
CALL: What We Are Talking About This Week
Notes from our weekly Changemakers Alliance newsletter

On Morality, Transformation, and Vulnerability: A Talk by the Publisher
Historical perspectives about transformative justice, philosophy about human evolution, and stories from the Changemakers Alliance visits to statewide communities for the "Hometown Values & Vision" series.

Next Step Program: How Healing and Transformation Can Emerge From Violence
An elementary school child looked out the window and saw…

Commentary: My Abortion Experience in 1962
I was in a panic. I was sure there were doctors — and others — who would perform abortions for a price, but how to find one?

UPDATED: Policing Safety in Schools?
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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
When I-94 was built through Saint Paul in the…

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My Second Life on the Water
Guiding fundamentally changed how I view, interact with, and share our rivers and natural spaces with others.

Does Minnesota Value Women’s Work? What the Data Shows
"Like roads and bridges, care work is super important for a productive economy."

Minnesota Labor Advocates Through History
— compiled by Mikki Morrissette, with…

Building a Badass Base: Editor’s Letter and TOC
“We do not want to find fault with each other, but to solidify our forces and say to each other: We must be together; our masters are joined together and we must do the same thing.”
— Mother Jones, Irish-American union activist

Prison Work
There is an untapped incarcerated work force that can be held accountable and trained; they will be proud, dedicated employees, if given the opportunity.

A Conversation with Veronica Mendez Moore of CTUL
“My boss said we don’t do that here.” Others heard, “That passed, but it’s not for Latinos.” A law is just a piece of paper unless people can enforce it.

Why Do We Let Our Bosses Control Our Health Care?
If we don’t have enough nurses to care for us at our most vulnerable, that’s not good for any of us. We should be regulating that just like we regulate child care, where there can only be so many infants per adult.

Ecolution SERIES: Diving Deep Into Minnesota Waters (Part 1)
As our Changemakers Alliance (CALL) newsletter reported in May, we visited Lewiston in southeastern Minnesota for a town hall forum about the water quality issues there. In this deep dive story, we will offer details about statewide water quality issues — such as runoff from agriculture and cancerous toxicity dangers. The next installment will include advocacy updates from local advocates working on solutions.