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| Montana Women For… August 17, 2020 Newsletter |
| “You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time” Angela Davis Community News |
| Livingston Food Resource Center is in need of more volunteers. For more information go here: To volunteer sign up here Livingston Community Bakery will be closed August 17-21. They will reopen Tuesday, August 25 for our regular schedule of Tuesday-Friday 7:30-5:30. They’ll continue to offer pre-orders for your convenience. . Same day phone orders for pick-up can be made directly to the Bakery at (406) 333-2633 during business hours. All products are available on a first-come/first-serve basis. Please remember that the proceeds from your purchases support programs to help feed people in need and to make fresh, whole wheat bread available, at no cost, to food pantries across Montana. Livingston Community Bakery at 119 South 2nd Street. Hopa Mountain has Native Science Fellowship applications are now open: Open to all Latino/and Native American undergraduate and graduate students majoring in the Geosciences. Applications Due: September 15th. Applications can be downloaded at link Montana Racial Equity Project is hiring: Open positions include: Community Engagement Lead, Criminal Justice Initiative Lead, Education Initiative Lead, Executive Assistant. Submit resume with a one page cover letter and three references (all in pdf) to jheilman@themtrep.org by 5 pm, August 27, 2020 Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch is hiring a Family Resource Specialist and a Therapeutic youth mentor. For more information visit ybgr.org , or contact Kate Cowart, 406-222-6490. |
| This Week |
| THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH: 12:30 PM: Renewable Energy + Montana’s National Parks (Guest speakers: staff from Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks!), Free to attend, no need to register. Visit MREA’s Summer Series webpage at 12:30 PM and click the “join” button. https://montanarenewables.org/SummerSeries/ /SummerSeries/ 5:15 – 6:00 PM: YOGA CLASS with Kelly Miller. See Monday (above) for details. 5:30 -6:30 PM: Virtual Workshop: Feeding Your Wild Side: Backcountry Cooking. Camp cooking with Jan Jamruszka-Wilson, a longtime trail stewardship volunteer and camp cook. From food prep and menu building to learning some popular backcountry recipes. Sponsored by Montana Wilderness Association. Register and more information here 6:15 – 7:15 PM: WELLNESS CLASS: “Hope is Not Cancelled” with Sarah Faye at the Northside Park and Soccer Fields, Livingston. (weather back-up is the Fieldhouse). No pre-registration required. Participants will receive handouts to continue practices at home. In addition to practicing social distancing guidelines, please bring your own chairs, if possible. Please also bring your own masks for use if we move indoors due to inclement weather. Hosted by Park County Community Foundation. All are invited to come together (but socially distanced) to learn new skills and practices to reduce anxiety and promote wellness in a FREE outdoor summer program. Learn modern and ancient practices for supporting immunity, strengthening digestion, easing anxiety, and more! All classes will adhere to current COVID-19 mandates. For more information, contact Kristine Backes at 541-784-5284 or via email: Kristine@KristineBackes.com 7 – 8:30 PM: Free virtual event on Redistricting Montana and the 2020 Census. With over 1 million people and growing, Montana’s single House seat is the biggest congressional district in the country. But the 2020 Census may spell change for Montana’s national representation. How likely is it that the state will gain an additional seat? The League of Women Voters Montana is hosting a free public virtual event: “Could Montana Gain a Second Congressional Seat?: Redistricting After the 2020 Census” via free public Zoom webinar, which requires advance registration here . Participants include Peter Miller, Ph.D., Researcher, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice, Members of Montana’s Districting and Apportionment Commission , Moderator: Nancy Leifer, President, League of Women Voters Montana. Montana is one of the few states with a redistricting commission. This bipartisan commission, which draws state legislative maps once a decade, would also be charged with the task of dividing the state into two congressional districts. How might the state be fairly divided into two districts? How effectively have Montana’s redistricting commissions accomplished this task and the drawing of legislative districts in the past? And what can we learn from redistricting controversies in other states? This event is produced in partnership with The Brennan Center for Justice. 7:30 – 10 PM: Kid Flicks outdoor movie night, hosted by Bozeman Film Celebration. Showing short and inspiring family friendly films. Popcorn and lemonade available for $1. Reservations required, but FREE for all. Spaces available include parking spots or pods – bring your chairs ! at the Montana Science Center, 2744 West Main Street, Bozeman View trailer here . More information here SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM: If It works Fix It ! Kitty Spay Shuttle FREE Cat Spay/Neuter Mobile Clinic, Organized by the local volunteers of the Spay Neuter Project. For Appointment call 222-2134. Donations welcome. 9 AM: Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk. Paradise Permaculture Institute. Fee $ 30. More information here or call 222-9999. 7:30 – 10:30 PM: Outdoor FREE screening of “Somebody’s Daughter”, an important film revealing the devastatingly tragic truths about Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women. Learn more about the film here The film will be shown at dusk at 3120 Wagon Wheel Road, future home of Bozeman Cohousing ,just south of Pilgrim UCC. Come early for picnicking and to visit the Nigerian dwarf goats! This powerful film is part of Pilgrim UCC’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Outreach and Education sponsored by a Thrive ~ Girls for a Change ~ grant. PLEASE BRING A LAWN CHAIR, PICNIC BLANKET, AND FACE MASK (and a blanket to cover yourself… it will get chilly!) We will have hand sanitizer and extra face masks at the socially distanced event. This event is FREE. Tickets for the BZN Film Festival will be available there. Hosted by Pilgrim Church Bozeman and Marci Young |
