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Emilia González Avalos: Collective Refusal to Surrender Humanity

What is being defended in Minnesota is larger than any policy. The question is whether a multiracial democracy can imagine itself as a shared project. The answer offered by dog whistle politics is no. The answer offered by organizing is that people are building an “us” anyway — patiently, visibly, and with increasing strength. 

FACTS: Who Has Legal Status in Minnesota?

Just how many immigrants are in Minnesota, where do they come from, and what are the distinctions in legal status?

U.S. Congressional Leaders Discuss ICE Actions With Minnesota Residents

        Minnesota’s…

Sights and Sounds at the Clergy-Led Airport Protest

"“We pray for Bruce — a janitor who was taken while leaving work. We remember 1 Corinthians 12: 'That we are all one body, and that when one part of the body suffers we all suffer.' We demand that Delta stand with us as a body, care for their workers and protect them, and use their voice together, with us.

Exploring the Links Between Latina Art and Organizing: Jessica Lopez Lyman’s “Place-Keepers”

"Place-Keepers" profiles artists whose work moves fluidly between performance and protest. Their practices challenge boundaries between art and activism, demonstrating how aesthetics can mobilize communities, foster healing, and sustain long-term organizing.

We Are 1924: An Innovative Photo Project Reclaims One of Our Darkest Historical Immigration Moments

As Krizia puts it, with few exceptions, in the United States “we are all immigrants.”

Minnesota Lawmakers and Activists Call for Moratorium on Data Centers

"Not only are these multi-billion-dollar corporations building data centers outside of the public eye, but they’re also getting tax breaks from the state to do it.”

Commentary: She Fought and Died for Our Belonging

If Renée Good’s courage can move my sister to imagine roots where she once felt only limbo, then the work now is clear. We owe it to her and to our children to turn grief into grounding, fear into presence, and loss into a fierce refusal to disappear.

Commentary: Being a Peaceful Warrior From Cannon Falls

"So, we stand, we connect, and we act in the name of Love. We call out bigots and make racism shameful and ignorant again."

How to Be an Upstander: Tips From a Monarca Training

González Avalos said Minnesotans will show the country how to choose community. People are watching our state again, she said, and will see "a beautiful movement we're creating here. ... We are meant to make this country better."

NEWS: Veterans from Common Defense Call for the Prosecution of ICE Agents

  On February 5, a 20-foot-long “Prosecute ICE”…

Future Forward: How Collective Pressure on Corporations Works

During the last election cycle, Donald Trump’s top donors in the crypto, oil and gas, and deportation industries collectively spent $700 million dollars supporting MAGA candidate campaigns, according to research published in The Guardian. In exchange, they received over $170 billion in policies and tax breaks — an 18,000 percent return on investment.