
CALL: What We Are Talking About This Week
Notes from our weekly Changemakers Alliance newsletter

Land Remembers: Editor’s Letter and TOC
“I was struck by how our understanding of the place we live is shaped as much by what we do know about its history as what we don’t know."

Restoring (Some of) Turtle Island
According to the TRUTH Project research, the U.S. government paid the Dakota two cents per acre in 1851. Circle News reported the land was then sold for 251 times that amount.

Tapestry: Where Does the Land Remember?
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"Where does the land hold traumatic memories in Minnesota (personally…

The Magical Root
That’s what it used to be like in our very tiny, rural Minnesota town where everyone knew each other, they knew what you liked to drink, and they most likely knew a lot of your secrets too.

Feeding Souls for True Community Safety
I literally sobbed at the beauty, hope, and possibility I felt in this stretch of land that has held such loss.

It Happened in Duluth
I was born and raised here, and I didn’t know about this story until I was 18.

Developing the Ethnic Studies Curriculum
Studies show that when students participate in ethnic studies, they are more engaged when their curriculum reflects diverse — not monolithic — backgrounds.

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Hometown series: Peace-building in Northfield
"I had a New Testament professor years ago who said that the number one religion in the world today is violence."

UPDATED: Policing Safety in Schools?
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.

Commentary: Our Work to Decriminalize Sex Work in Minneapolis
I developed a personal passion for ending the criminalization of all sex workers as a step towards honoring the humanity of all people who have been impacted by the sex trade.

My Second Life on the Water
Guiding fundamentally changed how I view, interact with, and share our rivers and natural spaces with others.