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What just happened to DACA in the Senate?

by PLANc0mmsImmigration July 15, 2016Comments 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”] Today Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) — both children of Cuban immigrants — joined Senator Jeff Sessions (R-SC) in attempting to dismantle Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program implemented by President Obama that benefits undocumented students known as DREAMers. Sessions and Cruz attempted to …

Meet our natavist Attorney General, the new fact of ant-immigration

by PLANc0mmsImmigration July 15, 2016Comments 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”] In January our new Attorney General Adam Laxalt volunteered Nevada to be part of a lawsuit that, if successful, would lead to the deportation of thousands of students and parents right here in Nevada. The Nevada Immigrant Coalition gathered at this office at the Grant Sawyer Building in [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

The PLANista – July 2016

by PLANc0mmsReport July 4, 2016August 8, 2019Comments are Disabled

See what’s new at PLAN! Arts and Organizing! On June 11th, 2016, Las Vegas artist Denise Duarte and the Left of Center Art Gallery welcomed PLAN and its volunteers to their space to host PLAN’s Arts and Organizing Workshop for Environmental Justice. The community came together to create posters and banners that …

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Despite a disappointing DAPA & DACA+ decision, our fight continues!

by PLANc0mmsImmigration June 27, 2016One Comment

[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”] Thursday’s Supreme Court deadlock on DAPA and DACA+ was a disappointing setback for immigrant families. But organizers and families here in Nevada, and across the country, remain more committed than ever to fighting for these commonsense programs that are lawful, constitutional, and consistent with decades of actions taken by …

New report: Effect of open-pit gold mines on groundwater lingers long after production, profits and jobs are gone

by PLANc0mmsMining, Report June 27, 2016August 8, 2019Comments are Disabled

Growing concerns over the medium and long term impacts of open-pit gold mining on Nevada’s water were validated earlier this month when Dr. Tom Myers presented his third report on the effects of mine dewatering and pit lake formation on Humboldt River flows. PLAN traveled to Elko and Lovelock to share the findings of the …

My first protest – a reflection by PLAN intern, Brendan Gault

by PLANc0mmsClimate, Environmental Justice June 22, 2016August 8, 2019Comments are Disabled

My name is Brendan. I am a 23 year old student at the University of Nevada Reno. On June 14th, 2016, I was privileged to attend my first peaceful demonstration. The BLM was attempting to auction off public land for oil and gas, including fracking, in the Smoky Valley region of central Nevada. As an …

Nevada Students Speak Out to Defend Water

by PLANc0mmsEnvironmental Justice, Mining June 20, 2016Comments 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”] PLAN recently sponsored a Water over Gold essay contest in which students engaged in a conversation about the impacts of mining on our water and communities. A three-judge panel awarded top prizes to Katie Sitton from Nevada State College and Jade Utterback from West Career and Technical Academy. “We …

Hundreds rally to defend Nevada’s ground water, demand an end to leasing of public lands for oil and gas

by PLANc0mmsEnvironmental Justice, Mining June 15, 2016One Comment

[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”] Hundreds of people rallied yesterday to demand an end to the leasing of Nevada’s public lands for oil and gas. Armed with hand-made flags, banners, a 12 foot mock oil rig, and a human oil spill, we used the power of our voices and the strength of our …

The PLANista – June 2016

by PLANc0mmsReport June 8, 2016August 8, 2019Comments are Disabled

PLAN’s been busy in the community the last few weeks. Check out what’s new! On the road for our public lands! In May PLAN and Great Basin Resource Watch traveled to central Nevada to visit lands slated for auction at the upcoming Bureau of Land Management Sale on June 14th. The 42 parcels on the auction block …

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Why we fight to “Keep it in the Ground”

by PLANc0mmsEnvironmental Justice June 7, 2016One Comment

[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=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] In May, PLAN and Great Basin Resource Watch traveled to central Nevada to visit lands slated for auction at the upcoming Bureau of Land Management oil and gas auction on June 14th. The 42 parcels on the auction block …