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The Southwest Alliance for Equity (SWAE) is a group of SW Minneapolis residents taking individual and collective anti-racist action for a more equitable city.

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jk9.bsky.social
Wish I could be there! Recommended if you have time tomorrow night!
swaempls.bsky.social SWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · 2d
Join us tomorrow for election chat and community!
swaempls.bsky.social SWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · 7d
Join us at 7pm Thursday, 11/20, at Nico's Taco Bar for a post-election debrief.

We’ll reflect on the election results together, process the wins and the losses, and dig into what’s ahead.

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-comes...
November 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
Join us tomorrow for election chat and community!
swaempls.bsky.social SWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · 7d
Join us at 7pm Thursday, 11/20, at Nico's Taco Bar for a post-election debrief.

We’ll reflect on the election results together, process the wins and the losses, and dig into what’s ahead.

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-comes...
Southwest Alliance for Equity Minneapolis November 20 What Comes Next?: Post-Election Debrief Thursday, November 20th Nico's Taco + Agave Bar 7-9 PM hosted by southwest alliance for equity *gatherings hosted monthly...all are welcome*
November 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
Join us at 7pm Thursday, 11/20, at Nico's Taco Bar for a post-election debrief.

We’ll reflect on the election results together, process the wins and the losses, and dig into what’s ahead.

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-comes...
Southwest Alliance for Equity Minneapolis November 20 What Comes Next?: Post-Election Debrief Thursday, November 20th Nico's Taco + Agave Bar 7-9 PM hosted by southwest alliance for equity *gatherings hosted monthly...all are welcome*
November 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
Thank you to SWAE member Mia, featured in this piece, and the other SWAE educators and community members who showed their support on the picket line today! 💙
November 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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hsilsbee.bsky.social
Me, in our @swaempls.bsky.social chat yesterday.

If you know anyone, either in or outside of SW Mpls who wants to help with this work, please point them in our direction! linktr.ee/swaempls

Notably, @marymoriarty.bsky.social and her team also cracked this code.
Yes, one of my takeaways is just how important SWAE, and any efforts to flip votes in W13, are. Even when there's no competitive council race, W13 turnout is wild and we have to keep flipping some of those votes to have citywide wins.
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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elitalksmpls.bsky.social
I’m really looking forward to continue working towards the city I want to see with @swaempls.bsky.social

@hsilsbee.bsky.social’s presentation was my first time there and it was one of the reasons I became so energized and ready to work for change.
riotousmuse.bsky.social Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 16d
Get. Behind. @swaempls.bsky.social
dbrauer.net David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 16d
I don’t want to memory-hole Betsy Hodges’ 2013 win. It definitely wasn’t DSA but it was last successful center-left alliance. Folks should re-read this September Racket piece, where she describes the alliance but — I know this will chafe — the need to appeal to SW. racketmn.com/minneapolis-...
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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riotousmuse.bsky.social
Get. Behind. @swaempls.bsky.social
dbrauer.net David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 16d
I don’t want to memory-hole Betsy Hodges’ 2013 win. It definitely wasn’t DSA but it was last successful center-left alliance. Folks should re-read this September Racket piece, where she describes the alliance but — I know this will chafe — the need to appeal to SW. racketmn.com/minneapolis-...
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
Looking to help get out the vote this weekend?

Join us Sunday for another Slate for Change doorknock in ward 13 with mayoral candidates @dewayneforminneapolis.com, @jazzformayor.bsky.social, and @omarfatehmn.com, with special guest, Rep. @ilhanmn.bsky.social!

www.mobilize.us/omarfatehfor...
GOTV Door-Knock For Change w/ Congresswoman Ilhan Omar · Omar Fateh For Mayor
Join us for a joint GOTV Door-Knock to elect a new mayor with Rev. Dr. DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton, and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar! Join us to grow our movement and elect a new mayor! All are welcom...
www.mobilize.us
October 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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jchavezmpls.bsky.social
Thousands of voters in Minneapolis have already cast their ballot in person or by mail.

You can help increase voter turnout attending the city’s one-day pop-up tomorrow at the Midtown Global Market (920 E. Lake St Minneapolis 55407). 2/

*This is being reposted from CM Chavez’s Official Accounts*
October 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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jchavezmpls.bsky.social
Pop-up Voting Location at the Midtown Global Market on October 24, 2025 (11AM-6PM)!

