Gene Sharp, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and political theorist is considered the world’s foremost scholar on nonviolent revolution. Sharp’s ideas for change using nonviolent action have inspired and informed peaceful democratic uprisings against dictatorships across the Globe. An award-winning documentary describing Sharp’s work will be shown Thursday March 9. What: Movie: Gene Sharp — “How to Start a Revolution” Where: 825 Simpson Ave, Cody,…
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The February meeting has been rescheduled due to weather. Wyoming Rising will be showing a film titled ,”How to Start a Revolution.” The film covers the work of Gene Sharp, a strategist whose analysis of nonviolence is called upon by civilians around the world who seek to build and support democracy. After the Film, Wyoming Rising Chair, Mary Keller, will facilitate a discussion on the…
Wednesday, February 8th marks the last day for bills to be passed in their house of origin. Afterwards, only bills that have passed the Senate or House of Representatives can be heard in the opposite chamber. The Legislature will be on recess for the week of February 20th. The recess presents a great time to communicate with your Legislators on bills you wish to become law!…
An essay by John Pavlovitz February 9, 2023 ”Take heart, dear friend. It is not that good people are gone, it is just that too many of them have gone silent. They, like you have watched this tragic chapter unfolding and increasingly feel they are powerless to do anything. Like you, they feel alone and hopeless and outnumbered, a product of sustained urgency and incessant…
Feeling overwhelmed by divisiveness and life’s challenges?? Does a coping strategy of withdrawing and disengaging seem attractive and safe? Many of us probably feel this way in today’s chaotic world. We have had to cope with a life-threatening pandemic, wars around the world, the rich getting richer, homelessness, threats of violence, and actual violence. Our human brains often react to these situations with a fight,…
Where do we go from here? Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? is the title of his final published work. The book was his central case for hopefulness, for continued nonviolent actions, for…