How to Get Involved in the Special Session

Please join us to uplift, share and tweet to our community and representatives that we need them to put people over profit during the special session about Nevada’s budget crisis. Our elected officials need to be bold and enact meaningful reforms this special session to: Raise revenue, starting by addressing mining’s deductions, Hold police accountable …

Demand Justice for Miciah Lee

A Statement from NAACP Reno-Sparks Branch No. 1112 :  On January 5, 2020, Sparks Police officers shot and killed Miciah Lee, an African-American teen. His mother, in desperation, had called police begging for them to save her 18-year-old mentally ill son who had threatened to kill himself. “Lee had committed no crimes, but wanted to …

It’s Time to Tax the Mines

Governor Sisolak has called for across the board cuts of every state agency in Nevada. For our communities–already suffering from underfunded schools, lack of affordable housing, and diminishing access to health care–these cuts will be devastating. COVID-19 has brought on an unprecedented public health crisis. Businesses have closed their doors, even the Las Vegas Strip …

Free Our People, House Our People

Illustration By Micah Bazant | Our elected officials want to be praised for being “bold leaders”, but we need them to take immediate action to preserve life. As we continue to edge towards a peak in the impact of COVID19 on our community, we need to see preventative action taken immediately. This pandemic is exposing …