by Brigid | Sep 21, 2021 | Central MN Stories, Community, Education, Immigrants, Immigration, Refugee
Where do you call home? Is it defined by where you were born? Where your family lives? Where you’ve spent most of your life? If you’ve read my first blog post or know me personally, you may know I constantly question how identities are connected and transformed by...
by Unite Cloud | Sep 7, 2021 | Action Steps, Central MN Stories, Community, Immigrants, Religion
– Author – Marissa This process of identifying our own privileges and conversely the consequences of being without it is the first step in becoming anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic activists. Most of the work I try to do seems to occur within the...
by Unite Cloud | Aug 31, 2021 | Action Steps, Appearance, Black, Central MN Stories, Community, Immigrants, Somali
– Author – Caroline It is hard when someone assumes that you are an ally in their disrespect and hateful comments just because of the color of your skin. I was at a small social gathering and someone made the comment, “I wish I could go to Aldi without...
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 Jessi Robin | Aug 10, 2021 | Appearance, Black, Community, Race
We’ve all heard, seen, and read about the racial tension between the white people within central Minnesota and the immigrants and people of color who also live here. I have been given the amazing opportunity to talk about how the issue of discrimination goes far...
by Brigid | Aug 10, 2021 | Action Steps, Central MN Stories, Class, Community, Homeless
After entering the Pathways 4 Youth building you will read the following sentence, printed on a staircase: “Every journey begins with a single step.” No matter who you are or where you’re from, you’ve likely had to remind yourself that this is true. Overwhelmed with...