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Hometown series: Peace-building in Northfield

09/25/2023

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"I had a New Testament professor years ago who said that the number one religion in the world today is violence."

UPDATED: Policing Safety in Schools?

09/19/2023

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As schools resume statewide, there is pushback by some politicians and law enforcement officers about not being able to use a prone hold — putting a student face down on the ground and applying weight to their head, throat, neck, or chest to restrict their ability to breathe.

Transformation in Rondo: Golden Thyme Co-op Ownership

09/11/2023

When I-94 was built through Saint Paul in the…

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What Is Melanated Main Street: Editor’s Letter and TOC

06/28/2023

“We cannot have a healed society, we cannot have change, we cannot have justice, if we do not reclaim and repair the human spirit.” — Rev. angel Kyodo williams

Changemakers Alliance: Re-imagining Public Safety

06/27/2023

"We don't ask enough hard questions about the billions of dollars we put into the retributive system. My restorative justice budget is under $100,000. You know what would work a lot better? If we funded it.”

Next Step Program: How Healing and Transformation Can Emerge From Violence

06/27/2023

An elementary school child looked out the window and saw…

Images from the Chisholm Juneteenth Celebration

06/19/2023

Getting to know ourselves better. A glimpse of Minnesota communities: Juneteenth in Chisholm, and North Minneapolis.

SERIES in development: Hometown Values & Vision

06/19/2023

A series in development

Global Rights for Women Announces a Report on Minneapolis Police Response to Domestic Violence

06/15/2023

"In reality, we focus more on robbers, drug dealers, and gangsters, when in fact ... these are the same people committing domestic violence. Maybe our focus should be on abusers, and it would have a trickle-down effect to other violent crimes."

The Legacy of George Floyd: Images from the Third Anniversary Memorial, and Action Steps in Brooklyn Center

05/30/2023

Images and conversation that are building authentic unity

What Can Feminists Make of the Eugenicist History of Abortion?

05/24/2023

How free is the choice to have an abortion when disability is imagined to mean the end of potential?

Small-Scale Homesteading

05/24/2023

Excerpted from Small-Scale Homesteading: A Sustainable Guide…

Major Public Safety and Gun Legislation Bills Signed Into Law (and Some of the Debates Against Them)

05/12/2023

"Red flag" gun legislation will restrict access to people who are in danger of using guns to cause harm, including in domestic violence issues. Opposition voices included here...

(Most of) Minnesota House Says Yes to Equal Rights Amendment Resolution

05/11/2023

Who said yes to equal rights for women?

Part 2: House Debates About Gun Legislation and Restorative Justice

05/10/2023

The Minnesota legislature has been working for several months on new public safety policy. As the session winds down, they are closer on several progressive measures. This story reflects some of the conversation that members have had about the provisions in past debates.

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