Wyoming Rising would like to keep our subscribers up to date on the following issues for our state! Wyoming Corporations Committee to meet on 8/24 and 8/25 The Wyoming Corporations committee will meet this week and take up bills that will affect our Wyoming democracy. 24LSO-0093 Political expenditures would call for the US congress to pass an amendment to the Constitution requiring the identification of…
Defending Civil Rights
Civil liberties are an issue of advocacy for Wyoming Rising, a local 501(c)4 nonprofit organization. Immigration and non-citizen workers are a major component of civil liberties in our nation. Immigration always makes it to the top priority in political party platforms and policy discussions. With climate extremes becoming more commonplace throughout the world (droughts, huge destructive storms, floods, etc.) and violence and oppression occurring in…
Have you seen Heineken’s latest spot on your social media feeds under superlative headlines, the clapping-hands emoji or the single comment: “THIS”? Its new Worlds Apart campaign partners a feminist with a member of the “new right”; a climate change denier with an environmental activist; and a transgender woman with a transgender – er, denier to ask if there is “more that unites us than…
Straight Talk is a three-part series for advocates and those who want to be better allies to the LGBT+ community. The second presentation for this series is May 17 and the final is on May 31 at St. John’s Church in Powell. See our calendar for the address and website. Masks welcome but not required.
This is a Wyoming-based project to help former convicts who have served their time win back the right to vote. Job Title: Voting Rights Restoration Organizer Location and Timeline: We are hiring organizers for this position beginning January 17, 2022 and continuing through April 9, 2022. Organizers must be based in Wyoming. The Outreach Team (https://www.theoutreachteam.net/) is hiring one statewide organizer who will recruit and…
Wyoming Humanities Council offers some insightful web events. Recently, it featured Baktash Ahadi, who was born in Afghanistan and then moved to the US with his family. He served in the Peace Corps and then served as an interpreter and cultural advisor for the US in Afghanistan. He continues his work by producing, writing, speaking, and teaching about “individual, organizational and cultural change.” His message…