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Nelsie Yang: For the People, With the People
November 14, 2019
On Tuesday, November 5, we made history. I grew up never thinking people who looked like me could be in political office. St. Paul City Council has never had a
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Claiming a Seat at the Table: Meet the Hmong Women Disrupting Politics-as-Usual
Traditionally in Hmong culture, dinner is an art. To be more specific, Hmong women work to make dinner an art. While guests experience delicious scoop after scoop of white rice, pork ribs, mustard greens, and papaya
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40 Days of Choice: Showing Up with Love, Care, and Joy for Abortion Access
The only abortion clinic in Northern Minnesota, WE Health Clinic, is situated in downtown Duluth. The unassuming stone building is distinguished only by the large words on the front: “Building for Women.” WE Health Clinic has provided reproductive health care since 1981, co-founded by Tina
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Burlesque Performers with Nakita’s Kittens Talk Reproductive Justice for St. Cloud Pride
The Vendetta Vixens and Nakita’s Kittens have joined forces for a St. Cloud Pride burlesque show benefiting TakeAction Minnesota. We believe sexual freedom, LGBTQ rights, and reproductive justice are interconnected.
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Building Community & Reproductive Freedom Through Burlesque
By: Performer Justin Uranus My name is Andy, but my stage name is Justin Uranus. I have been a performer for my whole life, but my burlesque journey started out
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Ensuring access to abortion is an act of care.
At a young age, I recognized how the systems we live in limit the choices we have about our bodies. I grew up believing the implicit (and sometimes explicit) messages
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: It’s Time For Medicare for All.
Hundreds of people turned out last week when Representative Ilhan Omar arrived at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport, the terminal erupting into chants of “Welcome home” as the legislator walked through the door. Even more people showed up for
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Finding Community and Queering St. Cloud
By: Dexter Hanson (they/them) In 2017 I chose to move to St. Cloud from Brookings, South Dakota. I moved for new opportunities–the chance to have the freedom to be who