Voters, make your plan for the voting option that works best for you. You can vote early in person or by mail, or you can vote at your polling place on Election Day, Nov. 4.

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EARLY VOTING POP-UP! October 24 Midtown Global Market Central Court • Language Services • Ballot Drop Off • Same Day Registration 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. vote.minneapolismn.gov Vote early in the 2025 Municipal Election! Open to all Minneapolis voters
October 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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hsilsbee.bsky.social
Getting ready to get the word out to #Rank3forChange across Southwest! 🎉

@swaempls.bsky.social @omarfatehmn.com @dewayneforminneapolis.com @jazzformayor.bsky.social
Photo of about 20 people, including Sen. Omar Fateh, Jazz Hampton, and CM Emily Koski, standing around and chatting in a community room. A table with campaign literature for Omar Fateh, DeWayne Davis, Jazz Hampton, Eric Harris Bernstein, Michael Wilson, and Soren Stevenson, along with combined "Slate for Change" literature.
October 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
🗳️Tomorrow!🍕

Please join us to help get the word out about how to #Rank3forChange in Southwest Minneapolis.

We will be spreading out to canvass across parts of wards 8, 11, and 13 and then meeting up to eat and debrief with the candidates.

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/october-sw...
October 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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taylordahlin.com
if you want non-terrible RCV advice, watch josh on the @wedge.live podcast today

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISAe...
October 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
Join us next Thursday, October 23rd, at 5pm to help spread the word across Southwest about our great candidates for Mayor: @jazzformayor.bsky.social, @omarfatehmn.com, and @dewayneforminneapolis.com!

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/october-sw...
Southwest Alliance for Equity Joint doorknock: Rank 3 for Change Join DeWayne, Jazz and Omar for a joint doorknock in Southwest Minneapolis, followed by a pizza party Thursday, October 23rd 100 W. 46th Street 5-7 pm Doorknock 7 pm Debrief with candidates With all 3 candidates, elected officials, and lots of neighbors! 12 days to go!
October 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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chris-hhh.bsky.social
Nice write-up of a recent @swaempls.bsky.social event

www.southwestvoices.news/posts/gun-le...
Gun safety organizing accelerates in Minneapolis following the Annunciation shooting
Annunciation parents, elected officials, and concerned residents met Sept. 25 to share stories and learn about Minnesota’s political landscape.
www.southwestvoices.news
October 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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wedge.live
The committee forwarded a legislative directive asking for an update from MPD on their internal review of the mishandling of Moturi's case and what has changed since. Moturi noted that MPD was reported in April to have conducted a "thorough review" and begun implementing changes.
Legislative Directive By Wonsley and Chavez Pursuant to City Charter Section 7.1(h)(2), the Minneapolis City Council, in support of its official legislative, policymaking, and oversight functions, does request from the Mayor an update on the internal review made by MPD regarding the shooting of Davis Moturi, including any internal operational or policy changes taken by MPD in response to the review. Present the requested information to be received and filed to the Public Health & Safety Committee, no later than October 29, 2026.
October 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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wedge.live
Davis Moturi email to city council, read aloud by CM Wonsley Wednesday. Sees similarity between his case & Mariah Samuels: "A black person in fear for their lives, and a department who can't be bothered to forward a case for consideration of charges in our time of greatest need."
Hi Council Members, My name is Davis Moturi. In October 2024, I was shot in the neck by my neighbor John Sawchak after dozens of attempts to get help from MPD the year prior. I'm writing to you today to ask that the City of Minneapolis make public, the results of MPD's review of the Department's handling of my case and any changes they have made to their procedures based on the results of their review. In an MPR article by Cari Spencer in April a spokesperson from MPD revealed that "MPD has conducted a thorough review of the violent incident." They also shared that the Department is "committed to implementing necessary changes, procedures and partnerships to address any identified gaps when these reviews are concluded." If they have made changes based on the results of their internal review, the public should know If they have made changes based on the results of their internal review, the public should know what changes they've made and what specifically from their handling of the case led them to make those changes. If they are not making any changes based on their review, the public should know why they won't begin that process if, by their own admission, there are "necessary changes" that need to be implemented. I recently learned of the murder of Mariah Samuels, and noticed that both of our cases are eerily similar. A black person in fear for their lives, and a department who can't be bothered to forward a case for consideration of charges in our time of greatest need. The community and I deserve answers- and accountability. I look forward to your response. Davis Moturi
October 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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seanlimmn.bsky.social
Join me tonight for this conversation hosted by the Southwest Alliance for Equity @swaempls.bsky.social!

