Essentia Health Deer River Strikers & Supporters Rally in Duluth

A busload of striking Essentia Health workers from Deer River came to Duluth on January 15 to protest in front of the new St. Mary's Hospital. They were joined by the Steelworkers, MNA, AFSCME and community members. The workers at Deer River are the lowest paid at Essentia. They are fighting for fair wages, and against the company's proposal to be able to float workers to any facility and city. These courageous workers have been standing strong for 38 days! If you weren't able to make it to today's protest, we urge you to donate to the SEIU strike fund.

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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 Detentio...

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MISSION STATEMENT: The Northwoods Socialist Collective is a group of working class activists based in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. We believe everyone should have a say in the matters that affect their lives. That is why we are socialists. We advocate for a socialism that is revolutionary, internationalist and feminist, as well as being anti-racist, anti-ableist, anti-imperialist, environmentally sustainable and fully committed to LGBTQAI+ liberation. We invite you to join us in the struggle to make our communities and world a better place! Below is an attempt to list the things that we do, and the framework that we have for achieving the goals listed is our Mission Statement. POLITICAL EDUCATION: We feel that a crucial part of building a socialist movement is political education. We encourage our members to study Marxist theory, and to apply it to understand how the world works and what can be done to change it. We put on monthly Socialism and...

Calling Out Transphobia in Our Community

Over the weekend, one of the owners of At Sara's Table / Chester Creek Cafe, Barbara Neubert, shared a transphobic meme and at least one other meme in support of JK Rowling on her personal Facebook page. This might sound like an issue of free speech, but it's not, it's hate speech. Its purpose is to dehumanize us. That it was platformed by a respected elder in the local progressive and LGBTQ communities is even more concerning. Many politicians who have pushed for draconian transphobic laws have used JK Rowling's own tweets as a justification to punish us, and keep us closeted. It also came to light that her wife and co-owner, Carla Blumberg, told a non-binary employee that they ought to dress more feminine because "I get that your generation believes that sexual manipulation is utterly evil, but, nevertheless, it works." Then in a later "clarification" misgendered them, and said they "dressed like someone in the Seattle grunge scene while (...

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