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One of a crowd of demonstrators holds up the blue Minnesota flag, which snaps in the wind against the blue sky.

#NoKingsDay in Minnesota

On President’s Day 2025, it was -10°F and windy at the state capitol in Saint Paul. Hundreds and hundreds of Minnesotans came out to protest the fascist takeover of our national government. Our rage and solidarity kept us warm. Here are a few photos from the day.

An x-ray of the side of my head, showing the bottom of my skull, the jaw, and some neck vertebrae.

How I am learning to be embodied

The radical political insights of disability justice are changing everything for me — not just how I see the world, but how I understand myself as an embodied person and as a coach to my clients, who are all embodied too.

Scanned Polaroid photo of a South Asian man, a white woman, and their 9- and 1-year-old sons.

What I’ve been learning about racism

What does it mean for a coach like me to put anti-racism into practice in my work? Thinking through that question has led me to understand my own cultural identities differently.

A time-lapse view of people with Pride flags throwing colorful streamers over a barricade outside a police station

Community safety from the inside out

What I learned from the 2020 uprising for justice in Minneapolis led me to discover oppressive policing where I least expected it: in my own mind. That discovery led me to the liberating model of community healing I use in my coaching today.

Text: "Yes 4 Minneapolis: A Community-Led Movement to Create A Department of Public Safety in Minneapolis"

36 Minneapolis Small Businesses Endorse #Yes4Minneapolis

Today I was proud to joined 35 other Minneapolis small business owners in public support of #Yes4Minneapolis, the ballot measure designed to expand true public safety for all in the city we love.

What justice for Daunte Wright requires

What justice for Daunte Wright requires

Minnesotans have kind hearts and good intentions. But if kind hearts and good intentions were enough, Daunte Wright would be alive today.

Why systems change takes patience

Why systems change takes patience

“Systems change is like planting a forest,” says veteran Minnesota policy leader Antonia Apolinario-Wilcoxon. “Someday, children will be able to play in the shelter of the trees. Today, your job is to dig holes and plant seeds.”