Our 2024 Legislative Session So Far
2023 was a banner year for winning a bold, progressive agenda in the state of Minnesota, made possible by years of everyday Minnesotans across race and place organizing for it….
A New Chapter Begins: ISAIAH’s Leadership Transition
Dear Beloved ISAIAH Community and Partners, I hope this message finds you in good spirits and health. Today, I am thrilled to share some incredibly exciting and significant news about…
100+ Clergy Call on Minnesota Legislature to Pass 100% Clean Energy
To the Members of the Minnesota House and Senate, As clergy and faith leaders representing congregations across Minnesota, we urge our state elected officials to pass the 100% Clean Energy Bill….
We Deserve Better, We Can Have Better: New Report from MN Department of Human Rights Details Racism, Sexism, and Abuse Rampant in All Precincts of Minneapolis Police.
The report issued by the MN Department of Human Rights Report on the Minneapolis Police Department on Wednesday is yet another scathing account of MPD’s longstanding and pervasive pattern of…
Parents and Childcare Providers Show Support for St. Paul Teacher Agreement and Minneapolis Teacher Strike, Highlight Connection Between Childcare and Education
Photo credit: MFT (https://www.safeandstableschools.org) SAINT PAUL — March 10, 2022 — Following a tentative agreement with St. Paul teachers and Minneapolis teachers going strike, Kids Count on Us, an initiative…
Amir Locke Killing Continues a Long Pattern of Abuse, Lies, Cover-Ups of Police Violence in Minneapolis
Minneapolis residents of every race and neighborhood deserve to be safe in their homes and communities. But the death of Amir Locke Wednesday morning – whose name is now added…
Kids Count On Us Coalition of Childcare Providers, Parents Celebrate Massive Funding to Support Minnesota’s Families, Future in Governor Walz Budget
SAINT PAUL – Jan. 25, 2022 – Today, Governor Walz announced historic investments in Minnesota’s families and children designed to make Minnesota the best state in the country for kids…
Kids Count On Us Statement on Build Back Better Act
On Friday, Nov 19, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, historic legislation that will transform the lives of millions of children and families. Kids Count on…
ISAIAH Celebrates Historic Funding for Our Families and Future through Build Back Better Act
With the recent passage of the Build Back Better Act in the House of Representatives, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats including Minnesota Representatives Angie Craig, Dean Phillips, Betty…
Nearly 30 Rochester Area Clergy Call for Honesty in Education
Whether we’re Black or white, Latino or Asian, Native or newcomer, we want our kids to have an education that encourages them to dig deeper into who we are, where…