Firelight
Being at the Water Protector Camp
This reflection was written by Barb Patterson, a member of Edina Community Lutheran Church (ECLC), following a trip to Palisade on April 17, 2021. Dick and I left the Twin…
Read MoreReflections on the Trial of Derek Chauvin
Today, we expect that jury selection will begin for the criminal trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. We know that for many of us, and especially…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Kristen Anderson
Kristen Anderson was in danger of being called a “bluestocking polymath” even before finishing college. Now, among her many activities, she is focusing her skills and efforts to serve MNIPL…
Read MoreYouth N’ Power Volunteer: Jaiden Ellington-Vasser
Jaiden admits she was skeptical when she first met staff and students of MNIPL’s Youth N’ Power program. Now she is one of its core members and a vibrant young…
Read MoreMovement Builder: Rev. Lee Schaefer
Among the good reasons to work in the climate justice movement are the interesting and good-hearted people you meet on the way. People like the Rev. Lee Schaefer. Lee began…
Read MoreDriving Home a Message to Vote
Inspired by the “Chalk the Vote” campaign led by MNIPL’s Get Out The Vote team, my car art hopes to invoke those same tactics. Car art is a mobile medium, and surrounding cars must read and engage with the message.
Read MoreVoting is Loving: Thoughts on California Wildfires
This reflection is from Efua Sey, a senior at Macalester College from California. She attends Bethel Christian Fellowship in St. Paul. Efua is active in MNIPL’s Climate Justice Voter campaign.…
Read MoreHonoring Juneteenth Day
Happy Juneteenth! Juneteenth is a day to celebrate how far we have come in the struggle for equality and freedom in the United States. Each June nineteenth commemorates the arrival…
Read MoreTo reduce the risk of future pandemics, we need to move from domination to partnership with nature
Welcome to this edition of Firelight: Wisdom to Support & Inspire! This edition of Firelight is written by Teddie Potter who shares reflections on how we can help health-care professionals…
Read MoreMinnesotans Support Clean Cars
MNIPL supporter and Woodbury resident, Wallace Wald explains why he supports Governor Walz’s administration’s clean car proposal. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is working on adopting Clean Car Standards, which…
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