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Download the coloring sheets here! From housing to public health, community safety to democracy defense, 2020 was an intense and unrelenting year for organizing across every issue. And, with the attack on the US Capitol, the start of the Derek Chauvin trial and the year anniversary of the COVID pandemic, 2021 has continued to call…
On March 11, the Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County introduced new Blue Line Extension LRT route options. The Blue Line Coalition — a coalition of community-based organizations representing marginalized populations along the proposed corridor — released the following statement in response to this announcement. Less than a year ago, in the wake of George Floyd’s…
We know that households of color have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID pandemic. For instance, over the course of the pandemic, 50% of Black workers and 60% of Indigenous workers in Minnesota have filed for unemployment. By mid-January 2021, this economic crisis had led to 30% of Black, Latinx and Asian households saying they…
From housing to public health, community safety to democracy defense, 2020 was an intense and unrelenting year for organizing across every issue in the Twin Cities. With the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd, it was a year of unprecedented challenges that brought into sharp focus the deep and dangerous…
Since its inception, the Alliance and its member organizations and partners have recognized the important role of the state legislature and state leadership in how resources are allocated or withheld from our communities, and how policies uphold or remove barriers of structural racism and exclusion. From the eviction moratorium to business relief, 2020 made even…
From housing to public health, community safety to democracy defense, 2020 was an intense and unrelenting year for organizing across every issue. Always leading with love and possibility, leaders of color across the Twin Cities mobilized our communities across issues and identities to advance bold visions for the future, while embracing and visibilizing an ethic…
A coalition of nearly 20 organizations that focus on supporting and growing BIPOC- and immigrant-owned businesses sent the following letter to Governor Walz, Lt Governor Peggy Flanagan and relevant state leaders on December 16, calling on the administration to add intentionality to its small business relief and recovery efforts. Dear Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor…
In 2020, the murder of George Floyd amplified to the national and international spotlight the generations’ long efforts of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities to seek justice for the devastating impacts of racist policing and envision new social systems to keep our communities safe, healthy and thriving. We know that safety and…
For so many members of our communities, the outside forces of development and displacement often feel beyond our control. Generations of intentional policies have made the processes that shape our neighborhoods and frame our fates complicated and out of reach for the vast majority of residents. On St. Paul’s West Side, community is taking back…
Our communities have been fighting an epidemic of evictions for years, but COVID-19 has created the conditions for a massive wave of unhoused residents. As camps continue to swell in city parks, data suggests that Minnesota could see as many as 133,000 eviction filings in the final four months of 2020 — 13 times the…