MCEA: Climate Justice and Indigenous Rights at the Minnesota Legislature in 2024

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Join MCEA’s legislative team and a MNIPL's Juventino Meza, J.D. for a wide-ranging discussion of the 2024 Minnesota legislative session. Learn more about the Rise and Repair coalition, our agenda, and MCEA’s work to advance climate action while protecting Minnesota’s bedrock environmental laws and preserving community input. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Rise & Repair Rally & Lobby Day 2024

Minnesota State Capitol 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Saint Paul, MN

Building on the success of last year, we're going for round two ~ Join us for a full day of amazing organizing at the MN Capitol! This is the big day! The event will include training, visits with legislators, a march & rally in the rotunda to advance the movement around Climate Justice & Indigenous Rights. More information about…

Event Series Reparations Learning Labs

Reparations Learning Lab: March 20, 2024

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Thank you for signing up to be part of the Reparations Learning Labs! These sessions will build a community of doers who are committed to repairing the harms of colonization through action. Being a part of these labs will help support your commitment to the forever work of decolonizing yourselves and your communities. This session's focus is…

Be the Spark! Spring 2024 Series

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Be the Spark is 5-session series of conversation and training that will help you grow your capacity to organize, build your skills through connection with other passionate people, and help you inspire others into climate justice work. As you progress in the series with your cohort, you'll get tools and practices that will help you inspire…

Event Series Voices for Climate Song Circles

Voices for Climate Song Circle – April 7 2024

Valley Community Presbyterian Church 3100 Lilac Dr. N, Golden Valley, MN, United States

Join our April 7 Voices for Climate Song Circle in person at Valley Community Presbyterian Church. No need to be a “singer;” all voices welcome, including kids! Sarina Partridge will lead simple songs that all can join, and help us experience the joy, hope, and community that is possible through music-making! Please register for so…

Rights of Manoomin/Psíŋ Webinar

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Join the Rise & Repair alliance for a webinar regarding a resolution introduced in the Minnesota recognizing the inherent rights of Manoomin/Psíŋ, or "Wild Rice". This webinar will provide information about the cultural significance of Manoomin (Anishinaabemowin) / Psíŋ (Dakota) and discuss a resolution which has been introduced in the 2024 legislative session by Representative…

Unnatural Gas: Challenging Methane Gas Proposals at the PUC

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Join us for our virtual lunch and learn, Unnatural Gas: Challenging Methane Gas Proposals at the PUC on Friday, May 31 at noon! Given our state’s goal to phase out all carbon-based energy, it is critical that climate justice voices are heard in the public comment process to challenge utility companies’ use of this carbon-producing…

Laugh & Learn: Improv Benefit w/Tane Danger & the Theatre of Public Policy

Faith Mennonite Church 2720 E 22nd St, Minneapolis, United States

Come laugh and learn with 66-year-old Donna Minter (aka Grammy) as she shares her Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) to ride across America in Fall 2024 and raise $500,000! This improv comedy extravaganza will be hosted by Tane Danger and the Theater of Public Policy to discover Grammy's BHAG to ride her bicycle from San…

Event Series Summer Policy Series 2024

How is Climate Change Affecting Our Investments?

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We know that climate disruption is having an effect on both our present and our future, but many of the places where we and our state are investing money aren’t taking those realities into account. In fact, 17 states across the county, influenced by fossil fuel interests, have passed laws barring their State Investment Boards…

Drag Queen Bingo Fundraiser

Roxy's Cabaret 1333 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, United States

Join us for an evening of drag queen bingo to support MNIPL! Local legends Nina DiAngelo and Monica West will host 10 bingo games and regale us with humor and some drag performances between games! Reusable bingo boards will be available for $10 each (so you can play all 10 games with one board), and…