Dear John,
How are you doing this week? I’d love to hear from you. There’s much news I wanted to cover in this week’s digest that I didn’t get to. I hope this week’s digest gives you some food for thought on local election results from Minnesota and around the country. There will be lots more analysis in the weeks to come.
Before you dive into the digest, mark your calendars for the annual People’s Celebration on Saturday, December 11, hosted by TakeAction Minnesota from 6-7 p.m. online. This annual tradition is a time to come together to celebrate people-powered movements and power grassroots, progressive organizing. Get your tickets today.
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Here’s what we’re reading, watching, and listening to this week:
1. Election Results
Minneapolis and St. Paul voters say YES to rent stabilization. See election data from MPR. For the first time in history, the majority of Minneapolis City Councilors are people of color. Check out this story. Then, read TakeAction’s reflections on the Minneapolis elections. Learn more about new elected officials endorsed by TakeAction including Halla Henderson, who won her St. Paul School Board Race, and Duluth City Councilor-elect Azrin Awal.
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2. Public Safety
This Medium piece is called Minneapolis cracked open our imagination on public safety. Check it out.
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3. Care
A powerful local story in MinnPost about the importance of care workers and our need to support them. Read it here.
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4. Cleveland
ICYMI: voters passed reforms to expand public oversight in Cleveland. Learn more.
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5. Police Reform
From Cleveland to Minneapolis and Austin, one thing is clear: the status quo of policing is not an option. Communities are demanding change. Read more in USA Today and MPR.
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6. adrienne maree brown
Powerful meaning-making on #YesOn2 from the author of Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism. Read it here.
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7. School Board Races
Honesty in education will be a huge issue in the 2022 election, but Minnesotans rejected many right-wing School Board candidates this year. Catch up on local races.
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8. Housing
Across the nation, particularly in the West, voters passed ballot initiatives aimed at affordable housing. Read background in the New York Times for the national picture.
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9. Climate + Sci-Fi
The Ministry for the Future, a sci-fi book by Kim Stanley Robinson, is highly recommended for your winter reading list. See the review.
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10. Whales
Whales eat 2-3 times more than scientists previously thought. Learn the latest science news and why protecting the ocean is so important.
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That’s a wrap. Have a great weekend.
-Kenza Hadj-Moussa
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