Community Vigil

Oppose ICE Detention

When:

October 11, 2:00pm

Where:

Civic Center Grounds
Appleton, MN

Big Tech Town Hall Hermantown

with Keith Ellison

When:

October 11, 4:00–5:30pm

Where:

Register for location

Big Tech is making billions off harming Minnesota kids. They think the rules don't apply to them but Keith Ellison, the People's Lawyer, has been leading the fight to hold them accountable.

He took Meta and TikTok to court for hooking our kids on their apps. He stood up to Elon Musk to protect Minnesotans from AI Nudification.

Keith is fighting to make sure data centers don't drive up our power bills or drain our water. Anyone who makes it harder for Minnesotans to afford their lives has to go through Keith.

Join us to learn about the landscape around where Minnesota is, and where we can go in the fight to afford our lives, and our privacy.

Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

Youth Led March & Community Round Dance

When:

October 12, 10:30am

Where:

Harbor City School to Duluth City Hall
Duluth, MN

Indigenous Peoples Day is an Official Minnesota State Holiday!

Please join us in solidarity with the Twin Ports community, Indigenous leaders, Duluth Indigenous Commission, MMIWR Families and Advocates and Allies

For our 4th Annual Youth led March and Round Dance held at Priley Circle at Duluth City Hall in recognition & celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day

In honor and recognition of sovereignty, rich history, culture, traditional & contemporary knowledge, art, music, countless contributions and service past and present Indigenous Peoples make to the world.

Please join us — everyone is welcome in celebration of Indigenous Peoples and their resilience, rich, vibrant and thriving diverse contributions in Priley Circle at Duluth City Hall

Early Voting Begins!

Let's vote together

When:

October 16, 7:45am

Where

Underwood Coffee
301 W 1st St (Board Of Trade Bldg)
Duluth, MN

October 16th, 2026 as In person Early Voting Begins. In Person Early Voting allows voters to cast their ballot directly into a ballot counter before Election Day.

Check your voter registration status, find out "What's On Your Ballot", and learn why early voting is important.

At 8:15am we'll make our way to City Hall (Duluth residents) or the St Louis County Courthouse to cast our ballot. We are in this together!

No Kings Block Parties!

We decide who represents us. We decide what comes next.

Hosted by Duluth Indivisible, Duluth 50501, Good Trouble Indivisible, Zenith City Indivisible

Grant Park

When:

October 17, 12:00–3:00pm

Where:

Grant Park
9th Ave E & 11th St
Duluth, MN

Zenith City Indivisible and Good Trouble Indivisible are teaming up for a fun filled Block Party on October 17th at Grant Park (near Myers-Wilkins School). Everyone is welcome to attend this family friendly event!

Join us for a Neighborhood Block Party, with live music, food trucks, and voting information. Be part of the Northern Spirit of civic engagement and love of community.

For more than a year, millions of people have come together to reject the idea that power belongs to kings, billionaires, or politicians who believe they are above the people and the law.

Now, we are taking the next step, turning people power into voter power. Unlike previous No Kings actions, No Kings: Vote Early, is not purely a protest. Instead, on October 17th, it's a day of nonpartisan voter participation: we are bringing our community together to make a plan to vote early and ensuring every eligible voter understands their options for how to vote and has the opportunity to make their voice heard.

Because no one person gets to decide our leaders before voters do. On October 17th, join us in local events across the country as we get out the early vote and say it loud: no thrones, no crowns, no kings.

No Kings: Vote Early events are nonpartisan and are designed to increase participation from all eligible voters.

Lincoln Park

When:

October 17, 10:00am–2:00pm

Where:

Lincoln Park
25th Ave W & 4th St
Duluth, MN

Come join Duluth Indivisible and Duluth 50501 on October 17th at the Pavilion in Lincoln Park for a Get out the Vote and Vote Early! celebration and block party. Come enjoy musicians, food trucks, and games, all related to our right to vote.

Learn about how and where and when to vote. Make a voting plan and help your neighbors do the same. Learn about voting early – for example, do you know you can vote in person at City Hall on Saturday October 24th and 31st and on Sunday, November 1st?

Vote early!!

from our friends at Duluth Indivisible

You can vote in person two ways before Election Day in Minnesota: in person absentee, and in person early voting.

The first day for “in person absentee voting” is Friday, September 18th. This is also the first day that absentee ballots are mailed. To vote “absentee in person,” go to the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall (Room 318) or the County Auditor’s office (Room 214) in the St. Louis County Courthouse. Complete an application for an absentee ballot, fill it out (you’ll need to know your MN ID or Social Security number), and turn it in. The ballot goes in a signature envelope and is secured for later review by the ballot board.

The first day to vote “early in person” in Minnesota is Friday, October 16th. In person early voting runs through November 2nd. This is new for 2026. For this, you sign a certification that you are an eligible voter, receive a ballot, mark it, and feed it into a ballot counter, just like at your regular polling place.

Regular hours for in person voting

• Duluth City Hall (Room 318, 8:30am—4:00pm)
• St. Louis County Courthouse (Room 214, 8:00am–4:30pm)

Extended hours

• Saturdays, October 24th and 31st: 9:00am–3:00pm
• Sunday, November 1st: 9:00am–3:00pm
• Tuesday, October 27th open until 7:00pm
• Monday, November 2nd open until 5:00pm

Bridge Brigade Fridays

Hosted by various Indivisible & other groups

When:

Fridays, 4:00–5:00pm

Where:

35W Overpasses
Bridge at 25th Street East
(park behind Perkins)

Tuesday at the Coppertop

When

Every Tuesday, 4:30–6:00pm

Where

Coppertop Church intersection

Immigrant Solidarity Protest

When

Every Wednesday, 12:00–1:00pm

Where

60th Ave E & Superior Street

Pro-Democracy / Anti-ICE protest

When

Last Thursday of every month, 5:00–5:45pm

Where

Douglas County Jail
Belknap St. & Hammond Ave
Superior, WI

Join us for a sign holding protest & community tabling during rush hour in front of the Douglas County jail. We are demanding that ICE get out of our community, and that the Douglas County Sheriff cancel their contract with ICE that allows them to keep detainees in the Superior jail.

