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Eliminate the Statute of Limitations for Reporting Sexual Violence

Feb 22, 8:00-9:00am Press Conference for Eliminating the Statute of Limitations for Reporting Incidents of Sexual Violence

Join us and Rep. Ilhan Omar as we introduce a bill to eliminate the statute of limitations for reporting incidents of sexual violence. The press conference will include a statement from Rep. Ilhan Omar and members of both Break the Silence MN and Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment. We stand with survivors, and we need our legislators to stand with them, too.

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4th Annual Women's Memorial March - MMIW

Feb 14, 9:00am 4th Annual Women's Memorial MarchProtect Our Life Givers

We know that issues of environmental justice and justice for indigenous peoples are not separate, but deeply interconnected. Be a part of the movement calling for awareness for MMIW.  #WaterIsLife  #ProtectOurLifeGivers  #ProtectOurSacredWaters  #MMIW

Join the MMIW March - All in Solidarity of MMIW. We'll be alongside many communities across Turtle Island to honor missing and murdered indigenous women.

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Stand Against Permitless Carry - Welcome Back to the Capitol Lobby Day

Did You Know?

11: American women are 11 times more likely to be murdered with a firearm than women in any other developed nation.  

16: A woman in the U.S. is fatally shot by her current or former intimate partner every 16 hours. 

80: 80 percent of people killed by firearms annually in the U.S. by intimate partners are women. 

53: The percentage of intimate partner murders that involve a fatal gunshot.

1 in 3: The number of women living in domestic violence shelters in California who were threatened or harmed with a firearm by their domestic partners. 

Help us send the message - loud and clear - that we stand against 'Stand Your Ground' and won't permit permitless carry

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Get Out and Caucus! Tuesday, Feb 6 - 7:00pm

TUESDAY, FEB 6 - 7:00PM

There’s a lot at stake for Minnesota this election year and it starts with precinct caucuses. Make sure they #HearYourVoice regarding who gets elected to represent you! Please arrange to go with your neighbors tomorrow night and share this post to help folks plan for caucusing.
 

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