Be a part of the WAMM Walk Against Weapons of War 2022. Join other dedicated peacemakers for a vibrant, visible and vocal presence at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. Sign up as many sponsors as you can - ask family, friends and co-workers to sponsor your walk for peace and justice. Request payment by check to […]
Stand up, speak out! Join us on the last day of the U.S.-sponsored Summit of the Americas as we join mobilizations against U.S. imperialism. From Minneapolis to Los Angeles, from La Paz to Havana, from Tijuana to Buenos Aires, the people demand: a clean and healthy environment, quality education, food security, peace, sovereignty and self-determination, […]
Join MEPN to hear from journalist and film producer Yumna Patel. Yumna will share what is happening on the ground in Palestine now, as well as continue our collective discussion surrounding Apartheid. About the Speaker: Yumna Patel is the Palestine News Director at Mondoweiss, a US-based organization focused on providing news and analysis unavailable through […]
Bake Sale Fundraising for Climate Justice Committee! Thursday, June 16th from 4-7pm @ 3137 44th Ave. S, Minneapolis 55406 The Climate Justice Committee is holding our second Bake Sale Fundraising! So we can continue organizing efforts.Come buy some tasty cookies, bars and/or cupcakes to financially support our organizing. Minneapolis residents will also have the opportunity […]
NO to Nuclear War Stop U.S./NATO proxy war with Russia in Ukraine Disband, don't expand NATO No new wars for the 1% Minneapolis protest, Tuesday June 28, 5:00 pm In front of office of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, 1200 Washington Ave South, Minneapolis The U.S and NATO are fighting a proxy war in Ukraine with […]
Wednesday, June 29, 7:00-8:30 pm Online Event - Facebook Live Zoom link:Â https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZwvfuqorz8pHtYmuS6AwLGBXpD5X... The event will also be live streamed on Facebook. The Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA) is organizing a solidarity delegation to Cuba for sometime in the fall. It will be open to Minnesotans as well as people from other locations. We know […]
Saturday, July 2, 2022, 1:00 PM 200 SE Oak St in Minneapolis 8 clinics is not enough! With Minnesota’s new status as the Midwest’s sanctuary state for abortion, we need more clinics to meet the needs of the people in our state and surrounding! In 1975, the University of Minnesota closed its only abortion clinic […]
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 3:30 pm Corner of State Avenue and Caesar Chavez Street in St Paul SCOTA and others are joining on Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 at 3:30 pm CST for a vigil for the 53 immigrants that were found in the trailer deaths in San Antonio, TX. We need to be there […]
Open Streets Franklin Sunday, July 10th 11am – 4:30pm During these free, family-friendly events, local nonprofit Our Streets Minneapolis partners with the City of Minneapolis to temporarily close major thoroughfares to car traffic, opening them to people biking, walking, rolling, and connecting with neighbors and local businesses. This Sundays event will take place on Franklin Ave. […]
Wednesday, July 15, 5:00-6:00 PM Gather at 5:30 pm on the MINNEAPOLIS side (there is road construction on the St. Paul side) Lake Street - Marshall Avenue bridge spanning the Mississippi River Marie Braun of Women Against Military Madness was instrumental in starting the weekly vigil on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge, which has persisted […]
Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 10 am to 12 Noon Online Event The Solidarity Committee on the Americas will be hosting our July Coffee Hour on the historic victory of Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez in the presidential elections in Colombia last month. This will be the first time in modern Colombian history that a […]
Forum: Somalia Situation 2022 Tuesday, July 26th @ 7pm @ Bethany Lutheran, 2511 Franklin Ave E, Minneapolis Since the Bush administration, the US has done 268 airstrikes and killed around 2000 people in Somalia. While the policy of airstrikes started after 9-11, Trump led an unprecedented escalation of the US war in Somalia. US airstrikes […]