Alicia
We Move Forward
Congratulations to Aisha Chughtai who will serve as the next Ward 10 City Council Member. We didn't win this time. But I am so grateful...
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Alicia
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
More Police Can Prevent Violent Crime And We Can Stop Over-Policing
Another child has been shot and killed in our city. This time a 12-year-old whose first day of 6th grade would be his last. These...
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Alicia
- Aug 26, 2021
- 5 min
A Time For Courage
Wednesday night (Aug 25) a gunman opened fire on the corner of Lyndale and Lake, hitting seven people: critically injuring one, and...
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Alicia
- Aug 6, 2021
- 3 min
We Must All Be Peacemakers: Remembering Hiroshima
There's an inside joke in the academic field I trained in about analyzing a person through the lens of their PhD dissertation. Mine was...
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Alicia
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
July Public Safety Update
Early in the morning of July 14, MPD cleared the garden space after Seven Points requested they remove the encampment on their property....
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Alicia
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min
Hate is Too Great A Burden To Bear
On Monday, June 28, our Council VP was held against her will and forced to comply with demands on paper before being released. I do not...
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Alicia
- Jun 17, 2021
- 4 min
Community Action: Demand Leadership From State Law Enforcement Officials
Hello friends and neighbors, I stand in solidarity with those of you grieving the events in Uptown these past two weeks as well as with...
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Alicia
- May 11, 2021
- 4 min
'This Is Not About Me, My or I. This Is About We, Us and Ours.'
Charles Caine is making a difference in Minneapolis by teaching youth in the community how to give back, and he wants to make an even...
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Alicia
- May 6, 2021
- 1 min
We Need A Minneapolis Civilian Climate Corps
During the Community Power Ward 10 forum last night, it became clear that there's only one candidate with an actual plan to marshal the...
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Alicia
- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
A Verdict, a Federal Probe, and the Future for Ward 10
Now it's our turn. As Special Prosecutor Schleicher made his closing arguments to the jury in the Derek Chauvin murder case he said that...
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Alicia
- Apr 14, 2021
- 2 min
Statement On the Killing of Daunte Wright
Sunday, April 10th Daunte Wright was killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer during a traffic stop. He was a beloved son, father, and...
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Alicia
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
Hennepin Ave Reconstruction: Do Black Livelihoods Matter?
On Monday I went to visit some of the black-owned businesses along Hennepin Ave where the city will be rebuilding the road. Before making...
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Alicia
- Apr 6, 2021
- 4 min
Economic Justice In Practice
One of the critical issues happening in our ward is the loss of affordable housing at a faster pace than can be built. This is a concern...
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Alicia
- Mar 7, 2021
- 1 min
Guest Blog: Tea Time Conversations -- A Water Ceremony Building Community
Is it ever relaxing and enlivening to get on a zoom call? Not usually for me, but Tea Time with Alicia on February 27th was a change. In...
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Alicia
- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
Two Truths: Policing and Restorative Justice
We’ve made it through the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and we can now, as a country, pick up again in earnest the...
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