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September 7, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Building power for working people this Labor Day

          Powering Minnesota's labor movement Dear John, Minnesota’s labor history is long and hard-fought. From immigrant-led miners’ strikes on the Iron Range in the 1900s, to the recently organized unions at Tattersa…

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September 4, 2020 at 10:11 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   This Labor Day we’re thinking about the future.  It’s in-person.  Our favorite spots are back: restaurants, bookstores, concert venues.  They’re all kind of the same, but also distinctly different.  It’s hard to put your finger on.  (Maybe it’s us tha…

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August 28, 2020 at 10:10 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   Okay, let’s talk about this month week, sorry, it’s just been five days since Jacob Blake was shot seven times by police in Kenosha, WI.   Before we do any politics, let’s pause for a minute on Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old father of four. He and his fam…

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August 21, 2020 at 9:42 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   I’m thrilled to share that Chris Conry, director of the 100% Campaign, former TakeAction staffer, and one of the original authors of the news digest is tapping back in through Election Day. If you didn’t hear, Patrick Burke is off to graduate school. …

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August 14, 2020 at 10:01 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   We’re on the precipice of something big. Can you feel it?   This past week, not only did voters in Hennepin County resoundingly reelect Representative Ilhan Omar, but voters across the state – in Duluth, Minneapolis, and in St. Paul where we both liv…

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August 7, 2020 at 10:45 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   It’s been a packed week.   Coronavirus has beaten the U.S. at every turn. (Check out the first entry below.) Very basic conundrums – like the fact that the U.S. ties health insurance to employment at a time when millions of Americans are losing their…

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July 31, 2020 at 9:45 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   A lot is happening, from Congress debating its next COVID-19 relief package to the upcoming primary election on August 11th and decisions happening around the Minneapolis Charter Amendment to distance learning.   Our political team is hustling hard t…

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July 24, 2020 at 10:30 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   It’s been a busy news week, and we’re just scratching the surface here. To us, it is clear the next half of the year is going to be harder than the first. The level of compounding crises we’re witnessing across the country feels like a crushing weight…

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July 17, 2020 at 9:23 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   I (Kenza) am back this week after a two-week break. I’m very happy to report that…I finally saw Hamilton! Livestreamed on an overheating laptop but it was incredible. I’m embarrassed it took this long, but better late than never.   If you’ve already …

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July 10, 2020 at 10:40 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   Kenza is out today enjoying a well-deserved break, so it’s just me (Patrick) writing this Digest for you today.   Normally, July is a fairly quiet month for us at TakeAction. We use this time to rest and plan for the months ahead. Between the uprising…

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June 26, 2020 at 10:02 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

          Dear John, It’s been a long week. Today, we’re celebrating the Minneapolis City Council’s unanimous vote to let Minneapolis residents vote to change the City Charter. Next, the amendment will go to the Charter Commission.   It’s a long road ahead, but we’re on …

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June 19, 2020 at 9:48 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   Happy Juneteenth!   This month will go down in the history.   As we all sort through the news and media, we want to leave you with this: the end goal of these mass protests is to create a safer, healthier, and more joyful world. Our liberation is ti…

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June 17, 2020 at 10:30 PM

Abundance, Care, & Healing

Beginning a New World   Dear John,   Hi! It’s been a couple weeks since we connected. So much in our world has shifted since then.   Minneapolis City Council members declared their intention to end to the Minneapolis Police Department as we know it. Indigenous folk…

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June 12, 2020 at 9:45 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Again—thank you for all the responses to last week’s news digest. We’ve been going nonstop for weeks, so we’re doing to get straight to the news. As always, send us what you’re reading. Here’s what we’re reading, watching, and listening to this week: 1…

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June 11, 2020 at 11:15 PM

We're building this together. We need to hear from you.

Imagining a Police-Free Future Dear John,   Last Sunday, a veto-proof majority of the Minneapolis City Council announced their intention to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and re-imagine public safety from the ground up.   It will be a long journe…

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June 5, 2020 at 10:35 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   As the world wrestles with the pain and grief over the death of George Floyd, there are dozens of news clips, articles, pictures, Tweets, and videos we want to share with you, but we had to narrow them down to ten this week.   For three years, we at …

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June 3, 2020 at 11:00 PM

Justice for George Floyd. Defund the Police.

Invest in Our Communities Dear John,   Our community is in pain over the murder of George Floyd, and joined by people across the world demanding justice. At the same time, we’re witnessing powerful acts of solidarity – and the beginnings of something new.   People …

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May 29, 2020 at 10:30 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   George Floyd should be alive right now.   Our hearts are broken. The emotions that engulfed our cities in flames this week are demonstrations of pain and a cry for justice. It is an old pain, borne of the historic, violent, publicly funded oppression…

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May 28, 2020 at 11:16 PM

Livestream concert with Chastity Brown TONIGHT at 7:30 p.m.

