Social Justice Issues 7/13

Lunds & Byerly’s workers reach tentative deal to avoid strike

Jun 28, 2023

Lunds & Byerly’s workers reach tentative deal to avoid strike

UFCW 663 and workers from Lunds & Byerly’s reached a tentative deal Monday night to avoid a strike during the July 4 weekend. Earlier...

Minneapolis settles police brutality lawsuit for $275k

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jun 27, 2023

Minneapolis settles police brutality lawsuit for $275k

The Minneapolis city council’s committee on policy and government voted unanimously to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a Minneapolis...

Families of 5 girls killed in fatal crash speak out

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jun 27, 2023

Families of 5 girls killed in fatal crash speak out

For the first time since their loved ones were taken from them, the families of five girls killed in a tragic car accident spoke at a...

Anti-racist, gender-inclusive doula training expands the dreams of all birthing bodies

Jasmine McBride

Jun 26, 2023

Anti-racist, gender-inclusive doula training expands the dreams of all birthing bodies

The Birth Revolution is a Black, Trans, and Queer led organization that offers doula training and consulting to equip birth workers with...

Grocery workers announce strike after failing to find deal

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jun 26, 2023

Grocery workers announce strike after failing to find deal

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 announced Monday morning that grocery workers plan to strike. The announcement comes...

Art event explores the queerness of nature

Jasmine McBride

Jun 24, 2023

Art event explores the queerness of nature

The Minnesota Environmental Justice Table is presenting “Unleashing Our Nature,” a collaging workshop hosted by Nell Pierce. The event...

Public Art St. Paul hosts first ever “Wakpa Art Festival”

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jun 22, 2023

Public Art St. Paul hosts first ever “Wakpa Art Festival”

The new Wakpa Art Festival is billed as a triennial - meaning it will return every three years. Similar art festivals, such as the...

New event offers “speed-dating” for nonprofits

Jasmine McBride

Jun 20, 2023

New event offers “speed-dating” for nonprofits

Twin Cities Nonviolent is hosting “Shall We Gather at the River,” a speed networking event for local nonprofits and community members to...

Minnesota emergency rooms forced to serve as mental health wards

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jun 20, 2023

Minnesota emergency rooms forced to serve as mental health wards

A new report finds that Minnesota hospitals are unable to care for mental health patients due to a lack of beds, and as a result, they...

Minnesotans celebrate first Juneteenth as a state holiday

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jun 19, 2023

Minnesotans celebrate first Juneteenth as a state holiday

Minnesotans celebrated Juneteenth across the state Monday, with some marking the occasion at the State Capitol. The holiday - associated...

Musical performance honors Black perseverance

Jasmine McBride

Jun 19, 2023

Musical performance honors Black perseverance

“ROOTS Vol. 1” is a performance that follows the evolution of Black music from Africa to modern times. Curated by actress and singer,...

New report finds MPD fails victims of domestic violence

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jun 16, 2023

New report finds MPD fails victims of domestic violence

Global Rights for Women, a Twin Cities nonprofit, released a report this week examining how the Minneapolis Police Department responds to...

Jasmine McBride

Jun 15, 2023

Burlesque event honors Black liberation

North Minneapolis’ Capri Theater is hosting the 2023 Juneteenth Jubilee - a Black Burlesque show - to celebrate the liberation of Black...

Juneteenth event seeks to heal with celebration

Jasmine McBride

Jun 15, 2023

Juneteenth event seeks to heal with celebration

The Soul of Southside festival is celebrating Juneteenth - the holiday marking the liberation of enslaved Black people - with local art...

Mother of slain 24-year-old sues to release evidence in police shooting

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jun 14, 2023

Mother of slain 24-year-old sues to release evidence in police shooting

The mother of a 24-year-old man who was killed in an alleged shoot-out with a St. Paul police officer is suing Ramsey County to have the...

Police federation intervenes in Minneapolis - MDHR settlement

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jun 13, 2023

Police federation intervenes in Minneapolis - MDHR settlement

The Police Officer’s Federation of Minneapolis is seeking to intervene in Minneapolis’s settlement with the Minnesota Department of Human...

Ilhan Omar reintroduces Islamophobia bill

Jasmine McBride

Jun 12, 2023

Ilhan Omar reintroduces Islamophobia bill

Following a string of Islamophobic attacks around the globe, Representative Ilhan Omar has reintroduced The Combating International...

Local nonprofit vandalized with hate speech

Jasmine McBride

Jun 9, 2023

Local nonprofit vandalized with hate speech

Seeds Worth Sowing, a nonprofit committed to the economic support of Black and Brown caregivers, has temporarily closed its office space...

Jasmine McBride

Jun 8, 2023

New rec club Tierra decolonizes nature

Lariza Estrada is the creator of Tierra, a Twin Cities women’s recreation club committed to racial inclusivity and the decolonization of...

New grant fund to distribute $50m to descendants of slaves

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jun 7, 2023

New grant fund to distribute $50m to descendants of slaves

The Bush Foundation has committed $50 million to build intergenerational wealth in Black families and has charged Nexus Community...

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