More needs to be done to make the pork processing industry more resilient to avoid future shortages. Reform is needed in meat markets to allow smaller processors to compete and continue to operate in times of
emergency and disruption. Stronger action at the policy level can create more opportunities for small- and mid- sized processing plants to
open and thrive in the heavily centralized market. Investment and other policy approaches need to be done with the current infrastructure of meat packing plant facilities,
such as providing grants to smaller processors and creating a safe and healthy environment for employees to work in even
during a pandemic.
In 2020, Covid-19 circulated widely among mink on fur farms in Denmark. The virus accumulated a mutation on the spike protein, and the new variant re-emerged in November to infect at least 12 humans. This discovery generated fear that Denmark could become the epicenter of a new pandemic.
Just Education is a podcast where people, who were formerly incarcerated in Minnesota, discuss the role of education and community in their post release oppurtunites, and successes.
Have you ever felt overwhelmed and underinformed about de-colonizing work? The goal of this project is to help empower our peers, friends, and community members who want to help, but don't know how to get started.
Land Back is more than a hashtag, it is a movement to reclaim Indigenous futures. This project follows historic and contemporary policies impacting Dakota land reclamation, spotlighting Zani Otunwe.