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April 12, 2024 at 8:33 PM

This week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   This week's stories cover a diverse range of topics, from the cost of childcare and groceries to school budget cuts and the curious case of Minnesota holding a confederate battle flag hostage. With so many engaging and thought-provoking pieces to cho…

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April 5, 2024 at 8:33 PM

This week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   Happy April! I hope you're looking forward to spending some quality time outdoors this week as the beautiful weather finally arrives! As we transition into the vibrant spring and summer months and prepare for the upcoming election season, there's a w…

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March 29, 2024 at 10:55 PM

This week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   This week, I've been reflecting on the ways we demonstrate care for each other. It's been a week marked by the harsh reality of our houseless neighbors facing yet another heartless eviction, a cherished community spot ravaged by fire, and essential w…

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March 22, 2024 at 10:22 PM

This week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   Since the legislative session began in February, the TakeAction team of Parents and Caregivers has been at the Capitol constantly meeting with legislators and testifying, raising up the experiences of what it is like to raise and care for children in…

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March 15, 2024 at 10:24 PM

This week in Corporate Shenanigans: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   Over the past few months we’ve been partnering with SPFE on organizing around their contract negotiations for everything from fair wages to mental health support to clean air and water and safe buildings. We must build institutions rooted in care, cl…

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  Elianne Farhat via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

March 8, 2024 at 11:18 PM

Uncommitted Edition: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, This week, 46,000 Minnesotans showed up at the polls and voted “Uncommitted” in the DFL presidential primary. I was one of them. Together we were 19% of the vote and we sent a clear message to President Joe Biden: permanent ceasefire now.    Voters from…

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  Ayanna Lee via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

March 1, 2024 at 11:15 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Happy first day of March! I hope you're relishing in the delightful spring-like weather we've been experiencing, with more sunshine to come this weekend. As we embark on this new month, amidst the bustling activity of potential strikes among Twin Cities…

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February 23, 2024 at 11:13 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, As we bid farewell to Black History Month next week, I'm dedicating this Digest to spotlighting the remarkable achievements and creations of Black individuals. Join me in celebrating birthdays, delving into the lives and works of my idols, and exploring…

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February 16, 2024 at 11:09 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Welcome to this week's Digest, where we're taking a delightful detour in celebration of Black History Month! While we'll still cover some of our usual news, this time, I'm excited to share a curated list of films that provide profound insights into Blac…

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February 9, 2024 at 11:06 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, As I'm writing this week's message, the resonating theme of solidarity weighs heavily on my thoughts. It emerges as an influential force, capable of catalyzing transformative change on unprecedented scales. Whether exhibited among teachers, parents, wor…

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February 2, 2024 at 11:37 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, The week has brought us beautifully sunny and warm weather for the season. While I've been embracing the Vitamin D, I've found myself reflecting a lot on our environment. Today's Digest includes stories from Ceasefire to e-bikes to the displacement of our…

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  Laura Proescholdt & Ayanna Lee via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

January 26, 2024 at 8:56 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, We’re writing to you this week feeling the power and joy of collective action – across faith, ethnicity, and geography. Yesterday, after weeks of Minneapolis neighbors organizing and mobilizing together, Minneapolis City Council passed the strongest Cea…

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  Ayanna Lee and Laura Proescholdt via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

January 19, 2024 at 10:03 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, I’m thrilled to introduce you to Ayanna Lee, our new Digital Manager. Ayanna started organizing in high school around gun violence prevention and climate action. Look for more News Digests and creative videos from them in 2024! Ayanna and I are writing …

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January 7, 2024 at 2:35 PM

A community to act with and lean on in 2024

We figure it out together A community to act with and lean on in 2024Dear John,  We figure it out together. We love and support each other. Those are my favorite of TakeAction Minnesota’s guiding values, and heading into a year with so much at stake, they’ve been on my mind a lot.   I’m part of the …

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January 5, 2024 at 11:23 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Happy New Year! I hope you got some space for rest over the holidays. Jessie is sick this week, so I’m filling in and sending healing energy her way (and to you if you’re feeling under the weather, too!). This week’s Digest contains stories about the st…

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  Walter Fromm via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

December 20, 2023 at 8:56 PM

Act now to block billions for violence and genocide

Why MN civic leaders got arrested yesterday Action Update: Stop the deadly dealDear John,  Yesterday, I watched my colleague and TakeAction Minnesota’s Executive Director, Elianne Farhat, get arrested at an action in Washington D.C. – along with civic leaders from Minnesota other states who represen…

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  Elianne Farhat via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

December 18, 2023 at 11:08 PM

Action alert: Right now, Congress is debating a deadly deal

Stop violence in Gaza and here at home Action alert: Stop the deadly dealDear John,   Tomorrow, I’ll join with 80 leaders from around the country on Capitol Hill to make sure Congress and the Biden Administration are hearing that we are calling on them to act for peace. I am proud to continue the le…

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  Jessie Lee-Bauder via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

December 15, 2023 at 10:20 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Earlier this month, Palestinian-American writer Hala Alyan wrote that “bearing witness is an honor,” as she called for our collective endurance on behalf of the people of Gaza. She says, “We witness so that we may tell the truth.” The stories included i…

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  Sabrina Mauritz via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

December 8, 2023 at 8:49 PM

Thank you for the risks you took this year

to show up for your values Invest in year-round organizingDear John,  I hope you know how much your actions have made a difference this year.   Looking at our work and our communities this year, 2023 has been marked by legislative wins decades in the making – like for workers’ rights and caregivers …

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  Jessie Lee-Bauder via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

December 1, 2023 at 10:09 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, I am sitting with this series of questions from Kelly Hayes, posed in her conversation with Indigenous activists Morning Star Gali and Ashley Crystal Rojas, and included in this week’s Digest:  “Do we really believe that the world-destroying system that…

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November 17, 2023 at 10:06 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, I’d like to share a call to action from adrienne maree brown: “keep your hearts soft, your grief honored, your calls consistent, your actions escalating. the tide is turning but we need so many more voices to create so much more pressure to staunch the …

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  Jessie Lee-Bauder via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

November 3, 2023 at 10:32 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, I’ve been sitting with and appreciating these words and this practice from Cole Arthur Riley (Black Liturgies):  Inhale This is too much to hold. Exhale So we hold it together. None of us can do everything, but all of us can do something – and together,…

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  Jessie Lee-Bauder via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

October 20, 2023 at 10:23 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

We know the value of human life; we know people should have access to food, water and care; we know babies have a right to grow old; we know violence only brings more violence. We know enough to act for peace now. Join me in calling on elected officials to demand a ceasefire.       …

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October 6, 2023 at 9:56 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, When I think about the new worlds that we’re building, I sometimes get stuck at the question of “but how”? Sometimes, I ruminate on an offering from Octavia Butler: that “there’s no single answer that will solve all of our future problems. There’s no ma…

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  Jessie Lee-Bauder via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

September 22, 2023 at 10:21 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, I’m Jessie (she/her), and I’m so excited to be in touch with you as I author the News Digest for the next couple of months. It’s so important to our movements to share stories of success and solidarity, imagination and experimentation, and hard stuff th…

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

September 15, 2023 at 9:49 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, As we’re writing this, it’s a crispy fall morning. This is the last News Digest we (Jessica + Katie) will be writing for you. But don’t worry – the Digest will continue with a new author. Keep reading to find out who! It has been such an honor and privi…

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  Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

September 13, 2023 at 6:25 PM

We are so close!

Member Drive extended through FridayTakeAction Minnesota Member DriveDear John,  I have something important to share: the Member Drive is EXTENDED through this Friday, and we are halfway to our goal of 100 members renewed going into elections season and beyond.    We are so close! And I know we can …

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  Laura Kiernan via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

September 10, 2023 at 12:57 AM

The Power of Organizing 💥

Donate now to invest in year-round organizingTakeAction Minnesota Member DriveDear John,   As you saw from Bobbi’s email on Wednesday, this week is our MEMBER DRIVE! As the Fundraising Specialist at TakeAction, I have waited for this moment since I was a wee girl... Imagine the possibilities: collec…

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

September 8, 2023 at 10:41 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, We write with that special magical energy of the first week of school (for many!) – and also with best wishes for rest and recovery this weekend after a hectic transition week in both the school year and the weather. It’s also another week of serious ne…

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  Bobbi Braaten via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

September 6, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Our Member Drive begins TODAY 💖

Donate now to invest in year-round organizingTakeAction Minnesota Member DriveDear John,  I have big news: TakeAction Minnesota is kicking off our fall Member Drive TODAY.    Why is this big news, you ask? Over the past year, Minnesotans have celebrated historic wins – electing a governing trifecta,…

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  Laura Kiernan and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

September 1, 2023 at 10:51 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, #HotSummer turned up the heat this week with Hurricane Idalia wreaking havoc in Florida. We are heartbroken to see the devastation brought to the communities along the coast and are in solidarity with those in Florida who have lost loved ones, homes and…

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  Laura Kiernan and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

August 25, 2023 at 9:16 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, This week we’re noticing a theme about money: money for our schools, workers, athletes, health, planet and more. Are our resources allocated to ensure our communities thrive? As fundraisers, we (Jessica and Laura) operate from a philosophy of abundance.…

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

August 18, 2023 at 9:19 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, This week there is lots to celebrate and lots to mourn. We mourn the loss of lives in the Minneapolis punk and DIY communities and in the wildfires in Maui. We celebrate lots of power in labor organizing – among rideshare drivers, home care workers, and…

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  Laura Kiernan and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

August 11, 2023 at 11:17 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, We are so excited to share another special edition of the News Digest! This week, Jessica and Laura have teamed up with TakeAction Minnesota member and avid reader, Charlie, to help unlock a list of AMAZING Minnesota-based authors and storytellers. So s…

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  Laura Kiernan via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

July 28, 2023 at 9:36 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, It’s time for another special ~summer~ edition of the News Digest! Now, we’re turning to music. Jess and Katie invited me (Laura, she/her, Fundraising Specialist at TakeAction) to guest-write this edition: hi everybody! I’ve had so much fun soliciting e…

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

July 21, 2023 at 10:24 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, There’s a lot of attention to money, power, and wealth inequality in this week’s News Digest. Don’t miss the facts about race and income inequality in Minnesota from the Minnesota Reformer, or the WGA members calling attention to whether it is workers o…

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

July 14, 2023 at 9:42 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, President Fran Drescher of SAG-AFTRA represents our feelings best this week: THE JIG IS UP. In our conditions of work, in our conditions of safety, in the midst of the climate catastrophes that are unrolling across the planet. This week’s News Digest ce…

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

June 30, 2023 at 9:34 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, We hope you’re excited for a special summer edition of the Digest, thanks to all of your incredible book recommendations. We’re excited to dive into this slice of the literature world while staying cool this summer.  Now that we know what you’ve been re…

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

June 16, 2023 at 10:23 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, June is Pride month, and as we know, Pride honors the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in the 1970s when queer and trans folks rose up against police harassment. Police raided the Stonewall Inn, an LGBTQ bar in Greenwich Village. Black and brown trans sibling…

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

June 9, 2023 at 10:11 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Now that an incredible legislative session is over, summer in Minnesota feels like it’s officially descending upon us. For me (Jessica), this means it’s finally time to catch up on a bunch of reading – next to one of Minnesota’s beautiful bodies of wate…

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  Sabrina Mauritz via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 3:09 PM

#mnleg session, wrapped

The 2023 legislative session is over #mnleg session, wrapped Dear John, We believe in a Minnesota where we all have the care we need, clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. We believe in public goods that serve us, and that are universal, where no one is carved o…

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

May 26, 2023 at 9:51 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, It’s been a huge week – legislative session wrapped up in Minnesota, and we are clear: there is so much to celebrate, and there is so much to keep fighting for. This week’s news grounds us in both: the substantive policy wins that we deserve to see and …

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

May 19, 2023 at 9:41 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, It’s the final stretch of the 2023 Minnesota legislative session, and there is a lot to celebrate! Organizing – building people power over many years – has landed victories for environmental justice, workers, children, and families. It’s powerful to mov…

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  Sabrina Mauritz via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

May 17, 2023 at 10:07 PM

Speak up for immigrant inclusion in MNCare

Plus: A BIG #mnleg update Healthcare is a human right: Speak up for immigrant inclusion Dear John, A BIG #mnleg session update for you, but first, a request:  Healthcare is a human right. And there’s a bill moving forward at the legislature right now that would make heal…

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

May 12, 2023 at 10:28 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, If you follow #mnleg social media chatter or are tracking the news, you may have encountered discourse around Minnesota taking strides towards being the #BestState. As people who have tremendous Midwest pride, we are all for claims of Minnesota being “s…

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  Sabrina + Jesse via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

May 10, 2023 at 8:23 PM

Urgent: Your voice needed NOW on environmental justice bill

Negotiations happening tonight! Negotiations happening NOW on environmental justice bill  Dear John, None of our lives are disposable.  And yet, it’s legal for big corporations and powerful institutions to choose, over and over, to build and operate polluting facilities …

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  Sabrina Mauritz via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

May 8, 2023 at 10:38 PM

URGENT: Join us tomorrow to fight back against Corporate Power

It's time for lawmakers to choose Minnesotans, not corporations Enough is enough. #PeopleOverProfits   Dear John,  I'm writing with an update about an alarm that we've been raising for months: Corporations are pushing hard to protect their profits and their power at the …

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

May 5, 2023 at 9:09 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, There are important voices in this week’s News Digest. It’s a week of bold truth-telling in the face of overt and horrifying acts of violence and oppression – and also in the face of the subtle, pernicious work of corporate greed and grinding bureaucra…

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  Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

May 4, 2023 at 1:06 AM

Imagine this: a world where there is no burden of drug costs.

Donate now to make this dream a reality. Affordable medicine now Dear John,   When I was 22-years old, I received a $3,000 quote for a 30-day supply of my SSRI prescription that had historically cost $25. I was diagnosed with anxiety at fourteen, and the SSRI saved my l…

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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

April 28, 2023 at 9:11 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Yesterday (Thursday) we learned Kevin Yang was killed by law enforcement. Kevin and so many others should still be alive today.  Ruth Wilson Gilmore reminds us that when we talk about a police-free future, “abolition is about presence, not absence. It’s…

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