by Natalie Copeland | Nov 4, 2022 | Other
In many parts of the country, immigrants are unfortunately vilified due to a harmful perception that new Americans are “stealing jobs” or depressing the economy. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Studies have shown, time and again, that new Americans are...
by Natalie Copeland | Mar 15, 2022 | Appearance, Black, Class, Community, Gender, Homeless, Immigrants, LGBTQIA, Race, Religion
“I’m fine with gay people, but there are only 2 genders.” It’s not about you. “I am fine with a woman being on this board, but I’m not fine with it all of the sudden being all women.” It’s not about you. ‘I’m...
by Natalie Copeland | Aug 18, 2021 | Action Steps, Appearance, Black, Central MN Stories, Community, Education
– Author – Abdirizak Last week, a couple of friends and I went to a department store in St. Cloud around 8pm. The store was mostly empty of customers at this time so it was easy to notice a woman following us around. I didn’t notice it at first,...
by Natalie Copeland | Nov 23, 2019 | Central MN Stories, Community, LGBTQIA
Imagine if this week, when Outfront MN leader, Justin, spoke at SCSU about his work ensuring our LGBTQ+ neighbors can live life in peace, a local hatemonger didn’t pass out a pamphlet that encouraged violence towards him and our LGBTQ+ neighbors. Also, imagine...
by Natalie Copeland | Jun 30, 2019 | Central MN Stories, Community
#unitecloud has posted a couple of times about trucks around St Cloud that have confederate flags flying off the back of them. I have had many discussions about these trucks – during our trainings, community discussions, online, and at our events. Many of my...
