legislative session. We are pleased to join ERA Minnesota in hosting ERA Rally @ the Capitol, where ERA bill authors and supporters will speak in the Capitol rotunda on why the ERA is foundational to providing equality for all. Please join the rally and stay to advocate for equality by meeting with their legislators. We will be following all recommended Covid safety protocols.
Read MoreThen, on Friday, the Supreme Court left in place the extreme Texan anti-abortion law, SB8, (bans abortions after six weeks and establishes vigilante citizens to enforce it), while allowing very narrow challenges to it to proceed. SB8 has now been in place in Texas for over 100 days, denying healthcare to thousands of people who want and need it.
So, what can we do? Contact your senator! Find your senators’ contact details; see if your senator is already a co-sponsor.
Read MoreWe are pleased to join ERA Minnesota in hosting ERA Rally @ the Capitol on January 31, 2021, where ERA bill authors and supporters will speak in the Capitol rotunda on why the ERA is foundational to providing equality for all persons.
Read MoreDecember 14th marks the one-year anniversary of the first large scale arrest from nonviolent direct action against the Line 3 Pipeline. To recognize the event, MN350, Rainforest Action Network, Honor the Earth and others are holding a national Stop Line 3 Day of Action.
We support the Stop Line 3 for many reasons. First, the damage being done to the Earth will irreparably hurt our lives and the lives for generations to come. Second, the Water Protectors and Grandmothers who lead this effort are Indigenous women we support them.
Read MoreImagine if each of us took one or two more actions to remind policymakers that while the minority is loud, the majority of US residents overwhelmingly support reproductive freedom. Let us continue to be louder!
7 Actions to take NOW to support Reproductive Rights…
Read MoreThe Treaty People Gathering is a weekend-long initiative leading up to a non-violent direct action on June 7 in Northern Minnesota to stop construction of Enbridge’s Line 3 project in Northern Minnesota.
WMM members have been involved with Line 3 actions in the past by volunteering to document construction of the line and attending protests in Northern Minnesota as well as in the Twin Cities. A group of us plan to join the Treaty People Gathering on June 5-6 (Saturday and Sunday) to support the preparation of the non-violent direction action planned for Monday. The preparation will take place near Detroit Lakes; we will be leaving Saturday morning and returning Sunday night. Please let us know if you want to lend your time and energy for this important cause. (Contact us at admin@womensmarchmn.org.)
Read MoreJoin us at the Treaty People Gathering June 6-7
We need to follow the Water Protectors who have been standing up to Enbridge since the beginning. They are asking us to join them by driving to Line 3 and voicing our opposition. Treaty People Gathering, an event hosted by Honor the Earth, Giniw, and many state and national organizations are hosting this event and WMM is forming a group to join them. More details to come, but we want to know if you want to caravan with us on June 6 and 7th (you can stay overnight or join us for a day.)
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Couldn’t be with us last Tuesday but want to take action on important issues? Here are the instruction sheets for the three issues we took action on last night - MN Environment and Natural Resources omnibus; expansion of Medicare; THRIVE Act. Please use them to contact MN state and federal policymakers to affect change:
Read MoreSF970 Public Safety Omnibus bill (Omnibus judiciary and public safety policy and finance bill) is still being heard in the conference committee. Big discrepancies remain on the issue of police accountability measures. The DFL-controlled House wants them included, and the GOP-controlled Senate doesn’t. We need to change that.
Read MoreWe had much to celebrate at Time to Act tonight. Globally, we celebrated the guilty verdict of former Minneapolis Police Department for the murder of George Floyd. The verdict was swift and found him guilty of all charges including third degree murder. Locally, we celebrated the birthday of one of the Time to Act participants. And then we set out to make change.
We worked on the following actions:
Read MoreOnce again we are reeling. Another police killing. Another life lost. See our statement - Stop Killing Black Men, Women, and Children. We urge all marchers, resisters, and persisters to act, to stand up, and to help end police brutality, aggression, and terrorizing of our neighbors. The following are simple things you can do right to support neighbors and drive change in MN.
Read MoreCall to action! Content warning for this post, which discusses sexual assault.
There is an effort in the Legislature, which the Court affirms is "institutionally better positioned" to address this issue, to change the statute to include being intoxicated as mental incapacitation (among other changes).
Please contact your state legislators and express support for HF707 (to Representatives) and SF1683 (to Senators) to eliminate the "drunk loophole" from state law.
Read MoreHear that sound? It’s democracy zooming into action. Tuesday night from 6-7pm, a group of Women’s March MN members took Time to Act. We met via Zoom. We introduced ourselves. It felt great to hear the voices of women. We made sure everyone was confident with the technology and the process and we got down to work.
Read MoreHear that sound? It’s democracy zooming into action. Tuesday night from 6-7pm, a group of Women’s March MN members took Time to Act. We met via Zoom. We introduced ourselves. It felt great to hear the voices of women. We made sure everyone was confident with the technology and the process and we got down to work.
Learn more and put the next session (April 6) on your calendar. Register now!
Read MoreSo much happening in what feels like plain sight that we are choosing to ignore – but we ignore at our own peril. We are trading the priceless future of our rivers, our lands, our women for nickels that will be overspent and worthless much sooner than we recognize.
So what can we do?
Tell President Biden to #StopLine3 As the ice on the rivers thaw, it’s more important than ever that we contact President Biden and tell him how vital it is that he Stop Line 3 and protect our lands, air and water. President Biden can stop construction immediately.
Sign the petition asking President Biden to #StopLine3
Donate to Honor the Earth (tax-deductible) or to the frontlines.
Join a protest of rally – follow #StopLine3 or Honor the Earth for updates
Monitor the construction with Watch the Line MN
We don’t have an Equal Rights Amendment in Minnesota. We don’t have one in the US. ERA Minnesota is working on it and they need our help. You can learn more by joining ERA MN on International Women’s Day (March 8). It will include inspirational speakers and opportunities to take action!
Read MoreStarting TOMORROW, our good friends at ERA MN are running 6x1hr workshops on how to lobby your legislator, an overview of the ERA bills, and they´ll also help connect you with your legislators.
Workshops:
February 22, 24 & March 1 at 7:00 - 8:00pm
February 23, 25 & March 2 at 11:00 am -12:00pm
MN Voter Suppression Alert!!! ALL ballots must be received by 11/3 or will not be counted due to a reversal of absentee ballot deadline agreement by the 8th Circuit Court, just five days before election day!
DO NOT MAIL your ballot. Drop off your ballot in person. Deadline for drop off is 3pm Nov 3.
Or VOTE IN PERSON early or on Nov 3 until 8pm.
Make sure your vote is counted!
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