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 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 Hedy Tripp | Mar 12, 2021 | Community, Race, Religion
No Weapons Found Black and blue figures burst in Guns ready to blast Tear apart my brother’s room and home Whirlwind of chaos and trauma Yet No Weapons Found They killed my brother Truth may never be known We are Muslims and We are Black That is our crime Even...
by Dawn Holler | Sep 11, 2020 | Action Steps, Central MN Stories, Community, Homeless, Religion
Many, many years ago, when I first began working my job at my church, a young man came into the building very early in the morning. He carried only an old backpack and was just kind of wandering the hallways. He looked lost and alone. I remember being a bit fearful of...
by Kelly Bonde | Jan 27, 2020 | Central MN Stories, Community, Muslim, Religion
Many years back I went to see an author present at St. Ben’s campus on a Wednesday night. Before the event my significant other at the time and I walked through St. Joseph after we had dinner. A couple of boys sped by on their bikes, jumping the curb. I heard one of...
by Unite Cloud | Aug 27, 2019 | Central MN Stories, Community, Muslim, Religion, Somali
A while ago, my friend and I were talking about the 2016 mall stabbing that happened in St. Cloud. I recalled praying that the suspect was not Muslim, especially not Somali, because I was scared of the backlash the Somali community might get. When it was confirmed...
