
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.

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.

Solving Child Care Needs, Especially in Greater Minnesota
The separation in our policy between care and education is really a false dichotomy.

Supporting Underserved Students
She saw what was possible for me long before I did.

Deep Dive: Teaching Multicultural History Passes Into Law — With Similar Opposition from a Few Decades Ago
Deep reporting of the wide perspectives of Minnesota legislators in discussing the ethnic studies bill proposed for an impending vote.

School-Based Clinics Empower Teens
Adolescent-centered health care entails directly educating the patient on their health needs, rather than providing that guidance exclusively to the parent or guardian.

The Fight for Free Menstrual Products at School
To us, it was unfair that the school provided non-menstruators with the hygiene products they needed (toilet paper, soap, and paper towels) while every month, we were forced to scavenge.

Out of a Box
If there was a class focused on gender identity at my school, I know I wouldn’t have been comfortable speaking up about my experience around the individuals who were stereotyping me because of how I looked.

Where Is the Joy in K-12 Education?
I wish I had someone to tell me that I am allowed to be happy at school.

Minnesota Women’s Press 2023 Youth Resource Guide: Jobs and Activities
Our annual summer guide with at least 80 camps, internships, work opportunities, and scholarships

2023: A Good Year for Action
“We have never been represented by somebody like me, with this voice, with the communities that I am bringing in."

2022 Changemaker Somali Sisters Network: Culture Shifters
(L-R) Sadia Ali, Safiya Ali, Farhiyo Hashi, Anisa Haji, and…