Our organization is based around leadership development. We are a multi-issue organization that engages the voices of everyone in the Somali community.
Our mission is to educate Somali individuals and other interested persons regarding civic engagement, voting rights and responsibilities and participation in democracy.
Somali Action Alliance Education Fund has been expanding through the region, building power of the people through community organizing, civic engagement, leadership development, democratic participation, holding public officials accountable and staying proactively engaged.
COVID-19 UPDATE
CDC
- CDC Presents Inaugural Award for Advancements in Health Equity to Oregon's Lessie Williams August 5, 2020
- CDC Expects 2020 Outbreak of Life-Threatening Acute Flaccid Myelitis Transcript August 4, 2020
- CDC Expects 2020 Outbreak of Life-Threatening Acute Flaccid Myelitis August 4, 2020
- CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report August 4, 2020
- Study highlights importance of CDC mitigation strategies July 31, 2020
MN Department of Health
- Sexually transmitted diseases continue upward climb in Minnesota in 2019 (08/05/20)
- Statewide tobacco 21 goes into effect (08/03/20)
- Health officials urge rodeo patrons to watch for symptoms after attendee found to be infectious (07/31/20)
- Health officials suspect new cases of severe lung injuries associated with vaping (07/24/20)
- MDH provides new guidance for designating essential caregivers in long-term care settings (07/10/20)
MN GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
- Governor Walz Convenes Special Session of the Minnesota Legislature August 8, 2020
- Governor Tim Walz Appeals Decision to Deny Federal Aid After Civil Unrest August 7, 2020
- Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan Highlight Assistance Available to Minnesotans August 6, 2020
- Businesses in Minnesota to Receive Federal Support to Help Rebuild After Civil Unrest August 5, 2020
- Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan Announce Safe Learning Plan for 2020-21 School Year July 30, 2020
Services
Leadership Development
Shifting leadership landscape in engagement of Minnesota Somali-American community members in policy and decision-making processes in their local communities.
Immigration Programs
The United States has been and is the loved destination for immigrants fleeing the civil wars that are devastated their home countries, hunger and oppression by brutal dictators, like Somalia.
Education Programs
Somali Action Alliance and its partners invest heavily in building the public voice of the Somalis in their new home; expanding social and racial justice through an intentional grass roots Community organizing and public process in relationship to the dominant culture, so that changes in systems could be achievable.
Racial Justic Programs
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. What We Do: In pursuit of a world free of discrimination, the Racial Justice Program brings impact lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout the country.
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- 2525 E Franklin Avenue, Suite:301, Minneapolis, MN 55406
- admin@somaliactionalliance.org