Tag: Minnesota
Activists and Families Demand MN Department of Corrections End Political Imprisonments
St. Paul, MN — Prisoners are continuing to face retribution six months after 100-plus inmates in Minnesota’s MCF-Stillwater prison protested their living conditions and took part in a day of non-violent civil disobedience. Several incarcerated participants spent the last half year in solitary confinement for…
Black History Smashfest Brings Together Black Gamers
A small but unprecedented event occurred on the last weekend of 2024's Black History Month when nearly 20 Black gamers converged together in Minneapolis for the state's first ever Black-only gaming session centered on Super Smash Bros.
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Relatives Remembered
On any given month in the past decade, a range of 27 to 54 Indigenous women and girls are listed as missing in Minnesota. To raise awareness of this crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, two-spirit people and relatives (MMIW/R), activists in Minnesota use Valentine's Day, February 14, to hold events, along with May 5 being the official MMIW day.
Protesters Blockade Weapons Manufacturer in Plymouth MN in Solidarity with Palestine
Plymouth, MN – An early morning protest in support of Palestinians at Northrop Grumman in Plymouth was initiated around 4 a.m. on February 8, 2024. Dozens of people blockaded the driveway. Two people locked down to barrels, police issued dispersal orders and made four arrests…
Camp Nenookaasi Brings Minneapolis’ Policies Against its Unhoused Residents to the Forefront
Minneapolis, MN — The city of Minneapolis evicted Camp Nenookaasi, the city’s largest encampment of unhoused people, three times over the past month in an attempt to prevent encampments of this size and level of infrastructure from forming. After each eviction, Nenookaasi pops up again…
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Contentious Copper-Nickel Mine Gets Permit Approval from MN Appeals Court
Saint Paul, MN — On Monday, December 18, the Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a key air permit issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for a proposed copper-nickel mine formerly known as PolyMet. The company — NewRange Copper Nickel — views the decision as…