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We don’t have an Equal Rights Amendment in Minnesota. We don’t have one in the US. ERA Minnesota is working on it and they need our help. You can learn more by joining ERA MN on International Women’s Day (March 8). It will include inspirational speakers and opportunities to take action!
Read MoreStarting TOMORROW, our good friends at ERA MN are running 6x1hr workshops on how to lobby your legislator, an overview of the ERA bills, and they´ll also help connect you with your legislators.
Workshops:
February 22, 24 & March 1 at 7:00 - 8:00pm
February 23, 25 & March 2 at 11:00 am -12:00pm
MN Voter Suppression Alert!!! ALL ballots must be received by 11/3 or will not be counted due to a reversal of absentee ballot deadline agreement by the 8th Circuit Court, just five days before election day!
DO NOT MAIL your ballot. Drop off your ballot in person. Deadline for drop off is 3pm Nov 3.
Or VOTE IN PERSON early or on Nov 3 until 8pm.
Make sure your vote is counted!
Read MoreOn September 24th Women’s March MN hosted a meeting that focused on how to disrupt election disinformation in your online community. Here we are sharing the speakers’ presentation, the video of that meeting and resources shared during the talk.
Read MoreConsider applying OR look to see if you know anyone in these communities that may be able to help out. You do not have the live in the community to be an election judge there.
The following jurisdictions below have self-identified as still needing Election Judges for the November 3rd, 2020 General Election (current as of 9/18/20; specific party affiliation noted if relevant). If a location is short election judges then the poll will have to close!
Read MoreOne of the many reasons to support the United States Postal Service now is that we need a safe alternative to in-person voting in the upcoming 2020 elections - voting by mail! For background on what’s happening, read. It is alarming that during a time when we are relying increasingly on the mail for basic necessities that the GOP is holding relief funding for the postal service hostage until they increase their package rates.
Read MoreEvery month, Third Thursdays focuses on a different issue that is generally linked to legislation, issue advocacy, citizen activism and/or civic engagement. This month, the subject was the 2020 census, and how we make sure everyone counts!
Read MoreFifty years ago the LGBTQIA movement pushed forward with the Stonewall Riots. On June 28, 1969, the riots began when patrons of a gay bar revolted against a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York. The police persecuted patrons for non-gender conforming attire and homosexual behavior. It is considered the start of liberation. This year, we celebrate the heroes of Stonewall and recognize that the liberation is not complete and we need to keep fighting to ensure progress, especially in today’s political climate.
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