Tag Archives: voting
The African Voting Bloc of Minnesota
Posted July 24, 2018
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
I am looking forward to see you all!
Community Conversations: St Cloud Phone Bank
Posted July 6, 2018
We at TakeAction believe that we all have enough for us to thrive, that no one should go without and that we should govern collectively to create a world where everyone is in and nobody is out. But we can not do this alone and we can not do this in meeting rooms and small events.
We must work together to bring new people into the movement we are building and we must have tough but powerful conversations about what they need from their community to thrive.
Help us talk to people about the things that matter to them and invite them to upcoming events!
Please join us this Monday to reach out to people in the St Cloud community and bring them with us in the powerful work we are doing.
5 Scary Things That Happen When You Don’t Vote…
Posted October 31, 2014
On this Halloween, only four days away from a major election, there are a few things I am pretty darn scared for in our state if every eligible voter in our state DOESN’T get out to the polls by 8pm on November 4th.
Here they are:
1. We will continue to have the worst-in-the-nation voting gap between voters of color and white voters. We will not hear the voices, demands, and needs from people of color. Our votes = our representation. No vote. No representation.
2. More of us losing our voting rights. Right now, people living in our community who have served their time but are still on probation/parole do not have the right to vote. If we don’t vote, that will just be the beginning of silencing as many voices in our community as possible.
3. Our kids’ future. Our votes determine what kind of laws and policies we are able to create to make our lives and our future better. Future generations are relying on me and you to vote for them.
4. Our countries prisons have become something someone can profit on. The same people who build those prisons, locking people in our community up and out, are the same ones who rely on progressives like me and you to NOT vote, so they can build more prisons and profit more off of our communities.… Continue reading »
