Cloquet and the Surrounding Area

Film Screenings

Laurie Hilty
(320) 233-6626
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Once a month at Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College, Laurie screens movies that put a fine point on the challenges facing our world today. Included in the long list of movies screened so far are The Corporation, Who Killed the Electric Car? and The End of Suburbia. A group discussion concludes the event. All are welcome.

Grand Rapids

Barb Anderson
218-327-3282
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The Grand Rapids DFL PC is amazing. Currently working to advance single-payer health care and looking at energy issues, including the MESABA ENERGY PROJECT, the members of this group aren't afraid to tell it like it is. If you live in the Grand Rapids area, consisdier yourself lucky and get involved! If you don't, find an excuse to get to there! If you're nice, maybe they'll tell you where you can get your hands on the world's best popovers. Check out the Grand Rapids Newsletter here.

Minneapolis

Poetry, Beauty, Gratitude

Faith Kidder
612-729-8868
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Bring what inspires you and share it with others in this group that seeks to "find the power to speak the truth." From time to time, we'll go on excursions or take up a book together to seek the same. The dedicated activist in need of an encouraging word from like-minded others will be at home here. Faith is a founding member of the DFL PC and a driving force behind the DoPeace Minnesota, a campaign for a Department of Peace.

Powderhorn Park

Amy Brockman
(612) 728-0410
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A lead singer for the Wild Raspberries, Amy raises the fun factor wherever she goes. In addition developig a community chapter in her neighborhood, Amy will be helping other chapters get started as well. She has a lot to teach us about "possibility" and creating the things we want.

Thirsty Thursdays

Dave Moe
612-386-3053
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Dave's enthusiasm could solve the world's energy crisis if only we could figure out how to bottle it. The group meets over happy hour at various locations to discuss issues and hatch ideas. On occassion, carpooling to an event is in order.

St. Cloud

Ric Studer
320-251-1349
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Ric is a past chair of the DFLPC and helped guide the caucus through some of our formative early times. He has since gone local and is gathering like minded souls together in the St. Cloud metro area to unite around their shared progressive values of empathy and responsibility. The St. Cloud DFLPC chapter intends to be issues centered, planning community issues forums, town hall meetings, kitchen table discussions and other opportunities to educate Central Minnesotans of every nature about true progressive values and the issues that symbolize those values.

Issues addressed will include, single payer universal health care, leaving a carbon free footprint, sustainable local economies, electoral reform and integrity, cultivating a culture of World Peace, and refocusing public education. We will also work on other major issues that we determine as a group are vital, as well as important local issues such as responsible development along the Northstar Corridor and transportation gridlock in the St. Cloud metro area.

In addition to being a chapter leader, Ric is available statewide to present seminars for progressives and progressive organizations on the "Science of Framing" and the importance of using resonant language to change hearts and minds. Contact him to organize a forum in your area.

St. Paul

Demi Miller
(651) 224-0231
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Al Uhl
(651) 292-8906
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Grace Kelly
(651) 642-949
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Inspired by a tremendously successful Instant Runoff Voting Campaign in Minneapolis, the St. Paul crew is taking up the issue and working closely with the Better Ballot Campaign.

Issues & Special Projects

Progressive Conference

Nancy Moe
612-386-3053
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Since the beginning, we have wanted to hold a statewide progressive conference in Minnesota. With Nancy's leadership, we'll finally make that happen sometime this fall.

Single-Payer Universal Health Care Insurance

Santwana Dasgupta
612-821-8759
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Joel Clemmer
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Santwana and Joel are working closely with health care advocates, including the Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition, to push the issue of Single-Payer Universal Health Care Insurance.

Peace in '08

Charley Underwood
(612) 722-1545
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Picking up on 2006 the Peace First! initiative when delegates committed to supporting candidates who met a certain standard, Charley is putting issues before personalities and sparking conversations around the state to talk about the '08 senate race.

Department of Peace

Greg and Sue Skog
651-454-3850
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Hailing from Eagan the Skog family has a golden touch and can share the credit for the many successes of the Do Peace Minnesota, a campaign for a Department of Peace. For more information, click here.