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Your weekly guide to taking action in Minnesota (July 16-23)

A weekly roundup of Minnesota protests, rallies, vigils, community meetings, and ways to take action statewide.

Your weekly guide to taking action in Minnesota (July 16-23)
Protesters chant and bang on trash cans as they stand behind a makeshift barricade during a protest in response to the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Photo by AP Photo/Adam Gray)

This is your weekly guide to events across Minnesota that allow you to get involved and make your voice heard on the issues of today. Each event listed is held by a local organization trying to make a change.

*Denotes weekly events. Some weekly events may not be held every week.

Thursday (July 16)

Friday (July 17)

  • *Pro Democracy/Anti ICE Protest: Northern Progressives, 10-11 a.m., Sheridan and Central Ave., Ely
  • *Coffee and Conversations: MN DFL 2026, 10-11 a.m., Jones Coffee, Chaska
  • *Pro Democracy/Anti ICE Protest: Northern Progressives, 12 p.m., Hwy 33 and River St., Cook
  • *Pro Democracy/Anti ICE Protest: Northern Progressives, 12 p.m., Main St. by Locomotive, Tower
  • *Peaceful Protest: Womenโ€™s March Minnesota, 12-1 p.m., St. Paul
  • *Saint Paul Coffee and Conversations: MN DFL 2026, 1-2:30 p.m., St. Paul
  • Good Trouble Lives On with the MN Third Act Voter Postcard Campaign: John Lewis Actions, 1-3 p.m., St. Paul
  • *Donuts and Dialogue with a DFL Organizer: MN DFL 2026, 2-4 p.m., St. Paul
  • *Weekly Rally: Rice County DFL, 4-5 p.m., Northfield
  • *Pro Democracy/Anti ICE Protest: 4-5 p.m., 26th E London Road and 34th Ave., Duluth
  • *Weekly Rally for a Free Palestine: WAMM, 4-5 p.m., St. Paul
  • *Big Lake ICE OUT Friday Weekly Protest: Sherburne County Indivisible, 4-5 p.m., Big Lake
  • *Downtown Hopkins Streetside Protest: Indivisible MN03, 4-5:30 p.m., Hopkins
  • Cloquet Good Trouble Lives On: John Lewis Actions, 4-5:30 p.m., Cloquetย 
  • Hopkins Good Trouble Lives On: John Lewis Actions, 4-5:30 p.m., Hopkins
  • *Fired Up Fridays: Red River United Indivisible, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Moorhead-Fargo
  • *Free Speech Rally: Indivisible, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Minneapolis
  • *Indivisible Social: Northfield MN Indivisible, 4:30-6 p.m., Northfield
  • *Bridge Brigade Fridays: Zenith City Indivisible, 5 p.m., I-35 Pedestrian Overpass, 25th St. E, Duluth
  • *Fridays at Five (FAF): Two Harbors Breakwall, 5-6 p.m., Two Harbors
  • Moose Lake Protests: We the People: Cloquet Area Indivisible, 5-6 p.m., Moose Lake
  • *Cold One with Comrades: TCDSA, 5-7 p.m., Arbeiter Brewing Co., Minneapolis
  • *Learn How to Talk to Voters: MN DFL 2026, 6-7 p.m., Mendota Heights
  • Minnesota Worker Organizing Committee Meeting: TCDSA, 6-8 p.m., Minneapolis
  • Save the BWCA Trivia Night: Save the BWCA, 7-9 p.m., Duluth

Saturday (July 18)

Sunday (July 19)

Monday (July 20)

Tuesday (July 21) 

Wednesday (July 22)

Thursday (July 23)


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  • Ashley Walker is Courier Minnesota’s political correspondent focused on everything that matters to Minnesotans. Lifting up stories that go unheard is why they got into journalism, and that passion is only growing.

    Ashley’s background is in radio, working at Minnesota News Network for three years, but they’ve dabbled in print, TV, content creation, and everything in between. A country kid who had to “go into town” for everything, now living in buzzy Minneapolis.

    Send your tips on a story yet uncovered (and non-coffee drink recommendations) to Ashley at ashleywalker@couriernewsroom.com. For local reporting that connects the dots, from policy to people, sign up for Ashley’s weekly newsletter.