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ENEWS: A Momentous Earth Day, Agribiz Needs Immigrants, GiveAtHomeMN
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
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ENEWS: Blueprint Praised in St. Cloud, Fed Survey, a Pandemic Equity Lens
St. Cloud Columnist Hails Equity Blueprint The Minnesota Equity Blueprint came in for high praise in the St. Cloud Times recently, in the form of commentary (”Blueprint Lays Out What We Need to Work Toward”) by Patrick Henry, retired executive director of the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research. Henry noted that although the Blueprint was published just before the COVID-19 pandemic began to d... Read More
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ENEWS: McKnight Features Blueprint, COVID-19 and Equity, Jane on FRB OIGI CAB, Blueprint Breaks!
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
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ENEWS: COVID-19 and Equity, Blueprint Breakfasts Begin, Please Help Us Maintain Momentum
Pandemic Responses Serving Equity Nobody would have believed us if at the beginning of this month we predicted that by end of the month we would see speedy bipartisan agreements for major investments in public health systems, massive appropriations and sweeping policies to protect economic security for lower- and middle-income families, and a growing spirit of communitarian solidarity across the state and nation. Growth ... Read More
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ENEWS: Welcoming Austin, Inflation Inclusion, & Clean Cars Work for Rural
Welcoming Spirit Reflected in Polls, Headlines A recent feature story (“Austin’s True Colors”) in the Star Tribune describes how the meatpacking town of Austin has embraced its immigrants and created a new spirit of community vibrance. The article focuses on the success of the local high school basketball team and some star performers who are children of immigrants from East Africa. But reporter Chip Scoggins... Read More
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