Livestream concert with Chastity Brown tonight at 7:30 p.m. on Instagram Chastity Brown Livestream Concert Tonight at 7:30 p.m.  Dear John, Our hearts are breaking. We are devasted by the murder of George Floyd and justice is what we are focused on. For an hour toni…

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May 27, 2020 at 10:47 PM

The Spark: #BlackLivesMatter

  Dear John,   It’s been a tough few days.   George Floyd, a Black man, was murdered by Minneapolis police, surrounded by witnesses. The officers involved have been fired, but we know that’s not enough.   We know Black and brown folks are violently overpoliced in America. Running o…

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May 22, 2020 at 10:18 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   We’re taking off for the long weekend, so straight to the news.    Here’s what we’re reading, watching, and listening to this week:    1. Worker Uprising Our friends at the Minnesota Nurses Association rallied in St. Paul earlier this week because the…

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  LyLy Vang-Yang via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]

May 20, 2020 at 10:20 PM

The Spark: Protect Nurses, #NamingtheLost, & a Great Muffin Recipe

  Dear John,   How are you doing?   The rain over the weekend was so calming, but I’m grateful for the sun in Saint Paul today. With warmer weather and Minnesota’s adjustment of the stay at home order, people are sure to be out more.   Check out this helpful infographic about how …

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May 15, 2020 at 10:15 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   We hope you’re doing as well as possible. This is the only sunshine we’re going to see this weekend so we’re going to get right to the news.   But first, last night we partnered with UpRoar Preforming Arts to put on a comedy show last night to raise …

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May 14, 2020 at 9:15 PM

TONIGHT: Laugh-In with TakeAction & Uproar Performing Arts

Set a reminder to join us tonight!  Dear John,   Kenza and Patrick here from TakeAction Minnesota. In these unprecedented times, we’re turning to artists and cultural workers to help us connect and make meaning of the world. The Theater of Public Policy, an improv t…

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May 13, 2020 at 8:58 PM

The Spark: Uproar Comedy, Thank Yous, and Wrestling Cats

  Dear John,   I don’t know about you, but I’m finding it harder and harder to stay at home. It’s been nearly 60 days of physical distance for me. I’m missing so many things, big and small: people watching at coffee shops, my coworkers grabbing candy from my desk, and hugs.   As hu…

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May 11, 2020 at 10:45 PM

Igniting Change during COVID-19

Political Education from TakeAction  Dear John,   Here in Minnesota, we look out for our neighbors. From saving small farms with penny auctions during the Great Depression to the #VoteNo campaign in 2012, when we blocked a ban on gay marriage, we know this to be tru…

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May 8, 2020 at 10:15 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   It was a heavy week for us, learning about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, digesting the state budget deficit, and seeing the unemployment numbers from April.   It feels like we’re going through a collective rite of passage. It is both devastating and a …

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May 6, 2020 at 10:30 PM

The Spark: #FreeBlackMamas, Budgets, and Pets

  Dear John,   During this pandemic, we’ve all had to be more creative than usual. One thing bringing me joy today is our brand new TakeAction Instagram tv show. My coworkers Britton and Magdalena put together an incredible episode about organizing in the Great Depression. I think w…

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May 1, 2020 at 10:15 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   Happy International Workers’ Day! May Day as a workers’ holiday was born in 1886 in Chicago when 40,000 workers – largely immigrants – went on strike for a 40-hour work week. It’s still a day for radical solidarity and fighting for justice, even (and …

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April 29, 2020 at 10:30 PM

The Spark: International Workers’ Day, #CancelRent & Hmong Food

  Dear John,   Welcome to our 3rd Edition of The Spark. Let’s dive right in: This Friday is International Workers’ Day. Its history is incredible and part of how we arrived to the eight-hour work day we’re familiar with now. We’re in a moment of crisis and workers are rising up an…

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April 27, 2020 at 10:17 PM

Quarantina concert with jeremy messersmith this Friday ♪

Save the Date: Livestream Concert Friday, May 1 jeremy messersmith + International Workers' Day Dear John,   Kenza and Chris here from TakeAction Minnesota and the 100% Campaign. We’re writing to invite you to hang out with us (online) Friday night for a Quarantina c…

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April 24, 2020 at 9:37 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   As you probably know, we soft-launched our 100 Days of Justice, Joy & Solidarity campaign a couple weeks ago in response to COVID-19 after surveying our members. We’re continuing to evolve and grow based on what we’re hearing from our networks – i…

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April 22, 2020 at 9:50 PM

The Spark: Earth Day, #MNSolidarity & a sleepy cat

  Dear John, Happy Wednesday! Take a walk around the block and enjoy the sun today. If you can, bring a piece of chalk with you and #chalktheblock with neighborhood love notes, rainbows, hopscotch, or helpful reminders, like our climate organizer Magdalena did: Tag @TakeActionMN a…

