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ENEWS: Thanks for celebrating our 20th anniversary!
Thank you for celebrating our 20th anniversary! Thank you to everyone who attended our 20th anniversary celebration on April 11, and thank you to all of our wonderful panelists and moderators for sharing your time, stories, and thoughts with us! We had a conversation between past and present G&J presidents on our organization’s history and path forward, discussions on public policy through Lead for Minnesota Fellows who shared t... Read More
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ENEWS: Honoring Minnesota women
Women’s History Month — honoring MN women! Happy Women’s History Month (and a belated International Women’s Day)! In honor of this, we’re spotlighting women from Minnesota’s history— thank you to the MN Historical Society for these resources! All information below comes from their website and the Votes for Women online exhibit. Below you can find information on some of the incredible Minnesotan wo... Read More
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ENEWS: 20th anniversary tickets available, redistricting, & Widening Inequality in MN
Get your ticket today for G & J’s 20th anniversary celebration on April 11! Tickets are available now for our 20th anniversary celebration on April 11! You can read about the event and register on this Eventbrite page. The event is free and virtual. Donations in honor of our anniversary are welcome at https://www.growthandjustice.org/support. More speakers and details will be announced soon. Democracy, Voter Rights &... Read More
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ENEWS: Environmental resilience stories & resources
Headwaters community food and water bill To read about some action happening on the environmental resilience front, take a look at this newsletter with stories on the Headwaters Community Food & Water Bill, which creates an economic resiliency program.“Stories from the Homefront 2030” gives anecdotes about the promise shown by programs and initiatives through the bill, such as the Pollinator Landscapes Program, ‘Summ... Read More
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ENEWS: Labor Day & the return to work
Labor Day This week we observed Labor Day (officially recognized as a federal holiday in 1894), a day originally intended to honor the “common worker.” Check out this article from NPR on three pivotal moments from worker’s history to remember this Labor Day that are “central to U.S. history, the modern labor movement, and today's workplace.” This was now our second Labor Day during COVID-19, which has dra... Read More
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