Connecting engaged feminists
who care about solutions and action

 

Including the 1st Annual “Celebrating Badass Minnesotans” award ceremony

 

WHO: Badass members, event sponsors, and their invited guests

WHERE: First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, 900 Mt. Curve Ave., 55403 [directions, parking, bus]

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 12-4pm, including live-stream, light food and drinks, underwriters tables

• Introducing Hometown Values & Vision guests from Greater Minnesota
• Summarizing a year of insights about Re-Imagining Public Safety — how do we talk about it with others?
• Entertainment: Junauda Petrus
• Insights about Reducing Gender-Based Violence — what can we do together to inspire greater change?
• Reading: Deneal Trueblood-Lynch and cast of “Secrets”
• Preparing to increase Diversity in Politics statewide in 2024 — where can we make a difference?
• Music: TBD
• Where do we go next? Healthy Collaborations for 2024: signups for online story sharing, solutions & action groups
• 1st Annual Badass Awards, chosen by Badass members, with gifts from event sponsors

 

Free invitations will go to these Badass members

If you aren’t on the list and want to be, here is how to join the Badass community

 

Underwriter #1: Valvoline

 

Steering Committee members to date 

• Mikki Morrissette 
• Crystal Brown

Gender-Based Violence

• Patricia Cumbie & Sophia Morrissette, Global Rights for Women  
• Guadalupe Lopez & Nikki Engel, Violence Free Minnesota

Diversity in Politics

• Nevada Littlewolf, WomenWinning 
• Kate Lundquist, Vote Run Lead 
• Wintana Melekin

Healthy Collaborations/Public Safety

• Cirien Saadeh
• Ellie Krug 
• Patricia Torres Ray
• Erica Schumacher, Ramsey County Attorney
• Natalia Mendez, Seward Community Co-op