Nationwide

Rebecca Solnit writes: "It wasn't just bigger than the previous #nokings. It was different. Here's how USA Today unpacks that: 'The organizers' crowd count, not verified by independent analysts, put the total at 8 million people, topping the 7 million estimated at the previous No Kings day, in October. This time, there were more events scheduled − 3,300 versus 2,700 − and larger crowds were reported in some places, boosted in part by opposition to the war in Iran. In a nation with a population approaching 349 million, the participation of 8 million people means that more than 1 of every 50 U.S. residents joined a No Kings rally. Organizers said two-thirds of participants who signed up live in suburban, small town or rural areas. That's a 40% increase over last time in protesters from outside big cities. The left-leaning protests with the Revolutionary-era call against President Donald Trump as a would-be monarch and authoritarian had the broadest geographic reach of any single-day protest in the United States in more than a half-century [that's an indirect reference to Earth Day 1970]. They included not only familiar precincts in New York and Los Angeles and Austin but also communities in all 50 states and every congressional district, including rural and Republican areas.'"

In Minnesota

Minnesota held over 100 No Kings events from small, rural towns to the large national flagship event that happened in St. Paul. Organizers put the St. Paul crowd at around 200,000.

Regionally

Duluth is reporting 7500 people & folks gathered all across our northern MN

In our region, Hibbing kicked things off on March 26. On March 28 events cascaded across the day. Folks gathered in Moose Lake, Grand Rapids, Ely, International Falls, Biwabik, Grand Marais, Cloquet, Duluth, Superior WI, Silver Bay, Cook, Two Harbors.

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Socialist Meal Program

Hosted by DSA

When:

April 5, 3:00pm

Where:

CJM Memorial, Duluth

Our Stories

When:

April 11, 4:30pm

Where:

St. Mark AME Church
530 N 5th Ave E, Duluth, MN

We are excited to present Our Stories: an educational series hosted by St. Mark AME Church. Join us for three evenings of cultural storytelling and learning from some phenomenal presenters, and a meal connected to the culture being celebrated. Tickets are $30 per person per session, or register for all three sessions for $75. Space is limited so register early!

All events:

April 11 - Hispanic American

Featuring Susana Pelayo-Woodward, Director of the University of Minnesota Duluth Office of Equity and Inclusion

April 18 - African American

Featuring Reverend Anthony Galloway, senior partner at Dendros Group and Pastor of Wayman AME Church (and former pastor of St. Mark!)

May 2 - Native American

Featuring Linda LeGarde Grover, professor emeritus of Native American Studies at University of Minnesota Duluth and multi-award winning Anishinaabe author and poet

Movie: Bad Faith

A Documentary about Christian Nationalism

When:

April 11, 2:00–4:30pm

Where:

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth

Cost:

Free

BAD FAITH, an award winning feature-length documentary that explores the dangerous rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States, will be shown followed by a virtual Q & A with one of the filmmakers.

Writers Speak Out: People Have the Power

Featured readers followed by open mic

When:

April 21, 6:00pm

Where:

Wussow's Concert Cafe
Duluth, MN

Come and join us! We support civl rights and democracy. Our featured writers are Ellie Schoenfeld, Eris Vafias, Jade Marielan, Nathan Larson, Eric Chandler, Mickey McGilligan, and Angie Mason. For the open mic, we invite you to bring a short piece of writing or poem of witness, a personal testimony, a call to action, a vision for a better future, a balm for hard times, a manifesto or a mantra or a blessing! Hosted by Sheila Packa, Liz Minette and Zomi Bloom.

Bridge Brigade Fridays

When:

Fridays, 4:00–5:00pm

Where:

35W Overpasses
Bridge at 25th Street East
(park behind Perkins)
& 34th Avenue West & Michigan Street

Duluth Bridge Brigades NO KINGS

Visibility politics is the new happy hour!

Grab a friend and join us at one of our Bridge Brigade pedestrian overpasses on Friday afternoons, 4-5 PM.

We will be waving signs and flags to raise awareness about current issues.

Bring signs if you have them, don't worry if you don't. Wear sturdy shoes!

