Next Meeting!

New starting time

When:

Wednesday, May 7, 6:45pm

Where:

Cook Community Center
510 Gopher Dr.
Cook, MN
(note location change due to Tower not being available)

Please note: The Cook Library is hosting Minnesota musician Charlie Maguire at the Cook Community Center from 5:30–6:30, so we will be starting at 6:45. Feel free to come early and enjoy the concert made availiable through the Arrowhead Library System arts and culture program funded by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment.

What is to be done?

Burning questions in international and global affairs

Speaker:

Leslie Rogne Schumacher, PhD., Lecturer at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government

Topic:

“What Is to Be Done?: Burning Questions in International and Global Affairs”

In addition to his work in the Kennedy School, he is also an Associate in Harvard’s History Department and a Faculty Affiliate in the university’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs—one of the world’s leading international relations and public policy research centers.

Rally to support Superior National Forest & Employees

When:

Friday, May 9, 4:00–5:30pm

Where:

8901 Grand Ave, Duluth

According to a retired USFS employee, currently only 50% of the employees have jobs compared to last year at this time due to retirements and the hiring freeze. The district offices have been directed to focus on cutting timber and to keep their facilities open in spite of staff shortages; they will not be able to issue BWCA permits.

The Republican House Budget Resolution’s Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District

Potential numbers per district

Proposed Cuts to Medicaid and CHIP would cut funding in MN District 8 by $1.9 billion, taking support from the poorest families and children with the fewest resources. 151,639 constituents in our district are covered by Medicaid and CHIP, and 30,000 could be dropped by the rolls.

Rally for families

When:

Saturday, May 17, 4:00–5:30pm

Where:

Lake Ave & Superior St

Help us defend the programs that support northland families.

President Donald Trump goes after Democrats' fundraising

Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum Thursday aimed at investigating ActBlue, the leading Democratic fundraising platform. It specifically names ActBlue as an online fundraising platform being used "to improperly influence American elections." directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to “investigate allegations regarding the unlawful use of online fundraising platforms to make 'straw' or 'dummy' contributions or foreign contributions to political candidates and committees, and to take appropriate action to enforce the law."

Contact your elected officials to protest this action.

'No Kings' national mobilization

When:

June 14

Where:

TBD

Trump is planning a multi-million dollar military parade in his honor on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. army.

Watch our events page for details about local actions.

Signing/Resisting Events

Each Friday at noon at the following locations:

Cook

Hwy 53 and River Street

Ely

Whiteside Park (note location change)

Tower

Mainstreet by the locomotive

Signs should include issues common to everyone like good jobs, enough money for food and healthcare, and a good education.

Know your rights

When:

Monday, May 12, 5:30-7:00pm

Where:

Ely Folk School

This free presentation is about people's rights and interactions with police/ ICE

Know best practices for responding individually and collectively to immigration operations.

United States Disappeared Tracker

A dashboard for data viz for tracking people who are missing due to ICE:

5 Calls

5 Calls makes it easy for you to reach your members of Congress and make your voice heard. They research issues, write scripts that clearly articulate a progressive position, figure out the most influential decision-makers, and collect phone numbers for their offices.

All you have to do is call."

Room for maybe more than mild optimism

A federal judge ruled yesterday that Trump’s usage of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants from South Texas was “unlawful.” U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr., a Trump appointee, made the first of its kind ruling. Rodriguez wrote that the president’s invocation of the act "exceeds the scope of the statute and is contrary to the plain, ordinary meaning of the statute's terms."

Lots of people turned out for protests across the Range and the state

Just for fun!

Don't miss this great music!

If you love to sing, play, or listen to music, you don’t want to miss this program at local libraries. Charlie is a homegrown Minnesotan musician singing about our water, history, and lives. He brings a program of songs and stories unequaled in Minnesota authenticity.

Watch a video of a Husky playing around with a couple wolves.

And this baby elephant having the time of his life in a pool.

NP Group meetings:

1st Wednesday in Tower
3rd Wednesday in Cook

Breakfast Club:

Pattenn’s Café in Orr at 10 am on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.

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