Barb Abney and Mason Butler of KFAI interviewed Student Debt Cancellation Crew leader Megan Finegan about our cathARTsis event featuring art depicting the impacts of student debt. (Interview starts at 7:27)
We continue to learn and witness that reforms are toothless against a system of policing that was designed to systemically, violently maintain white supremacy and protect property instead of people. Our neighbors are being killed as elected officials like Mayor Frey advocate for meaningless action and call for more funding into the systems that took their lives.
Barb Abney and Mason Butler of KFAI interviewed Student Debt Cancellation Crew leader Megan Finegan about ourcathARTsis event featuring art depicting the impacts of student debt.
Words alone have not affected Biden’s stance or the media’s narrative on student debt cancellation. Despite reading and hearing first-hand accounts from student debtors, Biden remains unfazed and vows to
We’re grateful to everyone who took the time to fill out our policy priorities survey. We received dozens of thoughtful responses that will help shape our strategy at the Capitol
At TakeAction Minnesota, we believe in a future where everyone has the health care they need. We believe in a health care system that is people-centered, not tied to employment,
In December 2021, TakeAction’s Student Debt Cancellation Crew opened a call for art to show the contrast between a country with $1.8 trillion of student loan debt and what would
Dear Friends, I’m writing today heartbroken for Amir Locke’s loved ones, and for our city. Amir was 22-year-old Black man, an entrepreneur, and Door Dash driver, getting ready to move
In Minnesota, we don’t need any more traumatic reminders that our public safety systems don’t work. Like Jamar Clark, Thurman Blevins, Philando Castille, George Floyd, Dolal Idd, Daunte Wright, and Winston Smith, Amir Locke and Jahmari Rice should be alive today – but we know that our systems of policing and public safety were never designed to protect them or keep them safe. When a system is designed to maintain white supremacy through violent oppression, it can’t be fixed by propaganda or performative reforms.
2022 Legislative Priorities At TakeAction Minnesota, we believe in a people-centered democracy that works for all of us. As we’ve seen through the COVID-19 crisis, no matter our race, income
