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A Message from the Publisher
This past week I was part of a symposium with journalism students at St. Thomas in which we discussed the relatively unknown concepts of solidarity journalism; I was part of a panel discussion led by Dr. Anita Varma.
Solidarity journalism is about finding and quoting sources that include those at the grassroots level, not simply the usual suspects at the podium (like government officials). If an encampment is being closed, for example, solidarity journalists talk to people who are unhoused about why they have no place to go and what they need, rather than simply quoting a mayor explaining why it is being shut down.
This is the form of journalism Minnesota Women's Press has long practiced — and why I love this job and the stories we tell. We also are rare in featuring many first-person stories, to get perspectives directly rather than through the lens of a reporter.
At our annual team retreat last week, we discussed not only changemaker candidates nominated by Badass members, but key topics outlined in a member survey that gave us our direction for deep dives in magazine themes for 2026.
Thanks to Badass support, we hope to be hosting four discussions this fall: two on gender-based violence, one on the water-related concerns of hyper-scale data centers in Minnesota, and one about collectively solving pieces of the housing puzzle.
See your neighbors who are supporting this work.
— Mikki Morrissette
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