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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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  Robert Haider via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
April 27, 2023 at 8:17 PM

We’re taking on Big Pharma

Affordable medicine nowWe're so close to winning affordable medicineDear John,    Right now, pharmaceutical corporations are taking extreme measures to gut prescription drug affordability. You may have even seen some of their misleading ads in newspapers like the Star Tribune.  We need to stop Big P…
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  Sabrina Mauritz via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
April 26, 2023 at 10:50 PM

Fight back against corporate shenanigans at #mnleg

Our lives matter more than their profits Fight back against corporate shenanigans at #mnleg   Dear John,  Two things are true at the MN Capitol right now:  Legislative champions have passed crucial bills this session, and we’re making progress.  Corporate lackeys a…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
April 14, 2023 at 9:50 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, We hope readers enjoyed safe and fun spring breaks and legislative breaks and 3rd-snowiest-winter-slush-shoveling breaks. (One of the authors of this week’s Digest must admit she kind of hopes we get enough snow to enter the top 2 snowiest winters next …
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  Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
April 6, 2023 at 3:11 PM

Because of you, we met the match!

Now, let’s get #PaidSickDays across the finish line Thank you 💗Dear John,   ICYMI: last week, an anonymous donor tripled all donations to TakeAction in honor of progressive majorities leading in Minnesota’s DFL trifecta.   And I’m so excited to share: grassroots donors, like you, showed up. TakeActi…
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  Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
March 29, 2023 at 9:46 PM

📢 Triple match EXTENDED 📢

Let’s show our legislators that we won’t stop.📢 Triple match extended!Dear John,    Our match is extended 📢 so all donations to TakeAction Minnesota will be TRIPLED by an anonymous donor until midnight tomorrow. 🔥   Donate $3, $30, or $300 now to meet the match and show our legislators that we won’t…
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  Bobbi Braaten via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
March 28, 2023 at 9:52 PM

We need to be louder than corporations and their lobbyists

Join us for the final push.We need to be louder than corporations + their lobbyists 🔊Dear John,    We are so close to becoming the fourth state that provides workers with #PaidSickDays. Minnesota workers have been organizing for this right for over ten years, and with your support, we can make this …
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  Sabrina Mauritz via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
March 27, 2023 at 10:05 PM

Turning up the heat on #mnleg with a triple match 🔥

Donate now to put the pressure on legislators.Turn up the heat on #mnleg 🔥Dear John,    While legislators are getting ready for session break, we’re turning up the heat. 🔥    In honor of the blue trifecta, an anonymous donor is TRIPLING all donations now through Wednesday. Help us raise $3,000 in 3 …
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
March 24, 2023 at 9:46 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Twenty years ago this week, I (Katie) participated in an act of protest for the first time. I wore a black armband at my high school to show opposition to the invasion of Iraq, in solidarity with historic antiwar protests around the globe. It was a tiny…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
March 17, 2023 at 9:47 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, This past Wednesday, March 15th was International Long Covid Awareness Day. A 2022 CDC study showed that 1 in 5 American adults who have had Covid-19 still have long Covid. This explainer and podcast from Vox gets into the current state of the research …
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
March 10, 2023 at 10:34 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, In the News Digest this week, we’re talking about care. Care for trans and nonbinary people, for kids, for disabled folks. Care for our health and care for our climate.  When we talk with our members and with Minnesotans across the state, care is more t…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
March 3, 2023 at 10:59 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, $17.5 billion.  That’s Minnesota’s projected budget surplus for the next two years. In this week’s Digest, we feature news, organizing, and policy fights that invite us to really confront the idea that budgets are moral documents.  We want to see Minnes…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 10:28 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, This week, we saw the results of decades of organizing by dedicated Minnesotans – our neighbors, friends, loved ones, and elected champions. The Minnesota Senate passed historic bills including one that restores the right to vote to 50,000+ Minnesotans …
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
February 17, 2023 at 10:45 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, We wrote most of this week’s Digest from the Capitol rotunda, listening to Minnesota House members debate the #PaidSickDays bill. We’re excited to report that the bill passed! 🎉 None of us should worry about losing our job if we need a sick day, and now…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
February 10, 2023 at 10:20 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, It’s Valentine’s Day weekend. Here’s what we love this week: 💝 Paid Sick Days and Safe Days 💝 Our health 💝 Treaty Rights  💝 Our planet Here’s what we’re reading, watching and listening to this week: 1. Sick and SAFE time In The American Prospect, labor …
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
February 3, 2023 at 10:49 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, 968 and 868. That’s how many bills have been introduced in the Minnesota House and Senate already this year – hundreds more than every session since 2009. In this week’s news digest, you will see the results of DECADES of organizing by activists and org…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
January 27, 2023 at 11:23 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Our hearts are heavy with the police murders of Tyre Nichols, Keenan Anderson, and Tortuguita, and the murders and violence in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay in Palestine and Iran. There is so much we want to transform so that these things can never ha…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
January 20, 2023 at 10:46 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, We’re reflecting on love and power this week, grounded in a quote from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that we often dig into in our organizing trainings about building power. Here’s the full quote, from King’s book Where Do We Go From Here. Tell us wh…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
January 13, 2023 at 11:43 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Happy 2023! After a restful hiatus and lots of snow shoveling, we’re excited to be back. Hope you were able to enjoy the turn of the Gregorian new year as well. The year kicked off with an exciting start. On the federal level, House Republicans eventual…
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  Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 7:25 PM

