On a crisp autumn day in 2012, I joined a group of pastors and community leaders from the Illinois-Indiana Regional Organizing Network (IIRON) at a church on the south side
organizing a new economy
Grassroots Campaign Seeks Family Friendly Candidate
As the Minnesota elections near a group is taking to the streets in a grassroots effort to try provide information to voters about candidates they believe will fight for issues
Calling with babies.
I don’t have kids myself. Perhaps that is why I am so elated when kiddos come to our office with their parents. Last week we had a little four month
What’s happening on Grandparents Day
Last weekend, I used “FaceTime” with my Grandma Marion who lives in North Carolina. FaceTime isn’t complicated, it’s just an app on a cell phone that lets you video chat.
The Bad Boss Tax
Can you name the worst job you’ve ever had? For Cliff Martin, that’s not an easy question. All three of his current jobs—delivering newspapers, delivering magazines and working as a
Delegation of women attend summit in D.C.
It started with the Women and Family’s Economic Security Summit in Duluth this May, said Kathleen Blake, a Grand Rapids resident who recently traveled to Washington, D.C. with a delegation
As Ikea raises minimum wage, pressure mounts for others
As home retailer Ikea announced plans to raise the average, hourly minimum wage at its U.S. stores to $10.76, the pressure is mounting for other big brand businesses to lift
Minnesotans to Attend Monday’s White House Summit
*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***EVENT BEGINS 8:00AM EST, MONDAY June 23, 2014 Contact: Greta Bergstrom, Greta@TakeActionMinnesota.org, 651.336.6722 TakeAction Minnesota Delegation To Take Part in Monday’s White House Summit on Working Families
Organizing Where We Have the Most Leverage: in the Cities
George Goehl is the executive director of National People’s Action Campaign, a network of metropolitan and statewide organizations that are building independent political power to advance racial and economic justice.
A Minnesota that supports women and families
Working mothers in Minnesota are increasingly the primary breadwinners in their families and make up more than half of the workforce in our state. Yet, women continuously fall behind in
