Rise & Repair Rally & Lobby Day 2024
Minnesota State Capitol 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Saint Paul, MNBuilding 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…
Voices for Climate Song Circle – March 2024
Hamline United Methodist Church 1514 Englewood Ave, Saint Paul, MNJoin our March Voices for Climate Song Circle in person at Hamline Church. No need to be a “singer;” all voices welcome, including kids! Sarina Partridge will lead simple songs…
Reparations Learning Lab: March 20, 2024
ZoomThank 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
ZoomBe 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…
Voices for Climate Song Circle – April 7 2024
Valley Community Presbyterian Church 3100 Lilac Dr. N, Golden Valley, MN, United StatesJoin 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
ZoomJoin 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
ZoomJoin 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 StatesCome 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…
CO2 Pipelines in Minnesota: Fossil Fuel’s Quiet Game Plan for Drilling More Oil
ZoomCarbon dioxide pipelines are being sold as a necessary part of meeting our climate goals. What industry representatives don't like to mention is that that compressed CO2 will likely end up in oil wells in North Dakota to push out more oil – a process called Enhanced Oil Recovery. We know that a safe and…
Clean Heat by 2040: What will it take to get there?
ZoomMinnesota has made a commitment to being carbon-free in our electricity production, but many of us are still using natural gas to heat our homes. Despite the fact that there are more sustainable ways to keep our homes warm like heat pumps or electric heat, most of the policy and physical infrastructure in our state…