| Upcoming Events |
| TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH: 10:30 AM: Operation Lady Justice: Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indian and Alaska Natives Virtual Tribal Consultation. Information and Registration here. 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Free Summer Workshop Series: Landscaping for Birds. Learn how to create your own bird-friendly backyard with avid birder avid birder, gardener and Conservation Chair of the local Sacajawea Audubon Society, Paulette Epple. Come prepared to be outside in the Learning Garden at Story Mill Community Park. Please park in the parking lot at 600 Bridger Drive and bring a notebook, water, sun hat and a face covering or mask. This workshop was organized in partnership with Gallatin Valley Food Bank as part of their mission to increase food security in our community. This workshop will be offered FREE of charge however donations can be made to support the Learning Garden and Food Forest. Capacity is limited. Contact Mattie Griswold, Outreach Coordinator, Gallatin Valley Food Bank, HRDC, P.O. Box 1129 or 602 Bond Street, Bozeman, MT 59771 Phone: 406.586.7600 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH: Women’s Equality Day 7-9 PM: Virtual Montana Premiere of “Equal Means Equal” (EME), a 93-minute award-winning film by Latina filmmaker Kamala Lopez examining the unflinching reality of how women of all diversities are treated in the United States today. Screened online with commentary by EME co-leader Kamala Lopez who will virtually introduce and follow with calls to action about the ERA today! Filmmaker Kamala Lopez will introduce and follow-up after the Montana Organization for Women. Information about the film here. “Equal Means Equal” program opens on Women’s Equality Day, Aug 26, and remains available through Sept. 10th on the BozemanArts-Live.com platform. This program is organized with the support of the 3rd annual BZN International Film Festival (www.bozemanfilmcelebration.org) and Bozeman Arts-Live. Watch the EME documentary film trailer It’s Time: Constitutional Equality for Women – NOW! (Part 1) Public · Hosted by Montana National Organization for Women THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH: Gallatin River Task Force co-hosts the second annual collaborative Gallatin River Cleanup. In order to best abide by health and safety regulations, community members will be forming small teams of 15. Teams will disperse to river and stream access points throughout the weekend If you wat to host your own team or to sign up for a team in the Big Sky area, contact David @ david@gallatinrivertaskforce.org 12:30 PM: Renewable Energy + Agriculture with Guest speaker Stacie Peterson, National Center for Appropriate Technology Presented by the Montana Renewable Energy Association. To join or to register: https://montanarenewables.org/SummerSeries/ 6:15 – 7:15 PM: Wellness Class: Herbs for Health – Angela Segraves, hosted by the Park County Community Foundation All are invited to come together (but socially distanced) to learn new skills and practices to reduce anxiety and promote wellness in a free outdoor summer program at the Northside Park and Soccer Fields . (weather back-up is the Fieldhouse). No pre-registration required. Participants will receive handouts to continue practices at home. In addition to practicing social distancing guidelines, please bring your own chairs, if possible. Please also bring your own masks for use if we move indoors due to inclement weather. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH: Leadership Corps: Global Training with the Climate Reality Project. The free event will take place virtually and feature one-to-four hours of live, on-demand, and interactive programming each day between August 28–September 3rd . This intensive training will offer climate activists the know-how and network to face this critical moment, mobilize your communities for action, and accelerate a just transition to clean energy. Attendees who complete the training requirements will join a powerful network of over 21,000 Climate Reality Leaders in more than 150 countries around the world. Register today. Citizens Climate Lobby is sponsoring monthly Braver Angels Depolarizing Within workshops beginning August 29th that are open to all volunteers. The list of workshops are found on this registration page (you can select the date from the pulldown menu). They are 2 1/2 hour workshops always beginning at 9amPT/10amMT on these dates: August 29, Sept 26, October 24, November 21, December 5, January 30, February 27. “Braver Angels is a citizens’ organization uniting conservative (red) and liberal (blue) Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America (BraverAngels.org). Members of Braver Angels