What does it mean to have civil debate? How do we get back to it, given the deteriorating state of public discourse? Thank you to everyone who came to our October 24, 2019 Community Conversation about “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion” by Jonathan Haidt, 2012. The evening’s discussion sought to identify what forces contribute to the polarization between…
Defending Civil Rights
Join us for a discussion of “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion” by Jonathan Haidt, 2012. Community Conversation / Book Discussion planned for Thursday, October 24th at 7:00pm. Heart Mountain Interpretive Center. Introduction Haidt is a social psychologist who has researched human morality for several decades. In this book, described by the New York Times Book Review as “a…
Robert Azzi is a photojournalist, columnist and public speaker who lives in Exeter NH. An Arab American Muslim, he writes on issues of identity, conflict, and Islam, particularly as they apply in the Middle East and the Global South. Born in New Hampshire, he’s lived in Beirut, Cairo, Athens, Jeddah and New York. Azzi will be visiting Powell, Cody, and Billings the week of Sept…
Open letter to Wyoming’s Statewide Elected Officials by Chair of Wyoming Rising, Ronn Smith (printed in Powell Tribune on 8/8/2019) To Wyoming’s Statewide Elected Officials: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced its intent to contract with a private company to build and operate an immigration detention center in Evanston. It would confine up to 500 adults suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, while…
A silent vigil to end human detention camps. Protestors will begin arriving at 9pm at which time a silent sea of candles will light up the parks. Join Us. Bring a light. Friday, July 12, 2019 at 9 PM In Cody at Cody City Park In Powell at Washington Park On Friday July 12th, 2019, Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps,…
An annual event that celebrates the relationship between Native Americans and the geological feature we call Heart Mountain will take place this weekend. The 9th Annual Return to Foretop’s Father is coming up June 7th and 8th. Friday, June 7th includes dinner and a seminar on the food and the spiritual relationship to the mountain. Sat. June 8th plans include a Pipe Ceremony at the…