Posted on: December 22, 2025
This year, our coalitions brought together Black, Indigenous, Asian, African, Latine, immigrant and low-wealth communities to organize for our right to call Minnesota home. Collectively, we fought displacement in many forms: evictions, rising rents, disinvestment, and urban planning processes that don’t listen to the voices of the people.
Posted on: December 22, 2025
This year, we brought together Black, Indigenous, Asian, African, Latine, immigrant and low-wealth communities to organize for our right to call Minnesota home. Collectively, we fought displacement in many forms: evictions, rising rents, disinvestment, and urban planning processes that don’t listen to the voices of the people. Check out some of the many highlights from…
Posted on: December 10, 2025
“Stay strong, keep your heads high, and do not be shaken by hateful or bigoted narratives. Our resilience speaks louder than their prejudice.” –Asad Khalif Aliweyd, Executive Director of the New American Development Center, a member of the Alliance. At The Alliance, we have the honor and privilege of organizing with Somali community leaders and…
Posted on: November 20, 2025
For more than 30 years, the Alliance has been meeting moments of threat and opportunity with the power of coalition organizing. As we look to 2026, we have a unique opening to unlock transformative investments for our communities — and we need your support. The Alliance builds power at the intersection of racial justice and...
Posted on: October 6, 2025
Community organizers gather to demand that the City Council pass a strong, equitable Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act On October 5th, Minneapolis residents, organized by the Housing Justice League, gathered to urge the City Council to pass a policy that would expand homeownership and economic opportunity for renters. The policy, known as TOPA, or Tenant...
Posted on: October 2, 2025
Community organizers gather to demand that the City Council pass a strong, equitable Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On October 5th, Minneapolis residents will gather to urge the City Council to pass a policy that would expand homeownership and economic opportunity for renters. The policy, known as TOPA, or Tenant Opportunity...
Posted on: October 1, 2025
The Alliance is excited to announce the launch of Stable Ground: Building Organizational Power for Housing Justice!
Posted on: September 24, 2025
Pictured: Tenants union organizers Michael Plowman and Emery Brush speak with neighbor Tameeka during door-knocking September 12, 2025. Credit: Aaron Nesheim, Sahan Journal Last year, renters and organizers across Minnesota, including our Equity In Place Coalition, succeeded in passing a law to protect the right to organize with their neighbors for better living conditions. Recently,...
Posted on: September 24, 2025
Alliance organizers Charlie Barba and Ricardo Perez recently spoke at a national webinar presented by the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network.
Posted on: September 23, 2025
The Alliance signed on to a comment letter led by the Sierra Club to the Environmental Protection Agency in response to the agency’s proposal to gut federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks. "We urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw its proposal and preserve the current common-sense vehicle emissions standards. The...
