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A broad coalition of civil society groups responded with a call to unity in the face of reports that the Trump administration’s Department of Justice may have investigated without reason and engaged in surveillance of community and labor groups who helped organize tens of thousands of Minnesotans to peacefully defend their neighbors and constitutional rights during the lawless, chaotic ICE and CBP…
This past Wednesday, student and community activists came together to for a panel discussion on campus organizing. This was the first in a series of online meetings designed for college and high school activists from the Northwoods to come together to network, talk about their experiences and share lessons from their organizing. This first panel featured students from the Changemakers Club at Lake…
On July 30, approximately 250 workers and community members picketed in front of Essentia Health's St. Mary Hospital in Duluth from 1 to 6pm. The informational picket was organized by United Steelworkers Local 9460, and was held as part of their contract fight over Essentia on behalf of 850+ tech workers. Below is a statement by the union's negotiating committee that summarizes where negotiations…
A group of awesome activists called Our Park, Our Vote has been working hard to save the public land that used to house the Lester Park Golf Course from private development. They collected enough signatures to bring the issue before the voters, but are now facing a clumsy attempt by the City to block it. We're posting below a great summary of the issue that was written by Hardian DeMaioribus: Wow,…
Major weather agencies have already confirmed the onset of a super El Niño in 2026, and scientists worldwide are warning of devastating consequences. Many fear that the phenomenon could change the course of the Earth’s climate system. I have a lot to say about the 2026 super El Niño and the impacts it may cause. But in this article, I’m going to discuss the consequences of another super El…
This is a new feature we are hoping to start doing here at the Northwoods Socialist Collective website ~ do a roundup of labor actions and news for northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. On the plus side of things we want to mention two successful union organizing drives that happened this past month. One is that the workers at Emblem Advantage & Screen Printing in Duluth have unionized with Local 106…
This article was written by Amie Stager, and is re-posted from Workday Minnesota . If you aren't in the habit already, start checking out that awesome publication on the regular! Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Ahead of the first hearing for the 15 activists and community defenders charged with conspiracy by the federal government, a crowd full of supporters gathered and…
Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The battle against the Line 5 pipeline is heating up. A determined group of local activists has been monitoring and protesting the construction of the pipeline since day one. Most recently, activists have called out the city of Ashland for allowing Enbridge to use city water for construction. This despite the fact that the Bad River nation has…
On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundraiser is organized by the friends and family of the defendants, all funds raised will go directly to support the defendants through their trial. In his press conference, Trump's US District Attorney…
I.C.E. raided Bemidji this Thursday. Among their targets was the Villas at Vista North, where roofing crews were repairing roofs that had recently been damaged by 120mph wind. It was a chaotic raid resulting in some workers attempting to escape by jumping off roofs while residents of the housing development intervened and shouted at ICE to leave the workers alone. Workers were also grabbed by ICE…
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