Minnesotans for Paid Family Leave Celebrate Policy Proposal that Gives Families Paid Time to Care
Today, moms, dads, senior caregivers, small business owners, clergy and community members gathered at the State Capitol – the place where they anticipate a paid time to care policy will…
Statement From Somali Community & Amazon Workers on Jeff Bezo’s $2.5 Million Minnesota Donation
Minneapolis — Today it was announced that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will be making a donation to a Minneapolis homeless shelter. In response, The Awood Center, Muslim Coalition of ISAIAH…
Video: Saint Paul Faith Leaders Reject Adding 50 Cops to Saint Paul’s Budget
[siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Video”][/siteorigin_widget] ISAIAH Saint Paul clergy and faith leaders responded to the Saint Paul Police Department’s request for 50 cops by demanding a city budget that reflects community-first public…
‘Suitcases Full of Cash’ are a Lifeline for Minnesota’s Somali Families, Humanitarian Efforts of Survival
Minnesotans reach nearly a decade of petitioning banks, legislators to create solutions that feed families, not endanger them May 18, 2018 – Today the Somali-American business community and Muslim faith…
Faith Leaders Win Historic Victory in Saint Paul: Paid Sick Days for Every Worker
Hundreds of ISAIAH leaders from more than 25 congregations led the charge, calling for an Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) ordinance that would enable all workers the ability to…
Turning Over the Tables of Justice: A Holy Week Action on Payday Lending
On Monday, March 21, ISAIAH congregations welcomed Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray for “Turning Over the Tables of Justice, ”where he met with more than 200…
Minimum Wage Bill Victory
On April 14th, we celebrated the signing of the Minimum Wage Bill by Gov. Mark Dayton. “Minnesotans who work full-time should be able to earn enough money to lift their…
Clergy Stand in Solidarity With Striking Wal-Mart Worker to Call on Lawmakers to End Poverty Wages in Minnesota
St. Paul – This morning 8 clergy joined 15 people from labor and community groups for a press conference at the Brooklyn Center Wal-Mart to call on lawmakers and big…
Report proposes solution to Minnesota’s foreclosure crisis | Twin Cities Daily Planet – 7/15/12
By Eric Pusey, Minnesota Progressive Project July 15, 2012 In your neighborhood, on your block and probably even people you know have been foreclosed upon. Where I live in Minneapolis…
Report: Mortgage Fix Needed to End Minneapolis and Minnesota Foreclosure Crisis
Principal reduction would benefit economy, cities, and lenders themselves Minneapolis — A coalition of community organizations, faith groups and Occupy Homes MN today released a report arguing that homeowners, the…