Minneapolis climate equity action plan: How is the city approaching climate justice?
Tee McClenty, MN350’s Executive Director, wants a clear dedicated funding stream for some of the initiatives mentioned in the plan so there’s accountability for achieving those metrics.
Electric school buses would improve Minnesota kids’ health, academics
The benefits of electric school buses go beyond health.
Climate organization schedules St. Paul City Council candidate forums
Questions will focus on climate, energy and intersecting social issues, such as public health and affordable housing.
Protecting treaty rights, land by tapping maple trees in Buena Vista State Forest
“We are not here to protest. Our goal is to build a community to preserve and revitalize our spiritual knowledge and reclaim the language, culture and lifeways of the Anishinaabeg,” Nancy Beaulieu said.
In Response: Column undermined Minnesota’s fight for climate justice
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has spent two years fighting in court to hold accountable some of the world’s most powerful corporate interests — ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and the American Petroleum Institute — for lying to Minnesotans about the overwhelmingly clear reality that their oil and gas businesses have fueled and continue to fuel our… Read more »
Changemakers Alliance: “Bodily Autonomy”
Jessica Gidagaakoons Smith, who works with MN350, said she has found that fewer than ten percent of victims felt safe involving the legal system. As a legal advocate, “I can go to court proceedings with people and make them feel safer and help them through the process, because the process itself is very re-traumatizing. That’s something that really needs to be addressed broadly statewide. I’ve had so many different cases in different counties all across the state, and it’s the same thing. People just don’t trust the system. There has to be better things in place.”
Survivors also face backlash in their communities for calling out behavior, or trying to hold somebody accountable, Smith says. “People can easily push things underneath the rug. Families and survivors are left reeling, not knowing what to do or where to go. It starts with building that network of support, because that support is crucial.”
