
Equity Solutions & Quiz
In a related story we look at some of the statewide issues and…

Improving Food Access
In 2009, my family and I bought a house out in the country…

Action = Dining Out
Christina Nguyen, owner of Hai Hai and Hola Arepa
In 2015,…

My Path Into Labor Rights
"One of the most important people at the rally was neither a politician nor an Amazon employee. Running operations behind the scenes alongside workers was a 23-year-old college student named Nimo Omar. At the Awood Center, people affectionately call her the lioness." — Wired magazine

Turning Tragedy Into Action
I did not want anyone to forget about who [Philando] was and what he represented as a man — his devotion to his job and the children, always thinking about other people. I wanted to keep his legacy alive by doing the things that he held near and dear to his heart.

The Future Is Now
Trista Harris image by Sarah Whiting
In 2008, I was running…

Carving Space for the Collective
TraNecia Sylvester (l) and Lindsay Pluger (photo by Trista McGovern)
As…

My Path as an Abortion Rights Activist
For more than 50 years, NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota — aka the…

My Sanctuary of Wildcats
Tammy Thies is the founder and executive director of The Wildcat…

Being the Bulldozer
Teresa Konechne makes art, film, rituals, and trouble. (Photo…

Taking Action Statewide
For more than a year, communities have met as part of the…

How the Right to Abortion Transforms
Photo by Sarah Whiting
I believe that a person’s lived…


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