Our members Kava Zabawa and Sandra Larson delivered valentines to legislators today, urging support for red flag and enhance background check laws. They spoke to MN Senator Karin Housley (R-SD39) and ran into Rep. Shelly Christensen (D-SD39B) in the Capitol Rotunda today at the ProtectMN commemoration of victims of gun violence in Minnesota and Parkland … Continue reading Members Lobby for Background Checks, Gun Violence Laws
SCVANOW Members Lobby for Healthcare for All
SCVANOW member Kava Zabawa told our legislators today that we need healthcare for all Minnesotans. Among the many groups at the event were Minnesota Nurses Association , Isaiah , Healthcare For All Minnesota, The Land Stewardship Project, Take Action MN, and Main Street Alliance of Minnesota ( small business) were all here! The demonstrators are saying yes to expansion of … Continue reading SCVANOW Members Lobby for Healthcare for All
Why We Marched Again
We are still strong, persistent, and a force of nature, we still want to advance a progressive agenda, and we still want the current President and his enablers out. We are still angry, occasionally nasty, but also know we are slowly winning the war against the forces that would oppress us. The third annual Women’s … Continue reading Why We Marched Again
Big Money Agenda Movie Night
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER - Vicki Barnes is now scheduled to appear at our Feb. 10 full membership meeting, talking about the 28th Amendment, Democracy for All. Barnes is the state coordinator for American Promise, an organization dedicated to getting big money out of politics. The meeting is at the … Continue reading Big Money Agenda Movie Night
GUN VIOLENCE 2019: PROSPECTS AND STRATEGIES FOR GUN REFORM IN MINNESOTA
The voters spoke in the midterm election and gave control of the Minnesota State House to the DFL. Gun reform was a winning campaign issue, especially in the all-important suburbs. What does this mean for 2019? Learn about prospects and strategies for gun reform this year from Rev. Nancy Nord Bence, Executive Director of Protect … Continue reading GUN VIOLENCE 2019: PROSPECTS AND STRATEGIES FOR GUN REFORM IN MINNESOTA
March with Us January 19
It’s time to sign up for the Women’s March! The first march two years ago was an unforgettable and historic event. It was an important and visible message to this administration that we will not quietly stand by while they tear away at the values we hold dear. It was also a fun and energizing … Continue reading March with Us January 19
Fixing the Mayhem – ProtectMN At Our Jan. 13 Full Membership Meeting
Join us Sunday, January 13, 1:30pm at the Stillwater Public Library to hear Rev. Nancy Nord Bence, the executive director of ProtectMN, a grassroots organization dedicated to preventing gun violence. Rev. Nancy Nord Bence is an ordained Lutheran pastor who felt called to join the gun reform movement in 2016 after providing pastoral care for … Continue reading Fixing the Mayhem – ProtectMN At Our Jan. 13 Full Membership Meeting
Everybody In, Nobody Out
Single Payer Health Care is a concept that is mentioned often these days either as a pie-in- the-sky unreachable goal or as something we are told to fear because it will create a scarcity in good health care. After listening to Laurel Gamm, M.D, spokesperson for Physicians for A National Health Program (PNHP), at the … Continue reading Everybody In, Nobody Out
Medicare for All Guest Speaker
Join us Sunday, October 14 for a look at the #1 issue on the minds of voters this year - the need for affordable and comprehensive health care in America.