BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Minnesota NOW - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Minnesota NOW X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mnnow.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Minnesota NOW REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220409T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220409T130000 DTSTAMP:20260527T180638 CREATED:20220621T030958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T030958Z UID:6334-1649494800-1649509200@mnnow.org 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220620 DTSTAMP:20260527T180638 CREATED:20220609T172320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220609T172320Z UID:6242-1655596800-1655683199@mnnow.org SUMMARY:Juneteenth! DESCRIPTION:Today is Juneteenth! Find a celebration in your area at www.juneteenthminnesota.com! URL:https://mnnow.org/event/juneteenth/ CATEGORIES:Racial Justice END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220710T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220710T170000 DTSTAMP:20260527T180638 CREATED:20220625T202639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220625T202657Z UID:6377-1657465200-1657472400@mnnow.org 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T170000 DTSTAMP:20260527T180638 CREATED:20220805T222558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220805T222558Z UID:6560-1661007600-1661014800@mnnow.org 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221009T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221009T170000 DTSTAMP:20260527T180638 CREATED:20220923T200221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T200221Z UID:6633-1665327600-1665334800@mnnow.org 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T120000 DTSTAMP:20260527T180638 CREATED:20230903T215011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230903T215011Z UID:7107-1698577200-1698580800@mnnow.org 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 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR