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We The Public MN Fundraiser

Silent Auction, Live Music, Open to All Ages

We had such a great turnout (and such a great time overall) at the fundraiser we did in Chicago, we are doing it again in MN!

When: October 15th 5pm-10pm

Where: Rhino Studios, St. Anthony Village, MN 55418

What kinds of items will be at the silent auction you ask? Loons tickets, fine art prints, signed Twin merch, imported olive oil, outdoor gear and so much more.

We will be screening the first two episodes of the We The Public mini doc series featuring Rue Mapp (founder of Outdoor Afro) and Ingrid Lyons (executive director of Save the Boundary Waters)

What Is This Fundraiser Paying For?

  • “We The Public” is both a series of short mini-docs as well as a full length documentary focused on America’s public lands. It is interviews with the wildly diverse users of this country’s over 650 million acres of public lands, it is illustrations of the beauty of wilderness and it is a clarion call to unite an otherwise very divided moment in our nation’s history. Just all that.

FAQs

  • Will there be food at the event?

  • Is the event open to all ages?

    • Yes all ages are welcome.

  • What bands are playing

    • Still locking those in!

  • Is the event rain or shine?

    • Yes we will the event both inside and outside with tents so rain or shine, come on over.

Thank You To The People & Companies Who Have Donated

Our Public Lands Under Attack

They are being dismantled, defunded, and divested — piece by piece — through deliberate and coordinated efforts that threaten access, conservation, and the very idea of shared national resources. This isn’t a distant threat. It’s already happening.

Dismantle

  • Across the country, the agencies responsible for stewarding our public lands are being quietly gutted. Federal employees are being purged. Wildlife refuges are being forced to consider closure due to lack of staff. National parks — even amid record visitation — can no longer adequately serve the public. Conservation and habitat restoration projects are being abandoned. These aren’t accidents or oversights. This is a calculated attempt to break the systems that maintain and protect our public lands — to let them fail, so they can be taken away.

Defund

  • The federal budget is being used as a weapon. The administration’s proposed funding slashes hundreds of millions of dollars from land management agencies. That means less maintenance, fewer rangers, cancelled projects, and decimated conservation programs. These cuts are designed to weaken public lands from within, to erode their value and purpose in the eyes of the public, and to justify further attacks down the line.

Divest

  • The final stage is already in motion: selling off our public lands. From lawsuits challenging federal authority in Utah, to House rules that open the door to liquidation, to officials publicly describing public lands as items on a "balance sheet" — the intent is clear. This is about profit. During past budget negotiations, public lands were even proposed as assets to be sold to help "balance the budget." Once sold, these lands are gone forever. No more access. No more protection. No more public ownership.

We Can’t Let This Happen

Public lands belong to all of us. They are part of our heritage, our freedom, and our future. But they won’t survive without a fight.