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  • West African Women Farmers Revive Agroecological Traditions for Food Sovereignty

    Thousand Currents Feb 10, 2026

    Across West Africa, women farmers are reclaiming land, preserving seeds, and passing down knowledge that has sustained their communities for generations. These West African women farmers are growing food, restoring…

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    Reimagining Multilateral Funding for AI and Digital Governance

    Alliance Magazine Feb 10, 2026

    Multilateral and government-backed cooperation agencies are among the most powerful actors shaping the future of digital governance. Institutions such as the European Union, the World Bank, the United Nations Development…

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  • How Minneapolis Moms Are Supporting Each Other Amidst ICE Raids

    Reasons to Be Cheerful Feb 10, 2026

    A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half. Her mother had risked going into work to get just enough money for more diapers when Immigration and…

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    Getting High School Students Engaged in Democracy Through Voter Registration

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Feb 9, 2026

    In the 2024 election, as in every U.S. election going back decades, tens of millions of Americans, including more than 10 million young people, were not registered to vote and…

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    Affordable Care Act Enrollment Drops, Although the Extent Won’t Be Clear for Months

    KFF Health News Feb 9, 2026

    More Americans than expected enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for this year, after premium subsidies were dramatically cut — but it remains to be seen whether they’ll…

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  • The Movement for People’s Budgets: Prioritizing Care for Everyone

    Nonprofit Quarterly Feb 6, 2026

    In the shadow of federal layoffs, President Donald Trump’s administration has inadvertently revealed that budgets are not neutral. Rather, public budgets are moral documents that expose our polity’s deepest priorities and…

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    ICE Violence Spurs Cultural and Economic Backlash Across the US

    TriplePundit Feb 6, 2026

    Last week, Target, Cargill and General Mills joined 60 other Minneapolis-based companies in an open letter calling for “deescalation” of the violence in their home state tied to U.S. immigration…

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    Mutual Aid and Neighborhood Patrols: How Minnesota’s Somali Community Is Organizing to Defend Themselves

    Truthout Feb 5, 2026

    Winter in Minnesota is notoriously harsh, lasting until mid-spring and marked by below-freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall, and intense winds. It is a common misconception that survival requires either hibernation or…

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  • Supporting Community Organizing in the Twin Cities Area

    Neighborhood Funders Group Feb 5, 2026

    If you are looking for ways to support community organizing in the Twin Cities and broader Minnesota area, please consider the following list of resources and mutual aid. Support Community…

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    Black Futures Month: Lessons in Building Power for Systems Change

    Borealis Philanthropy Feb 4, 2026

    This Black Futures Month, we’re honoring the legacy and lessons of those who laid blueprints for liberation that are as relevant as ever. For generations, Black organizers have responded to systemic…

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  • What Is the Role of Philanthropy in Restoring Democracy?

    Nonprofit Quarterly Feb 4, 2026

    The change in the administration’s tactics in Minneapolis is not a retreat. Instead, they are regrouping and planning another mode of attack, with the hopes that their repression might be…

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    The Sixfold Increase in Children in ICE Detention Facilities

    The Marshall Project Feb 4, 2026

    The number of children in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on a given day has skyrocketed, jumping more than sixfold since the start of the second Trump administration. The Marshall…

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