When Kissy Coakley was denied a job at Target Corporation after a criminal background check, she didn’t give up. Instead, she decided to take on the massive corporation and fight
It’s Our Time: Kissy Coakley Makes History on Minnetonka City Council
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Activist Cecelia Viel: How do we want people to come home?
When I testified on behalf of the renter’s rights ordinance in City Hall back in August, I wasn’t planning on mentioning my criminal record. I showed up because I just
Mark Dayton meets with African-American leaders after ‘horrific’ video of Castile’s death released
With stone-faced African-American leaders standing behind him, Gov. Mark Dayton said Wednesday that watching the newly released video of St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez killing motorist Philando Castile was
What matters to us most
We’re all wondering what will happen. To ourselves, friends, families. To our jobs, healthcare, finances. To our society, state, country. It’s more than okay to say, “I don’t know.” In
#BadHombre
This week the Justice 4 All Program went back to work calling Formally Incarcerated and Convicted Minnesotans. We completed over 7,000 dials and have built a statewide list of eligible
Open Door Policy
My name is Sarah Nemetz, an intern with TakeAction’s Justice 4 All Program. When I was being trained for the first door knock I would be participating in for Erin
Tough Questions (Restore the Vote Block Party)
Join the Leaders of the Justice 4 All (J4A) Program Tuesday, September 27th at 5pm as we host the Restore the Vote MN Coalition for a Block Party, door knock
Join us on March 15: Bring Back the Voices of 47,000 Minnesotans
The Minnesota Second Chance Coalition is holding the Second Chance Day on the Hill, annual rally on March 15th, at 10:00 am, at Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill. Join
A Way Home
At TakeAction Minnesota’s Justice 4 All Program, I have found a home. Since being convicted of a felony more than a decade ago, I have long felt like an orphan
Connecting Our Stories — Emily
Emily Terrell is a Leader with the Justice 4 All Program at TakeAction Minnesota. As aphotographer she aims to document the progressive movement and as a counselor she works with
