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Posted on: June 10, 2025
Last week, a vibrant cultural corridor of local immigrant-run businesses in the heart of Minneapolis was attacked. We witnessed militarized officers from many agencies, including ICE, attempting to terrorize our neighbors. But we also saw neighbors come together to resist intimidation, we saw local businesses come to the aid of the protestors, and we heard…
Posted on: June 10, 2025
We're hiring! The Alliance seeks an experienced Lead Coalition Organizer to help manage our team. Check out the full job description below. Job Title: Lead Coalition OrganizerReports To: Executive Director Location: Minneapolis, MN (Hybrid)Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt About Us The Alliance is a coalition of community-based organizations and advocacy groups advancing racial, economic, environmental,...
Posted on: April 8, 2025
Join us for an afternoon of skillbuilding, storytelling, community connection, and nourishing food! Presented by The Alliance Friday, May 9th, 12pm - 2pm Rondo Community Library Multipurpose Room, 461 Dale St N, St Paul Register here In the face of erasure and injustice, we remain resilient. Our stories are powerful tools of resistance that can...
Posted on: April 8, 2025
Welcome new and returning board members! We have an incredible team of leaders guiding our work at The Alliance. Pictured, from top left: Candy Bakion, Kadra Abdi, Hibo Abdi, Anthony Taylor, Charles K. Young-Longdon, Denise Butler, Beth Gendler, John Williams, Ishmail Mailk Holt-Shabazz, Brandon Detvongsa, and Nichole Buehler. Thank you for your dedication! Click here…
Posted on: March 19, 2025
After 25 years of transformative work at The Alliance, Maura Brown has stepped down from her role as Associate Director. Community members, Alliance staff and board gathered earlier this month to celebrate, reflect on the incredible impact Maura’s work has had, and wish her well in her future endeavors. “Organizers know that nothing happens because...
Posted on: February 18, 2025
The Alliance is thrilled to welcome David Trinh to our staff as the new Operations Coordinator. As he joins our team, David reflects on his work, what brings him to The Alliance, and his vision for the future: "I am honored to join this team as the Operations Coordinator, where I can channel my passion...
Posted on: February 11, 2025
We are witnessing firsthand the impacts of our political system’s harms to our communities: from unabashedly putting profits over people and environment as programs are eliminated, to forced removal from the US through deportation, all while advancing false narratives about who we are. But we know we can resist the old divide and conquer playbook….
Posted on: December 17, 2024
A message from our Executive Director: “As the year comes to a close, I’d like to take a moment to thank you for helping make 2024 a year of power, presence, and mobilization in the Twin Cities, and invite you to join us by supporting the work ahead here at The Alliance.”
Posted on: November 21, 2024
Join us in welcoming Genevieve Roudané to The Alliance! Genevieve joined the Alliance staff in November, 2024. She focuses her work at the intersection of communications and social justice, supporting communities organizing for collective liberation through the development of creative narrative strategies. Originally from Saint Paul, she is a white, queer, radical visual artist, graphic...
Posted on: November 21, 2024
We are thrilled to welcome Charlie Barba-Cook as our new Business Resource Collective organizer!
