Action Steps

“Water and women are one and the same. They deserve our love and protection.”

Economic abuse, rape, criminalization of victims, gun-related homicides, and why the village needs to be part of the solutions

We are tired because we’re carrying this backpack every day, heavy with expectations and stereotypes.

What does the survivor need to feel safe again? What do accountability, justice, and healing mean to them?

Since October 2021, Minnesota has welcomed 695 new people from 17 countries through the U.S. Refugee program. Most of those

In essence, Values & Vision is a kind of salon — a hybrid of book discussion, related to current events and issues — that takes the extra step of leading to solutions, solidarity, and action.

“The United States has come a long way from the past. This … has compelled generation after generation to overlook the present.” — from an essay in “The 1619 Project”

“We have never been represented by somebody like me, with this voice, with the communities that I am bringing in.”

“We have been saying, ‘abortion is not an issue you should be running from, it is an issue you should be running on.'”

The values and vision of 20 Minnesotans who care about serving everyone in a culture of abundance, not scarcity and fear. “If it is about us, include us.”

The hardest part of the work Women’s Foundation is doing, Perez adds, is “changing the hearts and minds of people who do not see the barriers up close. Unless we change hearts and minds, actions won’t follow.”

Minnesota Women’s Press was uniquely invited to participate in a D.C.-based global summit