Each month our friend, Nicole Nfonoyim-Hara, at Griot Arts will bring us a recommended read and invite the community to read along. We hope that these books will inspire and empower you with knowledge and tools to build a more equitable and just community. 📖Read, learn, then pass along to a friend!

Resistance Roundup is out! Find places to plug into community care in Rochester. 🔗 mn50501rochester.org/resistance-roundup

📢 The Resistance Roundup (Nov 10–16) is here! Find ways to give, volunteer, and build a stronger Rochester — from local food drives to community events celebrating unity and care. 💪💙 🔗 mn50501rochester.org/resistance-roundup

Tomorrow (Friday 11/7)- bring donations for the local high school resource rooms to Little Thistle and we will unload for you. These items are available to all students - no questions asked, no hoops to jump through, just needs being met. See wishlist here: www.mn50501rochester.org/essentials-d...

📣 This Week’s Resistance Roundup is Live! Catch up on local actions, volunteer opportunities, and events happening in our community. 📰 Read it here: www.mn50501rochester.org/resistance-r... 📬 Want it by email? Sign up here: www.mn50501rochester.org/email-sign-up Let’s stay connected and active 💪

Join us TODAY in Soldiers Field Park.

Heads up, Rochester! We have a new speaker in our lineup for Thursday -- MN Attorney General Keith Ellison! Come hear his calls to action along with our other great speakers See more on our event website at goodtroublelivesonmn.com register on Moblize here mobilize.us/s/LCRJuD #GoodTroubleLivesOn

Bring some non-perishables and drop them at the COPAL booth before the rally on Thursday. They have identified community who really need this help. Check out more ways you can roll up sleeves, lift up your community, and make GOOD TROUBLE on our event website here goodtroublelivesonmn.com

Read this 🔥🔥🔥 Letter to the Editor published in the Post Bulletin this morning #votethemout www.postbulletin.com/opinion/lett...

We are less one week away from the Good Trouble Rally - Thursday, July 17th 4:30 - 7:00. Please spread the word! See also the Good Trouble Toolkit on our event website, where we provide meaningful actions you can take to lift up our community: goodtroublelivesonmn.com #goodtroublelivesonmn

Nope. We won't get over it. Raise your voice on Wednesday, folks. #bigbeautifulbetrayal #resistance

So I guess I've gone and drawn a political comic! I didn't like the discussion happening around the recent protest so I wrote a minicomic about it. There might be more. I have ideas for more. You can download a printable version for free here: enchantedpencil.itch.io/activism-com...

Alright soldiers. We are going to be taking a break from social media this weekend, keeping our money in our pockets, and reconnecting with family and community. This is a marathon, not a sprint, so go refill your tank (and flip some flags). substack.com/@minnesota50...

Come make some good trouble with us.

We need all hands on deck! This bill MUST NOT PASS as written. Call Rep. Finstad TODAY. And call him every day until the vote happens.

Alright, Rochester! Our website has launched! Please check out mn50501rochester.org for news of upcoming events and ways to add to your activist toolbox. Next up, July 17th- Good Trouble Lives On. Mark your calendars. Details will be announced this week and will be available on the website as well.

Beginning at noon today, and ending at 5:00, anyone is welcome to pay their respects to Speaker Emerita Hortman and Mark Hortman at the MN capitol. www.kare11.com/article/news...

We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations. The same forces that used violence against John Lewis and are back, with billionaires’ backers and authoritarian ambition. Join us July 17 because #GoodTroubleLivesOn social.demcast.com/s/GrwskNRg

When you look back on this chapter in history, be able to say you did all you could. It's on us now, folks. Join this people-powered movement and help us fight like hell for our democracy. Sign up with us here, and let's get to work! mn50501-rochester.eo.page/sxfc2

Mark your calendars for the next day of action on July 17th. Details to follow soon!

Thank you all for coming out and making this a powerful and peaceful event. Today we showed the world what democracy looks like.The crowd was estimated at over 2500.Thank you to all our partners, especially NAACP-Rochester for including us in their Juneteenth celebration. NO KINGS. Let freedom ring!

Our joyful and peaceful march with conclude at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. park just before this Juneteenth celebration.

We encourage you to attend this free web event from ACLU Minnesota.

Follow the link below for more details and/or to sign up for our local march and Let Freedom Ring! (registration not required to attend)