Consider what life is like in our neighboring states in the upper Midwest. To the south, in Iowa, farm and rural activists are fighting off factory farms at every turn.
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Target Joins the Conversation
Last week, more than 400 people packed the Capri Theater on the northside of Minneapolis and others watched online in Duluth, Grand Rapids, Virginia, Rochester, Mankato, and beyond. Why? To
Justice 4 All: Bridging the racial jobs gap
Did you know that in Minnesota one in five people have an arrest or conviction record that can show up on a routine criminal background check for employment? Community members
Dan McGrath, Getting From No to Yes
“This campaign has lit a grassroots fire that has swept our state. We want a politics that happens by us, and not to us… Tonight I’m so happy to say
Justin Terrell, Saying YES to Ending our Racial Jobs Gap
On Monday morning, November 5th, Arthur Cunningham was working on his resume in the computer lab next to the TakeAction Minnesota Northside “Get out the Vote” Action Center. Arthur is
Justin Terrell, Defeating Voter Restriction & Closing the Racial Jobs Gap
Minnesota is home to over 1 million citizens with criminal backgrounds. Many of them are low level offenders and a disproportionate rate of the incarcerated are people of color. When
Justin Terrell, Closing Our Worst-in-the-Nation Racial Jobs Gap
According to a new study released by the Economic Policy Institute, the Twin Cities, again, has the nation’s highest level of racial disparity in unemployment. Two years ago, the EPI
Jill Barnes, Reclaiming My Voice
My earliest memories are about keeping quiet. I remember coming home from grandma’s house to have my mouth washed out with Lava soap; my mom’s threatening steely eyed death stare
Elsa van Gorp, Media: A Tool For Justice?
While studying social justice and organizing at the University of Minnesota and through the HECUA Metro Urban Studies Program, I have become conscious that change cannot happen so long as
Frank Brown, Why do we need fair hiring?
What happens when people come out of prison after serving their sentence? Are they truly done serving their sentence? These days, with most employers refusing to consider those with a
