Laura – People and Planet First

Help celebrate my birthday with a donation to PLAN!

by LauraImmigration December 4, 2013Comments are Disabled

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The following is an email from PLAN “office mom” Barbara Silva. For her birthday she wanted people to donate to her favorite social justice organization 🙂 — My name is Bárbara Silva, but you can call me Barbs. I volunteer for PLAN, and some would say I’m the “office …

PLAN remarks at Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission

by LauraEnvironmental Justice, Mining October 31, 2013Comments are Disabled

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] October 31, 2013 TO: Nevada Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission FR: Bob Fulkerson, State Director, PLAN RE: Methyl Mercury from Nevada Mining At the MOAC meeting of June 26, 2013, I raised serious allegations that the mining industry was largely responsible …

TAKE ACTION: Senate to vote on Rep. Watt’s confirmation!

by LauraUncategorized October 29, 2013Comments are Disabled

Check out the message below from our friends at the New Bottom Line who are fighting every day to put the economic interest and financial security of working American families first. Take action and tell Senator Dean Heller not to block the confirmation of Mel Watt as the director of the Federal Housing …

March Against Monsanto in Las Vegas

by LauraUncategorized October 9, 2013Comments are Disabled

Check out this blog from PLAN Intern Sarah Short who is a Master of Social Work student from the University of Southern California. Join thousands of people around the world this Saturday as they March Against Monsanto and demand our food be safe and labeled. Saturday October 12, 2013 – March Against Monsanto …

Downtown Las Vegas needs a curfew that’s fair and just

by LauraUncategorized October 1, 2013Comments are Disabled

Our Field Director Howard Watts III penned this blog about the proposed curfew in Downtown Las Vegas. The Las Vegas City Council recommending committee will decide tomorrow, October 1st, if the City Council votes on this new ordinance. Over the last several months, the forces of “economic revitalization” have ramped up a longstanding campaign …

October 2014

by LauraReport September 10, 2013August 8, 2019Comments are Disabled

Check out PLAN in the News during the month of October 10/16 – Las Vegas marriage for everyone! blog.vegas.com 10/15 – Las Vegas Review Journal endorses a yes vote on Question 3 10/12 – State needs to extract more taxes from mining – Las Vegas Review Journal 10/09 – PLAN: “The Sooner the Better” for Same-Sex …

March for Justice in Reno and Las Vegas

by LauraUncategorized August 22, 2013Comments are Disabled

This Saturday thousands of civil rights activists from across the country will meet in Washington, DC and march for voting rights, economic freedom, civil liberties and equality for all to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The March on Washington was organized by a coalition of civil rights, …

Are you ready for an immigration listening session with Mark Amodei, Reno?

by LauraImmigration August 21, 2013Comments are Disabled

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] This Friday August 23rd Congressman Mark Amodei (District 2) is hosting an immigration listening session for his constituents. Right now immigration reform activists (pictured above) are preparing for the listening session by practicing, developing questions, and calling on PLAN activists to attend. It’s the August Recess, a month long …

Take action against fracking in Nevada

by LauraUncategorized August 21, 2013One Comment

This morning our state director sent the following message to our activists. Take a look, and take action to stop fracking in our state! Dear Activist, Our friends at the Western Organization of Resource Councils just sent this compelling alert on how you can influence new Bureau of Land Management policies on fracking on federal …

Three town halls in Clark County TONIGHT!

by LauraUncategorized August 20, 2013Comments are Disabled

Clark County’s Congressional Representatives are holding town halls August 20th – that’s tonight! It’s the August Recess, a month long break our Members of Congress have from their Congressional duties in Washington, DC. They’re home in Nevada talking to constituents, visiting small businesses, and holding town halls. A town hall is an opportunity for you …