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Excerpts from the Human Rights Watch Report on ICE-Related Violations

Excerpts from the Human Rights Watch report about accountability, needed reform, and community investment required to recover from the ICE occupation, including anecdotes from 150 interviews.

AFL-CIO Convention Builds Strategy Around a United Movement

The U.S. government is using billions in taxpayer money to round up members of the workforce and put them in detention centers. CEOs who run the 100 companies with the lowest median wage are making 632 times more than their employees. It is not surprising that the recent national AFL-CIO convention held in Minneapolis focused on building solidarity at a pre-conference civil rights unity summit and global symposium.

Petitions, Sit-in, and Group Advocacy at Capitol Today to Require a House Vote on Gun Violence Prevention Measures

"Students are done begging lawmakers to care about our safety. More than 7,000 people signed this petition in just one week because Minnesotans are demanding action on gun violence, not excuses and delays. Students across Minnesota are watching, organizing, and ready to hold them accountable if they continue to block these lifesaving policies.”

Photo Gallery From the Conejo Rally

  On Saturday, May 9, Minnesotans gathered at the…

“250 Years”: How We Could Reduce Crime Better

"We must create systems that allow people to rebuild and rehabilitate. Just like poverty can drive crime, deprivation inside prison creates that same cycle. When you have nothing, you do what you have to do to survive. Survival mode is not rehabilitation.” ... Research over decades “has repeatedly shown that incarceration is among the least effective and most expensive approaches to crime prevention.”

NEWS: Rise Up Center for Workforce Training Breaks Ground in Uptown Minneapolis

"In the labor movement, we believe that all work has dignity and that every worker, no matter where they come from, what they look like, or what they do for a living, deserves access to a stable, sustaining job and the necessary training for advancement."

MayDay March on Lake Street: Photo Gallery and Montage

Images, quoted, and a short audio-video montage of the MayDay march on Lake Street in Minneapolis.

ACTION STEPS: Volunteer, Talk, Interact, Learn

Volunteers Needed for Minneapolis Homeless Peace House offers…

Earth Day Rally Reiterates Need for Data Center Moratorium

Across all testimony, a consistent theme emerged: Minnesota is moving faster than its policies can manage. Speakers did not uniformly oppose data centers outright, but insisted that without a pause, the state risks long-term environmental, social, and economic harm. The call was clear: slow down, study the impacts, and ensure communities — not just corporations — shape the future.

Marnita’s Table — ImagineAct2026 Photo Gallery

Marnita's Table hosted a women’s leadership brunch to kick off their 21st year. They invited women to craft and connect with new people. Here are a few images from the day.

Highlights from the March 28 No Kings Rally

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How Policy Around Data Centers and NDAs Are Moving at the Minnesota Legislature

How the non-disclosure agreement ban related to data center development is progressing at the Minnesota legislature so far. "We’re not asking for secret engineering plans or designs. We’re just asking for information that affects our communities. We want to know how much it's going to pollute and how it will affect our wells."