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UPDATED: Policing Safety in Schools?

09/19/2023

As schools resume statewide, there is pushback by some politicians and law enforcement officers about not being able to use a prone hold — putting a student face down on the ground and applying weight to their head, throat, neck, or chest to restrict their ability to breathe.

Transformation in Rondo: Golden Thyme Co-op Ownership

09/11/2023

When I-94 was built through Saint Paul in the…

Minnesota Labor Advocates Through History

08/30/2023

— compiled by Mikki Morrissette, with…

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CALL: What We Are Talking About This Week

08/29/2023

Notes from our weekly Changemakers Alliance newsletter

In the News: August 2023

07/26/2023

A threat to Saint Anthony Falls, Boathouses, Tribal water settlements

Changemakers Alliance: Re-imagining Public Safety

06/27/2023

"We don't ask enough hard questions about the billions of dollars we put into the retributive system. My restorative justice budget is under $100,000. You know what would work a lot better? If we funded it.”

Global Rights for Women Announces a Report on Minneapolis Police Response to Domestic Violence

06/15/2023

"In reality, we focus more on robbers, drug dealers, and gangsters, when in fact ... these are the same people committing domestic violence. Maybe our focus should be on abusers, and it would have a trickle-down effect to other violent crimes."

The Legacy of George Floyd: Images from the Third Anniversary Memorial, and Action Steps in Brooklyn Center

05/30/2023

Images and conversation that are building authentic unity

Reproductive Rights at the Capitol

05/24/2023

Lawmakers were busy this session, introducing and passing a record number of laws related to protecting reproductive freedom and gender-affirming health care in Minnesota.

Major Public Safety and Gun Legislation Bills Signed Into Law (and Some of the Debates Against Them)

05/12/2023

"Red flag" gun legislation will restrict access to people who are in danger of using guns to cause harm, including in domestic violence issues. Opposition voices included here...

(Most of) Minnesota House Says Yes to Equal Rights Amendment Resolution

05/11/2023

Who said yes to equal rights for women?

Part 2: House Debates About Gun Legislation and Restorative Justice

05/10/2023

The Minnesota legislature has been working for several months on new public safety policy. As the session winds down, they are closer on several progressive measures. This story reflects some of the conversation that members have had about the provisions in past debates.

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