East Phillips Neighborhood Institute/EPNI
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We Get What We Organize For: Smith Foundry Update
Background Smith Foundry is an iron foundry that manufactures iron castings in the East Phillips neighborhood of South Minneapolis. Smith began operations in 1923 but was purchased by Canadian private equity firm “Zynik Capital” in 2022. Holding the dubious distinction of being the largest emitter of lead in Hennepin County, little has changed inside the…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #118: Election Day 2023, Rallying for Peace and Justice, Labor Heat in the Frozen North, Taking Time to Rest, and More!
Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America Little Red Letter #118 Election Day 2023, Rallying for Peace and Justice, Labor Heat in the Frozen North, Taking Time to Rest, and More! Readers, we have a lot to cover since the last edition, from election results, protests for peace and environmental justice, members on the doors to…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #113: Fair Driver Compensation Vetoed, Encampment Evictions Continue,Closing the HERC, and More!
Twin CitiesDemocratic Socialists of America Little Red Letter #113 Fair Driver Compensation Vetoed, Encampment Evictions Continue,Closing the HERC, and More! Let’s start local this week. As always, it has been an eventful time. As we mentioned in our last issue, on August 15, 2023 a wide range of people including doctors, union leaders, scientists, teachers,…
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Ruling Class Counter Attack
I had an interesting conversation with a person who is very immersed in Minneapolis politics the other day. I’ll boil his pitch down to its bare essentials: He attacked TCDSA for our support of Soren Sorenson in his campaign to unseat Andrea Jenkins. He accused TCDSA, and me personally, of abandoning the fight for race…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #110: UPS, Starbucks, Half Price Books, Delta, Organizing Everywhere and More!
UPS, Starbucks, Half Price Books, Delta, Organizing Everywhere and More!
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #109: What’s in the News, Making the Most of Summer, Finding Joy in the Fight, and More!
Twin CitiesDemocratic Socialists of America Little Red Letter #109 What’s in the News, Making the Most of Summer, Finding Joy in the Fight, and More! First off, something a little different in this edition. All the normal headlines you would find here are posted to this article, also in the featured news section. This includes…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #108: Starting off Summer – Open Streets, General Strike Three Inaugural Season, Socialist Education and More!
Twin CitiesDemocratic Socialists of America Little Red Letter #108 Starting off Summer – Open Streets, General Strike Three Inaugural Season, Socialist Education and More! Summer is here and Twin Cities DSA is making the most of it! It has been a busy couple of weeks, and it’s not slowing down. Important today, all are invited…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #107: Space for our Growing Chapter, Progress Prompts Headlines, and Twin Cities DSA in the Community
Twin CitiesDemocratic Socialists of America Little Red Letter #107 Space for our Growing Impact, Progress Prompts Headlines, and Twin Cities DSA in the Community Our Chapter Needs Space to Grow!First off, we have an ask for members and readers. Last fall the membership of Twin Cities DSA voted for the chapter to obtain an office…
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Amidst Working Class Progress, the Ruling Class Strikes Back
It’s been kind of a wild ride. It started with Victor Martinez, Minneapolis Ward 5 candidate for city council, accusing Twin Cities DSA (TCDSA) of sabotaging the ward’s DFL convention. Next came the disruption of the Ward 10 DFL convention by city council candidate Nasri Warsame and his supporters. This made it impossible for the…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #106: An End to the Hiawatha Expansion Plan, the Legislative Session Ends, and a Convention is Forced to Adjourn
Twin CitiesDemocratic Socialists of America Little Red Letter #106 An End to the Hiawatha Expansion Plan, the Legislative Session Ends, and a Convention is Forced to Adjourn If you’re reading this as soon as you get it, workers at the Cedar and 47th Starbucks store are on strike this weekend in response to management unjustly…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #104: Conventions, Elections, Rallies, Progress, and More!
Members had a busy couple weeks between the local endorsement meeting, Delta organizing rally, the YDSA and DSA conference, and more to come.
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Update: East Phillips Urban Farm in Sight
Comrades, we’ve just passed Earth Day, and in that spirit, we are thrilled to share positive news about the effort in East Phillips to avoid demolition of the Roof Depot and realize the community’s vision of an indoor urban farm, housing, and community hub. In a meeting on Wednesday, April 19, with the East Phillips…
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