by Natalie Copeland | Feb 17, 2018 | Central MN Stories, Community
ST CLOUD COMMUNITY POLICING AGREEMENT Over a year ago, members of the St. Cloud Community decided to come together with leaders from the St. Cloud Police Department to review the original Community Policing document that was drafted and signed into agreement in 2005....
by Natalie Copeland | Jan 13, 2018 | Central MN Stories, Community, Race
White nationalist posters have been spotted around St. Cloud regularly since the Fall of 2017. Since the banner drop by Identity Evorpa in December, a new round of posters have been spotted around the St. Cloud State neighborhood each week. The latest round of...
by Natalie Copeland | Dec 30, 2017 | Action Steps, Central MN Stories, Know Your Neighbor, Refugee
This week, a banner was placed on a walk bridge in St. Cloud stating “No More Refugees” and “Americans First”. While this is not surprising, what is truly sickening is that banner was put there by members of Identity Evropa, the white...
by Natalie Copeland | Nov 30, 2017 | Community, Know Your Neighbor, Muslim, Religion, Somali
Ever since the St. Cloud City Council declaration passed, naming us a “welcoming community”, people who hate/fear their Muslim/refugee/immigrant neighbors are spitting mad. They are doubling down on their blog posts, their online comments, their in-person rants, and...
by Natalie Copeland | Oct 16, 2017 | Action Steps, Community, Politics, Refugee
There are a handful of people in Central MN that are obsessed with making sure they don’t have “even one more” refugee neighbor. One of the main spokespeople for this group is St. Cloud City Councilman, Jeff Johnson. This, my friends, is what systematic oppression...