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2013 Changemaker: Marriage equality

"In Minnesota, we don't turn our back on our families." - Rep. Karen Clark

Breaking through taboos

At Planned Parenthood in Rochester, Khadija Ali helps educate young Somalis about sex and healthy relationships.

‘In the Body of the World’

"Everything that was happening in my body with the cancer reminded me of the carelessness with which we treat the earth, treat life, treat bodies, treat ourselves - the dishonoring."

Peace & war

"I was naive when I signed up. I was so upset after I got that [deployment] call. I thought I was going to die. I wasn't going to Spain. I was 19, and it was a lot to handle emotionally."

‘Beloved child’ When we heal ourselves, we can transform past harm and work for peace in our families and communities.

Diane Wilson (Photo by John Ratzloff) Diane Wilson is a Minnesota…

Delete the old files, create new ones

"We must come to the realization that it is OK to put our needs first."

2012 Changemaker: ‘of scars’

"... Your scars, your story, make you who you are. It's about celebrating women, as individuals and as a group."

Deborah Jiang Stein’s unPrison Project

"Do you think I'm weak? It takes real strength to say that you need help."

Connecting through grief

"Holding out the hand of friendship in the midst of our pain, that's the real definition of humanity, of being on the planet together."-

Freedom enjoyed by all

Lori J. Wilfahrt (courtesy photo) Our son, Corporal Andrew…

Second-chance gardener

"You have been given a second chance, and it would be a shame to waste it."