Defending Civil Rights

Wyoming Rising is posting a series of billboards with positive messages in Cody and Powell this year. The first board went up March 1 and promotes the idea that the Wyoming environment and economy are interdependent. Our summer billboard, designed by Stephanie Manuele, carried a message in support of civility and inclusion. Our Third billboard continues that message, reminding Wyomingites what we value in our…

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Wyoming Rising supported the rally organizers with financial donations, advice, and communications. Area residents at a Sunday rally against racism raise their signs at Cody City Park. Tribune photo by Mark Davis This article was published in the Powell Tribune. Tuesday, June 9, 2020 By Mark Davis https://www.powelltribune.com/stories/hundreds-rally-in-cody-gathering-protests-police-brutality-and-racism,25692?   Hundreds of Park County residents, carrying signs and chanting “black lives matter,” streamed into the City…

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Worldwide Women’s March tomorrow. This is historic. Check for an event near you at https://womensmarch.com/sister-march Sister Marches in Wyoming: March for a Better America – Cody Start Saturday January 18, 2020 • 11:00 AM Cody City Park • 908 Sheridan Ave., Cody Wy 82414 https://www.facebook.com/events/496290384564729/ Sublette County Women’s March Start: Saturday, January 18, 2020 • 10:00 AM American Legion Park• Pine Street, Pinedale, WY 82941…

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Add your voice to the national chorus that is calling for the preservation of our Country. Join your neighbors in December and January for two Park County events organized by Wyoming Rising. December 14 we are holding light-hearted postcard parties in Powell and Cody. We will gather at Gestalt and Beta coffeehouses to write postcards to our state and national representatives. The point is to…

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#WyoSayNo is a grassroots coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to stopping the proposed Uinta County Immigration Prison. They are asking for your help in their fight to stop the proposed immigration prison in Evanston.  VISIT THEIR CALLS TO ACTION PAGE TO: Sign their Petition Email the Board of CoreCivic Send Wyoming Postcards to CoreCivic WyoFile has done some great, in-depth stories on the proposed…

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