Category: Nokomis
Xcel Protest
BY CLINT COMBS On Nov. 21, 2024, Whitney Wildman and George W. Crocker were among the speakers at a protest outside Xcel Energy’s offices at 401 Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis. The protest was organized by a coalition of groups including Women Against Military Madness, Indigenous Earth Protectors, Nukewatch, and the…
Property Tax Dependence: Are there Alternatives?
RESISTANCE ROUNDTABLE
If your organization is part of the resistance to the Trump presidency and it is not included here, then please tell us about your group and its upcoming activities in an email to [email protected] by the 20th of the month to be included in next month’s edition. The City of Minneapolis The Sanctuary…
The Lighter Side of Darkness
How To Be Well – Following Native Pathways
My First Christmas Dinner
The Consent Decree and the MPD: Where are We Now?
BY KAY SCHROVEN History In the spring of 2023, the Minneapolis Department of Human Rights (MDHR) and the city of Minneapolis – including the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) – entered into a court enforceable agreement to correct alleged violations of the MDHR Act, Minn.Stat.Ch.363A. The Agreement requires specific measures that…
The Children’s Press Conference
BY LUCIA W. SMITH On a chilly Saturday morning in November, children gathered with families and colleagues in Stewart Park, across from Abbott Northwestern and Minnesota Children’s Hospitals, including the Mother Baby Center, to commemorate that other “Children’s Press Conference” held a year earlier, Nov. 7, 2023, outside Gaza’s largest…
Please help Save Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater
What’s next?
Southside Summit: “One South”
The Fear of Deportation
BY JONAH SEDELMEIER The Trump administration’s deportation plan has sparked significant concern for Latinos across the United States. In South Minneapolis, a community known for our vibrant and diverse population, the potential implications of this policy are profound. The Trump “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States”…
There is one Narcan Vending Machine, at a Fire Station in South Minneapolis
BY JILLIAN KRINSKY In a state where opioid-involved drug overdose deaths have more than quintupled in the last decade, a hero comes to the forefront: Narcan. Naloxone, which is commonly known by Narcan, is an anti-overdose medication that reverses the effects of an overdose. While primarily given through a nasal…