Rudy Francisco’s goal is to continue to assist others in harnessing their creativity while cultivating his own. Rudy is the 2009 National Underground Poetry Slam Champion and 2010 Individual World …
Sommarøy island in Norway, whose 350 residents want to escape the tyranny of the clock. Photograph: Anna Berkut/Alamy By Alliance President Terry Gips Can you imagine living without time, where …
One of the many continuing ICE OUT NOW protests in Minneapolis. Credit: Drew Jordan By Alliance Volunteer Teri Reitan As a native Minnesotan, I’m disgusted and outraged by what’s taking …
Credit: Diamond Barton By Diamond Barton It started as an ordinary morning and ended with a question I didn’t yet have language for. The morning routine: feeding the children, moving …
The ICE OUT Strike – No Work, No School, No Shop – Drew up to 50,000 Minnesotans to gather and peacefully march in the bitter sub-zero cold January 23, while …
By Alliance President Terry Gips Have you ever been caught in an intergenerational battle over words and their meaning when you thought you were on the same page? I’ve found …
A portrait of the late Amara Strande sits in the the Strande family home on May 17, 2024, in Woodbury. Amara was diagnosed with a rare form of liver cancer …
By Alliance Communications Coordinator Amy Durr Are you feeling bewildered and overwhelmed by the bizarre actions of our President? You’re not alone, especially if you live in MN, his current …
The equivalent of this teaspoon of microplastic can be found in the heart, brain and bodies of nearly all people. “Some micro- or nanoplastics are visible to the naked eye, …
Amanda Gorman, the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate, after just having performed her poem ‘New Day’s Lyric’. Credit: S. Cole Kiburz By Alliance President Terry Gips …