We have a big agenda for 2023.

Invest now to be a part of big wins. Invest now to be a part of big wins. Hello John,  Today is the LAST DAY of the year, and I want to make sure you saw Elianne’s message from last week (below my signature), because we have a lot planned for 2023. And we need you with u…
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  Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
December 29, 2022 at 2:10 PM

We’re building a healthy, safe, and thriving future for all of us.

Power these conversations in the New Year. We’re building a healthy, safe, and thriving future for all of us. Hello John,  Can you believe we’re in the final days of 2022? It’s been another whirlwind of a year, and we have a lot to look back on. In case you missed it, ch…
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  Mai Chong Xiong via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
December 27, 2022 at 12:14 AM

Finding my political home with TakeAction Minnesota

Invest in people-centered campaigns today. Invest in people-centered campaigns today Dear John,  At this year’s People’s Celebration, I got to share some of my story about how TakeAction Minnesota has been my political home for the past decade. TakeAction Minnesota is th…
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  Elianne Farhat via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
December 20, 2022 at 7:05 PM

Organizing works. Invest in it.

Together we are making a better future for our communities in Minnesota and beyond Organizing works Dear John,  As I reflect on the past year, what stands out to me the most are the moments we held each other in solidarity, in heartbreak, and in victory. Across the state…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
December 16, 2022 at 11:20 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, In our last News Digest of 2022, we’re sharing our top culture of the year - we asked our colleagues to share favorite viewing, reading, and listening of 2022. We’d love to know what some of your highlights were! We will be taking time to rest over the …
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
December 9, 2022 at 10:19 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Thanks so much to everyone who joined us last night at our beloved annual People’s Celebration! We beat our goal and raised $87,720 for grassroots organizing and building people power next year. Congratulations to our honorees: Democracy Protectors in F…
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  Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
December 6, 2022 at 6:08 PM

Today’s the last day to buy tickets for the 2022 People’s Celebration

Don’t miss out on the biggest party of the year!People's Celebration ticket sales end TODAY!Dear John,    TODAY is the last day to buy tickets to the People’s Celebration where we honor people, organizations, and coalitions transforming the social movement landscape and whose leadership inspires act…
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  Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
December 5, 2022 at 4:50 PM

People's Celebration ticket sales end tomorrow!

This is YOUR celebration.People's Celebration ticket sales end tomorrow!Dear John,    This is it! The 2022 People’s Celebration is this Thursday, and we want you there!  Get your tickets NOW to join the #PeoplesParty22 this Thursday, December 8 at 7:00pm. Ticket sales end tomorrow.  By now, you may …
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
December 2, 2022 at 11:06 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Hope this finds you safe and healthy amidst the big storms of snow, illness, and caregiving hitting us this season! We’re filled with warmth as we look forward to celebrating our People’s Celebration honorees next week. Read about the Labor Movement Cha…
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  Elianne Farhat via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
November 30, 2022 at 7:07 PM

🎉 Celebrate these Labor Movement Champions!

