On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. Timothy Snyder (2017). When Yale professor and historian Timothy Snyder published On Tyranny in February of 2017, it was to alert us to the warning signs he had been monitoring that signaled our democracy was in danger. As we began to witness blatant attacks on the norms of democratic government, we turned to Snyder’s lessons from history….
Active Citizenship
How do we tell our legislators that we favor Medicaid Expansion? According to Marcie Kindred of the Equality State Policy Center, we can tell stories about how our communities’ residents are struggling with health care costs. Eight communities so far have held vigils to honor those who lost their health battles and those still fighting them. At these vigils, people shared their stories about falling…
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…
Thank you donating to our “Sage Bundles” project. We are a small group of volunteers from Northwest Wyoming who want to send a good spirit out to our friends across America. We are offering smudging bundles to use in cleansing your body and mind to restore our collective spirit. The local wild Wyoming sage will be collected in a respectful way – we will not…
Support a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence. Campaign Nonviolence is organizing online nonviolence workshops and trainings each month covering a variety of topics around nonviolence. Training/Speaking Event Cop-Free Schools: How Twin Cities Nonviolent & The Brothers Created Nonviolent Security at Ascension Catholic School Tuesday, July 13, 2021 4:00 PM 5:00 PM Online Pace e Bene Workshop Training/Speaking Event Peacebuilders’ Stories – Living the Path of…
CONSERVATION VOTE REPORT From the Wyoming Outdoor Council In this year’s general session the Wyoming Legislature considered more than 440 bills, and the Wyoming Outdoor Council tracked more than 50 that were related to wildlife, clean air and water, revenue generation, renewable energy, public lands, and transitions for Wyoming’s energy workforce. The Wyoming Outdoor Council’s 2021 Conservation Vote Report tracks eight bills that were of high…