‘Cover Stories’ Archives
ADDICTED NO MORE
Augsburg Fairview Academy students hear real life stories from Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge participants LUCY PREYSZTeens shared their stories with other students during a Know the Truth presentation at Augsburg Fairview Academy. Left to right: Anthony, Troy and Casey. We hope that if you are ever faced with a situation where drugs are involved that you remember our stories,” said Anthony. by Lucy Preysz Two years ago, Anthony was 40 pounds lighter and had overdosed three times in one month. “I couldn”'t stop getting high,” he explained. “By the time I was in eighth grade I had used every prescription pill I could get my hands on. I was addicted to painkillers and took pain medication every day of eighth-grade.” Anthony was one of three presenters who shared their stories with students at Augsburg Fairview Academy on March 13, 2019 as part of Know the Truth™, the substance-use prevention program of Minnesota Adult [...]
MURDERED & MISSING but not forgotten
THEY WALKED FOR WOMEN ON VALENTINE”'S DAY by Tesha M. Christensen Over 1,200 people braved the winter weather to march for missing and murdered Indigenous women on Feb. 14, 2019. Twenty-nine-year-old Amber Brunelle, who works in South Minneapolis, was walking to raise awareness of this issue. She pointed out, “Most cities don”'t have a number on how many Indigenous women are missing in this country.” She is pushing for policy changes that will pinpoint why so many Indignous woman are targeted and what can be done to fix the problem. Brunelle was walking in memory of her friend Brandi, who was murdered 1.5 years ago. “We”'re all part of the same life. We all live here,” Brunelle said. “I just want the violence against Indigenous women and men to stop.” Organized by Minnesota Indian Women”'s Resource Center with help from the Minnesota Indian Women”'s Sexual Assault Coalition and others, this year”'s [...]
