Racial Equity and Yes for St. Paul Trash: Op Ed Published in Pioneer Press
Bates, Anshur: Vote yes for the trash ordinance. Then, together, we’ll work to improve the contract By Minister JaNaé Bates and Imam Ahmed Anshur in the St. Paul Pioneer Press…
I’m Voting “YES!” for St. Paul!
I’m a proud Eastsider of St. Paul and I’ve been so for the entire time I’ve lived in Minnesota. This year, I made the decision to purchase my first home…
A True-Life Adventure in Confronting Power
by Mike Davis I traveled to San Antonio to attend the Wells Fargo shareholder meeting on April 29th. It was quite an adventure in confronting power. I went to confront...
Redlining: Banks Still Restricting Home Loans In “Non-White” Areas | The Uptake – 4/15/14
By: Sheila Regan and Bill Sorem | April 15, 2014 Members of Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC), ISAIAH, and Minnesotans for a Fair Economy stood together outside Minneapolis City Hall...
Community calls for action as new report shows Wells Fargo leads redlining of communities of color in Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN (April 10, 2014) – Faith and community leaders from Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, ISAIAH, and Minnesotans for a Fair Economy gathered on the steps of City Hall to...
Organizing People to Shift Power
The Partnership for Working Families Ford Foundation invited a number of affiliates, including ISAIAH, to participate in a pre-conference meeting at the National Housing Conference in Atlanta on September 16. ...
Prophetic Witness and a Homeowners Bill of Rights
by Pastor James Erlandson Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, St. Paul (an ISAIAH member congregation since 1995) “I have observed the misery of my people…I have heard their cry.” (Exodus...
Rally Held at the Capitol for Passage of a Strong Homeowners’ Bill of Rights
Legislation gives power to homeowners and stops unfair foreclosures 250 community leaders, representing tens of thousands of Minnesotans, called on Legislators to pass a strong Homeowners’ Bill of Rights at...
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak: Pass the Homeowners’ Bill of Rights
In State of the City Address, Rybak reiterates the city’s support for comprehensive foreclosure legislation ST. PAUL (April 10, 2013) — In his 2013 State of the City address, Minneapolis...
Isaiah, a coalition of congregations, reminds us foreclosure crisis is not over | MinnPost – 3/29/13
By Marlys Harris | 03/29/13 To see such a sight on an ordinary residential street in a spanking new Brooklyn Park subdivision was a bit of a shock: some 20...