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Your weekly guide to taking action in Minnesota (August 6-13)

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

Your weekly guide to taking action in Minnesota (August 6-13)
You gotta vote, New York street art in 2022. (Photo by Shutterstock)

This is your weekly guide to Minnesota events 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 (August 6)

Friday (August 7)

Saturday (August 8)

Sunday (August 9)

  • *Sunday Bridge Brigade: Indivisible North Metro, 10-11 a.m., Champlin
  • *Socializing with Socialists: TCDSA, 10-11:30 a.m., Anoka
  • *Free Community Meal: No Hungry Neighbors, 12-3 p.m., Virginia, Minnesota
  • *Women in Black Silent Vigil: Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, 12-12:30 p.m., Superior
  • *Raise Your Voice Against ICE: Neighbors Union: 12:30-1:30 p.m., Washington Ave. and Hwy 13, Washburn
  • *Raise Your Voice Against ICE: Neighbors Union, 1-2 p.m., Korseberg Park, Bayfield
  • *Bridge Brigade: MN50501, 1-2 p.m., Minneapolis
  • *Bridge Brigade: E-35 Visibility Brigade, 1-2 p.m., 35-E between Randolph and Ayd Mill, St. Paul (Park on the west side of the bridge off of Lexington Pkwy. and Schaefer/Pleasant streets)
  • *Democracy Now! 2.0: W7th Gardeners of Resistance, 3-4 p.m., St. Paul
  • *Como/Marcy Street Corps Weekly Distro: Twin Cities DSA, 3-6:30 p.m, 1721 University Ave SE, Minneapolis
  • *MN DFL Disc for Democracy: MN DFL 2026, 5-7 p.m, 400 Woodlawn Park Dr, Moorhead
  • *ICE Out of MN Community Briefing: Minnesota 50501, 8 p.m., Online

Monday (August 10)

Tuesday (August 11) 

Wednesday (August 12)

Thursday (August 13)


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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.

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