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Progressive Leadership Alliance Statement on Mining Taxation Agreement

by PLANc0mmsBlog, Mining May 30, 2021May 30, 2021Comments are Disabled

For Immediate Release: May 29, 2021 Progressive Leadership Alliance Statement on Mining Taxation Agreement CARSON CITY, NV–– Following news of an agreement reached by Nevada Legislators concerning raising revenue by taxing mining. Laura Martin, Executive Director of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN) issued the following statement: “Today we heard …

AAPI Heritage Month 2021 Blog

by PLANc0mmsUncategorized May 25, 2021May 25, 2021Comments are Disabled

A reflection, by Bob Fulkerson: In reflecting on the end of Asian American Month, I am ashamed for knowing so little about this community, but I’m glad that there have been more events and attention this year than ever before. If you missed two of Nevada’s most powerful women Asian American leaders, Lorenzita …

PLAN Statement on AB395

by PLANc0mmsUncategorized May 13, 2021May 13, 2021Comments are Disabled

Nevada’s Elected Officials Will Continue to Kill Black and Brown Folks After a month-long wait for the Nevada State Senate and Sen. Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro to hold a fair, public hearing for AB395, a bill that proposes to abolish the death penalty in Nevada, Governor Steve Sisolak and Senator Cannizzaro announced today they …

Thacker Pass: The Heart of Climate (in)Equity

by PLANc0mmsBlog, Climate, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Rights, Mining April 6, 2021Comments are Disabled

Introduction Location of Thacker Pass In late March of 2021, PLAN staff and supporters visited Thacker Pass where a land occupation protest is ongoing in opposition to a massive Canadian owned lithium mine proposed for the site. Thacker Pass is on Northern Paiute lands in northern Humboldt County near the border with Oregon. It …

PLAN Statement on Anti-Asian Racism Following the Murders in Atlanta

by PLANc0mmsBlog March 17, 2021March 17, 2021Comments are Disabled

March 17th, 2021 Reno, Nevada Yesterday, on March 16th in Atlanta a white man murdered eight people, seven of them women, six of them Asian American. The history of Anti-Asian violence is the history of America. The idea that Asians belong in Asia has been around forever. It’s a huge part of our …

PLAN Statement on the Events of January 6th, 2021

by PLANc0mmsUncategorized January 7, 2021January 7, 2021Comments are Disabled

A Direct Attack on the Voice of the People LAS VEGAS, NV — The horrifying events that happened January 6th at the U.S. Capitol is the expected endgame of an ideology that thrives off division, the devaluing of lives as well as the votes and voices of Black, Indigenous, and people of color in …

A Better Nevada – For All

by PLANc0mmsReport January 23, 2019April 13, 2020Comments are Disabled

Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada is making change happen by elevating progressive voices and issues in our state.

Community Forum – TPS and DACA

by PLANc0mmsEvent Invitation, Immigration December 12, 2017August 10, 2020Comments are Disabled

Please join us for a community forum to Learn other options TPS and DACA recipients have to be protected Get involved in the fight for the Dream Act for Dreamers Receive legal help will be available to answer any questions Download flyer Únete a nosotros para un foro de la comunidad Conozca las opciones …

Water is Life Nevada Film Screening is Coming

by PLANc0mmsClimate, Environmental Justice, Event Invitation, Mining December 8, 2017August 10, 2020Comments are Disabled

The 2017 Water Tour provided an opportunity for individuals to connect from urban Nevada to rural Nevada, and vice-versa. During the Tour, we filmed the journey and interviewed folks along the way. In January 2018, we are planning to screen two short videos in Reno: one covering the leg from Reno to Baker, NV, and …

Anaconda Mine Tour Reflection

by PLANc0mmsBlog, Environmental Justice, Mining December 8, 2017August 10, 2020Comments are Disabled

I’ve spent most of my life in Las Vegas, Nevada where I was born and raised. Like most families in Vegas, mine chose to go out-of-state for our weekend vacationing and believed that the rest of the state comprised mostly of tumbleweeds and lonely roads. In more recent years, as I started diving more and …