How Indigenous Milk Medicine Week Creates Healthy Communities
The annual Indigenous Milk Medicine Week carnival is held in efforts to normalize Indigenous lactation rights while providing resources.
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Minneapolis Community Rallies Behind Isabel Lopez to Demand Feds Drop Charges
Minneapolis, MN — At The Square Gallery nestled inside George Floyd Square on September 14, 2025, a gathering of community members, anti-ICE activists, and leaders rallied behind Isabel Lopez against her legal case. She is facing four felony charges incurred while protesting what was thought…
Minneapolis Protest Against ICE, Mayor, and Roof Depot Deal Meddling
Minneapolis, MN — On Thursday, August 28, a protest was called by a collection of groups in Minnesota demanding “ICE Out” of Minneapolis and a “real sanctuary city for immigrants now,” and for Mayor Jacob Frey to “stop sabotaging the Roof Depot deal” as well…
The Fight for the Roof Depot Continues, Activists Respond to City of Minneapolis’ Lack of Effort
Minneapolis, MN — On August 11, 2025, the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) held a press conference in front of the Roof Depot site. They have fought continuously for three years around the Roof Depot issue, which was sparked when the City of Minneapolis wanted…
Minneapolis Commemoration of Rep John Lewis Draws Thousands in Honor of ‘Good Trouble’
Minneapolis, MN — On July 17, 2025, there was a nationwide call to action to commemorate the life and legacy of John Lewis, where many put emphasis on how his philosophy of getting in “good trouble” inspired them. Good trouble was Lewis’s coined phrase inspired…
Access is Love and ‘Disability Justice is Liberation’
Minneapolis, MN — On July 26, 1990, the world’s first civil rights law for people with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in the U.S. July is now dubbed Disability Pride Month to commemorate the ADA. Thirty five years after…
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After Trump Dismissed Minneapolis Police’s Federal Consent Decree, City Attorney Prevents Reform Merge
Minneapolis, MN — The Trump administration ditched Minneapolis Police’s federal Department of Justice consent decree on the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Minneapolis officials want to merge these reform provisions into an active state agreement. These efforts stalled during a July 8 City Council…