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MEDIA ADVISORY: TakeAction Minnesota, Amazon workers, Awood Center and community members to hold Workers Rising action at Amazon Fulfillment Center in Shakopee
December 6, 2022
Shakopee, Minn – On Thursday, December 8, over 100 community members and Amazon workers are advancing the fight for fair wages, worker safety, corporate accountability, and climate justice with a public program and demonstration outside Amazon’s Shakopee fulfillment center. Demonstrators will call on Amazon to take responsibility for its impact on our climate by paying for a just transition to clean energy in Minnesota.
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Be part of the youth-led climate movement in Minnesota
Before I finished high school, I lost both my grandfather and father to terminal illnesses caused by exposure to environmental toxins in their workplaces and homes – that’s why I
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Announcing our 2022 People’s Celebration Honorees: Democracy Protectors
Each year at our People’s Celebration, we honor people, organizations, and coalitions who are transforming Minnesota’s social movement landscape and whose leadership inspires action. This year, we’re honoring Democracy Protectors
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More than a vote: transformational conversations for building power
As we reflect on this year’s midterm elections, we’re all experiencing a wide range of emotions: joyfully celebrating the wins, learning from the losses, and desiring to recharge a bit.
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Changing who decides and who benefits
This year, TakeAction Minnesota endorsed 42 candidates in every corner of Minnesota who are pushing for a better state for all Minnesotans. And guess what: together, we won. Give today
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The Real Winners of Minnesota’s 2022 Election: Voters
In 2022, our democracy and our freedoms were on the ballot. We used our collective power at the polls to make our voices heard on the critical issues and compounding crises that matter most: defending our democracy, protecting our reproductive rights, transforming public safety, addressing the climate crisis, caring for our families and taking on greedy corporations that put profit before people.
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“There is no time for the same-old same-old:” Why I’m voting for Mary Moriarty for Hennepin County Attorney
I’m still thinking about Jaleel Stallings. I am troubled still that Mike Freeman’s Hennepin County Attorney office filed attempted murder charges against the Army veteran, who fired back at an
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How I know every voter conversation matters
As TakeAction Minnesota’s data coordinator, I’m deeply invested in my work with our Field Team, using data to reach and mobilize voters for progressive, people-centered candidates and the communities we
