Over the course of the legislative session, Minnesotans have been courageously sharing their stories and making clear demands about what we need to live lives of joy:
-100% Clean Energy
-A health care system that centers people, not profits
-Paid time to care
-Dignity and safety at work
-The right to vote
While the MN House has acted in support of these priorities, the Senate GOP majority has acted to actively ignore or harm our families. We are an abundant state and there is enough for all of us, when everyone pays their fair share.
We have a choice. We can go down the old path, or we can write a new story that’s about our lives and the hope we have for this state, whether we’re white, Black, brown, or Indigenous. We can listen to powerful corporate interest groups or we can listen to people and communities.
Register to meet with your legislators at these drop-in legislative meetings with TakeAction Minnesota.
We believe in a democracy where everyone is in, and no one is out. No exceptions. This is our opportunity to find legislators on a schedule that works for us, take up space in the Capitol, and have our legislators to listen our hopes and dreams for the future.
You must register to attend these drop-in legislative meetings. Meet TakeAction staff and leaders at the staircase outside the front entrance of the Capitol. And bring a friend. … Continue reading »
Register to meet with your legislators at these drop-in legislative meetings with TakeAction Minnesota.
We believe in a democracy where everyone is in, and no one is out. No exceptions. This is our opportunity to find legislators on a schedule that works for us, take up space in the Capitol, and have our legislators to listen our hopes and dreams for the future.
You must register to attend these drop-in legislative meetings. Meet TakeAction staff and leaders at the staircase outside the front entrance of the Capitol. And bring a friend. … Continue reading »
Register to meet with your legislators at these drop-in legislative meetings with TakeAction Minnesota.
We believe in a democracy where everyone is in, and no one is out. No exceptions. This is our opportunity to find legislators on a schedule that works for us, take up space in the Capitol, and have our legislators to listen our hopes and dreams for the future.
You must register to attend these drop-in legislative meetings. Meet TakeAction staff and leaders at the staircase outside the front entrance of the Capitol. And bring a friend. … Continue reading »
Register to meet with your legislators at these drop-in legislative meetings with TakeAction Minnesota.
We believe in a democracy where everyone is in, and no one is out. No exceptions. This is our opportunity to find legislators on a schedule that works for us, take up space in the Capitol, and have our legislators to listen our hopes and dreams for the future.
You must register to attend these drop-in legislative meetings. Meet TakeAction staff and leaders at the staircase outside the front entrance of the Capitol. And bring a friend. … Continue reading »
At TakeAction Minnesota, we believe in a democracy where everyone is in, no one is out. No exceptions. That’s why we’re organizing to restore voting rights to 52,000+ Minnesotans who cannot vote because of their criminal background. They are impacted by the same laws just as you and I. They are our loved ones, our friends, our neighbors, and more. When we restore voting rights to them, we are restoring the voice, dignity, and respect that our system has stripped from them.
Join us for an evening where Justice 4 All (J4A) members come together to bring real stories and real conversations about our criminal justice system and restoring voting rights to the table. Legislators will be present. Light appetizers will be provided.
At TakeAction Minnesota, we believe in a people-centered democracy where everyone is in and no one is out. No exceptions. That’s why TakeAction Minnesota and partner organizations have worked on a bill these past 7+ years that will restore voting rights to over 52,000 Minnesotans who can’t vote due to their criminal record. More than ever, we need leaders like you to join the movement at the State Capitol this year to achieve this vision.
Join us for an evening where we will take action on our legislators and fight for Restore the Vote!
Restore the Vote Coalition is hosting a Press Conference to support the Voter Restoration Bill (HF40) on Tuesday, March 7th.
The Minnesota state constitution bans people from voting despite the 1965 Voting Rights Act. We must hold our government accountable and demand for voting rights that includes everyone.
Join Rep. Ray Dehn, Sen. Bobby Joe Champion and over fifty organization fighting for criminal justice reform on the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Selma. Show up to support restoring the vote.
Let’s pack the room and hold legislators accountable to restoring dignity and voice in our democracy.
Chair: Rep. Raymond Dehn
Location: Capitol 120 (NOTE LOCATION CHANGE)
HF40 (Dehn)
Civil right to vote restored to an individual released from incarceration or upon sentencing if no incarceration is imposed, notice required, and county attorney obligation to investigate voter registration and eligibility.
If you would like to testify, please contact Amanda Rudolph at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.
The Restore the Vote Coalition has a list of speakers for the hearing and welcome everyone to testify.
