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We’re excited to announce the launch of Stable Ground: Building Organizational Power for Housing Justice! Stable Ground is an organizational capacity-building program facilitated by The Alliance with the goal of strengthening the ecosystem of BIPOC-led and centered organizing throughout the Twin Cities region. Through a community-led review committee process, organizations were selected to receive $50k…

To: Transportation Committee Members Co-Chair Jon Koznick Co-Chair Brad Tabke Prioritizing Community Investment in the Blue Line Extension Project Dear Co-chairs, We are writing to you today as concerned and impacted residents and stakeholders in the communities surrounding the proposed Blue Line Extension. For us the Blue Line Extension project has never been about a…

On March 11th, Mayor Frey abandoned tenants, small business owners, and community advocates by vetoing a measure designed to stabilize economic turmoil across the city through a temporary eviction pause ordinance. The Pause Evictions, Save Lives ordinance would have temporarily extended eviction pre-filing notice by 30 days, giving renters critical time to access rental assistance...
Above: A memorial for Alex Pretti On Nicollet Avenue, where he was shot and killed by federal agents. Photographer: Brandon Bell/Getty Images   Our coalitions, Equity in Place and Business Resource Collective, both submitted testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability. Read our testimonies below, and watch video of...

At the Alliance, we stand unequivocally with immigrants, refugees, and all of our community members being targeted by the current ICE occupation of the Twin Cities.  Minnesotans are being violently displaced from their homes and separated from their families by ICE. Our constitutional rights are being violated. Local businesses are closing and cultural corridors are…

  The Equity in Place coalition adds our voice to the growing calls for Governor Walz to declare an eviction moratorium to protect all Minnesotans from the unconstitutional, violent actions of federal immigration forces in our state. We are a coalition of organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and people of color organizing for racial justice...

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.

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…

“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…

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...