Author: mnycstage
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Members of MNYC, ISAIAH, SEIU and elected allies celebrate one year of rent stabilization in St. Paul, calling for stronger enforcement and further tenant protections
For immediate release: May 1st, 2023 St. Paul, MN — On the anniversary of rent stabilization going into effect, members of MNYC, ISAIAH, SEIU and elected allies are celebrating that St. Paul renters finally have a tool to address the egregious rent increases that too many of our most vulnerable neighbors have been experiencing for…
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Equity in Place’s 2023 State Policy Agenda
Minnesota Youth Collective is a member of the Equity in Place (EIP) coalition, a diverse group of community organizations and housing advocates working to advance housing justice in Minnesota. EIP is excited to bring you our 2023 legislative agenda, featuring policies such as Tenant Right to Organize, Just Cause eviction protections, Source of Income protections,…
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Celebrating 2021 & Looking Ahead to 2022
This month, we’re filled with gratitude. Our community allows us to have an impact beyond what we could do alone. From directing our work via pledge cards to volunteering to help us get young people out to vote, you strengthen our work beyond measure. Thank you for making our work possible! As we spend December…
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Say His Name: Winston Smith.
Yesterday in Uptown, Winston Smith was publicly executed by the Hennepin County Sheriff and U.S. Marshals in a shopping center parking garage during the busiest time of day. The media and cops immediately made claims about Smith’s guilt—he was a murder suspect, he was a felon with a gun, he resisted. They would have you…
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Accountability vs. Abolition: Policing in Minnesota
The history of policing is rooted in the protection of property, including slaves. In colonial America, “slave patrols” patrolled the country looking for Black people and escaped slaves, then forcibly returned them to bondage. These groups started out relatively informally, but slowly gained more power and control, using white supremacy and racism to their advantage…