What does it mean for a people to lose its language? “The land called Mnisota Makoce is home to the Dakota people. The Dakota language reflects that relationship and it is evident in the names of different places throughout the present day state of Minnesota. The land, language, and way of life are all connected […]

In the past two years, local writer Diane Dettmann has published two young adult novels (Courageous Footsteps and Yasu's Quest), revolving around the experiences of teenager Yasu Sakamoto, first in a California internment camp and then into "freedom", where she discover that, like the barbwire fences, there will always be obstacles in her life that […]

In the past two years, local writer Diane Dettmann has published two young adult novels (Courageous Footsteps and Yasu's Quest), revolving around the experiences of teenager Yasu Sakamoto, first in a California internment camp and then into "freedom", where she discover that, like the barbwire fences, there will always be obstacles in her life that […]

In the past two years, local writer Diane Dettmann has published two young adult novels (Courageous Footsteps and Yasu's Quest), revolving around the experiences of teenager Yasu Sakamoto, first in a California internment camp and then into "freedom", where she discover that, like the barbwire fences, there will always be obstacles in her life that […]

In the past two years, local writer Diane Dettmann has published two young adult novels (Courageous Footsteps and Yasu's Quest), revolving around the experiences of teenager Yasu Sakamoto, first in a California internment camp and then into "freedom", where she discover that, like the barbwire fences, there will always be obstacles in her life that […]

Back by popular demand. Last summer we had about 25 teachers and community members discussion race, economic, education and the intersection of all three in our schools and community. This summer we will be reading three different books and are excited for a lively conversation again! Visit the Eventbrite page for details, and to RSVP […]

Back by popular demand. Last summer we had about 25 teachers and community members discussion race, economic, education and the intersection of all three in our schools and community. This summer we will be reading three different books and are excited for a lively conversation again! Visit the Eventbrite page for details, and to RSVP […]

Back by popular demand. Last summer we had about 25 teachers and community members discussion race, economic, education and the intersection of all three in our schools and community. This summer we will be reading three different books and are excited for a lively conversation again! Visit the Eventbrite page for details, and to RSVP […]

Back by popular demand. Last summer we had about 25 teachers and community members discussion race, economic, education and the intersection of all three in our schools and community. This summer we will be reading three different books and are excited for a lively conversation again! Visit the Eventbrite page for details, and to RSVP […]

Mohandas Gandhi once famously said, “The State represents violence in a
concentrated and organized form.”
Throughout history, violence has regularly been used by the State to achieve
political, economic and cultural dominance over people, including its own.
Giving context to recent events and movements, our incredible panel will
draw on their vast expertise and intimate experience to discuss the central place
of State-sanctioned violence in the story of the modern USA, as well as the often
untold stories of those who stand up to resist that violent oppression.
From 1492 to the Trail of Tears to the Homestead Strike to the Black Lives
Matter Movement, this is our history, and it needs to be told.

Panelists:
Chris Mato Nunpa, retired Associate Professor of Indigenous
Nations and Dakota Studies
Karin Aguilar-San Juan, co-editor, The People Make the Peace:
Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement
Mel Reeves, Journalist
Ricardo Levins Morales, Artist

Mohandas Gandhi once famously said, “The State represents violence in a
concentrated and organized form.”
Throughout history, violence has regularly been used by the State to achieve
political, economic and cultural dominance over people, including its own.
Giving context to recent events and movements, our incredible panel will
draw on their vast expertise and intimate experience to discuss the central place
of State-sanctioned violence in the story of the modern USA, as well as the often
untold stories of those who stand up to resist that violent oppression.
From 1492 to the Trail of Tears to the Homestead Strike to the Black Lives
Matter Movement, this is our history, and it needs to be told.

Panelists:
Chris Mato Nunpa, retired Associate Professor of Indigenous
Nations and Dakota Studies
Karin Aguilar-San Juan, co-editor, The People Make the Peace:
Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement
Mel Reeves, Journalist
Ricardo Levins Morales, Artist

Mohandas Gandhi once famously said, “The State represents violence in a
concentrated and organized form.”
Throughout history, violence has regularly been used by the State to achieve
political, economic and cultural dominance over people, including its own.
Giving context to recent events and movements, our incredible panel will
draw on their vast expertise and intimate experience to discuss the central place
of State-sanctioned violence in the story of the modern USA, as well as the often
untold stories of those who stand up to resist that violent oppression.
From 1492 to the Trail of Tears to the Homestead Strike to the Black Lives
Matter Movement, this is our history, and it needs to be told.

Panelists:
Chris Mato Nunpa, retired Associate Professor of Indigenous
Nations and Dakota Studies
Karin Aguilar-San Juan, co-editor, The People Make the Peace:
Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement
Mel Reeves, Journalist
Ricardo Levins Morales, Artist

Mohandas Gandhi once famously said, “The State represents violence in a
concentrated and organized form.”
Throughout history, violence has regularly been used by the State to achieve
political, economic and cultural dominance over people, including its own.
Giving context to recent events and movements, our incredible panel will
draw on their vast expertise and intimate experience to discuss the central place
of State-sanctioned violence in the story of the modern USA, as well as the often
untold stories of those who stand up to resist that violent oppression.
From 1492 to the Trail of Tears to the Homestead Strike to the Black Lives
Matter Movement, this is our history, and it needs to be told.

Panelists:
Chris Mato Nunpa, retired Associate Professor of Indigenous
Nations and Dakota Studies
Karin Aguilar-San Juan, co-editor, The People Make the Peace:
Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement
Mel Reeves, Journalist
Ricardo Levins Morales, Artist

Solidarity is a term that’s being tossed around a lot lately, and for good reason. It’s a powerful word, one which conjures up images of the Berlin Wall collapsing, the Civil Rights movement and the labor movements of the turn of 20th century. “Solidarity” is even ensconced as one of the Fundamental Rights of the […]

Solidarity is a term that’s being tossed around a lot lately, and for good reason. It’s a powerful word, one which conjures up images of the Berlin Wall collapsing, the Civil Rights movement and the labor movements of the turn of 20th century. “Solidarity” is even ensconced as one of the Fundamental Rights of the […]

Solidarity is a term that’s being tossed around a lot lately, and for good reason. It’s a powerful word, one which conjures up images of the Berlin Wall collapsing, the Civil Rights movement and the labor movements of the turn of 20th century. “Solidarity” is even ensconced as one of the Fundamental Rights of the […]

Solidarity is a term that’s being tossed around a lot lately, and for good reason. It’s a powerful word, one which conjures up images of the Berlin Wall collapsing, the Civil Rights movement and the labor movements of the turn of 20th century. “Solidarity” is even ensconced as one of the Fundamental Rights of the […]

Anne Winkler-Morey, Metropolitan State University scholar-activist, collected stories during a 14 month bicycle trip around the perimeter of the United States. In 2011-2012, she pedaled more than 12,000 miles interviewing people in diverse communities across the county. She is now writing a book about what she learned. Come hear her stories and her observations, and […]

Anne Winkler-Morey, Metropolitan State University scholar-activist, collected stories during a 14 month bicycle trip around the perimeter of the United States. In 2011-2012, she pedaled more than 12,000 miles interviewing people in diverse communities across the county. She is now writing a book about what she learned. Come hear her stories and her observations, and […]

Anne Winkler-Morey, Metropolitan State University scholar-activist, collected stories during a 14 month bicycle trip around the perimeter of the United States. In 2011-2012, she pedaled more than 12,000 miles interviewing people in diverse communities across the county. She is now writing a book about what she learned. Come hear her stories and her observations, and […]