Weekly Reports

THE WEEKLY REPORT IS YOUR ONE STOP NEWS SHOP!

Updated on July 7th

Updated once a week - its um...in the name!
News focused on equity and hope
Invites ways to get involved in local community
Features jobs, volunteer opportunities, professional trainings, and community events!

Social Media Event Kits

I design pictures that can be shared on social media or emailed as PDF's. I have a weekly heads up that is updated each Sunday Night and a Big Opportunity sheet that is generally updated once a month! Big Opportunities - PDF Link

TOPICAL NEWS

National LGBTQ+

(Link) SCOTUS orders judges to revisit decisions on trans health plans, birth certificates
(Link) UPenn ban transgender athletes and strips Lia Thomas’s records.
(Link) Supreme Court takes up school sports team case
(Link) 11th circuit rules trans teacher must misgender herself
(Link) ACLU Breakdown of passports
(Link) Trans Passports may be updated, but hiccups still happening

In Politics and Policy News

(Link) Trump Admin says they don’t answer to courts
(Link) LTE talks about cruelty of Big Beautiful Bill (found from AFL+CIO)
(Link) Recording of the LWV event - First Amendment Talk
(Link) League of Women Voters RRV newsletter
(Link) Ethics commission approves use of campaign funds for childcare costs
(Link) The ND GOP Roughrider email
(Link) League of Women Voters makes Federal Judiciary position
(Link) LTE criticizes big bill as immoral
(Link) Vice President Vance to visit ND
(Link) Hoeven backs big bill, ND leadership says harm probably won’t be that bad lol
GOP List of Resolutions

Equity News

(Link) Top 50 women leaders of ND for 2025
(Link) UND seeks to raise 25,000 for UND LGBTQ+ Endowment, nearly there

In Health, Social Work, or Education

(Link) Great Plains Food Bank campaigns against Snap Cuts
(Link) Gladys Ray Shelter asks for donations
(Link) July 30th is World day Against Trafficking in Persons
(Link) 300 charged in 14.6 billion health care fraud scheme
(Link) Healthy Foundation for ND’s July Newsletter
(Link) Celebrate employee of the month at Red River Child Advocacy Center
(Link) RACC Post on Myths and Facts for service

In Data and Resources

(Link) Advocates covers science of transgender women in Sports
(Link) Creating welcoming and affirming clinical studies for LGBTQIA Participant toolkit
(Link) South Dakota Bathroom resource list
(Link) Healthy Foundations 2024 Annual Report
(Link) BIPOC Mental Health Month Tool Kit
(Link) Incredible community resource repository

In Community News

(Link) New citizens take oath in Bismarck to complete naturalization process
(Link) Centering help time during scary times
(Link) Art Captures human freedom - Lexx Francis 2025 artist of color cohort video
(Link) Free frozen treats given out to storm victims
(Link) Dream Center Bismarck celebrate volunteers for Adopt-a-Block food distribution
(Link) Alexander Robotics Team head to international competition in Netherlands
(Link) Pride in Park community and visibility for Detroit Lakes
(Link) Twin Buttes Powwow in ND celebrates every child as a champion
(Link) Community celebrates ‘richness’ of Somali Culture in Fargo
(Link) Historical Society preserves flags telling ND/US history

OPPORTUNITIES

Upcoming

(Fargo) Reach One Teach One - July through August at 2:00 PM
Games Done Quick Charity Event July 6th to July 12th
(Fargo) Stonewall Sports end of Season Celebration Ceremony - (July 8th at 6:00 PM)
(Moorhead) Speed Dating with an Elected Official (July 10th at 5:30 PM)
(Turtle Mountain) Turtle Mountain Days 2025 (July 12th to 17th)
(Fargo) Community care, Reproductive Justice, Shared Nourishment (July 12th at 5:00 PM)
(Online) Period of Purple Crying in ND (July 16th at 12:00 PM)
(Statewide) Good Trouble Lives On Protest (July 17th)
(Moorhead) Disability History Bingo (July 17th at 6:00 PM)
(Online) Parents are Sexuality Educators - (July 21st at 6:00 PM)
(Moorhead) LGBTQ+ Dungeons and Dragons for Youth (July 24th at 9:00 AM)
(Moorhead) Advocacy through Art for Disability Pride Month (July 24th at 6:00 PM)
(Moorhead) Story of the BadAss Grandmas (July 28th at 6:30 PM)
(Moorhead) Disability Pride Festival (July 31st at 5:30 PM)
(Fargo) Dungeons and Dragons and Drag (August 1st at 6:00 PM)
(Fargo) FM Pride Volunteer Kick-Off Party (Aug 3rd at 4:30 PM)
(Online) Monthly AgriStress Network - Community Engagement (Aug 6th at 10:00 AM)
(Fargo) IN-Clued - (Aug 12th at 5:00 PM)
(Moorhead) Circle Gathering with NACRJ (August 13th to 14th)
(Online) Monthly AgriStress Network - Community Engagement (Sept 3rd at 10:00 AM)
(Fargo) AFSP Suicide Prevention Walk (Sept 21st at 12:00 PM)
(Fargo) North Dakota LGBTQIA+ Summit 2025 (Oct 3rd to 5th)
(Fargo) 2025 Children of Courage Gala (Oct 24th at 5:00 PM)

Upcoming Leadership + Professional

(Bismarck + Online) With Help There is Hope: Providing Hope Across Generations (Sept 24th All Day)
(Minneapolis) GLMA’s annual conference on LGBTQ+ Health (Oct 9th to 11th)
(Bismarck) Behavioral Health and Children & Family Services Conference (Oct 20th to 23rd)

Standing Important Trainings

Free Firstlink Trainings (Calendar)
ND Hopes suicide prevention (Calendar)
Stand to Protect Training
On demand Agri based suicide prevention course (Register)
Standing Online Compassion Fatigue Training for First Responders (Here)

Open Opportunities with Deadlines

Open Opportunities without deadlines

Submit hero of a month for Red River Child Advocacy Centers - Taking down August 1st
Join Right to Read to fight censorship in 2025 taking down August 1st
Get paid money and take HIV Testing at Planned Parenthood
Strengthen ND offers grant making help
FirstLink’s 211 Data Entry Form
Sign Letter of Support for LGBTQ+ community

Grants + Scholarship

MN school-based health center grant Deadline July 10th

Surveys

Volunteers

Join Native Vote and Help Democracy ASAP
Statewide Pride Collective/collaborative through NDHRC
Volunteers needed [email protected]

Jobs

MISC