Immigrant Solidarity Protest

by Twin Ports Against Weapons Trade

When

Every Wednesday, 12:00–1:00pm

Where

60th Ave E & Superior Street

Women in Black Gaza Vigil

When

Every Sunday, 12:00–1:00pm

Where

Belknap & Tower, Superior WI

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Learn about Voting Rights

Get Prepared to the Elections

Who Gets Voting Rights?

Civics Made Easy from PBS

In this episode of Civics Made Easy, Ben Sheehan uncovers the surprising – and often overlooked – true history of voting rights in America. From the founding era to Reconstruction to Civil Rights to today, this is the story that may not have been fully taught in school.

Keep Trump Off Our Money

The Treasury plans to put Trump’s signature on U.S. currency.

Here’s why it threatens democratic norms and why Congress must stop it.

Oppose the SAVE Act

Write to your Legislators

..."if anything like this ever did become law, the cleanest single document would likely be a valid U.S. passport in your current legal name, because it proves citizenship directly. A REAL ID driver’s license would not, by itself, count as proof of citizenship under this proposal. People with name changes could be forced to assemble a full paper trail connecting birth certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, or court orders to their current legal identity."

Protect Wild Rice

Rise & Repair

"I am reaching out as a constituent to request your support for legislation to protect Wild Rice, our state grain, also known as Manoomin to the Anishinaabe and Psíŋ to our Dakota relatives...

"...the need for increased protections remains..."

Tell Your Senators to Oppose the Fix Our Forests Act

from Endangered Species Coalition

The so-called Fix Our Forests Act poses grave threats to our environment, wildlife, and the democratic process of public participation in environmental decisions.

Data Center Information Webinars

from CURE MN

Learn more about Data Centers & how they impact our communities.

Loosen Your Ties to Google

Switching to non-surveilling alternatives is fast and easy

Indivisible Calls to Action

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Pick an action & make a call

Book Release & Interviews Full of Hope

Rebecca Solnit

"It’s easy to focus on authoritarians and their petty victories. But zoom out and the picture is more encouraging, says the woman who popularised the term ‘mansplaining’, whether it’s in feminism, or the environment, or civil rights.

"When I speak to Rebecca Solnit, she is beaming, and I can’t immediately figure out why. Her new book, The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change, blasts in with a pragmatic positivity"

The Tide is Turning

from Robert Hubbell

"Can you feel it? Like an undertow in the shallows, the currents beneath the surface are reversing direction. The upstart waves divert our attention with spray and noise. But the undertow exerts a silent force, restoring equilibrium, settling nature’s accounts by subsuming the momentary turbulence of breakers into the stillness of deep oceans."

National Poetry Month Turns 30

Explore free programs and resources from the Academy of American Poets designed to bring poetry into classrooms, communities, and everyday life, including Poem-a-Day, Poetry Near You, Dear Poet, and more.

Memory, Resilience, and Hope

In moments of political crisis, writers and artists are vital participants in shaping public memory, resilience, and hope.

"In the face of the extraordinary pressures over the last few months and the profound public response that they have elicited, Minnesotan writers and artists and the creative community have shouldered the work of witness, documentation, reflection, and solidarity through their craft," said Liesl Gerntholtz, managing director of the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center. "Their voices have helped a community grieve and mobilize, and they have reminded us, and maybe especially the lawyers amongst us, that storytelling is not incidental to justice. It is central to it." —

Beyond the Gatekeepers

Fascism, the Fight for Democracy, and the Frontline Reality of Black Queer & Trans Life in the South

This conversation with guest Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson hosted and moderated by Bishop Vanessa M. Brown with Bishop Yvette A. Flunder is an inspiring example of the potency of the language of faith and radical belief in community possibility. Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson is a deep thinker & powerful organizer who meets the urgency of the moment with clarity, impactful strategy and loving commitment. She is a frequent collaborator with Indivisible and many other social change organizations.

The New Antifascist Consensus

How organizers and everyday residents are stopping ICE around the country

"The broad coalition of labor, community, faith and hundreds of other groups — along with more than 700 businesses — that drove the ​“Day of Truth and Freedom,” along with the networks of grassroots resistance, like the volunteer patrols, are examples of what is now a new antifascist consensus spreading like wildfire across the country."

How to Fight Fascism

from Assembly Required

Stacey Abrams & Rachel Maddow are a pleasure to hear in conversation. We are in this struggle together & we have some brilliant thinkers on our side.