Minnesota Women's Press

CALL: What We Are Talking About This Week

08/29/2023

Notes from our weekly Changemakers Alliance newsletter

On Morality, Transformation, and Vulnerability: A Talk by the Publisher

07/17/2023

Historical perspectives about transformative justice, philosophy about human evolution, and stories from the Changemakers Alliance visits to statewide communities for the "Hometown Values & Vision" series.

Next Step Program: How Healing and Transformation Can Emerge From Violence

06/27/2023

An elementary school child looked out the window and saw…

Commentary: My Abortion Experience in 1962

06/21/2023

I was in a panic. I was sure there were doctors — and others — who would perform abortions for a price, but how to find one?

Perspectives from the Anti-Authoritarianism 22nd Century Congress

07/28/2023

The recent global 22nd Century Congress conference held in Minneapolis featured many days of conversations about how to address authoritarianism and co-create a more democratic system that supports a pluralistic society. Here are a few highlights from the conversations.

Commentary: “Florida”

04/05/2023

Ellie Krug (she/her) has a radio show on AM950, and speaks and…

Emotional Press Conference With House Legislators About Public Safety

02/21/2023

Rep. Athena Hollins takes questions about HF16, a bill that…

The Way to Our Queer Ancestors

01/25/2023

There is another aspect to historical research when you are talking about lesbians, and that is intuition.

Making One Heart

12/29/2022

We can be ourselves without fear of being made fun of, or bullied, which is something a lot of us deal with in our daily lives.

Fresh, Diverse Voices Join the Minnesota Legislature

12/28/2022

When the 2023 legislative session opened January 3, there were fresh voices in both the House and the Senate, thanks largely to urban voters. Here are some of them, who we talked to last fall during their campaigns.

2023: A Good Year for Action

11/29/2022

“We have never been represented by somebody like me, with this voice, with the communities that I am bringing in."

New Indigenous and LGBTQ+ Voices That Will Represent Minnesotans

11/08/2022

At the state capitol, there is a historic slate of LGBTQ+ candidates and Native candidates. Here are parts of our conversations with some of them.

People in Politics: What Makes a Powerful Leader?

10/30/2022

"Women naturally function more as a collective. There is power in numbers. When it is transactional, people who want to succeed think that dividing and conquering is how you do it. That is actually a colonized way of leading."