Northern Progressive
Midweek Updates

2025-07-10

Greetings

We are writing with a brief reminder of:

Our next member meeting on July 16 at 6:30pm in Tower
The upcoming "Grow a Spine, Stauber Rally" in Chisholm on July 12 at 11am
Our weekly Friday signing events at noon in Cook & Tower
The Good Trouble events happening on July 17
**NOTE the corrected time for the Virginia event (it starts at 3pm)

Action Items or Events

Next Meeting!

When:: Wednesday, July 16, 6:30pm
Where:: Herb Lamppa Civic Center
400 Pine Street
Tower, MN
Train Depot parking lot
Speakers:: Judith Tuuri Ulseth & Rose Adams
Topic:: Passages of Pride

"To begin to understand the reality of those who are transgender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, people must know . . . how it can feel to spend years denying your own deepest truths, to sit silently through classes, meals and church services while people you love toss off remarks that brutalize your soul."
— Bruce Bawer, "The Advocate," 1998

Judith Tuuri Ulseth, is the mother of three, including her eldest son, who is gay. Ulseth speaks of her and her husband's experiences raising a child who was labeled and bullied throughout his childhood, coming out as gay at age 14 in 1984.

Judith served with Parent Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays from 1985 to 2001 as St. Paul-Minneapolis chapter board member, newsletter editor, and speakers bureau manager, as well as serving a stint as secretary of the board of national PFLAG. The Ulseths were one of the families interviewed for the book, Passages of Pride: Lesbian and Gay Youth Come of Age by Kurt Chandler.

Rose Adams is a mother, partner, advocate, and a dog trainer. She has raised three children on the Iron Range, two of whom were BIPOC and within the queer realm.

"I'm sure that as a direct result of my children being themselves and the struggles we had fighting for their rights and safety," Rose says, ". . . I ended up running the YESS (Youth Empowerment, Support, and Safety) program for 3½ years (7 years total)."

YESS is a nonprofit that provides support, encouragement, and education, and creates safe places with and for queer youth.

Signing/Resisting Events

Each Friday at noon at the following locations:

Cook: Hwy 53 and River Street
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.

Chisholm — Grow a Spine, Stauber Rally

Presented by Iron Range Indivisible, Northern Progressives, & We are Resisting and Rising

When:: July 12, 11:00am–12:00pm
Where:: 316 W Lake St
Chisholm, MN

Rep. Stauber has failed to stand up for the people of MN-08 — again and again.

The Grow a Spine Stauber action is happening at all four of Stauber's local offices, so let's get a huge crowd at Chisholm and Hermantown. The goal is 4000 people that day.

poster for event

Learn more

Good Trouble Lives On

In Ely & Virginia

Virginia

When:: July 17, 3:00–5:00pm
Where:: Hwy 53 and 12th Ave

Ely

When:: July 17, 5:00–7:00pm
Where:: Whiteside Park

The Virginia event is sponsored by Northern Progressives, Democracy in Action on the Iron Range (DAIR), Indivisible, ACLU, MobilizeUSA and other groups.

In Ely, come add your voice in Whiteside Park. Bring signs or make one there. After demonstrating on Sheridan Avenue, we’ll take time to get to know new friends, talk about issues you’re concerned about, and get a bite to eat. You can bring a picnic dinner, get food from a food truck, or head to a local restaurant. Get ideas about how you can cause some Good Trouble.

Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lies with the people.

John Lewis served in the House of Representatives for 33 years, and his life work was an ongoing invitation to others to build a better, just world that values the dignity and the worth of every human being. He urged people to “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and redeem the soul of America.”

On July 17, the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing, we’re taking action across the country to carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble and defend our democracy.

From voter suppression bills like the SAVE Act to the criminalization of protest, the Trump administration is launching a full-scale attack on our civil and human rights. But we know the truth: in America, the power lies with the people, and we’re rising to prove it.

Please note: A core principle behind our Good Trouble Lives On actions is a commitment to nonviolence in all we do. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.