Mary Turck | Dialogue, not demonization – for “rural, white Christians” and others
Many people I knew while growing up and many people I still know in rural, white, Christian America hold diverse viewpoints.
Iraqi Voices | Iraqi Art Project: Iraqi’s in Minnesota (Short Videos)
In Their Own Voices: A series of short videos by and of Iraqi's in Minnesota, sponsored by the Iraq and American Reconciliation Project and filmed in 2012 through 2014. https://youtu.be/uRjwy5RsPww https://youtu.be/rgbAW5OscnM https://youtu.be/jGxsJyursXM https://youtu.be/1KLq57_KUPc Media for the people! Bringing you the best of the alternative media and original articles and videos. Click More
Anti-War Committee Statement on FBI Entrapment of Muslim Youth
Kamal Hasan...shared: "When the families confiscated [the passports] and prevented them from traveling, the FBI offered them fake passports, offered to buy their cars so they could buy tickets and travel. To us, that means they [the FBI] are facilitating and helping these kids break the law."
BDOTE DAKOTA WATER SUMMIT
The summit will focus on bringing together spiritual and environmental understandings in order to protect the water commons.
ACLU: Picking Up the Pieces | A Minneapolis Case Study
Picking Up the Pieces - Policing in America, a Minneapolis Case Study digs into 33 months of data the ACLU obtained from the police department and explores the who, what, when, where, why, and how of low-level arrests occurring in a city known for its affluence and liberal politics. The report also recommends reforms to begin More
Steve Russell: ALEC Threatening Indian Country
Beware of the Smart ALEC: The Lobbyists Threatening Indian Country Steve Russell ResistPrivatationofAmerica 16 February 2014 The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is God’s gift to corporate America, tying it directly to elected legislators and providing the vehicle for the interests of corporate persons to trump the interests of human persons What ALEC “exchanges” are model More
Julie Sabo: Southwest LRT – Not a good plan for Minneapolis
By Julie Sabo, Community Voices TCDailyPlanet April 11, 2014 The Southwest LRT is frequently touted as making significant improvements to racial and economic equity. I would argue that it does nothing of the sort. In fact, if not done right, this rail line will actually contribute to inequity rather than address it. Racial and economic equity had little More
Susu Jeffrey: We Speak for the 70 Percent
Photo: ridhamuslim.blogspot.com We Speak for the 70 Percent by Susu Jeffrey We speak for the 70-percent. Our bodies are 70 percent water. The surface of the earth is 70 percent water. We are the water people on the water planet. If you could wring out a rock you'd get water. Water is the More
▶ Winona LaDuke – Seeds of Our Ancestors, Seeds of Life – TEDxTC
[youtube=http://youtu.be/pHNlel72eQc] Also recommended: Yes! Magazine: How to Eat Like Our Lives Depend On It Published on Mar 4, 2012 Winona is an internationally renowned activist working on issues of sustainable development, renewable energy and food systems. She lives and works on the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota. As Program Director of Honor the Earth, she More
Red Lake Encampment Battles Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline on Tribal Lands
“We maintain, the environmentalists, that all pipelines will leak eventually. Some pipes are bad steel. Some pipes have been cracked in transit because … they vibrated a little bit so they had hairline cracks, not every pipe in the world. . . ." By Andrea Cornelius / The Circle via Earth First! Newswire August 5, 2013 Since 1949, Enbridge Energy has More
Polly Mann> Believing in the Power of Love
Believing in the Power of Love By Polly Mann February 2013 worldwidewamm.org I heard Fr. Elias Chacour, speak in the Twin Cities in 1984. He was one of the most moving speakers I have ever heard and yet his message was quite simple. Elias Chacour, who describes himself as Palestinian-Arab-Christian, is a firm believer in More
Polly Mann> Believing in the Power of Love
Believing in the Power of Love By Polly Mann February 2013 worldwidewamm.org I heard Fr. Elias Chacour, speak in the Twin Cities in 1984. He was one of the most moving speakers I have ever heard and yet his message was quite simple. Elias Chacour, who describes himself as Palestinian-Arab-Christian, is a firm believer in More