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Primaries Next Week! Find out what’s on your ballot.
Get ready for the Primary Elections next week.
Primaries are just 6 days away! There are federal, state, county and some local primary elections too. Want to know what's on YOUR ballot?
Vote in the Primary Election. Vote early.
This November, Minnesota will go to the polls to elect federal, state, county and local officials in what could be one of the most important general elections of our lifetime. Your first chance to help chart the course for change in Minnesota, however, is RIGHT NOW in the primary elections.
Why are primary elections important? Read more..
5 Ways You Can Oppose Trump's Dangerous Gag Rule
Read the original post on Planned Parenthood's website: "5 Ways You Can Oppose Trump's Dangerous Gag Rule." Written by Planned Parenthood:
We can’t stress enough just how devastating Trump's gag rule would be for people everywhere. And time is running out to stop it from going into effect. The rule was designed to block people from going to Planned Parenthood health centers.
Minimum Wage Public Input Session
Hosted by Restaurant Opportunities Center of Minnesota - ROC Minnesota and 5 others
The City of Saint Paul is hosting a Public Input Session on the $15 minimum wage. Testify about why you support a $15 minimum wage for every worker in Saint Paul, with no tip penalty or exemptions!
Help protect Title X
With a justice seat on the line and frequent attacks on Title X, we’re seeing an administration that will stop at nothing to hinder important reproductive resources for millions of women and men across the country.
Deny the Permit! Duluth for Clean Water
New "Deny the Permit" Post Cards! Send yours today.
What a day yesterday! It is such important news that the PolyMet land exchange rider was removed from the National Defense Authorization Act and that, at least for now, the partner organizations' lawsuits about the fairness of the exchange to the taxpayer can go forward. This is a review that Minnesotans need and deserve, and your voice was heard. Thank you!
MDA seeking Minnesotans’ feedback on nitrogen rule
For those concerned about safe drinking water and live near St. Cloud or Park Rapids - public hearings on Minnesota's draft nitrogen rule are happening near you this week. These are an important opportunity to help shape the future of clean water in Minnesota! If you can't make it to a hearing, you can also submit written comments online.
Unions fight back against Trump administration
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) union along with several others is about to take on the Trump administration in court after executive orders have been enacted to bust up unions and strip them of access to vital tools that assist with representation of working people.
Save the BWCA - 7 Generations Film Kickstarter Campaign
Northern Minnesota is home to some of the most pristine wilderness and cleanest water in all of America. But now that might change. Two proposed sulfide-ore copper mines threaten the sanctity of these places and may destroy them for future generations. We can’t let that happen.
Please support their Kickstarter campaign by donating, sharing this post, and following along as we set out to reach our goal in funding the production of 7 Generations Film.
Understanding St Paul Minimum Wage Considerations
Right now, the Citizens League is hosting Understanding St. Paul Minimum Wage Considerations. This breakfast is supposed to help Saint Paulites learn and ask questions about the minimum wage-- but it costs $60, and takes place on a weekday morning at a fancy restaurant. No matter how well-intentioned the Citizens League is, this event is woefully inappropriate for reaching most Saint Paul residents.
Sign the petition! Save The Labor Center!
The University of Iowa is considering closing the University of Iowa Labor Center — the only unit in the entire state university system that specializes in research and education for and about Iowa workers. The Labor Center belongs to Iowans — it was established in 1951 and built by the contributions of generations of Iowans for nearly 70 years.
Kavanaugh Nomination - What's At Stake, What Can We Do?
The balance of the US Supreme Court is set to change significantly for a generation or more, following Kennedy’s retirement and Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to fill his seat.
Kavanaugh is a partisan Republican and an extremist, and his confirmation would pose a serious threat to reproductive rights, healthcare, environmental protection, net neutrality, works’ rights, LGBTQ rights, gun violence prevention laws, voting rights and more.
Save the Boundary Waters
For 18 months, the Forest Service has been carefully documenting likely harm to the Boundary Waters and the Superior National Forest if sulfide-ore copper mining is allowed on public lands next to the Boundary Waters. This critically important study is nearly complete. The study will inform Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke before he decides whether to protect the Boundary Waters by putting nearby federal lands off-limits to new mining leases for 20 years.
Womxn of Color Agenda Info Session
We're ready to spread the womxn of color movement statewide. Join us in a sacred space where we share and collect input from you about how to collectively center the leadership of womxn of color and move forward as a state. When we invest in womxn of color, we invest in the type of world we should be living in today. A world where all can thrive and live in joy.
Missed Deadlines in Getting Children Back to Their Families.
The government is currently in violation of a court order to reunite children separated from their families at the border. Only 38 of the 102 under-5s were back with their families by the 10pm Tuesday (7/10) deadline. More reunifications were expected to follow.
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.
P.U.C. Approves Line 3. What's Next?
Last week, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Line 3, but there is still a long way to go before Enbridge can start construction on the tar sands oil pipeline.
The Rise of a Humanitarian Crisis in the United States
Saturday saw an outpouring of Minnesotans onto the streets of Minneapolis on an extraordinary June day. Extraordinary in that it was over 90 degrees, and extraordinary in that we had to take to the streets to protest the SEPARATION of children from their parents and the CAGING of them in ill-equipped shuttered Walmarts along our Southern border.
Comment now to oppose the gutting of the National Environmental Policy Act
Known as the Magna Carta of environmental law, is a federal law that promotes the enhancement and protection of our environment. It also established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
NEPA was passed in the 70s following outcry over how the Interstate highway system in the 1950s and 60s was built- by bulldozing communities with no consideration of the harmful impacts.
National #FamiliesBelongTogether Day of Action - still looking for a march?
There are marches in over 600 cities across the country! Here are the ones in Minnesota: Albert Lea, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Duluth, Grand Marais, Grand Rapids, Lanesboro, Mankato, Minneapolis, Rochester, and Virginia.