Weekly Update - February 26 - Things You May Have Missed
SHEroes:
- Join #WMM in congratulating Minnesotan Jessie Diggins for #MakingHERstory by capturing her first gold today at the Olympics!
Welcome Back, Legislators!
- It was an interesting first week in the MN Legislature
Immigration:
- Last week the US Senate failed to find a legal pathway to citizenship for 800,000 #DACA recipients.
Gun Violence:
- National Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools
- We need to talk about Black lives and gun violence after the Florida shooting
- What can you do to stop gun violence?
- Protect MN’s Rally in the Rotunda – next steps
- Attention students, sign up for Women’s March Youth weekly public calls
- Mpls youth from five high schools marched 5 miles to speak their minds on gun violence to Mpls City Council.
- National School Walkout & Women’s March Youth Empower Walkout statement
- We applaud Emma Gonzalez and all the brave and inspiring students calling BS on legislators and gun advocates.
- Women’s March Minnesota WMM’s All Volunteer meeting
Environmental Justice:
- MN regulators turn down tribal request that could delay Enbridge pipeline project
Opportunities to Show Up:
- Tuesday, Feb. 27: Disability Day at the Capitol, St Paul
- Thursday, Mar. 1: Pro-Choice Lobby Day 2018, St Paul
- Thursday, Mar. 1: Volunteer Event at MN Indian Women’s Resource Center, Minneapolis
- Friday, Mar. 2: Hearing Their Voices: The Persistence of Violence Against Native American Women and Girls – Allotment to Indian Reorganization Act, Minneapolis
- Saturday, Mar. 3: Dinner - Forum - Resistance with Immigrant Movement for Justice, St Paul
- Saturday, Mar. 3: 2018 Women's Leadership Conference: Muslim Women Strong, Edina
- Saturday, Mar. 3: The Welcome Table, a feast across cultures, nationalities & neighborhoods, St Paul
- Saturday, Mar. 3: "How to Have fun in a Civil War" at Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
- Thursday, Mar. 8: Annual International Women's Day Rally At The Capitol!, St Paul
- Thursday, Mar. 8: Int’l Women's Day: Promoting and Supporting Women of African Descent, Mpls
- Thursday, Mar. 8: International Women's Day Rally: Women Stand Up & Fight Back!, Minneapolis
- Thursday, Mar. 8: "How to Have fun in a Civil War" at Guthrie Theater
- Saturday, Mar. 10: Mexica New Year Festival: Chikuaze Tochtli (6 Rabbit), St Paul
- Sunday, Mar. 11: CTUL's Annual Pancake Brunch Fundraiser, Minneapolis
- Sunday, Mar. 11: "How to Have fun in a Civil War" at Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
- Wednesday, Mar. 14: Enough! National School Walkout, multiple locations
- Thursday, Mar. 15: Third Thursdays: The Fight for Equal Pay, Minneapolis
- Friday, Mar. 16: Remembrance Rally Memorial For Cordale Handy 1 Year Anniversary, St Paul
- Sunday, Mar. 18 (date change): Neighbors Meet Neighbors: Student Series, St Paul
- Saturday, Mar. 24: SHETalks WETalk MPLS 2, Minneapolis
- Saturday, Mar. 24: Minnesota March for Our Lives, St Paul
- Wednesday, Mar. 28: We Believe: Minnesotans Against Domestic Violence, St Paul
- Thursday, Mar. 29: Our Justice's 25th Annual Bowl-A-Thon, St Louis Park
- Friday, Mar. 30: Solidarity Day for Planned Parenthood 2018, St Paul
- Monday, Apr. 2: Hearing Their Voices: The Persistence of Violence Against Native American Women and Girls - Termination to Self-determination, Minneapolis
- Wednesday, Apr. 18: Moms Demand Action Lobby Day 2018, St Paul
- Monday, Apr. 23: 2018 Conference on Justice Involved Women and Girls, Minneapolis
- Tuesday, May 1: Immigrants and Refugees Are Welcome Here Rally, St Paul
- Thursday, May 3: Hearing Their Voices: The Persistence of Violence Against Native American Women and Girls - The 21st Century. Where do we go from here? Minneapolis