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Running toward chaos: Street medics provide frontline care

Since Minneapolis police murdered George Floyd, the medic groups on the ground have tightened their ranks to provide aid to those who need it. They marshal protests, treat the injured and offer community assistance to houseless individuals.

Mini-Features: LGBTQIA-Centered Spaces in Minnesota (Part I)

With Pride Month upon us as many COVID restrictions simultaneously lift, we are doing mini-features of a number of LGBTQIA-centered spaces, places and resources for queer folks to use and for allies to support. Watch for part two next week!

“Terrifying, Abhorrent, and Illegal”: Protestors face horrific treatment at Hennepin County Jail

In the days after Duante Wright was killed, protests occurred nightly in Brooklyn Center. Dozens were arrested and taken to the Hennepin County jail and share about their experiences and the treatment they received.

The UpTake’s Future: A Recommitment to Community Journalism

By Cirien Saadeh | November 12, 2020

The UpTake has a new mission statement – here’s what it means.

Mini-Features: LGBTQIA-Centered Spaces in Minnesota (Part II)

Have you heard about these four queer-centered spaces in Minnesota?

Radical News Radio Hour: Environmental Justice, Immigrant Justice, the Budget, and Education (#50)

Today we’re talking about efforts to defund the Public Employees Relations Board with Saint Paul Federation of Teachers President Nick Faber. We’re also talking about the somewhat unexpected budget numbers with Clark Goldenrod with the Minnesota Budget Project. We’ll also hear from Antonia Alvarez, an immigration justice organizer currently on day seven of an 11-day fast in Washington, DC. Alvarez is President of a statewide and regional organization called Pueblo de Lucha y Esperanza. Finally we’ll hear from Steve Sandberg, Board member with the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute, on the future of Roof Depot property in Phillips neighborhood.

Mini-Features: LGBTQIA-Centered Spaces in Minnesota (Part I)

With Pride Month upon us as many COVID restrictions simultaneously lift, we are doing mini-features of a number of LGBTQIA-centered spaces, places and resources for queer folks to use and for allies to support. Watch for part two next week!

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  Thank you to all who joined us for our first Community Cafe at Sammy’s Avenue Eatery on Tues. the 16th! Many of you might not know this but The UpTake has been going through a period of transition since I’ve taken over. News organizations, including our own, have struggled to find sustainability and, even […]

Minnesota loses one dairy farmer every day

On May 7, the Civc Buzz of the Minneapolis League of Women Voters had two speakers discussing, “The Urban/Rural Struggle for a Sustainable Future.” Both speakers, Meg Moynihan and Amanda Babcock, discussed the challenges of running a farm, whether it be in rural Minnesota or an urban landscape. Watch the livestreamed discussion here. Story and video by Bill Sorem.

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