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Real stories. Bold action. Powering all women & their communities to dismantle oppression.
Kavanaugh hearings - the vote is just around the corner. Take action now!
The Kavanaugh confirmation hearings are ongoing. To follow them in real time, see here or find Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 hearings on the same page. There’s been robust, probing and riveting questioning by some senators.
60 days until the Midterms! Wanna help #GOTV?
With all that is going on in Washington DC at the moment, let’s make sure we get the right people in office this November. Here’s a great opportunity this week to help Get Out The Vote: COPAL MN is working to get 10,000 new Latinx voters to the polls in November!
Volunteer with MNxMN to help organize next year’s citizen activist conference
From MNxMN:
We are excited to announce that MNxMN is now officially a 501c3 nonprofit! In 2018 we hosted our first conference with 40 sessions and panels on a range of issues, skills, and community themes. Now we invite you to join us in planning and implementing our 2019 Conference.
#BrettBye - Stop Kavanaugh for SCOTUS
In the next few weeks, the US Senate is set to hold hearings and vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation for SCOTUS. Trump’s nominee, Kavanaugh, poses a direct threat to our freedoms. Healthcare, racial justice, immigrant rights, voting rights, and LGBTQIA+ rights are on the line. We must do all we can to stop Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
There are lots of #StopKavanaugh campaigns and events that you can take part in:
Who is Our Justice?
Who is Our Justice? “A woman’s right to choose her health and future should not be dependent on her ability to access and afford an abortion. Our Justice is a local non-profit whose mission is to “ensure that all people and communities have the power and resources to make sexual and reproductive health decisions with self-determination.”
ID's in Minneapolis
Hosted by MN-Immigrant Movement-MIM (@MN-Immigrant Movement-MIM) and La Voz Del Pueblo MN (http://kfai.org/lavozdelpueblo) and MIRAC - Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (https://mirac1.wordpress.com/)
This is the moment! Join us for a meeting this Saturday, August 25th at 10 AM about Municipal ID in the City of Minneapolis. For those who need an ID, for those who do not have ID, and for those who want to stand in solidarity with impacted communities.
Wire Hanger Brigade - #NoScotusVote
Sponsored by The Wire Hanger Brigade:
The Wire Hanger Brigade is snail mailing wire hangers to the undecided 13 senators who could swing the vote on his nomination. All you have to do to send a hanger yourself is select a senator to target, write your letter in this google form, and they'll do the rest.
Has the Manafort/Cohen news given you new energy to #StopKavanaugh? We hope so!
The latest developments in the Mueller investigation only strengthen the argument that the US Senate should NOT proceed with considering Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for SCOTUS.
75 Days until Midterm Elections. Ways to Sustain our Commitment:
Are you busy supporting candidates and/or getting out the vote? Or are you thinking about getting involved in the elections in some way? No question about it, this kind of work is hard and challenging.. Here is a great article on how to sustain political engagement for the long term, which we think is useful for helping find out how to keep going effectively and happily until November 6th: How to Increase and Sustain Your Political Engagement
Fundraiser for LaDonna Redmond - Social Justice, Gun Violence and Food Advocate
LaDonna Redmond is a social justice, gun violence and food advocate. She is a community organizer, and she is a friend of Women's March MN. We respect the work LaDonna is doing in the community and have learned so much from her. Now she needs our help. Her young adult child had a cardiac arrest and is fighting for their life. Please show LaDonna the generosity she has shown us and contribute to this emergency fundraiser to help her and her child.
Help GOTV with COPAL-MN and the Latinx Community; Saturday!
Great opportunity THIS WEEKEND to help Get Out The Vote (GOTV)! Let’s get to work! Join us to phone bank with our friends at COPAL MN as they work to mobilize the Latinx community statewide for the Midterms in November.
Support Augsburg Professor Mzenga Wanyama
Augsburg Professor Mzenga Wanyama has a check-in with ICE at 0900 tomorrow. Please support him and his family by calling ICE deportation officer Heidi DeOtis at 612-843-8690 or 612-499-0855. Professor Wanyama and his wife are only asking the US government time to allow them to pursue their legal options.
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day, and it is coming up soon!
Join Women’s March Minnesota (WMM) and the Civil Rights Committee in celebrating by showing your support of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Here are some ways you can participate and join in the fun!
Great turnout for the Primaries! Now let’s get to work for November!
Congratulations, everyone! Biggest turnout for MN Primary elections in 20 years! Let's keep this going - all the way to November 6th! Thank you to all who ran, all who campaigned, all who worked to get out the vote!
We Care, We Vote! #BeAVoter
Primary elections matter! They determine who will be on the ballot in November.
Make your plan to vote TODAY. Vote early until Aug 13th or vote on Primary Election day on Aug 14th.
Save Scotus! Postcard Writing Party - Surly Brewery
Join us from between 5.30-8pm to write postcards to Senators about why you oppose this SCOTUS nomination. We'll provide the cards, you provide the outrage! #SaveSCOTUS
Can't make it tonight? See here for a list of actions you can take to #SaveSCOTUS
Medicaid is under attack...what do we do? ✨ Speak up, fight back!
Medicaid is under attack...what do we do? ✨ Speak up, fight back!
We are sending our fierce board member, Bekah to Washington DC tomorrow along with advocates across the United States to fight for Medicaid.
What's on Your Ballot? Primaries Aug 14th
Primaries are just 5 days away! There are federal, state, county and some local primary elections too. Want to know what's on YOUR ballot?
The Primaries are Coming! August 14 - Mark Your Calendars
The Primaries are just 5 days away. These federal, state, county (and some local) primary elections are important because this is when you get to make sure that the right candidates will be on the ballot in the general elections in November.
Join Women's March! We Need You.
Women’s March MN - one of the largest women’s movements in the US and in Minnesota. Bring your passion to our all-volunteer team. We are stronger together, and we need you!