Policy/Politics

April 15 — From a story by Axios: Black people are killed by police at higher rates than white people in

There are winding roads that lead to systems and policy change. This is a snapshot of one of them, still in process, related to sexual assault legislation.

We have the tools — raw materials, surveillance, science, communication — to do better. “It is about political will” to make this a priority, so we don’t forget, like we did the lessons of the 1918 pandemic.

Advocacy updates related to equity and justice

I did not feel vindicated that my testimony was proven correct but a deep sadness that what was foretold has come to be.

I felt I had no choice but to address the violence that has for too long destroyed so many families in Minnesota and across Turtle Island.

“For those who have exited trafficking, their biggest need is to rebuild a sense of belonging and identity within their community.”

I do not want to keep having marches to remember these beautiful women and relatives because something awful happened to them. We have to be proactive.

“To fix over 500 years of trauma and its impact, we need everyone.”

There were between 27 and 54 actively missing American Indian women and girls in Minnesota
in any given month from 2012 to 2020.

The state has been “headed in the same direction for 162 years. Trying to turn the ship is a tall order, but we are in a moment where we have to get it done. If folks are not willing to be in that work with us, then they just have to get out of the way.”

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