Save the date for TakeAction Minnesota’s Lobby Day!
We believe in a politics grounded in joy, collective liberation, and co-governance. And that’s a future worth celebrating. Join us on February 28 and put into practice the politics we want to build. Our Party at the People’s House isn’t your typical lobby day. Sure, we’ll be training on legislative visits, building relationships with elected officials, and meeting with legislators to talk about the policies that affect our daily lives. But we’ll be doing more than that. We’ll be taking up space, sharing our stories, and demonstrating what joyful, courageous, and powerful action looks like. Share your collective vision for health care for all, paid time to care, and criminal justice reform—and the real stories that ground you in these fights. Take action with us. Party at the People’s House and let’s win the policies our communities deserve.
We will follow-up with participants in the coming weeks with details, including schedule and location. Lunch will be provided. Contact Sabrina Mauritz at sabrina@takeactionminnesota.org for more information about accessibility and other concerns.
We had a lot of wins in the last year and some difficult losses. Join us to dream big and learn what we have planned locally and statewide to build a better Minnesota this year. We will have breakouts on lobbying with your representatives, upcoming municipal elections, and our work with Vision Duluth.
“As Minnesotans, we value participation, fairness, and inclusion. But we still have Jim Crow-era voting laws. It’s no accident that 50,000 Minnesotans have been locked out of our democracy. There’s nothing to be gained from silencing tens of thousands of voices. In 2019, we can change this. It’s time for Minnesota to join 14 other states that have restored voting rights to people living and working in the community. We share the Secretary’s vision for our democracy and call on the legislature to restore the vote this session.
A. Yang from St. Paul, a leader with TakeAction’s Justice 4 All program stated:
“Every voice matters. Every vote counts. If we restore the vote, then a lot will be different. Our democracy will have more voices. You get to hear more sides of the story. I’m glad our secretary of state is fighting to restore the vote.”… Continue reading »
Our political arena at this moment is controlled by corporate power and political elites. Because of this, many people and their values are left out of the conversation. We believe to change this reality, we need to build authentic power with our leaders. Whether it’s a city council member or a U.S. Senator, building power to advance progressive policies is important and at the core of the work TakeAction Minnesota does during the legislative session.
Join TakeAction members and leaders at our St. Cloud member meeting to learn how to build power with legislators. Attend breakout sessions on our three legislative opportunities we’ve identified.
The first part of this meeting will be a training on how to build power with legislators. The second half will be breakout sessions on the three legislative priorities. Join us to learn, ask questions, and grow your own community leadership skills.
Building Power with Your Legislators Training:
Voting is important, but even more so are the many ways people get involved after Election Day to hold our representatives accountable. This training prepares you to go deeper with your legislator and to help you get in a relationship with the very issues they are elected to tackle.… Continue reading »
At TakeAction Minnesota, we believe people are the center of politics. If you are new to activism and politics, join us to talk about opportunities that the new year will bring. We will discuss the work done by our Womxn of Color table, Justice4All, the African Voting Bloc, our healthcare team, and the rest of TakeAction Minnesota. This is an exciting opportunity to meet other folks ready to lead during the legislative session and build a political home.
Lunch will be provided.
Childcare and transportation available upon request.
Want to learn about what the African Voting Bloc is all about? Well, this is an invitation to join us this Saturday at our monthly meeting. We will be discussing the amazing work we did as a collective this year and layout our vision for next year and the opportunities ahead. We will be meeting at the Brooklyn Park Library Shingle Creek Room.
If there are any barriers to attending, please reach out to Fatu at 612-636-7306.
When we started Win The Day, we knew we’d need to play some defense. (See our recent post after the anti-Semitic violence in Pittsburgh.) But we also knew we’d need to go on the offense. And while there is much celebrate after last night’s elections, there is even more work to do. How we do that, who we talk with, who we center, what language we use -- that’s what our narrative work is focused on.
Learn about your candidates, local and statewide, in a great venue with food, beverages, and great speakers. Meet awesome progressives and learn ways we can take action in the last week before the election to build the Blue Wave in Minnesota.
Register to vote! Find out about all of the great ways we take effective actions after the election to hold elected officials accountable and fight for changes in our state. Hear good news about the work members of TakeAction Minnesota have led and some of the campaigns we have won.
On October 3, all across the country, Americans will come together in peaceful vigils to demand that the U.S. Senate stop Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.
Together, we will to fight to ensure Brett Kavanaugh never gets confirmed by the Senate. We will #StopKavanaugh. Join us.
