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SUMMARY:MN NOW State Conference
DESCRIPTION:What Will It Take To Save Our Rights?\nMN NOW’s State Conference – April 09\, 2022\nMN NOW’S 2022 State Conference will be a virtual event filled with important business and programming. Join us from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday\, April 09\, 2022 for exciting speakers\, awards\, and more. \nREGISTER NOW: \n\nRegistration is free for MN NOW Members. Send an email with your name to nowcentralmn@gmail.com to register.\nFor non-members\, a $15 donation is requested.  A paid registration will include a year long MN NOW membership. Non-members can register here.\n\n  \nSpecial Guest Speakers\nMN Legislative update with Senator Kunesh  \n \nMinnesota State Senator Mary Kunesh will talk about bills currently in the MN legislature that impact women. \nEducator\, community builder and previous State Representative\, Sen. Kunesh has fought and advocated for all Minnesotans and continues to pave the way for a more equitable and inclusive State. \nFollow her work in the legislature at state.mn. \nRachel Guerra Lorenzo – Indigenous Women Rising \nRachel Guerra Lorenzo is one of the founders of Indigenous Women Rising\, an organization committed to honoring Native & Indigenous People’s inherent right to equitable and culturally safe health options through accessible health education\, resources\, and advocacy. \nRachael Lorenzo (Mescalero Apache/Laguna Pueblo/Xicana) was born in Las Cruces\, New Mexico to young parents and was raised on their father’s ancestral land in Laguna\, New Mexico. Rachael graduated with a BA in political science and a Masters in public administration\, focusing on public health; both degrees are from the University of New Mexico.  Rachael studied political campaigns\, participated policy analyses\, and has been consulted for their expertise in public health policies that could impact indigenous communities. \nYou can learn more about them at https://www.iwrising.org/. \nShayla Walker – Executive Director of Our Justice  \nShayla is a proud Black Dominican-American living on occupied Dakhóta + Anishinaabe land (aka Twin Cities\, Minnesota). She’s an award winning Reproductive Justice advocate who’s dedicated 10 years to the reproductive freedom movement. She’s the Executive Director of Our Justice\, an organization that advocates for reproductive justice and provides support to abortion-seekers in the Midwest. In 2019\, she began shifting the internal orientation of Our Justice towards centering rest & healing\, economic justice and mutual aid beyond abortion support. Shayla has expanded Our Justice’s scope of work to include lodging support\, free emergency contraception and safer-sex kits. \nIn her free time she runs Cocoa Butta Futures’ You Are People’s Too Fund (URPPLS2). A fund that offers direct cash to QTBIPOC (Queer\, Trans\, Black\, Indigenous\, People of Color) and BIPOC single parent/fam/guardian/caretaker of vulnerable adults and/or child(ren). In true Gemini spirit she enjoys Minneapolis just as much as she does Saint Paul. Shayla feels most fulfilled when she’s getting Black people reparations\, performing spoken word and napping under the sun. \n  \n \n2022 Agenda\nThe 2022 Agenda can be found here:  2022 MN NOW State Conf Agenda. \n  \n  \n \nAward Winners\nNominations are open until March 25th! \nThe Feminist of the Year Award – open to strong MN NOW leaders who are working to build a more equitable society and move forward the core mission of MN NOW. \nThe Charlotte Striebel: Long Distance Runner Award – open to a person who has demonstrated persistence\, initiative\, cooperation and dedication on behalf of women’s rights. \nYou can find descriptions of these awards and past award recipients here: Award Recipients MN NOW 2021 \n  \n\n\n\nNOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS & BOARD DELEGATES\n\n\nNominations for Officers are open for 2022 elections. If you’re interested in learning more about officer positions including President\, Vice President\, Treasurer\, Secretary\, Operations Coordinator and Legislative Coordinator\, see the position descriptions and  application.  President\, Secretary and Treasurer are up for election this year for a two-year term.
URL:https://mnnow.org/event/mn-now-state-conference-3/
CATEGORIES:Constitutional Equality,Economic Justice,Freedom from Violence,LGBTQ Rights,MN NOW,Racial Justice,Reproductive Rights
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SUMMARY:Minnesota NOW PAC Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Minnesota NOW PAC Board will meet Sunday\, July 10\, 3-5pm\, over zoom.
URL:https://mnnow.org/event/minnesota-now-pac-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Constitutional Equality,Economic Justice,Elections,Freedom from Violence,LGBTQ Rights,MN NOW,PAC,Primaries,Racial Justice,Reproductive Rights
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SUMMARY:Save Our Democracy – Vote for Womxn’s Lives!
DESCRIPTION:Save Our Democracy – Vote for Womxn’s Lives!\nJuly 22\, 2022 – July 24\, 2022 \nWe are excited to finally meet again in person for the 2022 National NOW Conference: Save Our Democracy – Vote for Womxn’s Lives! Join us in the windy city of Chicago at the ‘herstoric’ Palmer House Hilton hotel. Make your plans to join the united NOW member body to make new connections and reconnect with old friends and chapters from across the United States\, as we come together to vote on resolutions and bylaws and to reignite the excitement of ensuring our PAC is funded to endorse feminist candidates who will move our agenda forward. Chicago brings a multitude of big-city excitement\, and we will be supporting one of the largest unionized cities in America. This conference is another step toward bringing our organization back to its grassroots and uplifting the voice of the body. We look forward to seeing you in July! check back often for new updates! \nNational NOW and the chapters of Illinois NOW are busy planning an amazing conference for 2022. Check back often as the site will continually be updated.
URL:https://mnnow.org/event/save-our-democracy-vote-for-womxns-lives/
CATEGORIES:Constitutional Equality,Reproductive Rights
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SUMMARY:MN PAC Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Minnesota PAC Board will meet Saturday\, August 20\, 2022\, 3-5pm over Zoom.
URL:https://mnnow.org/event/mn-pac-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Constitutional Equality,Economic Justice,Elections,Freedom from Violence,LGBTQ Rights,PAC,Racial Justice,Reproductive Rights
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221009T150000
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SUMMARY:MN NOW PAC Meeting
DESCRIPTION:A meeting of the Board of the MN NOW PAC will be held Sunday\, October 9\, 2022\, 3-5pm\, over zoom.
URL:https://mnnow.org/event/mn-now-pac-meeting-7/
CATEGORIES:Constitutional Equality,Economic Justice,Elections,Freedom from Violence,LGBTQ Rights,PAC,Racial Justice,Reproductive Rights
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SUMMARY:MN NOW PAC Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The MN NOW PAC Board will be meeting October 29\, 2023\, at 11am.
URL:https://mnnow.org/event/mn-now-pac-meeting-11/
CATEGORIES:Constitutional Equality,Economic Justice,Elections,Freedom from Violence,LGBTQ Rights,Local Chapters,MN NOW,PAC,Racial Justice,Reproductive Rights
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