learn how to better present their own and better understand the other side’s points of view. We engage those we may disagree with, looking for ways to work together. We support principles and actions that bring us together rather than divide us. “We take the most generous approach to other people as possible—with appreciation, gratitude, and respect…our approach is to build consensus—because that’s what will bring enduring change.” You may be interested in joining the Braver Angels Action team SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH: 5K Fun Run & Doggie Walk Virtual Race. Sponsored by Bark in the Park, Stafford Animal Shelter. Support from anywhere ! Fundraiser for the animal shelter . More information here TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST: 7 PM: Learning about Racism Book Club: “Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls” by Jessica McDiarmid “A searing account of the missing, and murdered, Indigenous women of Highway 16, and an indictment of the society that failed them.” (Goodreads.com) 332 pages. REGISTER HERE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND: 1:00 – 2:30 PM: National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center presents a virtual workshop to review outstanding or emerging issues to address the most serious roadblocks to the safety of Indian women, in a dialogue with government officials. More information and register here THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD: 12:30 PM: What’s Next for Renewable Energy? With Guest speaker Bethany Speer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Free to attend and there is no need to register ahead of time. Simply visit Montana Renewable Energy‘s Summer Series webpage at 12:30 pm on Thursdays and click the ‘join’ button. Register: https://montanarenewables.org/SummerSeries/ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH: 7 – 8:30 PM: Following the premiere of Equal Means Equal, a group of intergenerational and culturally diverse women will discuss the relevance and meaning of the film in the context of needed women’s equal rights and voting rights for all by fully recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution. Sponsored by the Bozeman chapter of the National Organization for Women. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH: Montana Passenger Rail Summit. Information at montanapassengerrailsummit.org MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 4 PM – 8 PM: New Leaders Council Community Pint Night! Hosted by New Leaders Council – Montana and MAP Brewing Co. New Leaders Council Montana is a nonprofit organization that provides 6 months of intense progressive leadership training to Montanans at no cost. NLC is a community that embodies leadership driven by diversity of background, identity, and sectors. Attend the Pint Night at Map Brewing to learn more about the organization. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH: Cultivating Soil, Soul and Health covering Contemplative Ecology, Climate Change and Health, Just food systems, and Regenerative Agriculture. Brought to you by Faith, Science and Climate Action. For more information, go to fscaconference.org SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH 1 – 5 PM: (PDT) through Sunday, September 27th, 1 – 3:40 PM (PDT): 2020 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Mountain West Regional Conference, Climate Activism in a Changing World. Are you interested in upping your climate knowledge, being inspired, building skills and becoming catalysts for change and action in the climate movement? Then this virtual conference is for you! It runs from 2 pm Sat. to 4:30 pm Sun. Register for the event here . For more information, contact Shawn Newell shawnlnewell@gmail.com THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST: Montana Conservation Voters will have its’ Annual Gala online this year. Information on the Gala, Registration and Raffle tickets are available here SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH: 10 AM – 3 PM: Gallatin Valley Earth Day at the Emerson Center for Arts and Culture, 111 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman. More information here |
| Montana Women For… August 10, 2020 Newsletter |
| “I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for safety of my country; corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in High Places will follow, and the Money Power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the People, until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic destroyed.” President Abraham Lincoln (1864) |
Community News
| UPDATE! 10 BILLION DOLLARS! That is how much money Montana will miss out on in federal funding over the course of 10 years if we all don’t get the CENSUS done. Up to 500,000 Montanans have not done the census which makes us the fifth worst state for census response – and now the census is ending 1 month early. Seriously, ya’ll – get the census done. Get started here For every person who doesn’t fill out the census, Montana will lose $20,000. I repeat – $20,000! Instructions and kits ready for you to start sewing masks for the Livingston schools and St Mary’s school. Approximately 1,800 masks are needed between the two schools. It is a big task in a short time, but we can make it happen. School starts on August 24th and the masks need to be back at the latest by August 14th. To get kits contact: Jeanne DeHart, jdehart@hotmail.com The city of Bozeman is exploring options to offer composting for food waste as a city service, like curbside garbage pickup. The city applied