The host has marked that this event is wheelchair accessible.
Join TakeAction Minnesota as we door knock in the St. Cloud area to talk to voters who are often left out of the voting process. Join us as we talk to folks about issues that matter to them and how our elected officials can better represent us, listen to our concerns, and fight for what St. Cloud residents need.
Come and join The African Voting Bloc of Minnesota in Brooklyn Park as we visit our neighbors to talk about the governor and the local Osseo 279 school board races.
We will be meeting at the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota office at 12pm before heading out.… Continue reading »
Come and join us for a meet and greet session with gubernatorial candidate Tim Walz and his running mate for Lt. Governor, Peggy Flanagan! This meeting will take place in the Grand Hall at North Hennepin Community College.
Come and join The African Voting Bloc of Minnesota in Brooklyn Park as we visit our neighbors to talk about the governor and the local Osseo 279 school board races.
We will be meeting at the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota office at 12pm before heading out.… Continue reading »
Come and join The African Voting Bloc of Minnesota in Brooklyn Park as we visit our neighbors to talk about the governor and the local Osseo 279 school board races.
We will be meeting at the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota office at 12pm before heading out.… Continue reading »
Come and join The African Voting Bloc of Minnesota in Brooklyn Park as we visit our neighbors to talk about the governor and the local Osseo 279 school board races.
We will be meeting at the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota office at 12pm before heading out.… Continue reading »
The Central Minnesota Cares Campaign is hosting a candidate forum at the Tech High School Auditorium with local house candidates from House Districts 14A, Tama Theis and Aric Putnam, and 14B, Dan Wolgamott, as well as Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District candidates, Tom Emmer and Ian Todd.
Over the last several months groups with the MN Cares Campaign have had hundreds of conversations with families in Central Minnesota and found that, across the political spectrum, voters in St. Cloud are struggling with issues of family care and urgently want politicians to put forth bold solutions. Though many conversations, this is what we found:
The struggles that Central Minnesotans are facing around care intersects with many issues affecting our state, from affordable housing, education, and transportation, to mass incarceration and immigration. Come engage with these candidates’ vision to address the care crisis facing Minnesota families. … Continue reading »
At TakeAction Minnesota, we center our values in every work that we do. We strip away the walls of racism, gender oppression, and classism that’s always trapped us since young. We reclaim our identity by building a politics where shared values are the building blocks of our government.
We invite YOU to take action with us in the August 14 Primary Elections! TakeAction Minnesota has endorsed candidates statewide who care deeply about centering criminal justice reform and women of color in their work. This year is our opportunity to ensure that our government reflects our deepest values as a community, and that means we need to get out the vote for August 14 to make sure our candidates lead in their race!
This meeting is an invitation to all Africans to join us in sharing and developing a political vision we see for ourselves and families in Minnesota. We will be discussing, what effective communication within our communities and amongst ourselves look like, what our political vision and community interests are and how we can get there together as a collective voting bloc.
There will also be an interactive link for folks who will be joining us from greater Minnesota. If you have any questions, email me at Fatu@takeactionminnesota.org
Join TakeAction for our last St Cloud doorknock before the primaries. We will be taking time to talk to community members about why care is important and why we are grounding our elections on the bases of caring for our communities rather than fearing our community. Our work is important, powerful and will help u show up joyfully through November! Come be apart of something bigger than just our organizations build individually!
Join us for a day of joy, conversations and celebrating the work we are doing to create a more empowered community.
Training will be provided starting at 5pm and food will be provided after the doorknock!
Join TakeAction to doorknock in the St Cloud area. We will be taking time to talk to community members about why care is important and why we are grounding our elections on the bases of caring for our communities rather than fearing our community. Our work is important, powerful and will help u show up joyfully through November! Come be apart of something bigger than just our organizations build individually!
Join us for a day of joy, conversations and celebrating the work we are doing to create a more empowered community.
Training will be provided starting at 5pm and food will be provided after the doorknock!
Elections matter. They matter because we can show up with our values and elect those we beleive in. They matter because they infleunce the future and are influcned by the past. Primaries are no differnt. If we want to show up with our progressive values in November we need to show up with our values in August for the primaries. If we want to build power we need to vote and we need to bring others with us to the polls.
Join TakeAction in a text-bank to invite people to join in on the fun and vote in the primaries. We will be using a text bank program (like a phone bank but texting!) to reach out to members in the St Cloud area. Training and food will be provided.
Contact: Kenza Hadj-Moussa, 612-386-9556