1 week left to get your ticket!Meet our Labor Movement Champions HonoreesDear John,    As we reflect on the past year, we know more is possible because local leaders and workers took courageous action for better, safer communities and dignity in the workplace.     I’m proud to announce our second gr…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
November 18, 2022 at 10:43 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, We hope you stayed safe, healthy, and cozy in this first week of real snow across much of the state. We’re still reveling in the exciting victories of last week’s election, taking in analysis on how Democrats defied expectations, and most importantly, c…
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  Elianne Farhat via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
November 18, 2022 at 4:41 PM

🎉 Announcing: People’s Celebration Honorees

Last call for early bird tickets + a custom party box!Meet our Democracy Protectors HonoreesDear John,    Each year at our People’s Celebration, we honor people, organizations, and coalitions who are transforming Minnesota’s social movement landscape and whose leadership inspires action.     This ye…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
November 11, 2022 at 10:01 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Wow! Tuesday’s midterm elections were major. We used our voting power to take a stand on critical issues – abortion access, climate action, public safety, and more. Together, we defended our freedoms against right-wing extremist candidates attempting to…
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  Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
November 10, 2022 at 10:01 PM

🎤 Special announcement! 🥁

Dance collective SHAPESHIFT to perform at the 2022 People’s CelebrationSHAPESHIFT!Dear John,    After each election cycle wraps up, for a brief moment, I always wonder – what’s next? We’ve worked so hard campaigning for candidates to get elected who embody our values, and then after it’s over and t…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
November 4, 2022 at 9:58 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Midterms are Tuesday!  Make a plan to vote and make your voice heard.  View your sample ballot, check your registration and find your polling place via our Busy Voter’s Guide. Then, text 10 friends about their plans to vote, and squeeze in one last phon…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
October 28, 2022 at 10:09 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, We’re thinking and sharing a lot about climate this week – political, economic, and ecological. With our collective voting power, we’re especially ready to influence the political climate by casting our ballots on or before November 8.  View your sample b…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
October 21, 2022 at 9:40 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Another week, and many more stories of communities taking on white supremacy and the patriarchy. We hope these articles spark curiosity and hope to fuel you through these last two weeks of election season. Speaking of hope, just this week, we’ve launched …
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  Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
October 17, 2022 at 7:10 PM

The People’s Celebration is BACK!

Get your early bird 🐦 tickets today.Early bird tickets are now open!Dear John,    We’re so excited to announce the return of our nothing-like-a-Zoom-meeting virtual People’s Celebration on Thursday, December 8th from 7:00-8:00pm!    Get your tickets for this year’s virtual People’s Celebration NOW.…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
October 14, 2022 at 9:59 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Today, on his birthday, we remember George Floyd. May his memory be a call toward action, justice, and an end to police violence. This fall, we have the opportunity to elect candidates into office pushing for accountability and to transform our justice sy…
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  Katie Blanchard and Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
October 7, 2022 at 9:27 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, Greetings from your new News Digest hosts, Jessica and Katie. We are honored to carry on Kenza’s torch and to be a part of your Friday afternoon reading, watching, and listening. This week we bring you the news and some favorites so you can get to know yo…
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  Kenza Hadj-Moussa via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
September 30, 2022 at 10:07 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, I have personal news that this is my last week at TakeAction Minnesota. I will be taking a sabbatical until mid-January and starting my next chapter. I’ve loved my time here, especially diving into the news with you each week for the past 5 years. I’m so …
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  Jessica Zimmerman via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
September 28, 2022 at 8:55 PM

What issues matter most to YOU?

What's on your mind and heart? Shape our priorities: Take our 5-minute survey   Dear John, TakeAction Minnesota is embarking on a strategic planning process to outline the next phase of our work.  Share your input in our 5-minute survey today.  By taking this survey, we …
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  Kenza Hadj-Moussa via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
September 23, 2022 at 10:02 PM

This Week in Action: The TakeAction News Digest

        Dear John, I hope you’re doing well. It’s officially fall, and early voting starts today! Let’s get to the news. Here's what we're reading, watching, and listening to this week: 1. Pandemic Fraud “Their goal was to make as much money for themselves as they could wh…
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  Sabrina Mauritz via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
September 23, 2022 at 2:07 PM

Early Voting is Open!

Make your plan to vote by November 8th Early voting is open! Dear John, Early voting for Minnesota’s election is officially open and runs through November 8th.   Make your plan to vote right now. You can vote early in person now through November 7. If you prefer to vote …
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  Cierra Brown via TakeAction Minnesota · [email protected]
September 22, 2022 at 1:33 PM

Join us tonight

Reproductive Justice political education event Join us tonight   Dear John, I want to share again my friend Miranda’s powerful words from her email to you earlier this week: “People who want to steal away our reproductive rights want abortion care to be about shame. The…
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