I’ll be leading a communal art making / banner-painting workshop.

Grateful to SWAE and @momsdemand.bsky.social for their organizing work on this. Together, we can end gun violence in Minnesota.
September 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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strawberrymajz.bsky.social
I’m going to try and be there to represent Kenny neighborhood voices!
swaempls.bsky.social SWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · Sep 25
Tonight! 7-9pm

Join us for a community conversation about what we all can do to help prevent gun violence with elected officials, policy experts, and special guests.

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/sept-swae-...
Southwest Alliance for Equity Gun Violence Prevention in Minnesota: An Update and Community Conversation Thursday, September 25th 100 W 46th Street 7-9pm A photo on the right shows people marching holding signs that say We can end gun violence.
September 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
Tonight! 7-9pm

Join us for a community conversation about what we all can do to help prevent gun violence with elected officials, policy experts, and special guests.

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/sept-swae-...
Southwest Alliance for Equity Gun Violence Prevention in Minnesota: An Update and Community Conversation Thursday, September 25th 100 W 46th Street 7-9pm A photo on the right shows people marching holding signs that say We can end gun violence.
September 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
The East Phillips Urban Farm project is once again at due to the action and inaction of Mayor Frey.

Please join us in contacting @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social to request that he follow through on his past commitments to environmental justice and schedule a meeting with @epni-urbanfarm.bsky.social.
epni-urbanfarm.bsky.social East Phillips Neighborhood Institute @epni-urbanfarm.bsky.social · Aug 26
The Mayor’s office canceled a meeting with EPNI on 8/25 about a change to the Roof Depot purchase agreement, which EPNI proposed on 6/27.

The Mayor holds the power to negotiate a fair deal for East Phillips & each day that passes without reply deepens a long legacy of neglect in this neighborhood.
An update* on EPNI’s canceled meeting with the mayor Over the weekend, the Mayor’s office canceled a meeting with EPNI scheduled for 8/25 about a change to the purchase agreement for the Roof Depot site, which EPNI proposed on 6/27. “It’s deeply disappointing given we are a mere three weeks away from the original closing date in the purchase agreement. After waiting two long months, we were looking forward to finally hearing the Mayor’s intentions around the future of the Roof Depot site.” - Karen Clark, former State Legislator and EPNI board member *EPNI’s full statement linked in our bio When the Mayor canceled our meeting, he cited discomfort with a protest planned by the Climate Justice Committee for 8/28 outside of his residence related to the purchase negotiations - an event that EPNI didn’t organize nor endorse, which has since changed in scope, and been moved to a new location. EPNI made our offer on 6/27, right after losing pledged legislative funding because we, and the mayor, know well that a purchase this big and complex takes months to finalize. The Mayor holds the power to negotiate a fair deal and just future for East Phillips. Every day that passes deepens a decades-long legacy of municipal neglect in this neighborhood. After stopping demolition in 2023, EPNI agreed to a purchase price of $15.9 million for the Roof Depot site, 4x higher than the site’s appraised value of $3.7 million. At the time, the State Legislature committed to subsidizing $12.2 mil of the cost, and EPNI was asked to secure $3.7 mil, which we did. The state agreed to subsidize that purchase, and pay back money that the city spent on its plan for the Roof Depot site – a plan which had record-breaking public backlash – because state legislators saw how the neighborhood’s vision for the site will bring tax revenue, a strengthened local food system, overdue healing, and countless other benefits to ripple through and beyond East Phillips. In 2023, legislators did allocate $6.5 million. Due to federal funding cuts in 2025, they failed to deliver the remaining $5.7 million pledged for this year. “Since 2023, EPNI has raised more than $2 million to build a community-owned rooftop solar array with Cooperative Energy Futures, start an environmental remediation process, and construct an outdoor farm on the site’s parking lot. Despite having to navigate massive obstacles and funding losses, we pulled together $10.2 mil for the Roof Depot purchase while making progress toward the community’s vision every day.” - Daniel Colten-Schmidt, EPNI’s Finance and Fundraising Director EPNI is as committed as ever to continuing to build this neighborhood’s community-owned urban farm and resiliency hub, to bring fresh food, good jobs and overdue healing to this site. We look forward to speaking with the Mayor soon.
September 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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epni-urbanfarm.bsky.social
Read EPNI's full statement here:
www.epnifarm.org/news/epni-st...
EPNI Statement on our canceled meeting with the Mayor — East Phillips Neighborhood Institute
“It’s deeply disappointing given we are a mere three weeks away from the original closing date in the purchase agreement,” said Karen Clark, former State Legislator and EPNI board member, “After waiti...
www.epnifarm.org
August 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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epni-urbanfarm.bsky.social
The Mayor’s office canceled a meeting with EPNI on 8/25 about a change to the Roof Depot purchase agreement, which EPNI proposed on 6/27.