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April 17, 2020 at 9:45 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, As we write this, a hundred or so Minnesotans are rallying outside the Governor’s residence, echoing calls from Trump to open the state and prolong the pandemic by spreading COVID-19 further. We feel the panic and pain that so many people and small busi…

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April 15, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Introducing The Weekly Spark ✨

Justice + Joy + Solidarity Hi John!    My name is LyLy Vang-Yang (she/her). I’m a proud Saint Paulite, daughter of refugee immigrants, dedicated cat mom, and OK-ish cook. Pre-COVID, you could find me at a coffee shop with a peppermint mocha. With our new normal, I m…

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April 10, 2020 at 10:37 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   One thing we’ve learned in the last month is just how lonely a global pandemic can feel. We’re all living through the same catastrophe, but it’s easy to feel trapped, isolated, and alone with our fears and worries.   We’re creative, social creatures,…

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April 3, 2020 at 10:45 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   One thing we’ve noticed during this pandemic is how truly adaptable we are as human beings. Individually and collectively we’ve been able to change quickly to fit the times we’re in.   At TakeAction, we’re changing too.    In the coming days, we’re ro…

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March 27, 2020 at 9:45 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   One question we’re asking ourselves every day is how do we stay centered in this moment? None of us can escape this crisis. At some points, we’re facing it head on. In other moments, we’re able to move our attention.   While you read this email, we in…

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March 22, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Urgent: Tell Congress to pass a just stimulus

Action needed TODAY for a just stimulus Hi John,   We don’t usually send action alerts out on Sundays but this is urgent. First, we know that we will get through this pandemic and economic crisis together or not at all. Our lives are interdependent and tied together…

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March 20, 2020 at 10:15 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John,   We’ll be sharing more thoughts and reflections about the state of the things in the days and weeks to come. Today, we just want to acknowledge the gravity of what’s happening.   Words don’t suffice. In our hearts, there is a well of gratitude and com…

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March 19, 2020 at 11:00 PM

A People-Centered Response to COVID-19

Getting Through This Together Hi John,   There's a lot going on right now and we're living in a strange and different time. Take a moment before you read on to:   🌱 stretch or move around as you are able, 🌱 drink some water if you haven't yet today (and no, coffee d…

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March 13, 2020 at 9:47 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Most, but not all of this week’s news digest is about COVID-19.   However, I (Patrick) spent most of this week on the picket line with members of the Saint Paul Federation of Educators, and it was probably the best thing I could have done for my mental…

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March 6, 2020 at 10:29 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Doing something different this week. We turned the introduction of this week’s news digest into a blog post. Please read the first news item and let us know what you’re thinking about going into the weekend. We love to hear from you, especially during w…

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March 4, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Grassroots power that's made to last

Progressive power to last Dear John,   We believe in a future where everyone is free to live in joy, and our government is by and for the people. TakeAction Minnesota exists because the challenges we face in our political system are bigger than one issue or campaig…

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March 3, 2020 at 1:06 PM

Let's make some magic happen ✨

Rally highlights and a special Super Tuesday message Dear John,   I’m going to keep this short. The polls are open! I’m headed to vote right now.   The presidential primary field has changed dramatically in the past 24 hours.   I wrote this blog last night to vote…

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March 2, 2020 at 11:06 PM

Let's go fight for someone we don't know

Get Ready to Vote on Super Tuesday Dear John,   Whether we’re getting out the vote or telling our stories at the Capitol, TakeAction Minnesota’s politics is grounded in love and solidarity.   Here’s the thing: no matter what happens, after tomorrow, we’ll be one st…

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February 28, 2020 at 10:49 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

          Dear John, We’re days away from Super Tuesday. No matter what happens on March 3, we’re one step closer to electing a new President and coming together to change what’s possible in our country.   We’re headed into GOTV weekend energized by the multira…

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February 21, 2020 at 11:15 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        This Week in Action   Dear John, I (Kenza) am writing this from home in my pajamas. It’s flu season! I even had a shot… Anyway, it’s been a week. We’re counting down the days until Super Tuesday, our friends at SEIU Local 26 and the Saint Paul Federation of Educ…

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February 18, 2020 at 9:22 PM

People vs. Big Pharma -- action needed today!

Change the Rules Dear John,   In a moral society, everyone should be able to afford the medicine they need, period.   Hopefully you saw my note yesterday. We have a HUGE bill hearing coming up tomorrow (2/19) to take on Big Pharma and out of control prescription dr…

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February 17, 2020 at 11:32 PM

Changing the rules & taking on Big Pharma

Pack the hearing room this Wednesday! Dear John,   Kenza here from TakeAction Minnesota with big news. The first bill hearing for the Prescription Drug Affordability Commission bill is scheduled. As Minnesotans, we believe in human dignity. No matter where we live,…

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