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How My Sister and I Are Building Houses in Grand Marais

"We don’t build for new people moving into the community, but for the ones already here who are struggling to stay due to costs growing out of their reach. Many people we know have already left due to lack of affordable housing."
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Sue Watlov Phillips. Photo by Sarah Whiting

DEEP DIVE: Why Housing Gaps Are a Central Issue in Society

When I began this work nearly 59 years ago, the landscape was very different. We demolished large amounts of low-cost housing and built office buildings, many of which now sit underused or vacant. At the same time, we began to shift our mental health system, but we failed to build the housing and supports necessary to make that transition successful.
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Consumer Boycotts Reflect Who Actually Controls the Economy

GEO Group, CoreCivic, and CSI Aviation — some of the country’s largest private prison and deportation contractors — gave Trump close to $5 million and received over $5 billion in revenue. Consumer boycotts are designed to showcase other values. Said one, who was arrested for a sit-in protest at Target: "Everyday people are doing their part. We are asking why large corporations will not.”
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Emilia González Avalos: Collective Refusal to Surrender Humanity

What is being defended in Minnesota is larger than any policy. The question is whether a multiracial democracy can imagine itself as a shared project. The answer offered by dog whistle politics is no. The answer offered by organizing is that people are building an “us” anyway — patiently, visibly, and with increasing strength. 
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Sights and Sounds at the Clergy-Led Airport Protest

"“We pray for Bruce — a janitor who was taken while leaving work. We remember 1 Corinthians 12: 'That we are all one body, and that when one part of the body suffers we all suffer.' We demand that Delta stand with us as a body, care for their workers and protect them, and use their voice together, with us.
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More Images of Minnesota Protectors (from January 30 march)

For two Fridays in a row, thousands of Minnesotans gathered in cold weather to peacefully show their intention to protect the state from federal incursion. On January 30, they marched through downtown Minneapolis and applied their names to a Constitution preamble. Here are some of Sarah Whiting's images.
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The Peaceful Protectors of the Twin Cities: A Photo Gallery of the January 23 Protest

Some of the images taken by Minnesota Women's Press photographer Sarah Whiting at the January 23 protest in downtown Minneapolis that brought roughly 40,000 people together in sub-zero weather.
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Let’s Give Gratitude to the Supporters Who Make These Stories Possible

Our current list of Badass members who support the unique Minnesota Women's Press "Changemakers Alliance" series about housing, gender-based violence,
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The Voices of the 2025 Badass Minnesotans

At the 2025 Minnesota Women's Press 40th anniversary celebration, we honored three Badass winners as chosen by our membership. Here is what they shared.
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Mollie Hoben Speaks About the Founding of Minnesota Women’s Press (excerpts and video)

We'd said to the world — some of whom were listening — we think women's words are important and can make a difference in the world. Being aware of the challenges of trying to do that, I said I hoped we could last a year. Glenda said, 'Well, we have to last at least 10 years.' And now, 40 years later, Minnesota Women's Press is still here, doing incredible work and taking on all kinds of interesting new challenges.
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Nancy Lyons: “You just need to care enough to show up”

"I want every queer kid, every working mom, every activist, every person who's ever been underestimated, to hear that you don't need a title or a position or a fancy business card. To lead, you just need to care enough to show up."
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Nekima Levy Armstrong Closes 40th Anniversary Celebration With Power

"There are reasons to be discouraged, but read stories of people who came before us."
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The 40th Anniversary Celebration!

The 40th Anniversary celebration was sponsored by Unidos MN, Mary T., Women's Foundation, and Minneapolis Foundation.
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Celebrate 40 Years With Us!

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Joyce Tofte: The Needs and Hopes in Southwest Minnesota

"I live with the hope that my ancestors have given me, so I have radical hope. Seeing rooms like this, with people hailing from all over the state of Minnesota, gives me hope that change can happen in my community."
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