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Indigenous Activists Occupy Land Near Fort Snelling, Plan to Stay Until ‘Land Back’
Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling, establishing an occupation. Organizers demand land back in the form of "returning Fort Snelling" to the Dakota people, and invite state officials like Gov. Tim Walz, and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to have a conversation.
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Tenant Union Holds Sit-in Over Neglected Maintenance, Demand Property Manager Be Fired
A tenant union in Minneapolis confronted their property manager with a sit-in and demands that she be fired.
Get Inside, the Cops are Coming: Roma Families in Greece are Under Threat
In the outskirts of Athens, Roma families live under constant suspicion, struggling for dignity, work, and a place to belong.
IPG-Owned MPLS Apartment Properties Rack Up 104 Major Safety Violations, Leaves Residents in Disarray
Minneapolis, MN — If a tenant comes knocking to pay rent, that’s usually a door worth opening. But when Mike Brown approached the office of property manager Tina Johnson, she didn’t answer. Instead, three maintenance workers showed up at his door demanding rent.
“Anytime you…
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Cop City Defendant has Domestic Terrorism Charge Dropped
Atlanta, GA – Jamie Marsicano, one of dozens of defendants embroiled in the sprawling legal backlash brought against opponents of “Cop City,” had a state-level Domestic Terrorism charge dropped in DeKalb County on Thursday. The dismissal represents the latest in a series of legal setbacks…
The City of Salem Told Them They Deserved a Roof Instead of a Tent. Some Ended Up With Neither.
Salem, MA — Two winters ago, Maria Nolasco moved into a sprawling homeless encampment in Salem, Massachusetts for seven months. Though there wasn’t much order or respect — and many didn’t like the small, 45-year-old Dominican woman — she liked her little tent.Â
“We called…
Despite Salt Lake’s Destruction of Police Brutality Murals, Families Carry On Their Legacy
Salt Lake City, UT – When Rae Duckworth got an email from the city notifying them that they would soon lose access to the space known as the Fleet Block murals, they knew they had to act. So the day before the city was set…
Three Stories of Displacement From Israel’s War on Gaza
Gaza, Palestine — “We sleep and wake up in the street living in the same harsh conditions,” said Doaa Abu Jama, a Gazan woman sleeping on the street with her family. In the midst of genocidal acts perpetrated by Israel against the entire population of…