Issue 57— June 20, 2023
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Connections

Media That Makes a Difference


Changemakers Alliance (CALL) is a supporter-driven, action-oriented expansion of Minnesota Women's Press and womenspress.com that brings people together in conversations about values, solutions, and action steps.
Valvoline supports our Hometown Values & Vision statewide listening sessions and
our conversations about reducing gender-based violence
Celebrating Juneteenth in Chisholm
Reflections from Mikki, publisher

I was in Chisholm for a Juneteenth celebration. The work on the Iron Range to celebrate multicultural residents is largely the drive of Seraphia Gravelle, who we spotlighted as a Changemaker in 2022 for the creation of Voices of Multi-Ethnic Awareness (aka VEMA).

Exhibitors included two members of the Saint Louis County public defenders office, and a Hibbing-based clinic therapist, who are engaged in the work of healing rather than incarcerating trauma; we will connect further about our statewide conversations about how to collectively reduce gender-based violence.
A special soul food meal was cooked and sold by a local bar that had hosted a 50th anniversary motorcycle gang party the night before.
While I was getting a chair massage from a local husband-and-wife small business, I overheard two mothers talk about the need for stronger sex education in area schools.
The celebration included a water tank that residents successfully used to dunk Gravelle, her partner, the mayor, and a police officer — the activity raised funds for VEMA.
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Hometown Values & Vision and Re-Imagining Public Safety
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The U.S. Department of Justice report about the Minneapolis police department, released last week, got national attention.

Overlooked by most local media was another report, released Thursday, based on a multi-year research project by Global Rights for Women that examined how Minneapolis police handle domestic violence cases.

One of the quotes that stood out for us:

"In reality, we focus more on robbers, drug dealers, and gangsters, when in fact ... these are the same people committing domestic violence. Maybe our focus should be on abusers, and it would have a trickle-down effect to other violent crimes."
Signal your interest in statewide action steps about reducing gender-based violence advocates. We have more than 500 people signed up to learn more as we develop solutions with advocates that comes out of our ongoing eries.




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