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Welfare Rights Committee

SayHerName March
Minneapolis

Supporters Of Black Women Gather To “Say Her Name”

By Text By Cirien Saadeh, Video By Bill Sorem | August 6, 2015

“I think the power is standing up in the face of the cops…because of the disruption that this system has caused to our community’s lives for centuries.” —Marcher at SayHerName rally

Economy/Jobs

“Vikings Got Bailed Out, We Got Sold Out!”

By Allison Herrera | May 14, 2012

Members of the Welfare Rights Committee disrupt the signing of the Vikings Stadium Bill. They claim, “Vikings Got Bailed Out, We Got Sold Out!”

Economy/Jobs

MN Welfare Bill Improved After Citizen Pressure

By Bill Sorem | May 3, 2012

Most punitive and draconian welfare provisions removed from final bill after citizen pressure.

MN House
Angel Buechner of the Welfare Rights Committee

MN GOP Welfare Bill Criminalizes Poor Having Cash

By Michael McIntee | March 20, 2011

“It is not right to use racist, bumper-sticker hate to inflict human misery for political gain.”-Angel Buechner, Welfare Rights Committee

Live Coverage
Minnesota State Capitol Building Dome

Welfare Rights Activists Protest Before State of State

By Bill Sorem | February 9, 2011

Before Governor Mark Dayton delivered his first State of the State address, demonstrators from the Welfare Rights Committee waited with signs and chants outside the House Chamber in the Minnesota State Capitol.

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