Over 150 people showed up for RAN • ART at the Tarnish & Gold Gallery in Northeast Minneapolis last Saturday, May 1, 2010. The event consisted of an art exhibition and concert hosted by Substance, RAN, and local art collective Rogue Citizen, in order to show the connections between rainforest destruction and two of the [...]

I have been thinking a lot about education lately. As I consider my options after graduating from college, one thing in my mind is how powerful it is to be a good teacher. Educational inequalities plague our country, and I have been inspired to give my time to those who do not have access to [...]

Substance is excited to host their first ever art contest, and RAN couldn’t be more pleased to have its General Mills campaign the featured subject! Substance is branching out to a new medium of art to connect it to activism. General Mills sponsors and funds a lot of art in the Twin Cities, so this partnership strives to provide ways for artists to become self-sufficient. While the contest is occurring in tandem with ongoing efforts of the agribusiness campaign, the purpose of this model is to provide artists with full creative and political freedom in their work. The art contest targets General Mills, and they will have a hard time ignoring artists once they realize what is going on. In addition, this art will help RAN spread the word about the problem with palm oil!

A flash mob can be a cheery and exciting method for public education about an issue.
This past Sunday, RAN Twin Cities joined with Macalester College students and Real Food Challenge participants for a festive leprechaun action! As Twin Cities activist Erick Boustead said, “Pristine rainforest in Indonesia and Malaysia is being cut down for palm [...]

For Valentine’s Day, RAN-Twin Cities activists and kids dropped off more than 100 children’s Valentines to the General Mills Headquarters. Through the Valentine delivery and some great songs they wrote for the occasion, they asked General Mills to have a heart and save the rainforest!

General Mills’ staff greeted the group, offered them cupcakes, and provided [...]