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Great Opportunity to help local moms and their families! Here's how to support Mama's Bail Out Day!
Across the US, women are needlessly stuck in prison for non-violent crimes simply because they can't afford to pay bail. Even a short time in prison can destroy lives through loss of jobs, loss of housing, break up of the family. Let's help some MN moms get home to their kids and their lives by Mother's Day.
Anti-protest provisions have been slipped into 2 House Omnibus bills, (Public Safety Omnibus and the Transportation Omnibus), making them hard for the Governor to veto.
Read MoreIowa voted to ban all abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected (6 weeks), except in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency.
Mn House voted to allow employers to deny coverage for birth control as part of the Health & Human Services (& Transportation) Omnibus bill and they also voted against the Protect Access to Contraception (PAC) Act that would have protected no-cost birth control from further attack from the Administration.
Lastly the Mn Senate passed SF2849, the “ultrasound bill”, legislating that doctors must offer patients, who have chosen to have an abortion, the option of viewing an ultrasound (a right patients already have).
Read MoreThe Omnibus Supplemental Budget Bill (SF3656) currently includes LOTS of anti-environment provisions that are bad for the health and welfare of all Minnesotans and our irreplaceable water and land resources. Please call the Governor and tell him to refuse to sign the bill (SF3656) if it contains the following provisions:
At May 2nd Water Action Day at the Mn State Capitol, Winona LaDuke of Honor the Earth called on our MN lawmakers to do the right thing and VOTE NO on legislation permitting the building of Enbridge Line 3.
Read MoreThe March for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is NEXT TUESDAY, and WMM is looking for marshals for this solidarity event. #NoHumanBeingIsIllegal
Just 4 days until the March for Immigrant and Refugee Rights! On May 1st we come together in solidarity with 12 million undocumented people across the US! What will your sign say?
Read MoreDFL Rep. Erin Maye Quade has said enough is enough! She will conduct a 24 hour sit-in starting NOW to draw attention to the issue of gun violence and the House's refusal to vote on universal background checks, a policy that 90% of Minnesotans agree on. Please join us in showing our support for Representative Erin Maye Quade's action.
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