Remain current on situations requiring your immediate action. Links and resources are included.
Help pack the room TOMORROW for the hearing of SF3510, a bill to fast-track the permitting to build Line 3!
SF3510 stops the Public Utilities Commission's review of Enbridge's Line 3 proposal. It allows Enbridge to build the pipeline along the route they want - without any regard for the public testimony, public comments, expert analysis and ongoing Tribal Cultural survey of the PUC.
Last year Myriam Parada was the victim in a car crash, but was unlawfully arrested and jailed by the Coon Rapids police who attended the crash. She was then transferred to Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). As a result, Myriam is now fighting deportation from the US. ACLU-MN is suing Anoka County Sheriff's office and Coon Rapids Police Department for how they handled this case.
Read MoreAnti-protest bills aimed at chilling dissent and stopping resistance need your attention.
2 extreme anti-protest bills have almost made it through committee, ready for a final vote in the Mn House and Senate at any time.
Read MoreDid you know that African American kids are 3 x more likely to be reported to Child Protection Services than white kids? They are 3 x more likely to be removed from their families for the same allegation, and 3 x more likely to become a state ward.
Read MoreRural voices need broadband for civic engagement
The Women's March Minnesota is committed to ensuring that the voices of women from all backgrounds and identities are heard. That includes the voices of the rural populations that lack affordable access to broadband technology.
Kudos to State Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn for taking matters into her own hands. After bill HF3030 (to set up a sexual harassment task force) failed to get a hearing last week, she announced she will convene a work group to address issues of sexual assault and harassment at the State Capitol. As Becker-Finn says - it's time to clean house!
Read MoreMn Professor to be deported by ICE. Show up!
Prof. Wanyama of Ausgberg College, Minneapolis, is one of a growing number of immigrants who are being targeted for deportation by ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) and have no criminal record. Wanyama has been in the US for 25+ years. He has a family, a home, a career and a community here in Minnesota.
Watch Your Reps
For a good run-down of bills worth paying attention to straight away, see @WatchYourRepMn's weekly update. Choose the bills you care about and take action. Call, email, tweet the committee members and particularly the committee Chair. Attend the hearing. Testify at the hearing.
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