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Meet Kate Knuth, candidate for Minneapolis Mayor
September 3, 2021
Who is Kate Knuth? Kate Knuth is a TakeAction Minnesota endorsed candidate for Minneapolis Mayor, along with policy expert and community organizer Sheila Nezhad. Kate is a strong advocate for climate justice, a scientist, a transformation scholar, a long-time civic leader, and a mom. She has served three terms in the
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“We are all treaty people.”
On August 25, 2,000 water protectors rallied at the Minnesota State Capitol, demanding our elected officials finally take a stand and stop Line 3. It was a privilege to attend
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Pequot Parents for Kindness: Part III in our series on honesty in education
I love my hometown. I love being surrounded by trees and lakes. I love how I can pick up groceries and get three more errands done over my lunch hours
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#DontRankFrey: 5 Reasons to Leave Jacob Frey Off Your Ballot
Minneapolis is United for Change No matter our race, income, or side of the city we’re from, Minneapolis is united for change. This election season, we’re ready to elect a
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TakeAction Minnesota Student Debt Cancellation crew shares powerful stories with Senator Tina Smith’s Office
On Tuesday, our Student Debt Cancellation crew of TakeAction leaders from across Minnesota met with Senator Tina Smith’s office to share our powerful stories and urge the Senator to take action. We explained why we need full student debt cancellation – and we got
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Love, Care, and Urgency to #StopLine3
Just like the land and water that Line 3 crosses, our state Capitol itself sits on native land – and yet, for months, legislators have been shutting Indigenous leaders and water protectors out as people continue to put their bodies on the line across Northern Minnesota. The August 25 Capitol gathering is our chance to come to them, where they can’t hide from us.
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Connecting through Deep Canvassing
In Minnesota, we all believe in caring for our communities, families, and loved ones. We all want our neighbors to be safe and valued. And in Minneapolis, we’re having conversations across the city about the future of
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Super-fast federal update 🏃♀️
This summer on Capitol Hill in 3 minutes or less Hope you’ve been taking care this summer. With the big infrastructure bill that just passed the Senate yesterday, I thought you might be interested