for a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help pay for the new program and is working to form partnerships to make it happen, like with Happy Trash Can. The local business can help provide processing services to compost raw waste the city collects. Learn more here KIDS ACTIVITIES from the City of Bozeman Water Conservation Division: Shower Better Challenge here Native Science Fellowship applications are now open to all Latino/and Native American undergraduate and graduate students majoring in the Geosciences. Sponsored by Hopa Mountain. Applications Due: September 15th. Applications can be downloaded here At the Bozeman farmer’s market (Tuesday evenings 5 – 8 PM, Lindley Park) , a booth called the Refillery. Bring your own containers and fill up on shampoo, conditioner, facial oils and cleansers, body wash, hand sanitizer, household cleaning products and more. Montana Housing’s Emergency Housing Assistance program provides rent, security deposit, mortgage payment, and/ or hazard insurance assistance as-needed for Montanans who have lost a job or substantial income loss as a result of COVID-19. Initial payments may include up to three months assistance where the eligible household can demonstrate arrears . Montana Housing will pay the difference between 30 percent of the household’s current gross monthly income and their eligible housing assistance costs, up to $2,000 a month. Household income limits range from $75,000-$125,000 based on family size. program is funded through Montana’s allocation of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Click here to apply. as well as information on the housinng choice voucher progra, veterans affairs supportive housing, projct based section 8, section 811 supportive housing, landlords, utility allowances, field agencies. Phone 1-406-841-2830 or Email or PO Box 200545, Helena, MT 59620-0545 We are at “Cat-pacity !” Our cat wing is full, our foster homes are full, if you ever wanted to adopt a cat or kitten…. TODAY IS THE DAY. We are waving standard adoption fees and accepting “pay what you’d like donations for families willing to give these great cats homes. Available pets here Stafford Animal Shelter. |
| Upcoming Events |
| THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH: 12:30 PM: Renewable Energy + Montana’s National Parks (Guest speakers: staff from Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks!), Free to attend and there is no need to register ahead of time. Simply visit MREA’s Summer Series webpage at 12:30 pm on Thursdays and click the ‘join’ button. Register: https://montanarenewables.org/SummerSeries/ 5:30 -6:30 PM: Virtual Workshop: Feeding Your Wild Side: Backcountry Cooking. Camp cooking with Jan Jamruszka-Wilson, a longtime trail stewardship volunteer and camp cook. From food prep and menu building to learning some popular backcountry recipes. Sponsored by Montana Wilderness Association. Register and more information here 6:15 – 7:15 PM: Wellness Class: Hope is Not Cancelled, hosted by the Park County Community Association. All are invited to come together (but socially distanced) to learn new skills and practices to reduce anxiety and promote wellness in a free outdoor summer program at the Northside Park and Soccer Fields (weather back-up is the Fieldhouse). No pre-registration required. Participants will receive handouts to continue practices at home. In addition to practicing social distancing guidelines, please bring your own chairs, if possible. Please also bring your own masks for use if we move indoors due to inclement weather. 7 – 8:30 PM: Free virtual event on Redistricting Montana and the 2020 Census. With over 1 million people and growing, Montana’s single House seat is the biggest congressional district in the country. But the 2020 Census may spell change for Montana’s national representation. How likely is it that the state will gain an additional seat? The League of Women Voters Montana is hosting a free public virtual event: “Could Montana Gain a Second Congressional Seat?: Redistricting After the 2020 Census” via free public Zoom webinar, which requires advance registration here . Participants include Peter Miller, Ph.D., Researcher, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice, Members of Montana’s Districting and Apportionment Commission , Moderator: Nancy Leifer, President, League of Women Voters Montana. Montana is one of the few states with a redistricting commission. This bipartisan commission, which draws state legislative maps once a decade, would also be charged with the task of dividing the state into two congressional districts. How might the state be fairly divided into two districts? How effectively have Montana’s redistricting commissions accomplished this task and the drawing of legislative districts in the past? And what can we learn from redistricting controversies in other states? This event is produced in partnership with The Brennan Center for Justice. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND: 9 AM: Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk. Paradise Permaculture Institute. Fee $ 30. More information here or call 222-9999. IF IT WORKS, FIX IT ! Big Kitty Fix, Organized by the Spay Neuter Project of Livingston. To make an appointment: 222-2020. Donations welcome. TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Free Summer Workshop Series: Landscaping for Birds. Learn how to create your own bird-friendly backyard with avid birder avid birder, gardener and Conservation Chair of the local Sacajawea Audubon Society, Paulette Epple. Come prepared to be outside in the Learning Garden at Story Mill Community Park. Please park in the parking lot at 600 Bridger Drive and bring a notebook, water, sun hat and a face covering or mask. This workshop was organized in partnership with Gallatin Valley Food Bank as part of their mission to increase food security in our community. This workshop will be offered FREE of charge however donations can be made to support the Learning Garden and Food Forest. Capacity is limited. Contact Mattie Griswold, Outreach Coordinator, Gallatin Valley Food Bank, Phone 406 586 7600 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH: Women’s Equality Day 7 – 9 PM: Virtual Montana premiere screening of the award winning documentary film “Equal Means Equal”. Filmmaker Kamala Lopez will introduce and follow-up after the Organization for Women. Access events here . Information about the film here. View the film’s preview Trailer here THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH: Gallatin River Task Force co-hosts the second annual collaborative Gallatin River Cleanup. In order to best abide by health and safety regulations, community members will be forming small teams of 15. Teams will disperse to river and stream access points throughout the weekend. If you’d like to host your own team, email us! To sign up for a team in the Big Sky Area, contact David at david@gallatinrivertaskforce.org 12:30 PM: Renewable Energy + Agriculture with Guest speaker Stacie Peterson, National Center for Appropriate Technology. A Summer Series presentation from the Montana Renewable Energy Association. no need to register ahead of time. Simply visit MREA’s Summer Series webpage at 12:30 pm on Thursdays and click the ‘join’ button. Register: https://montanarenewables.org/SummerSeries/ 6:15 – 7:15 PM: Wellness Class: Herbs for Health – Angela Segraves, hosted by the Park County Community Foundation. All are invited to come together (but socially distanced) to learn new skills and practices to reduce anxiety and promote wellness in a free outdoor summer program at the Northside Park and Soccer Fields . (weather back-up is the Fieldhouse). No pre-registration required. Participants will receive handouts to continue practices at home. In addition to practicing social distancing guidelines, please bring your own chairs, if possible. Please also bring your own masks for use if we move indoors due to inclement weather. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH: Leadership Corps: Global Training with the Climate Reality Project. The free event will take place virtually and feature one-to-four hours of live, on-demand, and interactive programming each day between August 28–September 3rd . This intensive training will offer climate activists the know-how and network to face this critical moment, mobilize your communities for action, and accelerate a just transition to clean energy that helps halt rising temperatures and create a fair and healthy future for .all. Attendees who complete the training requirements will join a powerful network of over 21,000 Climate Reality Leaders in more than 150 countries around the world. Register today. Citizens Climate Lobby is sponsoring monthly Braver Angels Depolarizing Within workshops beginning August 29th-open to all volunteers. The list of workshops are found on this registration page (you can select the date from the pulldown menu). They are 2 1/2 hour workshops always beginning at 9amPT/10amMT on these dates: August 29, Sept 26, October 24, November 21, December 5, January 30, February 27. “Braver Angels is a citizens’ organization uniting conservative (red) and liberal (blue) Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America (BraverAngels.org). Members of Braver Angels learn how to better present their own and better understand the other side’s points of view. We engage those we may disagree with, looking for ways to work together. We support principles and actions that bring us together rather than divide us. “We take the most generous approach to other people as possible—with appreciation, gratitude, and respect…our approach is to build consensus—because that’s what will bring enduring change.” You may be interested in joining the Braver Angels Action team. SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH: 5K Fun Run & Doggie Walk Virtual Race. Sponsored by Bark in the Park, Stafford Animal Shelter. Support from anywhere ! Fundraiser for the animal shelter . More information here TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST: 7 PM: Learning about Racism Book Club: Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid “A searing account of the missing, and murdered, Indigenous women of Highway 16, and an indictment of the society that failed them.” (Goodreads.com) 332 pages. REGISTER HERE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD: 12:30 PM: What’s Next for Renewable Energy? With Guest speaker Bethany Speer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Free to attend and there is no need to register ahead of time. Simply visit Montana Renewable Energy’s Summer Series webpage at 12:30 pm on Thursdays and click the ‘join’ button. Register: https://montanarenewables.org/SummerSeries/ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH: 7 – 8:30 PM: Following the premiere of Equal Means Equal, a group of intergenerational and culturally diverse women will discuss the relevance and meaning of the film in the context of needed women’s equal rights and voting rights for all by fully recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution. Sponsored by the Bozeman chapter of the National Organization for Women. