Tag Archive for: george floyd

CALL: What We Are Talking About This Week
Notes from our weekly Changemakers Alliance newsletter

The Legacy of George Floyd: Images from the Third Anniversary Memorial, and Action Steps in Brooklyn Center
Images and conversation that are building authentic unity

Trauma and the Chauvin Trial
The old white guard gets to define what trauma is, and that quickly snowballs into who gets chemical dependency treatment or who gets health care because how people exhibit their trauma doesn’t fit into that white framework.

“Sparked”: Background Experiences (part 1)
Reflections on the murder of George Floyd and the uprisings that followed, and on racism in Minnesota, as told by former residents of the state

“The Holly”: A Story of Gang Violence and Solutions (part 1)
"For many elders, watching Black neighborhoods go to war with one another was devastating. Some saw it as a grotesque outgrowth of generations of trauma, this time fueled by tribalism, PTSD, and self-hatred."

Update: Uprising Charges
About 40 percent of the people charged with felonies by Ramsey or Hennepin County — 31 out of 81 — are from outside the Twin Cities.

Honoring George Floyd: May 25, 2021 Event Round-Up
Photo Terry Gydesen
Celebration of Life
When: 11am - 5pm
Where:…

Action = Change: Police Reform Legislation
April 30 — Axios update on police reform at the…

Community Healing Related to Police Violence
There are several community healing spaces available this week

The Anatomy of Mutual Aid
After the 2020 uprisings, two community-based organizations came together with neighbors to serve community. This is their story.

Mapping Urban Art
"I didn’t realize that I would have an understanding of an archive as having a role in changing society."