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Violence is Not Safety; Care is
May 11, 2021
It’s important state lawmakers hear from us now. They need to know: we expect action and the state level, and we have a bigger vision. Public safety should be based on community, care, and investing in what we need to thrive – not violence.
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Yes 4 Minneapolis is the path forward
Last Friday, I was thrilled to help deliver more than 20,000 Yes 4 Minneapolis petition signatures to the Minneapolis City Clerk. This is a major step in our work to create a public safety system that is all-inclusive, where everyone has healthy food to eat, a warm bed, and a roof over their head; and where everyone feels safe in our schools, our homes, our communities, and our lives.
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Building People Power Through Our Member-led Endorsement Process
Co-governance is a model of governance that happens when organized people (like TakeAction Minnesota) and movement electeds work together to advance a shared agenda. Co-governance includes inside/outside strategizing, but it also shifts who decides and who benefits from the decisions made by governmental agencies and elected leaders.
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NEWS RELEASE: TakeAction Minnesota Billboard Calls on Legislators to Pass a Prescription Drug Affordability Board
(ST. PAUL, MN)–Today, TakeAction Minnesota unveiled a billboard near the State Capitol, visible to commuters heading north on 35E heading north, to urge state lawmakers to pass a Prescription Drug Affordability Board this session.
“Minnesota families should not have to choose between paying for food and housing or paying for medicine they need to stay alive,” said TakeAction leader Carol White. “State Senators must listen to their constituents. Price-gouging of prescription drugs hurts all of us. Families are hurting.”
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Community and self-care resources
It’s an understatement to say our hearts and minds have been through a lot lately. This piece by St. Paul City Council Member Mitra Jalali, “WTF just happened to us?” resonates deeply. Mitra reminds us:
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From Minneapolis to Line 3, Our Liberation is Bound Together
Our liberation is bound together, and it’s our shared responsibility to stand on the good side of history. We cannot remain neutral at this pivotal moment in history: No pipelines! Not here, not anywhere! We all need to act for racial justice, climate justice, and gender justice.
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NEWS RELEASE: Minnesota House Passes Nation Leading Prescription Drug Affordability Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2021 Contact: Kenza Hadj-Moussa, 612-386-9556 NEWS RELEASE Minnesota House Passes Nation Leading Prescription Drug Affordability Board Patients urge lawmakers to approve the Board in negotiations
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House Public Safety Omnibus Bill
At TakeAction Minnesota we believe in a future where each and every person is free to live in joy. We believe in just, caring communities where we can all be free. And we believe that to reach those goals, it takes a multiracial commitment to defend Black lives and build a brighter future for all of us because we know our liberation is tied together.
Actions taken by the legislature alone will not achieve that future, but legislative action is a prerequisite to meaningful change.
That is why we support the House Public Safety Bill.
