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…
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At the end of May, Wyoming Rising members voted for a slate of new leaders to replace those whose terms were up. We want to thank Harriet Bloom-Wilson and Linda Waggoner, co-chairs, and Renee Tafoya, Media & Communications, for their 2-1/2 years of serving Wyoming Rising. These strong leaders are…
by Karen Hertel.Wyoming Rising advocates for civil liberties, quality public education, affordable health care, protection of the environment, and participation in government. In keeping with our recent March for Science and celebration of Earth Day, I wanted to focus on the “protection of the environment” part of our mission. What…
Supermajority, an exciting new advocacy organization with a mission to educate, train and mobilize women across the country to elevate their issues. The group’s founders include three powerhouse women—Cecilia Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Ai-Jen Poo, Executive Director of National Domestic Workers Alliance and Alicia Garza,…
Guest essay by Cody Petterson, Director at Sequoia Foundation. For the first time in 15 years, I sat down in my car the other day and broke down sobbing. On the side of a dirt road, surrounded by mountains. Waves of sadness, frustration, rage, and despair welling up. I’d spent…
Guest Essay by Lee Nellis. Jackie is face down in the pink mud, laughing so hard she cannot stand. Henry is doubled over in mirth. Sophie, our dog, looks down from a sandstone capped pinnacle above the wash. She doesn’t like snowball fights. But the melting of a wet November…