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Super fun ERA MN event on Sat 2/2 at the Hook and Ladder! The news is that the senate bills need your help!
Please contact your MN senator and urge them a) to support SF200 and SF208, b) to keep them clean with NO amendments and c) ask them to demand a hearing for the bills asap.
Read MoreTuesday, the bill to fund a Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (HF70) passed in the MN Public Safety Committee. Next, it goes to Ways and Means. The Senate version is yet to have a hearing. See more details on Tuesday’s hearing and the powerful testimony,
Meanwhile, money is needed to fund the important work being done by Native Lives Matter Coalition and others to raise awareness, support families and Indigenous women-led organizations on the front-line of this work and find solutions. Some of the funds raised will be used to organize the upcoming MMIW Memorial March and RED Ribbon Memorial.
Read MoreMNxMN 2019 Conference: Beyond the Vote (February 24th, St. Paul) is 4 weeks away and we're looking for volunteers for the day. Can you help?
Read MoreFor 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.
Read MoreTHANK 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.
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Women’s March Minnesota Announces Speakers for the 2019 Women's March on January 19, 2019 at the Minnesota State Capitol
Minneapolis, MN January 17, 2019: Women’s March Minnesota, a local nonprofit dedicated to harnessing the power of women and their communities to create transformative social change, is excited to announce the speakers for the 2019 Women’s March.
The pre-march rally, which begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Western Sculpture Park , welcome from a Women's March Minnesota Board Member, will be emcee’d by Miss Shannan , a comedian, radio and television host, keynote speaker and social instigator. Hear her on MyTalk 107.1, and her podcast called "Be Our Geek." Sparking the crowd to action will be college student and activist, Brianne Benson , and Jr. High student and activist, Lillian .
Read MoreWomen’s March Minnesota (WMM) is pleased to announce the organizations who have agreed to become sponsors and endorsers for the Minnesota Women’s Wave March taking place on Saturday, January 19, 2019 in St. Paul.
Women’s March Minnesota deeply appreciates receiving the support of so many reputable local groups who join in our purpose of harnessing the power of women and their communities to create transformative social change. The important work of educating, amplifying, and activating requires intersectional grassroots activism and we appreciate the trust of community members and leaders across Minnesota as we chart a new course into what 2019 looks like for WMM.
Read MoreWOMEN'S MARCH MN AND THE UNSTOPPABLE WOMEN’S WAVE
This is the year we declare that we are UNSTOPPABLE in our fight for equity, equality, and justice for all Minnesota women, gender non-identifying folks, and allies!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM, Pre-March Rally, Western Sculpture Garden, 387 Marion St, St. Paul
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, March, south on Marion St/Kellogg Blvd and north on John Ireland Blvd
Noon – 1:00 PM, Rally, Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
1/10/19: St. Paul, MN ---- Women’s March Minnesota shares the concerns of Minnesotans about Women’s March, Inc. (WMI) and the controversy surrounding the national leaders’ connections with those who have engaged in anti-Semitic, anti-woman, and anti-LGBTQ hate speech.
Read MoreHosted by MSP NOW
Thursday, 17 January 2019 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Black Dog Cafe, 308 E Prince St, St Paul, MN 55101
If 2018 was all about electing good leaders, 2019 is about advancing our progressive agenda.
But how do we do that? How do we track a bill's progress, and how can we help drive what we want forward? What does this part of the process look like, and what kind of power can individual citizen activists wield? And how can we wield it most effectively?
Great questions. And our fantastic panelists will have even better answers. See you soon.
Read MoreAfter the election in 2016, I went into a funk. I turned off Facebook, I turned off the television. I turned inward. For me, it was a time of healing and deep doubt. I questioned myself, my choices.
I had chosen to be here, in the U.S. I came here for school, met my husband, and stayed. Where I come from, I was taught to fight for justice, speak out and up. My parents taught me that I had to fight for everyone. If one person suffers, we all suffer. You need to do something. But I think when I came here, I lost that. Life got busier and easier.
Read MoreWomen’s March Minnesota (WMM) is looking for your two cents and by sharing your thoughts you could win one of three $50 Visa gift cards. WMM is asking people across Minnesota to take the survey. It should take less than 10 minutes and each survey has a chance to win $50 gift card.
We are working with 100RuralWomen to help spread the word.
The survey is designed to assess how WMM can better meet the needs of potential members across the state both in terms of support and programs, and also reflect the policy concerns of people outside of the Twin Cities. WMM appreciates your time and frank answers. Prizes will be drawn Dec 31, 2018.
Take the survey
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!
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThursday, December 20, 2018 at 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM CST
Pryes Brewing Company 1401 West River Road N, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411
Join us for something a little different for the December Third Thursday - a citizen activist Holiday Party hosted by the Kindness Action Network and Women's March Minnesota!
Come on down for a pre-preview of Women's Wave Minnesota - the 2019 Women's March. Sign up to volunteer, get some gear, meet fellow marchers, talk about why you are marching and get information on the Women's March coming Saturday, January 19th.
The Kindness Action Network will provide some easy opportunities do some good and to spread some kindness with service project stations.
Read MoreWMM 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?
Read MoreThe first woman who Habon Abdulle of WOW Network recruited to run for office was Ilhan Omar.
"After the election, many of us felt that we can put our bags down. We are here to stay, and now we have a stake in the game. While we recognize this election is not presidential, the effect on marginalized people’s emotions are similar, as prejudice is confronted by elected representation. " - Habon Abdulle
Read MoreThere 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.
Read MoreWhile 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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