Posts by Traia Thiel
In League With Young Voters: Turning Out the Vote in 2021
In case you missed it, here’s the recording of our fundraising event, In League With Young Voters! A huge thank you to our youth panelists and Kelly Beadle from Center…
Read MoreFebruary Unit Meeting Prep List
February 2021 Unit Discussion Materials https://minneapolis2040.com/topics/housing/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/magazine/rental-housing-crisis-minneapolis.html https://minneapolis2040.com/policies/tenant-protections Documentary: Jim Crow of the North https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWQfDbbQv9E https://www.startribune.com/changes-approved-in-minneapolis-2040-plan-begin-to-take-shape/566241702/ Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition Check the latest infographic and factsheet from Keep…
Read MoreProgram Planning Recap
Annual Program Planning Event Wrap-up And a look ahead to the Annual Meeting Our annual Program Planning meeting was a Zooming success! With the participation of over 60 LWVMpls…
Read MoreAction Alert: Tell your Senators to support “For the People Act”
Tell your senators to support the For the People Act (H.R. 1), a piece of legislation with the most expansive democracy reform agenda we have seen since the Voting Rights Act.
Read MoreCivic Buzz: The Minneapolis 2021 Budget – Policing, Violence Prevention, and the Community
A discussion about public safety with MPD Chief Medaria Arrodando, Sergeant Kristopher Brown, and Director of the Office of Violence Prevention Sasha Cotton.
Read MoreWe the People, Reimagining Public Safety Part V – Dr. Matt Bostrom and Bob Kroll
In response to the killing of George Floyd, the LWVMpls has adopted Reimagining Public Safety as a priority issue. The LWVMpls acknowledges that racism is real and pervasive in our…
Read MoreSpecial Edition Series—Policing: Part 4 – Women on force; mental health training
Part 4: Women on the Force
During the summer and fall of 2020, We the People has been producing a special edition series, Policing Issues: Reform, Dismantle, Defund? Part 4 features an interview with Dr. Tanya Gladney, Kris Arneson, and Laura Goodman.
Read MoreOctober Unit Discussion Guide
Voting 2020 | More Than Just a Visit to Your Polling Place The Elections and Voting Program Committee members hope that unit members are/were able to attend the October 6…
Read MoreSchool Board Candidate Forum
On October 8th, we hosted a Minneapolis school board candidate forum. We will post a link to the filmed event as soon as available.
Read MoreThe Voter, Fall 2020 Issue
Interested in what we have been doing? Take a look through our quarterly newsletter.
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