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Make your voice heard
Make your voice heard on election day
Register to vote | Make a voting plan, | Apply for absentee ballot | Find out what’s on your ballot - all of it | Inform your vote | Vote early - by mail, in person | Track your ballot | Vote in person on Election day
Get Out The Vote
Get Out The Vote in MN
Help your family and friends vote | Understand absentee ballots | Be a GOTV volunteer | Register voters | Promote voting | Protect the vote
Help Elect Progressives
Help Progressive Voices Get Elected
Identify your candidate | Find out what they need | Donate | Deliver literature | Phone/text bank | Attend their events | Amplify their message | Help out other regions
Make your voice heard on election day
Make your voice heard on election day
Minnesotans head to the polls in 2020 to vote at the local, state and federal levels. If you’re thinking of sitting this one out, Women’s March Minnesota hopes you’ll reconsider.
Get involved in elections
Get involved in elections
Here’s a list of ways you can get involved. Find one or two that appeal and commit to doing them regularly between now and November 3rd. Once a week…twice a week…convince a friend or two to join you!
Caucus and delegate training
Caucus and delegate training
Get ready for the 2020 election year with caucus training!
Shocked by events along the southern border? Here are some ways you can help!
While the inhumane treatment of people seeking asylum at the southern border continues and the President claims the tear gas used on Sunday was "very safe," blames migrants with children for putting them in harm’s way and questions whether the children were theirs at all, there is a growing list of ways you can help.
Elections - Get Involved!
Voting is key, but it’s not all there is to the election process. You can get involved in a lot of ways:
What's On My Ballot?
The Primaries are coming up!
There are a bunch of races that are having primary elections on Aug 14th - federal offices, state and county offices as well as some local offices too. Find out who and what is on your ballot.
After the #FamiliesBelongTogether Marches, what now?
Last week, WMM joined a number of other organizations in a civil disobedience action at General Dynamics, Bloomington, to protest the company’s involvement in the business of immigrant detention and monitoring. This action was led by Navigate MN, Black Visions Collective, CTUL, and SEIU Local 26. Eight protestors were arrested, including Sen. Patricia Torres Ray.
How to Have Those Hard Conversations
How to Have Those Hard Conversations
It's a taboo to talk politics or divisive issues at the holidays. People are afraid of causing a tension or a rift in the family when it's supposed to be a time about coming together and sharing joy.
Words to Know
Words to Know
Not sure what some terms mean? Here's a quick reference guide to help you out.
Cut Through the Noise
Cut Through the Noise
There are a lot of stories and topics swirling through our newsfeeds. We are constantly inundated with information and narratives, good and bad, stirring emotions of all kinds. But with all the information and noise, sometimes it can be hard to cut through to understanding or action. Here are a few resources or ways to do just that.
What Rape Culture Sounds Like
Rape Culture is defined as "a society or environment whose prevailing social attitudes have the effect of normalizing or trivializing sexual assault and abuse." You don't need to look far to see it. It's in our entertainment, our politics and, infuriatingly, a way of thinking in our society.
Make your voice heard on election day
Minnesotans head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 7 to vote at the local, state and federal levels. If you’re thinking of sitting this one out, Women’s March Minnesota hopes you’ll reconsider.
Me Too: Our Stories
On Sunday and Monday, women across social media shared the status “me too,” a sign to others that they have been sexually harassed or assaulted. If you have been sexually harassed or assaulted, we encourage you to reach out to our sexual abuse ally Break the Silence.
Third Thursdays Recap: Standing with Immigrants
Thursday, Sept. 28, marked a great turnout for our Third Thursday Social Resistance Gathering with the Minnesota Resistance Coalition. Immigration is at the forefront of many Minnesotans' minds, as seen from the turnout, and it's difficult to stay up-to-date with the administration's latest attack on our refugee and immigrant residents.
Keep fighting for immigrant rights
Many thanks to everyone who made it to the Third Thursdays event Standing with Immigrants and Refugees. What a great turn out! Ready to get to work? Here’s what you can do right now.
Spread the Word for the ACA
The Graham-Cassidy bill was another, and likely not final, attempt to strip Americans access to affordable health care. Your phone calls, emails and appeals to Congress made all the difference.
Re-enroll and spread the word about the ACA
Trump is cutting advertising funds for the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) by 90 percent. What does this mean? A reduced budget makes it harder to new enrollees to find out about the program and get signed up for health care.