Posting on behalf of my daughter who's not on bsky.
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Posting on behalf of my daughter who's not on bsky.
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I think about this 2 minute speech a lot. Ella Baker with no time for applause and agreement, only time to remind everyone about what organizing and solidarity require
Ella Baker speaking in Puerto Rico at a Solidarity Rally (1974)
YouTube video by Heber Brown, III
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I think about this 2 minute speech a lot. Ella Baker with no time for applause and agreement, only time to remind everyone about what organizing and solidarity require
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Thanks so much Jim! Be sure to also check out collaborators like @lizloeb.bsky.social @revvoelkel.bsky.social @revashleyhoran.bsky.social and @mnhonortax.bsky.social
@jintermill.bsky.social is an amazing resource if you (like me) are "reparations curious" and looking to learn more. Here's a good starting point: www.mnipl.org/take-action/reparations/
Reparations - Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light
The same systems that separate us from caring for the earth also work to separate us from caring for one another. The United States was built on land stolen from…
www.mnipl.org
November 26, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Thanks so much Jim! Be sure to also check out collaborators like @lizloeb.bsky.social @revvoelkel.bsky.social @revashleyhoran.bsky.social and @mnhonortax.bsky.social
It's Thanksgiving week in the US. If you live in Minnesota, please broaden your gratitude to include www.mnhonortax.org to acknowledge that we’re still on Dakota land. Better yet, make it a recurring contribution as I have. 🙏 Boosts appreciated!
Mni Sota Makoce Honor Tax
Support tribal sovereignty and honor treaties that the United States broke by making a contribution to the Lower Sioux Indian Community. Your voluntary Honor Tax contribution recognizes that you resid...
www.mnhonortax.org
November 26, 2024 at 4:28 PM
It's Thanksgiving week in the US. If you live in Minnesota, please broaden your gratitude to include www.mnhonortax.org to acknowledge that we’re still on Dakota land. Better yet, make it a recurring contribution as I have. 🙏 Boosts appreciated!
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
An amazing post. Needed by those of us who aren't so young as well
November 13, 2024 at 10:04 PM
An amazing post. Needed by those of us who aren't so young as well
Reposted by Jim Bolton
If you have a few $$ to spare, you can put it to good use right here. Local single mom needs your help to stave off an eviction and catch up on some bills.
I’ll match the first $250.
Who is in?
I’ll match the first $250.
Who is in?
November 13, 2024 at 5:36 PM
If you have a few $$ to spare, you can put it to good use right here. Local single mom needs your help to stave off an eviction and catch up on some bills.
I’ll match the first $250.
Who is in?
I’ll match the first $250.
Who is in?
On October 13, I'll join hundreds of my fellow Minnesotans riding our bikes to raise money for hashtag#Alzheimer's research. If you or anyone you love has been touched by the disease, please consider donating. Many thanks! 🙏
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#Ride2EndALZ
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#Ride2EndALZ
Jim Bolton is participating in the Alzheimer's Association Ride to End ALZ
I am inspired by science and driven by determination to end Alzheimer's. Donate today and help advance research toward the first survivor of Alzheimer's.
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September 6, 2024 at 3:28 PM
On October 13, I'll join hundreds of my fellow Minnesotans riding our bikes to raise money for hashtag#Alzheimer's research. If you or anyone you love has been touched by the disease, please consider donating. Many thanks! 🙏
act.alz.org/goto/jwbolton
#Ride2EndALZ
act.alz.org/goto/jwbolton
#Ride2EndALZ