November 16th, 2016
By Faye Seidler fayeseidler@gmail.com
The Transgender Day of Remembrance memorializes the trans individuals who have lost their lives due to violence this year. It is a day where we read their names and remember them—not how they died, but how they lived. This is also a day of visibility for the trans community and bears witness to the continued violence against them. This is a time for everyone who is trans, or those whose lives have been impacted by violence against trans people, to…
November 16th, 2016
By Amy Venn amyvenn86@gmail.com
Pangea--Cultivate Our Cultures will be hosted by the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County (HCSCC) on Saturday, November 19th at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. Attendees can expect 30 different vendors, 15 musical performances, and more than 11 food cultures represented at the event.
“It’s a way that we can all introduce one another to other cultures. It’s the feel-good event of the year,” Markus Krueger, Programming Director at HCSCC,…
November 16th, 2016
Photo by: Coit Photography, Minneapolis, Minn.
Anastasia Rose’s drag beginnings started on a Fargo-Moorhead stage in November 2007. Since then she has relocated to Minneapolis and has become part of the Imperial Court of Minnesota where she continues to sport high heels and a heart of gold. This time as she hits the stage she will be accompanied by her court, raising money for the Minnesota Rural AIDS Action Network (RAAN).
“Many non-profits the court raises money for have programs…
November 11th, 2016
The inaugural CHARISM Light the Way event is scheduled for the evening of November 17 at the Avalon Event Center. The gala will include a social hour with hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and a silent auction that will serve “as an evening of hope and possibility to light the way for bright futures.”
All proceeds benefit the CHARISM Cares Program, designed to provide at-risk children, youth and families with “opportunities to access meaningful and enriching out-of-school programming…
November 9th, 2016
By Chuck Solly
rcsolly@gmail.com
Thumb drives are an important part of your computer system. They can be used to transfer files from one machine to another, install software on another computer’s hard drive, and hundreds of other chores. They can also be used for nefarious purposes such as injecting viruses onto a hard drive. I will sometimes carry a thumb drive on a strap around my neck with my passwords on it. But of course, I am a card-carrying geek!
I have talked to many of my…
November 9th, 2016
By Faye Seidler
fayeseidler@gmail.com
I established the Trans Mentor Program a year and a half ago, with the purpose of providing information, support, and resources around transgender issues for trans and non-trans people.
Currently, I schedule appointments with people on Saturdays between 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m at either of the public libraries or at private rooms in Red Raven. While I make sure to keep my schedules open on Saturday for trans mentoring, I am open to meeting at…
November 9th, 2016
By Amy Venn amyvenn86@gmail.com
Eva Mozes Kor stopped by Williston State College last Wednesday with her unique message of forgiveness and determination in the face of adversity. Kor’s startling recollection of her time at Auschwitz made the attending audience wonder how she could possibly have survived the Holocaust; but survive she did.
“It was the dawn of a new spring day in 1944,” Kor began her lecture to the overflowing crowd, “Our cattle car train came to a sudden stop. We…
November 2nd, 2016
Second graders at the recently opened Eagles Elementary School in south Fargo recently completed a service learning project to help and honor U.S. military veterans. Second grade students in the classrooms taught by Vanessa McNutt, Reiko Barnett, and Mya Heston researched patriotism, including history and symbols. The students were also visited by three officers from the Fargo VFW Post 762.
On October 25 – 27, students made cheerful, personalized thank you and “thinking of you”…
November 2nd, 2016
By Faye Seidler
There are two things to understand, before I really get into how votes impact the trans community. The first is, I’m not here to tell you how to vote. Each person should vote for who they think would do the best job and there are way more issues on the table than just transgender issues.
The second is that while politicians and the laws they craft can have a major impact on people’s lives, rarely is that impact as severe as on the trans…
October 26th, 2016
By Faye Seidler
fayeseidler@gmail.com
The Great Plains Affirming Campus Conference (GPACC) debuted this year at NDSU, with the intention of gathering students and educators from across Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota to address the LGBTQ+ issues that are faced on their campuses.
The most amazing part of this event, for me, was the incredible diversity in age, religion, race, gender, and sexuality among the participants, which is something that we don’t typically see in North…
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By Annie Prafckeannieprafcke@gmail.com AUSTIN, Texas – As a Chinese-American, connecting to my culture through food is essential, and no dish brings me back to my mother’s kitchen quite like hotdish. Yes, you heard me right –…
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By Ellie Liveranieli.liverani.ra@gmail.com At the beginning of the movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas," the Grinch is introduced as having a smaller than average heart, but as the movie progresses, his heart increases three…
January 31, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.Viking Ship Park, 202 1st Ave. N., Moorhead2026 marks 10 years of frosty fun! Enjoy sauna sessions with Log the Sauna, try Snowga (yoga in the snow), take a guided snowshoe nature hike, listen to live…
By Vern Thompson Benjamin Franklin offered one of the most sobering warnings in American history. When asked what kind of government the framers had created in 1787, he replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” Few words…
