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Wall of Forgotten Natives
Minneapolis Franklin Hiawatha camp - find out about the issues and how to help.
The Wall of Forgotten Natives first appeared a month ago. This temporary encampment now holds about 300 homeless people and 150 tents. Many organizations and agencies are working to support the people at camp and to find stable accommodation for them. Listen to Patina Park of Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors (MUID) and Minnesota Indian Women’s Resources Center to understand the issues behind the Mpls Franklin Hiawatha camp and to find out what you can do to help.
Are you ready for the elections? Do you know what your candidates stand for?
Just 55 days to the elections! Want to find out what the candidates running in your district stand for? Even better - want to ask the candidates a question so they will have to go public on issues that are important to you?
Kavanaugh Hearings
Kavanaugh hearings start - follow them and the protests around them. And take action to #SaveSCOTUS.
Volunteer with Planned Parenthood
Are your looking for an opportunity to support women's health and give back to the community? Consider donating your time as a volunteer or intern for Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota. There are opportunities in the Twin Cities Metro and in Greater Minnesota. If you are interested please follow this link to view current openings.
Help International Institute of Minnesota
Please assist the International Institute of Minnesota reach their goal of helping 1500 people become US citizens this fiscal year. In addition to weekend opportunities the IIMN recently added weekday group processing events to reduce the waitlist of over 80 people.
Another great way to help #SaveSCOTUS!
Join Ady Barkan and MfAL to tell Sen. Collins to vote NO! Ady Barkan and Mainers for Accountable Leadership have joined forces to tell Sen. Collins - Either you VOTE NO on Kavanaugh OR we fund your future opponent!
Labor Day: The History of Workers Rights under the New Deal
The NLRA in 1935 and the FLSA in 1938 ushered in a new era of workers’ rights. They outline rights of a minimum wage, overtime pay, freedom from “oppressive child labor,” and the rights to “protected concerted activities,” collectively bargain for terms and conditions of employment, and to be a part of a union.
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!
Calling all High School Activists! Protect MN needs you!
Are you 16 and older and care passionately about ending gun violence? Here’s a great opportunity for you - and it starts now!
Protect Minnesota is seeking high school students age 16 and older in the Twin Cities who care passionately about preventing gun violence to serve as student organizers and media spokespersons for the Westside Rally Against Gun Violence on Saturday, October 6, in Excelsior MN.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Kavanaugh hearings - this is “not normal”. We agree! Take Action NOW.
There are 100,000 documents on Kavanaugh's past record that the WH will not allow the US Senate to see AND 148,000 more documents that the Senate is allowed to see but is NOT allowed to discuss with the public. Why? What’s in those documents that the administration doesn;t want people to see or know about?
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:
Our Lives, Bodies and Freedoms are on the Line
Read our Update and then read our article: Justice Kennedy’s retirement and the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court has everyone considering the possibility that Roe v. Wade, the 1974 landmark decision recognizing a woman’s constitutional right to privacy when deciding whether to have an abortion whether to have an abortion, may be overturned or severely limited.
Senators who hold key votes have made statements which seem to indicate they will likely confirm him based simply upon his educational background and professional resume.
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.
What We're Celebrating On Women’s Equality Day.
Maybe you’ve heard about Women’s Equality Day, and even celebrated in previous years; but do you know the true significance of this day?
On August 26th, we are commemorating women’s history, specifically the passage of the 19th Amendment.