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ENEWS: Pandemic Equity Op-Ed, Stakeholder Capitalism, Mapping Equity Work
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
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ENEWS: Start with Gratitude, Keep Going with Courage & Wisdom
Note from the G & J President: Start with Gratitude, Keep Going with Courage & Wisdom The recent holidays gave me more time to reflect on and give thanks to you, our wonderful Growth & Justice supporters. Your ideas, your connections, and your dollars help break the logjam of fear and anxiety, to channel the currents of ever-present change into courageous and wise actions (such as those recommended in the upcoming Minnesota Equ... Read More
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ENEWS: Growth & Justice Fundraiser
Just Beer Tonight! We still have room and you are cordially invited to attend the “Just Beer” event for Growth & Justice, anytime between 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday Nov. 21, at 56 Brewing (3055 NE Columbia Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55418). Please RSVP if you can at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-to-support-growth-justice-tickets-80143032969 At the event, you’ll hear about our ambiti... Read More
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ENEWS: MN Clean Cars, Inequality Widens, Solar in Schools
Minnesota accelerates “Clean Cars’’ effort Minnesota Gov. Tim. Walz this week unveiled new plans to reduce carbon emissions in Minnesota through a new “Clean Cars” initiative that would require manufacturers to offer more “low-and-zero” emission choices to auto buyers. While low-emission and electric vehicles are a part of the way forward towards a cleaner and more equitable future, the Minnesota ... Read More
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ENEWS: Rapid Climate Change in MN, Equity in Economic Growth, Focus on the Children
Faster Climate Change in Minnesota An important new study and interactive map by the Washington Post shows how Minnesota, particularly our northern regions, are among the places in the United States that have warmed the fastest (by more than 2 degrees Centigrade) over the last century. The trend represents a long-term threat to all of our state but especially to our northern rural economies and ways of life, in myriad ways, from ret... Read More
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