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Poem of the Month: Stop Complaining, Start Empathizing — Rudy Francisco’s Spoken Word Poetry for a Wounded World
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 …
Food for Thought: From a Fairytale Land Without Clocks to a Fabricated Story and Its AI Ramifications
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 …
Take Action: ICE OUT NOW! Support Minnesota Strong by Overcoming Trump’s State of Siege
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 …
Overcoming the Uncivil Wars, Part 10: Drummers Sharing One Heart: A Calming Path to Protest in Minnesota and the World
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 …
Minnesotans Creating a Transformative Silver Lining to Trump’s Ominous, Dark Cloud of ICE State of Siege
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 …
Overcoming the Uncivil Wars, Part 9: Avoiding Battles with Our Allies — Solving Disparate Views, from Darwin to AI
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 …
Take Action: Thank Legislators for Protecting Amara’s Law, Minnesota’s Nation-Leading PFAS Ban
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 …
Health & Wellbeing: The Fog, the Fury, the Fatigue — 10 Lessons for Surviving a Malignant Narcissistic President
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 …