
In the News: September 2020
The new WoMN Act (formerly Women's Consortium), and Mutual Aid

Recorded Visual Q&A: Carolyn Holbrook and Tess Montgomery
The recorded Visual Q&A, "In These Times: An Intergenerational Conversation" with Carolyn Holbrook and Tess Montgomery

August 2020: In the News
COVID Inequities, a video for expectant mothers, the Suffrage Anniversary, election details, COVID testing options

Spotlight on Black Trauma and Policing (Part 3)
White people often turn their gaze on people of color to gain knowledge, instead of back on their own communities

Part 2: Violence Intervention and Prevention Strategies
In Part 2 of our conversation with Sasha Cotton, we asked how her office is responding with violence prevention and intervention programs, and what Minneapolis's next steps are.

Part 1: A Public Health Approach to Violence
We spoke with Sasha Cotton about how prevention strategies in Minneapolis have been evolving and what a public health-oriented approach to violence entails.

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It is our biannual survey to find out what interests you!

July 2020: GoSeeDo Calendar
Mixed Blood Responds, Playwriting Workshop, Reflections on Isolation, book discussion about "A Good Time for the Truth"

July 2020: In the News
Minnesota from a National Lens, Green New Deal, Visual Activism, Women Heading to Congress

Minneapolis City Council Pledges to Dismantle Police Department
“We’re not abolishing help. We’re abolishing police. That’s very different...We have to do the work to imagine something different and to listen to what people in different neighborhoods and communities want.”

Minneapolis City Council Approves Restraining Order for Police
Terms of a temporary restraining order outlines changes that must be implemented by the Minneapolis Police Department

Statements from Black Visions & Reclaim the Block press conference
Community safety comes from within.


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