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COMMENTARY: I Refuse to Let My Daughter’s Future Be Built on Endless War

Important state meeting on Thursday. Call and email today the members of the SBI board and executive staff. Demand the SBI divest our pensions from bonds that profit off of war, genocides, and weapons manufacturers.

Third Act Turns Up the Heat on ICE Affiliations

“Turn Up the Heat: Melt the Companies That Profit from ICE and DHS” is a national boycott with a local chapter of Third Act — which was co-founded by climate activist Bill McKibben to mobilize people over age 60 through community organizing, digital communication, and targeted campaigns.

The Capitol Action Day Around Violence Protection

Organizers responsible for the day and call to action included Violence Free Minnesota (VFMN), the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA), Mending the Sacred Hoop (MSH), Minnesota Alliance on Crime (MAC), Minnesota Children’s Alliance (MCA), and the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC).

“Allison’s Bill” Would Strengthen Investigations Into Deaths Suspected as Domestic Violence

Minnesota Senator Mary Kunesh is preparing to introduce “Allison’s Bill,” fueled by the death of Allison Lussier, who died of blunt force trauma. Police initially ruled the death an overdose, despite a history of domestic violence calls.

ESSAY: Transportation Blues (or how I became a school escort)

"I wave to E’s father as I step into the driver seat. He looks about as confident as he should — which is to say he looks equal parts nervous and resigned as a stranger who doesn’t speak Spanish drives away with his daughter."

ACTION: Community Voices Needed to Push for Data Center Moratorium

"Call your representatives and Governor Walz. Tell them we expect Minnesota to lead on the standards needed to protect our state. Minnesota can get this right, but only if we’re willing to slow down enough to think this through. Tell Walz and your elected officials to put a pause on data center development. Tell elected officials to stop allowing NDAs in data center development."

EVENT: Self-Reflection and Connection About How We Show Up in the World

“There is no blaming of others — our parents, neighbors, leaders, or ancestors. It is a practice of self-observation about what we have learned. It is about practicing our own self-study in how we show up in our world.”

FUTURE FORWARD: The Long-Term Role of Feminist Media

"I believe that this is at the heart of good journalism: the ability to foster dialogue to provoke thought and change."

What I Am Building For Homeless and At-Risk Teens, and Why

"Inspirations for Aspirations is my answer to the question that haunted me through foster care: Where do kids like me go when there's nowhere safe to land? Now I'm building that place — the sanctuary I needed, designed by someone who understands what these youth are surviving because I survived it too."

Future Forward: How My Advocacy Work Began at Age 13

The spring of my eighth grade year, Roe v. Wade was overturned. Up to that point, I had not been involved in advocacy work nor had I paid close attention to politics. I organized a walkout that involved 500 students in our small community.

From Malcolm X to ICE: Echoes from Earlier Generations on Resistance

Sagirah Shahid offers details of the histories that led up to this moment in Minnesota, centering the roots of the Black Muslim and Black power movements of the early 20th century — and a 1951 petition.

Deep Dive: Debating the Impact of Gun Violence in Minnesota (3 perspectives)

This deep dive into gun violence prevention legislation explores a national effort to build bipartisan agreement, and two recent debates at the Minnesota capitol about reducing access to assault weapons and creating a central state office focused on gun violence prevention. “In 2024, deaths from gun violence around the rest of the country fell by 5 percent, but here in Minnesota, they rose by 6 percent,” said Maggiy Emery.