We'll have extra signs on hand, but feel free to make and bring your own. We'll also have post cards that you can send to the Sheriff, and posters that you can take to post up around your neighborhood about this issue.

We plan on holding these rush hour protests on the last Thursday of every month to help keep the issue in the public eye. This is part of an ongoing campaign.

Women in Black Gaza Vigil

When

Every Sunday, 12:00–1:00pm

Where

Belknap & Tower, Superior WI

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Democracy Observer Trainings

from MN Voice

When:

Every Tuesday & Sunday, 6:00–8:00pm

Where:

Online

Why take a Democracy Observer training? You will gain:

• Key knowledge about MN elections law and voter protections
• Skills to identify, assess, and report unconstitutional activity related to elections (ex. Voter Intimidation)
• A framework for practicing community care in support of safe elections in your precinct

Neighbor2Neighbor — Get out the Vote

from Indivisible

This election is all about winning affordability for working people and accountability for a corrupt regime. To win, we need to look beyond partisan politics and reach our communities – which is exactly what Indivisibles have been doing for years.

Our Neighbor2Neighbor program is our tool for having impactful conversations with voters near you. Instead of getting dozens of doors in someone else’s community, Neighbor2Neighbor provides you with 10 neighbors who need to be turned out to vote this year. You’ll get a short list of addresses, a simple script, some best practices, and a printable handout – it’s that easy! There’s no app to download, and you can have these conversations on your own time. Sign up to receive the next ten closest doors when you’re done!

In MN, we are getting Neighbor2Neighbor for the whole state.

National support for Trina Swanson

MN08 is a House Target for the National Organization. What do they get?

• N2N script will have additional information supporting Trina Swanson
• National Phone Bank into MN08, open to all of us to join

Hands Off Our Vote Trainings

from Indivisible

Calling all Indivisibles who are ready to demand Hands Off Our Vote! This is the first of two trainings on 2026 election protection: the actions you and those around you can take to ensure every eligible voter can vote, every vote is counted, and the results are honored and the winners seated. This training includes a step-by-step of basic election protection steps that you can scale to how much time and energy you have, as well as a messaging special with Anat Shenker-Osorio and assorted FAQ.

Amnesty International Calls for Abolition of ICE

In a new report alleging human rights abuses in the Trump administration’s immigration operations

from the Minnesota Reformer

"The report focuses on documenting human rights violations in ICE operations in the Twin Cities, Chicago, New Orleans and Washington, DC, including racially discriminatory immigration enforcement; unjustified use of force by federal agents; unlawful killings by federal agents; repression of protests through tear gas and pepper spray; unlawful surveillance; and inhumane detention conditions.

"It’s the first time the organization has called for the abolition of ICE. Amy Fischer, Amnesty’s director of refugee and migrant rights, said it’s rare move for the organization to call for an agency to be fully abolished, but that the report shows the agency has reached a tipping point after decades of 'mass impunity.'

"'There are simply no reforms that would bring this agency into alignment with United States right human rights obligations,' Fischer said in a press call Thursday."

On Election Day

612-255-3112

Election issue triage center

Immigrant Defense Network in collaboration from many state-wide groups will be in hosting a hotline number / response center. They can connect you to assistance for voting rights, translation, information, incident reporting & so much more. If you need to remember one number — this is it.

MN Secretary of State

877-600-8683

Information available in multiple languages

Common Cause Election Protection

866-OUR-VOTE

We will place thousands of volunteers on the ground, and recruit a team of legal experts to staff the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline.

• English: 1-866-OUR-VOTE / 866-687-8683
• Spanish: 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA / 1-888-839-8682
• Arabic: 1-844-YALLA-US / 1-844-925-5287
• Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese): 1-888-API-VOTE / 1-888-274-8683

Vote 411

218-213-5009

League of Women Voters

Election Day Problems? Call or text 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Español)

DFL Voter Protection Hotline

833-355-8683

Call if election judge is not handling situations to satisfaction.

MN Safe at Home Program

866-723-3035

MN Relay Service: 711

Minnesota’s address confidentiality program

Twin Ports Rapid Response

(218)213-5009

See or experience an ICE raid or related harassment of our neighbors in the Duluth / Superior region? Call us.

New Neighbors Program

Duluth YWCA

The Duluth YWCA provides critical help with utilities, rent & more.

We are grateful for the work being done by the Duluth YWCA. We hope you will donate to their work if you are able. We welcome their recent announcement:

"YWCA Duluth has been responding to the evolving needs of our community since 1893. We use data and lived experience to guide our efforts. Our 2025 community assessment highlighted a critical challenge — immigrant communities cannot fully participate in social, political, economic, and cultural life. This participation is essential for the vibrancy and resilience of Northeastern Minnesota.

"In response, we partnered with Justice North and ESHARA to become a social service access hub and launched the New Neighbors Program in 2026. This initiative is supported by state funding. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of our New Neighbors. We believe in the power of collaboration and referrals."

Justice North

Where help meets hope

Justice North is a nonprofit civil law firm dedicated to the principle that equal access to justice is a basic human right, regardless of background or circumstances. We open the doors of the legal system to the most vulnerable in our community by providing critical legal assistance to preserve our clients' safety, security, and stability.

Neighborhood Mutual Aid groups

Grassroots organizing

There are many neighborhood mutual aid groups forming across our region. Find one near you!

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