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ENEWS: Racial and Rural Health Care Disparities
Racial Health Disparities Demand Action… Racial health disparities demand renewed attention from policy-makers as Minnesota struggles to dismantle systemic and institutional racism. A recent report from the African American Leadership Forum provides context and strategic framing that deserve careful consideration. The AALF report identifies seven “basic pillars of support” for erasing disparities: increase knowledg... Read More
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ENEWS: Call to Action Against Policy Violence, Rural-Urban Connections, Community Weaving
A Call to Action Against “Policy Violence” For a better understanding of how broader and deeper racial inequality provoked the George Floyd protests, Growth & Justice highly recommends a recent blog published by The Brookings Institution, written by Tawanna Black, founder & CEO of the Twin Cities-based Center for Economic Inclusion, and Andre Perry of Brookings. “George Floyd’s Death Demo... Read More
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ENEWS: On Racial Injustice and “We the People”
Sondra Samuels: On “We the People” and Racial Injustice. In these perilous times of widespread unrest over racial injustice and pandemic, we implore all Minnesotans to consider these words – all of them -- from Sondra Samuels, President and CEO of the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ). Sondra has been a tireless, constructive and effective leader for education equity and racial justice. Growth &... Read More
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ENEWS: Help Us Fight for Minnesota Equity & Against Pandemic’s Inequalities
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
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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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