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Next Avenue
April 13, 2018
Baez's more than six-decade career spanned handfuls of social movements, from civil rights of all kinds and environmental justice to anti-war protests — all .... She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities where she was the editor-in-chief of the school's student magazine, TheÃâà...
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
April 12, 2018
Twin Cities actor Tyler Michaels returns to the role as Bobby Vee, starting Nov. 17. The theater starts ... In March, “Sisters of Peace” is the story of Minnesota peace activists Brigid, Jane, Rita and Kate McDonald. The four became Catholic nuns devoted to teaching and peace activism. Their story includesÃâà...
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
April 11, 2018
Syria's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that his threats are “reckless” and endanger international peace and security. Trump's ... He called for a “strong and joint response” to the attack in the Syrian town of Douma on Saturday, which Syrian activists and rescuers say killed at least 40 people. The SyrianÃâà...
CBS Minnesota / WCCO
April 10, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota House is moving ahead with a bill for much tougher penalties against anyone who assaults a peace officer. Right now it's a gross misdemeanor. The bill would make it a felony punishable with a 4,000 dollar fine and two years in jail. One state lawmaker — Rep.
Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews
April 4, 2018
A man shot dead in Minneapolis Tuesday evening was a popular local activist and the brother of a former city council candidate. Minneapolis police said a man was found with a gunshot wound at 6:09 p.m. at Elwood and 8th avenues in north Minneapolis on Tuesday. He was pronounced dead a short timeÃâà...
Southside Pride
April 2, 2018
March was a dizzyingly busy month for Twin Cities progressives, and it's going to get even more intense in April and May. Even though .... There will be an anti-war protest sponsored by MN Peace Action Coalition and two other groups, April 15, 1:30 p.m., corner of Hennepin and Lagoon in Minneapolis.
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
April 2, 2018
It was a Friday night in the newsroom and while some of us were preparing to publish a daily newspaper, the rest of us were preparing the Peeps. This was no fluff story though. Well, OK, this story does involve marshmallow fluff, but we still take seriously our roles as judges of the 2018 Pioneer Press PeepsÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 16, 2018
Liberians in Minnesota are making a last-ditch push to save a little-known deportation reprieve program, lobbying on Capitol Hill and issuing a plea to local ... Local Liberians counter that after years of living legally in the United States, DED recipients are deeply enmeshed in the Twin Cities community.
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
March 16, 2018
A global theme is chosen to complement the ideas behind World Storytelling Day: peace and understanding, healing, advocacy work and community building. ... Father Harry Bury: Anti-war University of Minnesota Newman Center priest in the 1960s, author of “An Invitation to Think and Feel Differently.”.
