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Activist Calendar

Tuesday, April 1: Queer Sex Ed Night; 6pm at the Lakeview Room of the UMD Kirby Student Center.  Sponsored by the Queer & Allied Student Union.

Tuesday, April 1: Interfaith Committee for Migrant Justice Welcome Center; 6:30-8:30pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Duluth. 

Tuesday, April 1: Duluth Tenants Meeting; 7pm at the Duluth Folk School.

Wednesday, April 2: Discussion on Protecting Public Health From False Climate Solutions; 10am, online.  Sponsored by the Tamarack Water Alliance. 

Thursday, April 3: Immigrant Rights Solidarity Protest; noon at the corner of Superior St. & 60th Ave. in Duluth.  Sponsored by Twin Ports Against Weapons Trade.

Thursday, April 3: No Compliance With ICE Rally; 2pm at the Kirby Plaza Bus Hub at UMD.  Sponsored by YDSA.

Thursday, April 3: Palestine Solidarity Working Group strategic planning meeting; 6pm in the basement of the Duluth Building for Women. 

Friday, April 4: Protest ICE Detention of Immigrants; 5:15pm on the corner of Belknap Street & Hammond Ave. in Superior.  Sponsored by the Northwoods Socialist Collective.

Friday, April 4: Protest the Trump Agenda; 6:30pm at the corner of Hwy 61 & Outer Drive in Silver Bay.  Organized by Indivisible.

Friday, April 4: Still I Rise ~ Songs & Stories of Struggle; 7pm at the CSS Mitchell Auditorium in Duluth. 

Saturday, April 5: EcoFaith Summit of the Upper Midwest; 9:30am at the 1st Lutheran Church in Duluth.

Saturday, April 5: Stop Trump/Hands Off Rally; 10am in front of the Duluth City Hall.

Saturday, April 5: Stop Trump/Hands Off Rally; 11am at the Old Central School in Grand Rapids. 

Saturday, April 5: Stop Trump/Hands Off Rally; Noon at the Douglas County Courthouse in Superior.

Saturday, April 5: Stop Trump/Hands Off Rally; Noon at 610 Lake Shore Drive W in Ashland. 

Saturday, April 5: Stop Trump/Hands Off Rally; Noon at 316 W Lake Street in Chisholm.

Saturday, April 5: Stop Trump/Hands Off Rally; Noon at the Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais.

Saturday, April 5: Remove, Reverse, Reclaim Rally by Project 50501; 4pm at the corner of Lake Ave. & Superior St. in Duluth.

Saturday, April 5: HOTDISH Militia Bowlathon abortion fundraiser; 5:30pm at the Incline Station in Duluth.

Sunday, April 6: Women in Black Gaza Vigil; Noon at the corner of Belknap Street and Tower Avenue in Superior. 

Sunday, April 6: Interfaith Committee for Migrant Justice Welcome Center; 2-5pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Duluth.  

Friday, April 11: Shit-In for Trans Rights; 5:30pm at the Duluth Labor Temple.  Sponsored by the Northwoods Socialist Collective.

Thursday, May 1: Rally in Support of Federal Workers; 5pm on 1st Street in front of the Duluth Federal Building.  Sponsored by the Northwoods Socialist Collective.


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