Ellen Longfellow, Civil Rights Attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Minnesota Chapter Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections.
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Irma L'Escala, a Minnesota Care Voter Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections.
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Kabo Yang, Minnesota Women's Consortium Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections. My name is Kabo Yang. I am working with Women's Consortium working to advance gender justice for all women In Minnesota. The reason I vote is because it is my power.
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Tiffini Flynn Forslund from Frogtown neighborhood of St Paul Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections.
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I am Reverend Nancy Nord Bence. I am the executive director of Protect MN , the independent state based gun violence organization. They want to know why I vote. I vote because if we don’t vote then everything we do to try affect change; all the letters we write, the people we organize, all the trainings we hold and the protests we sponsor, none of that will do any good if we can’t change the people who are currently running Washington and Minnesota. ..
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It's started! YES, you can vote early NOW and anytime between NOW and 11/5, the day before Election day.
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Voting is key, but it’s not all there is to the election process. You can get involved in a lot of ways:
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As citizens of the United States we are members of a Democracy, which by definition is a government For the People – By the People. Therefore, the rules that shape our lives are created by US…OR…by those who show up. In this country, even if you don’t physically vote…you are still voting for something.
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Minnesota makes it easy to vote early or on Election Day, by mail or in person. Click through to find out how.
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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.
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Open Streets Volunteers Needed: Sunday, Sept 23, or Sunday, Sept 30 10:00-1:30 or 1:30-5:00.
Register voters, Peer to peer text vote reminders, post card mailing, and video recording!
Sign Up Here to help!
Sign up HERE to win a FREE Registration to Run Like a Girl on behalf of WMM! Join us and MSP NOW for Run Like a Girl 5K and Kid's Race Saturday, Sept. 22! This unique and fun event is for all ages, so get your entire family together to run, walk or jog for an amazing cause. The one and only Cecile Richards will be speaking to kick off the race! SIGN UP HERE:
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WOMEN'S MARCH MINNESOTA ANNOUNCES POWER TO THE POLLS
9/14/18: St. Paul, MN ---- Power to the Polls: Over the past two years we’ve resisted, persisted and created change, and now it’s time to bring our collective Power to The Polls.
On Sep 21st, early voting opens in Minnesota. At that point, it is 45 days until the general election on November 6th.
Join Women's March Minnesota and Women's March for Power to the Polls!
Minnesota is going to retain its title as the TOP STATE to GET OUT THE VOTE again in 2018, and we are
going to protect our progressive values, increase voter registration, build community, and ACTIVATE
VOTERS!
Now is the time to take action to ensure that we protect our rights and once again live in a country we are proud of. If not now - when? This is why we marched. In addition to the requests to participate, we will be sending out motivational videos and educational pieces about the election process called “Election Central”.
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Can you help? Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center is looking for volunteers to help sort donations NOW for the Franklin Hiawatha Encampment in Minneapolis.
See details of how to sign up below.
For more information on the camp and how to donate to support the critical work being done there by so many great organizations, check here.
Also, see our previous post for more information
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From Honor the Earth: Via Women's Foundation of Minnesota “Day 2 of the #ChangeCulture tour in Northern MN starts now! Visiting HonorTheEarth, a #YWIMN grantee-partner that uses music, the arts, the media, and #Indigenous wisdom to create awareness and support for #Native environmental issues ...”
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12,800 migrant children were detained this month in federal custody – yes, 12,800! That’s up from 2,400 in May last year! And the WH just announced that they plan to triple the size of the "Tent City" in Tornillo to house even more - a total of around 3,800 children! This is all so shameful and wrong!
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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.
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