Support HF70 to help end the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women in Minnesota
For centuries Indigenous women (and girls) have been victims of violent crime - going missing and being murdered at a much higher rate than any other group, with very little accounting of the extent of the problem.
Based on the limited data that exists, Indigenous women are 2 ½ times more likely to suffer violence than any other group in the US. In some parts of Minnesota, the murder rate of Indigenous women is over 10 times higher than anywhere else in the country.
Although the topic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women has gained awareness in recent years, and while sex trafficking and the fossil fuel industry go hand in hand, in fact this issue has been plaguing Indigenous communities for hundreds of years.
Tuesday, January 29, bill (HF70) will be heard by the Public Safety Committee to appropriate funds to enact a task force to start collecting data and make reports to the legislature regarding how to stop this epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women.
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Post-March actions you can do now
THANK YOU! Women’s March Minnesota deeply appreciates the support of the many individuals, communities, and organizations who join in our purpose of harnessing the power of women and their communities to create transformative social change.
We came together SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, in unity to fight all forms of oppression and injustice, because when we are together we are UNSTOPPABLE!
Here are actions you can take now.
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MNxMN2019: Beyond the Vote - accepting session proposals NOW
Are you an activist with special knowledge of an issue, skill or strategy? Are you passionate about teaching and empowering other people to take their activism to the next level? MNxMN wants to hear from YOU!
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Action! No More People to Prison on Crimeless Parole Violations
This last year in Hennepin county, about 450 people were sent to prison for technical violations of their parole. That means for non-crimes like being late for a curfew, missing an appointment. This policy separates families, ruins lives, costs taxpayers $41,366 per person per year and further overcrowds MInnesota’s prisons.
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Interested in legislation and the MN legislative process or want to learn more about it?
WMM works with the brilliant Watch Your Reps MN (WYRMN) and her team of volunteer legislative trackers (from a number of different activist groups). WYRMN is gearing up for the 2019 session and is calling for volunteers. Do you want to join us?
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Contact your Congress people and tell them you do not support these tent cities for migrant teens
There are currently 2,324 mostly Central American boys and girls (13-17 years old) living in canvas tents at Tornillo detention center (LA Times) for migrant teens. More than 1,300 teens have arrived here since the end of October alone. None of the 2,100 staff who work at this Texan tent city have not been properly vetted. Anything could be happening to these teens, in the US in 2018, on our watch. What’s more, the cost of running this detention center is 50% higher than originally estimated and it is thought it will cost the US taxpayer a total of $430 million.
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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.
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What do you think should be part of the 2019 MN Women’s Legislative Agenda? Your input is wanted!
Great opportunity to help shape the 2019 Women's Legislative Agenda for Minnesota? What issues do you think should be prioritized?
Minnesota Women’s Consortium, Black Women’s Wealth Alliance, Center of Women, Gender and Public Policy and Gender Justice are holding meetings across the state to take input on what Minnesota women feel is important to focus on next year. Join them!
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Proposed restriction on immigrants using public aid - public comment open til Dec. 10th
Did you submit your public comment on DHS's proposed redefinition of "public charge" yet?
This new regulation will make it harder for immigrants living in the US to qualify for permanent US residency if they have received public benefits such as food aid, public housing or Medicaid. It will also make it harder for foreigners to immigrate to the US if they are predicted to need to use these benefits.
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Just 5 days to go until the elections! Last weekend to GOTV!
We’re into the last stretch. Lots of people have already voted and more are still to vote. Some haven’t decided yet. GOTV campaigns will be at fever-pitch this weekend. What can you do to help?
With everything that has happened this last week, the issues of white supremacy, racism, hatred and violence have been brought to the fore. We have to make it clear that this kind of behavior is not acceptable in the US. We must do this at the polls.
So, although turnout for the last midterm elections in MN was less than 50%, let’s make sure it’s different this time. Let's turn out for these midterms in HUGE numbers, and let’s get others to do the same.
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What’s your voting plan? Need help getting to the polls? Or can you help drive someone?
There are some really innovative ideas coming out of these elections aimed at helping voters get to the polls to vote on November 6th.
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New voter engagement campaign - pls share as far and wide as you can!
Exciting new art-driven GOTV campaign is hitting the streets NOW. The focus? New voters. Have you seen the posters in your community yet?
And there is an excellent website to go with it too!
This campaign has been put together by local artist Leon Wang.
Now we need to help get the word out - share the images and website details widely on social media, particularly with the young and new voters in your life.
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What's your GOTV plan for this week?
We love a great march. Like-minded people coming together to stand up for what they believe in.
Know what’s even better? Making sure great people get elected to positions of power, people who will stand up and fight every day for the things you believe in.
What are you doing this week to make sure the right people get elected on November 6th?
If you are not already door knocking, text/phone banking, writing postcards etc., to GOTV and support candidates, now's the time.
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Vote for candidates who support transgender rights
Make sure the candidates you vote for this November support transgender rights.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed definition of sex would erase federal recognition of about 1.4 million Americans who identify as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth.
Trans rights are human rights. Protect trans rights. Protect trans lives.
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Just 18 more days to go! GOTV efforts are going up a gear or three. And they need YOU!
Yes, just 18 more days and every day between now and election day counts.
Volunteer to text/phone bank, door knock, deliver literature, etc., for candidates you support. Call their campaign offices NOW and find out how you can help. Make sure candidates who share your values get elected.
Donate to their campaigns. Did you know the first $50 of your donation will be refunded?
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We contacted 15,000 plus in one night! Way to go Third Thursdays!
1 bar, 2 hours, 50 people = 15,000 voters contacted by text and 600plus cards written! Great GOTV results, folks. Thanks for coming out and working so darn hard. You were phenomenal. And it was fun!
Takeaway: Text banking is a REALLY good way to be in touch with people about voting. And by the end it looked like there was a new group of text bankers ready to lend a hand to some lucky election campaigns.
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Speak another language? Your help is needed at polling places on Election Day!
Apply to be an Election Judge!
Our Constitution demands that every citizen have an equal voice and vote in determining the future of our families, communities, and country. EVERY citizen.
Election judges are the backbone of our democracy. Do you or someone you know speak Spanish, Somali, Arabic, Hmong or any other language? This is an opportunity to make a BIG difference. Unfortunately, some Minnesota citizens with English as a second language, and needing a little help at the polls on election day, frequently leave their polling place because no one is able to assist them.
Some Minnesota citizens have not had a positive experience with government and are very intimidated by the process. Having someone at the polling place they may recognize from their community makes it less daunting.
We need your help in recruiting people to apply as election judges; especially if they are bilingual! Email me and we will get you, or those you send our way, set up: abelladonna@commoncause.org
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Getting ready to vote with BallotReady!
Just 3 weeks until the midterm elections! How's the research going to work out which candidates you plan to vote for in all the different races on your ballot?
Need a bit of help? This might be good place to start: BallotReady tells you what's on your ballot (federal, state, local and judicial races), what each office does, each candidate's background and where they stand on important issues. All you need to do is put in your address!
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Act by Oct. 15: Stop Trump administration from restricting protests near White House and on National Mall
The National Park Service is proposing rules that would dramatically restrict protests in public space in front of the White House and on the National Mall, unreasonably stifling our first amendment rights.
Public comments are being accepted through Oct. 15. Learn more and add your comments through the ACLU.
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