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….
Power Belongs to Those Who Show Up Together
Psalm 45:4 (NIV) “In your majesty ride forth victoriously in the cause of truth, humility and justice; let your right hand achieve awesome deeds.” Watch a sermon preached by Minister…
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…
ISAIAH is Part of an Animated Web Series! ? ? There’s More…
ISAIAH is part of a team of storytellers and organizers who made an animated web series called MINE which has been accepted into and is making its ✨ world premiere…
Organizations and Small Businesses Sign Open Letter Calling for Police Accountability Legislation
Dear Governor Walz, Senate Majority Leader Gazelka, Speaker Hortman, and All Members of the Minnesota Legislature: Whether you are a suburban mom, a rural grandparent, or a neighbor in the…
Statewide Faith Leaders, Childcare Providers, and Barbershop Owners Call for Lasting, Structural Changes to Policing, Community Safety, and Public Funding in Response to Chauvin Guilty Verdict
ST. PAUL — The conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd highlights the long-overdue need for structural changes to policing, community safety, and public funding in our…
Incompetent, Dangerous, Irredeemable: Police demonstrate persistent failure to uphold oath to protect and serve, continue to play executioner of Black people
SAINT PAUL, April 12, 2021 — Yesterday, an officer of the Brooklyn Center police department shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man. Leaders of ISAIAH grieve Wright’s wholly…
Minnesotans Celebrate Governor’s Budget Proposal
ISAIAH Press Statement | SAINT PAUL, January 26, 2021 No matter what we look like or where we live, Minnesotans know that we pull through by pulling together. We also…
Clergy and Religious Leaders for Immediate COVID Relief
Dear Legislative Leadership, Dec. 10, 2020 Thank you for your leadership in these challenging times. As clergy and faith leaders in ISAIAH and Jewish Community Action, representing Christian, Jewish, and…
Celebration of Big Statewide Policy Changes on Policing
Since the slaying of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department, ISAIAH has been hosting monthly policing and accountability meetings with ISAIAH leaders, organizational partners and statewide legislators. While cities…