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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Written by; By Susan Rinkunas, Jul 18 2018, 6:36pm, for Tonic. Read the full article here: The Department of Reproductive Control is the HealthAgency of Our Dystopian Future
"..The DRC is not a real government agency—yet. But all of the policies described in the video are real. You'll learn as much if you go to the satirical agency's website, thedrc.us.
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After the illegal detention of children and the immoral tearing apart of families, Women’s March National planned and executed the largest Civil Disobedient group of women ever recorded in our nation's history to rally and hold accountable those in office that are allowing these vicious, racist and outright terrifying things to happen.
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Saturday saw an outpouring of Minnesotans onto the streets of Minneapolis on an extraordinary June day. Extraordinary in that it was over 90 degrees, and extraordinary in that we had to take to the streets to protest the SEPARATION of children from their parents and the CAGING of them in ill-equipped shuttered Walmarts along our Southern border.
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Last week, we saw The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) narrowly vote to strip away rights and trample on progressive values; specifically women’s rights, immigrant rights, and workers’ rights. In the midst of all this, Justice Anthony Kennedy of the U.S. Supreme Court announced his retirement, effective July 31st. Many of us felt shell-shocked knowing what this means for the future of our country.
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THE THREAT OF THE UNITED STATES COMMITTING ACTS OF GENOCIDE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE OF A REALITY. According to the World Genocide Watch, there are eight stages to the build up to genocide: classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination, and denial.
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Great event this Sunday – Strong Women Rally – June 10th, 1.30-3.00pm in Stillwater.
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Thank you for pledging to take legal action if the WH moves ahead with their proposal to restrict federal funding for family planning providers that refer patients for or perform abortions.
Women's March Minnesota couldn't be more excited by the huge number of terrific, progressive women candidates running for office at every level and receiving endorsement. Congratulations! Thank you for running!
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Great news! The Governor has vetoed the "ultrasound bill" (SF2849). Thank you for standing up for women, Gov. Dayton!
And thank you to everyone who called, wrote, tweeted their legislators, the Governor, talked with others about the issue.