Last night we hosted a community forum about the mining industry with local experts to educate southern Nevadans about the impacts mining has on our environment. Even though the event was in Las Vegas, the Elko Daily Free Press announced the event on the front page of their paper. Today in a letter to the editor, …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
Read more “Downtown Las Vegas needs a curfew that’s fair and just”
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, …
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 …
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 …
The following is a press release from the Center for Community Change. Please contact PLAN communications director Laura Martin if you would like press contact information for CCC lmartin@planevada.org Over 30 Advocates Arrested on Capitol Hill For Protesting Unjust Immigration Policies, House GOP Inaction on Path to Citizenship (WASHINGTON)—More than 30 immigrant rights, labor, faith …
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On Friday September 27th the Rural and Urban Nevada Social Justice Institute, sponsored by PLAN member group Community Chest, will be held in Las Vegas for the first time. The Social Justice Institute will showcase humanitarian work in our state — health and human services providers, teachers, community volunteers, public service employees — to see …
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