The Mayor holds the power to negotiate a fair deal for East Phillips & each day that passes without reply deepens a long legacy of neglect in this neighborhood.
An update* on EPNI’s canceled meeting with the mayor Over the weekend, the Mayor’s office canceled a meeting with EPNI scheduled for 8/25 about a change to the purchase agreement for the Roof Depot site, which EPNI proposed on 6/27. “It’s deeply disappointing given we are a mere three weeks away from the original closing date in the purchase agreement. After waiting two long months, we were looking forward to finally hearing the Mayor’s intentions around the future of the Roof Depot site.” - Karen Clark, former State Legislator and EPNI board member *EPNI’s full statement linked in our bio When the Mayor canceled our meeting, he cited discomfort with a protest planned by the Climate Justice Committee for 8/28 outside of his residence related to the purchase negotiations - an event that EPNI didn’t organize nor endorse, which has since changed in scope, and been moved to a new location. EPNI made our offer on 6/27, right after losing pledged legislative funding because we, and the mayor, know well that a purchase this big and complex takes months to finalize. The Mayor holds the power to negotiate a fair deal and just future for East Phillips. Every day that passes deepens a decades-long legacy of municipal neglect in this neighborhood. After stopping demolition in 2023, EPNI agreed to a purchase price of $15.9 million for the Roof Depot site, 4x higher than the site’s appraised value of $3.7 million. At the time, the State Legislature committed to subsidizing $12.2 mil of the cost, and EPNI was asked to secure $3.7 mil, which we did. The state agreed to subsidize that purchase, and pay back money that the city spent on its plan for the Roof Depot site – a plan which had record-breaking public backlash – because state legislators saw how the neighborhood’s vision for the site will bring tax revenue, a strengthened local food system, overdue healing, and countless other benefits to ripple through and beyond East Phillips. In 2023, legislators did allocate $6.5 million. Due to federal funding cuts in 2025, they failed to deliver the remaining $5.7 million pledged for this year. “Since 2023, EPNI has raised more than $2 million to build a community-owned rooftop solar array with Cooperative Energy Futures, start an environmental remediation process, and construct an outdoor farm on the site’s parking lot. Despite having to navigate massive obstacles and funding losses, we pulled together $10.2 mil for the Roof Depot purchase while making progress toward the community’s vision every day.” - Daniel Colten-Schmidt, EPNI’s Finance and Fundraising Director EPNI is as committed as ever to continuing to build this neighborhood’s community-owned urban farm and resiliency hub, to bring fresh food, good jobs and overdue healing to this site. We look forward to speaking with the Mayor soon.
August 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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robin4mpls.bsky.social
‼️Testimony Opportunity ‼️ Come to City Hall and let your voice be heard on immigration enforcement in Minneapolis on August 5th at 1:30pm.
July 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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minnesotaacs.bsky.social
Kicking off our event at the International Institute of MN, creating Welcome Kits for new arrivals to the US (co-sponsored with @swaempls.bsky.social )
Some volunteers learning about IIMN
July 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM