Our MinnPost Op-Ed Points Way to Equitable Recovery Our latest commentary, published this week in MinnPost, describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the disparities and inequalities we’ve been warning Minnesota about in recent years. The op-ed, headlined “Equity is Rising as an Imperative for Minnesota’s Recovery’’ summarized dozens of major news stories that reveal how racial and re... Read More
Give At Home MN for Growth & Justice, Please! Special message from Growth & Justice President Jane Leonard: “We urgently need your financial support this week. As a part of the Covid-19 #GiveAtHomeMN fundraising campaign for non-profits and schools, we’ve created a special fundraiser page for Growth & Justice, at https://www.givemn.org/story/Equityblueprint and I’ve kicked off the ... Read More
Tracking Pandemic’s Inequitable Impact in Minnesota Minnesota Compass, a highly respected source that tracks socio-economic conditions in Minnesota, has created a special page on its website for data on pandemic impact. Compass’s data points reinforce mounting evidence of a strongly disparate impact on communities of color and low-income families, and the website makes a point that Growth & Justice h... Read More
50th Earth Day and Minnesota’s 1970 Solidarity The 50th anniversary of Earth Day finds the globe in a heightened state of awareness about the interdependence of earthlings and our ecosystems, the fragility of human and planetary health, and the consequences of both environmental degradation and economic injustice. Minnesota’s place in this momentous anniversary was highlighted in a Star Tribune article&nbs... Read More
McKnight Foundation News/Ideas Features MN Equity Blueprint Our Minnesota Equity Blueprint is now featured prominently on the McKnight Foundation’s website as a valuable resource for folks engaged in community building and non-profit work focused on racial and regional inequalities and climate change. The link to our Blueprint download is connected to McKnight’s programmatic commitment to  ... Read More