Racial & Social Injustice

House Select Committee on Racial Justice – Sept. 29

The Minnesota House Select Committee on Racial Justice met on Sept. 29 to discuss Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and Racism.
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House Select Committee on Racial Justice – Sept. 22 meeting

The first meeting of the House Select Committee on Racial Justice met Sept. 22. Discussions focused on maternal-child health mortality and morbidity.
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Parks and Power demands an end to camp evictions

Activists for the Unhoused also demanded the park board call for more resources for the unhoused.
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Career Counseling: The Impact of Ethnicity, Gender, and Class on Career Options, Career Choices, and Career Opportunities – An Interview with Emerging Artist Chavonn Williams Shen

The Spotlight Series explores how our ethnicity, gender, and class impact a career path. Individual interviews allow us to hear personal experiences of how these three areas are intertwined and…
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Opinion Submission: Minneapolis Ballot Measure to Dismantle the Police Will Test the Strength of Our Movement

In November, Minneapolis voters may get to decide whether to dismantle the city’s police department, setting up a dramatic battle for public opinion in the epicenter of the national uprising.…
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House Rules Committee declares racism a public health crisis

The Minnesota House of Representatives advanced a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis in Minnesota on Tuesday. Authored by Rep. Ruth Richardson (DFL, Mendota Heights), the new resolution passed…
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International Students face Uncertain Future under ICE Directive

U.S. puts young people on student visas in a perilous choice as virus rages.
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Minnesota Senate Committee Continues to rehash the civil unrest, this time focusing on the state’s response

The Minnesota Senate held its third joint Transportation and Judiciary Committee hearing about the civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd on Thursday, this time focusing on the state’s…
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Community organizing makes changes because of Covid-19

In the wake of Covid-19 and the global pandemic that virtually stopped economies and communities in their track, community organizers were forced to shift their work online.
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Column: The Ongoing Battle for 38th and Chicago

Marjaan Sirdar is an UpTake columnist exploring the organizing and racial equity work that has happened and will continue to happen in South Central Minneapolis following the killing of George…
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