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This week’s newsletter focuses on community safety, and includes resources on mutual aid, transformational justice, abolition, defending our rights, and combating hate. Below, we spotlight 10 local organizations, movements, and collectives reimagining safety here in the Twin Cities. While this work is deeply rooted in diverse histories of resistance, many of the resources shared here…

Fighting for Tenant Opportunity to Purchase (TOPA) in Minneapolis What if renters had a chance to buy their building when it went up for sale, instead of being displaced? Learn about ongoing organizing efforts to pass a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) in Minneapolis in the latest episode of Alliance member organization Housing in Action’s…

We are deeply saddened and angered by the assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her husband, the attack on Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and his wife, and the targeting of other leaders and reproductive justice advocates across Minnesota. We send our love and solidarity to everyone impacted. We condemn this political violence…

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…

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,...

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...

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…

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...

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….