For the last year we’ve been working hard at TakeAction and with other organizations to put together a shared vision for Duluth rooted in equity and democracy. Personally, I’ve participated
Vision Duluth Launches!
Democracy & Voting Rights
Clinton pulls in big dollars in Minnesota, but state’s progressives are waiting to be convinced
Dan McGrath and his organization’s people are the shoe leather and the passion that could carry Hillary Clinton to victory here. McGrath’s progressive activist group, TakeAction Minnesota, has more than
Right to Own Silencers Placed Over Rights of the Silenced Through House GOP Refusal to Pass Voting Rights Restoration Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2015Contact: Greta Bergstrom, 651.336.6722, greta@takeactionminnesota.org Guns Trump Civil Rights for House GOP Leadership St. Paul, MN – TakeAction Minnesota issued the following statement following the
We are in this together
Being bold and ambitious means not going it alone. In order to bring into existence a more just and compassionate community we need strong, trusted partnerships. In Duluth we work closely
5 Scary Things That Happen When You Don’t Vote…
On this Halloween, only four days away from a major election, there are a few things I am pretty darn scared for in our state if every eligible voter in
How to Vote Down Voter ID: Minnesotans defeat the GOP’s plan to restrict the franchise
In late October, two weeks before the election, amid the glut of attack ads, a TV commercial appeared in Minnesota that grabbed everyone’s attention. It opens on former Governor Arne
Doug Williams, Fix the Senate Now
An important campaign that many Minnesotans don’t even know about is rapidly coming to a conclusion. The vote is likely going to take place early next week, if it happens
Politician of the Year: ‘Vote No’ campaigns defied the odds in constitutional referendums
On the night that House Republicans voted to place an amendment prohibiting gay marriage on the ballot in 2012, Sen. Scott Dibble stood outside the chamber and vowed that Minnesota
Organizational Member Spotlight: OutFront Minnesota Makes History
Eighteen months ago, TakeAction Minnesota organizational member OutFront Minnesota joined Project 515 to launch Minnesotans United for All Families, the campaign to defeat the amendment. Together, they built the largest
Liz Loeb, No Going Back
When I was 11 years old, a teacher from another classroom decided that the whole school needed to have assigned seats in the lunchroom. We weren’t asked about it, we
