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The Surveillance of a Teacher

In early June, Thoreson’s work to help her community during Operation Metro Surge led to seven federal officers showing up on her front lawn. 
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Part 4: How the Hennepin County Attorney Defines Public Safety

"I know victims who would much rather not have been victimized in the first place," she said. "When we know there are successful things that can keep kids out of the system and help them not come back, that's really about prevention. And that's the best public safety."
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The Lineage of a Minnesota 15 Activist

In the late 1930s, after hearing Dorothy Day speak in…
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Single Mothers Lost Income Hiding From ICE — and Can’t Afford to Renew Immigration Papers (The 19th)

Single mothers are already more likely to be low-income, facing higher rates of food and housing insecurity. Even three months of work disruption could put them in a precarious position, at risk of losing their housing and not having enough to feed their children.
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Part 3: The Personal Story Shared by Stacey Abrams

This essay is adapted from the talk Stacey Abrams gave at the…
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My Quest Seeking Progress Since 1960

Lynette Malles shares her journey from civil rights America in the 1960s to Morocco to New York City feminist meetings to the Rising Moon lesbian commune and socialist organizations in the 1970s — back in Minnesota — to a labor union and now, living as a Marxist for 17 years.
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Planting Seeds in Times of Darkness

Winona LaDuke shares four concepts for a sustainable future. "On a worldwide scale, Indigenous people represent about 5 percent of the world’s population but steward 75 percent of the world’s biodiversity. We are successful in protecting these lands because we are committed to the land, to life, and to moderating our own behavior so that life can continue. That’s how we can hang out in an ecosystem for a thousand years and it’s still healthy. Indigenous knowledge and values help preserve life."
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Karin Wille: My Roots in Feminism

Author and long-time feminist lawyer Karin Wille shares more than 100 years of women's rights, from the personal perspective of generations of women in her family.
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Part 2: Clare Oumou Verbeten and Stacey Abrams Share Insights About Women Winning

Clare Oumou Verbeten and Stacey Abrams headlined a Women Winning event that focused on reproductive justice, DEI, protecting freedom, and the importance of electing women.
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Commentary: Why More Students Are Skipping School

My Minnesota Youth Council committee created a survey that was completed by 227 high schoolers in Minneapolis, mostly from Washburn and Edison High Schools. The results are telling: students are missing school because the education system is not meeting their needs.
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Minnesota Woman Crosses the Namib Desert

    Many of Concha Fernandez del Rey's friends told…
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Photo Gallery From the Conejo Rally

  On Saturday, May 9, Minnesotans gathered at the…
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Talk & Do: Mothers in Greater Minnesota Call for Anti-Racist Education and Accountability (Part 1)

Yes, kids will be kids, “until you teach a child what they can and cannot do, and then they're going to be a different kind of kid.” By humanizing school systems, kids can “show up as whole people, not scared, not timid, and not head on a swivel — learning is not taking place in those situations, when we're just trying to get through a day.”
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YOUTH: How Do We Apply Community to Housing Solutions?

"By 16, I was sleeping in my own truck. When I turned 18, I bounced between my car, my grandfather’s house, and unstable rentals."
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One Family’s Journey Into Building an Intentional Community

Twin Cities Family Cooperative uses consensus for decision-making, which is common in cohousing communities compared to more general cooperatives. Households own a share in the community rather than owning a unit. As such, they can move spaces as family needs change. Monthly operating dues are based on a percentage of the household’s income regardless of the space.
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