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Connecting engaged feminists
who care about solutions and action
Including the 1st Annual “Celebrating Badass Minnesotans” award ceremony
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
If you aren’t on the list and should be, contact editor@womenspress.com
WHO: Badass members, event sponsors, and their invited guests; invitations will be sent in March.
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, tables of insights and products
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- Introducing Re-Imagining Public Safety discussion guide (Noon)
- Entertainment: Junauda Petrus
- Reducing Gender-Based Violence — what we can do together to create greater and lasting change
- Reading: Deneal Trueblood-Lynch and cast of “Secrets”
- Diversity in Politics statewide in 2024 — where can we make a difference? (1:30pm)
- Spoken word: Muna Abdulahi
- Collective Health for 2024: about mental health, housing, collaborative solutions, including thoughts from Dr. Catherine Squires, Joyce Tofte, and Shea Holt (2:30pm)
- 1st Annual Badass Awards, chosen by Badass members (3:15pm)
Performances
Junauda Petrus (Thais Aquino Photography)
Deneal Trueblood-Lynch (photo by Sarah Whiting)
Muna Abdulahi
Thanks to event sponsors to date
Valvoline
Vote Run Lead
WomenWinning
Minneapolis Foundation
Thanks to gift donors and event vendors
- Fair Trade Minneapolis (artisan products from Papillon Marketplace in Haiti)
- Larissa Loden (jeweler)
- Mixed Blood Theater
- Fantasy Gifts
- New World Women
- A Bar of Their Own (women sports bar)
- Lavish Shea Butters by Anita
- Face Foundrie
- Farmasi teas and coffees
- XO’Xocolati chocolates
- Excelsior Candle Co.
- Roots Shoots & Leaves
Steering Committee members
- Mikki Morrissette
Public Safety: Gender-Based Violence
- Rosario de la Torre, Esperanza United
- Patricia Cumbie & Sophia Morrissette, Global Rights for Women
- PaHoua Vang and Becca Gilbuena, MNCASA
- Guadalupe Lopez & Nikki Engel, Violence Free Minnesota
Diversity in Politics
- Nevada Littlewolf & Britta Moen, WomenWinning
- Beth Peterson & Kate Lundquist, Vote Run Lead
Collective Health
- Ellie Krug, Human Inspiration Work
- Natalia Mendez, Seward Community Co-op
- LeAnn Littlewolf, AICHO
- Leah Robshaw, Alternatives to Violence Project
- Erica Schumacher, Ramsey County Attorney
- Joyce Tofte, MORE network
For 2025 coverage, Minnesota Women’s Press earned a community leadership award, three photography awards, and four editorial awards, including for coverage of social issues and for our Spring 2025 “Know Your Rights” special section supported by Unidos MN. Our publisher was named Journalist of the Year by Violence Free Minnesota for gender-based violence coverage.
