Posts in Environmental Justice
Gathering the Grandmothers to Protect Water
Gathering the Grandmothers to Protect Water

So much happening in what feels like plain sight that we are choosing to ignore – but we ignore at our own peril. We are trading the priceless future of our rivers, our lands, our women for nickels that will be overspent and worthless much sooner than we recognize.

So what can we do?

  • Tell President Biden to #StopLine3 As the ice on the rivers thaw, it’s more important than ever that we contact President Biden and tell him how vital it is that he Stop Line 3 and protect our lands, air and water. President Biden can stop construction immediately.

  • Sign the petition asking President Biden to #StopLine3

  • Donate to Honor the Earth (tax-deductible) or to the frontlines.

  • Join a protest of rally – follow #StopLine3 or Honor the Earth for updates

  • Monitor the construction with Watch the Line MN

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Environmental Justice, Hear Us, Act NowShannon AndresonStopLine3
PRESS RELEASE: Power to the Polls
PRESS RELEASE: Power to the Polls

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. 

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Ending Violence, Environmental Justice, Immigrant/Refugee Rights, LGBTQIA Rights, Reproductive Rights, RFPW Disabilities, Workers' Rights, Power to the PollsHeidi RipplingerGOTV, power to the polls
This is why we marched.
This is why we marched.

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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Call to Action, Civil Rights, Disability Rights, Ending Violence, Environmental Justice, Immigrant/Refugee Rights, LGBTQIA Rights, Reproductive Rights, RFPW Disabilities, Workers' Rights, Power to the PollsHeidi Ripplinger
WMM Official Statement; The Murder of Thurman Blevins
WMM Official Statement; The Murder of Thurman Blevins

Two years ago, Jamar Clark and Philando Castile were killed by police. Justine Damond was killed last year. Thurman Blevins, Jr. was killed just last month. This is unacceptable. These were human beings. Our neighbors.

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Civil Rights, Disability Rights, Ending Violence, Environmental Justice, Immigrant/Refugee Rights, LGBTQIA Rights, Official Statements, Reproductive Rights, Workers' RightsHeidi RipplingerThurman Blevins
Will Kavanaugh Be Confirmed? Pressure On Both Sides Mounting
Will Kavanaugh Be Confirmed? Pressure On Both Sides Mounting

The pressure for and against quickly confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the vacant U.S. Supreme Court is ramping up in the U.S. Senate.

Now is the time for citizens to contact senators, supporting careful consideration rather than haste on this nomination.

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Civil Rights, Disability Rights, Ending Violence, Environmental Justice, Immigrant/Refugee Rights, Legislative Action, LGBTQIA Rights, Reproductive Rights, RFPW Disabilities, Workers' RightsHeidi RipplingerNoScotusVote, #NoSCOTUSVote, Kavanaugh
WMM Official Statement on Judge Kavanaugh Nomination
WMM Official Statement on Judge Kavanaugh Nomination

In the coming days, Women’s March Minnesota will send an open letter to Senator Amy Klobuchar and Senator Tina Smith on behalf of the 110,000 Minnesotans who marched January 21st 2017, urging our Senators to vote NO on any nominee who does not believe the United States Constitution incorporates a right to privacy and will not commit to publicly stating that Roe v. Wade is settled law.

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Civil Rights, Disability Rights, Ending Violence, Environmental Justice, Immigrant/Refugee Rights, LGBTQIA Rights, Official Statements, Reproductive Rights, Workers' RightsHeidi Ripplingeroff, #NoSCOTUSVote, Kavanaugh
Our Warming Climate Expected to Turn the Boundary Waters Canoe Area to a Savannah Habitat by 2100
Our Warming Climate Expected to Turn the Boundary Waters Canoe Area to a Savannah Habitat by 2100

Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission PUC Bows to Big Oil

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission recently granted Enbridge Inc. permission to pursue building its pipeline (Line 3) through Northern Minnesota. In addition to the real concerns that the pipeline will leak, as they all do, and destroy our land and pollute our water, strong objections to Line 3 are also based on how it will only contribute to and accelerate the devastating effects of our warming climate.

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Environmental JusticeHeidi Ripplingerpuc, bwca, boundary waters, climate change