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH: Montana Passenger Rail Summit. Information at montanapassengerrailsummit.org MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 4 PM – 8 PM: New Leaders Council Community Pint Night! Hosted by New Leaders Council – Montana and MAP Brewing Co. New Leaders Council Montana is a nonprofit organization that provides 6 months of intense progressive leadership training to Montanans at no cost. NLC is a community that embodies leadership driven by diversity of background, identity, and sectors. Attend the Pint Night at Map Brewing to learn more about the organization. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH: Cultivating Soil, Soul and Health covering Contemplative Ecology, Climate Change and Health, Just food systems, and Regenerative Agriculture. Brought to you by Faith, Science and Climate Action. For more information, go to fscaconference.org SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH 1 – 5 PM: (PDT) through Sunday, September 27th 1 – 3:40 PM (PDT): 2020 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Mountain West Regional Conference, Climate Activism in a Changing World. Register for the event through the Eventbrite page. For more information, contact Shawn Newell shawnlnewell@gmail.com SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH – SEPTEMBER 28TH: 2 PM: Mountain West Regional Conference: Climate Activism in a Changing World Are you interested in upping your climate knowledge, being inspired, building skills and becoming catalysts for change and action in the climate movement? Then this virtual conference is for you! It runs from 2 pm Sat. to 4:30 pm Sun. REGISTER HERE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH: 10 AM – 3 PM: Gallatin Valley Earth Day at the Emerson Center for Arts and Culture, 111 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman. More information here |
| Montana Women For… August 3, 2020 Newsletter |
| Community News |
| ASPEN (Abuse Support and Prevention Education Network ) of Livingston is in continual need of donations: hair conditioner, loofahs, plastic containers, ziplock bags, larger kitchen items, toilet paper, paper towels, disinfectant wipes and spray. Can be dropped off at office or left on the porch, 411 East Callender. https://www.aspenmt.org/ 24 hour crisis line: (406) 222- 8154 Forward Montana is advertising two full-time Census Coordinator positions. August to beginning of November. These people don’t have to be based anywhere in particular in Montana as it will be a fully remote position. Please pass along to any and all interested individuals or orgs! Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Zach Brown, Director of Rural Census Organizing, Cell: 406 579 5697 Root Cellar Foods, a vegetable processing facility that processes local/regional vegetables to area foodservice, and runs an online market that supports/sell local foods direct to consumers, is hiring help organizing and packing orders on Wednesdays and Fridays, with variable hours. More information at www.rootcellarfoods.com) or e-mail Christina, at christina@rootcellarfoods.com |
| Upcoming Events |
| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH: NOON: Domestic Violence and Pets, a webinar with the National Indigenous Womens Resource Center that will focus on implications for pets in the context of domestic violence. During this webinar they will discuss advocacy, safety planning, resources, model policies for co-sheltering and review legal protections for animals. More information and to register: here THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH: 12:30 PM: Renewable Energy + Montana’s National Parks (Guest speakers: staff from Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks!), The Summer series is free to attend. There is no need to register ahead of time. Simply visit MREA’s Summer Series webpage at 12:30 PM on Thursdays, and click the ‘join’ button. Register: https://montanarenewables.org/SummerSeries/ 5:30 -6:30 PM: Virtual Workshop: Feeding Your Wild Side: Backcountry Cooking. Camp cooking with Jan Jamruszka-Wilson, a longtime trail stewardship volunteer and camp cook. From food prep and menu building to learning some popular backcountry recipes. Sponsored by Montana Wilderness Association. Register and more information here SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND: 9 AM: Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk. Paradise Permaculture Institute. Fee $ 30. More information here or call 222-9999. IF IT WORKS, FIX IT ! Big Kitty Fix, Organized by the Spay Neuter Project of Livingston. To make an appointment: 222-2020. Donations welcome. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH: Women’s Equality Day 7 – 9 PM: ” Virtual Montana premiere screening of the award winning documentary film “Equal Means Equal”. Filmmaker Kamala Lopez will introduce and follow-up after the Organization for Women. Access events here . Information about the film here. View the film’s preview Trailer here THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH: 12:30 PM: Renewable Energy + Agriculture with Guest speaker Stacie Peterson, National Center for Appropriate Technology FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH: The Summer series is free to attend. There is no need to register ahead of time. Simply visit MREA’s Summer Series webpage at 12:30 PM on Thursdays, and click the ‘join’ button. Register: https://montanarenewables.org/SummerSeries/ Leadership Corps: Global Training with the Climate Reality Project. The free event will take place virtually and feature one-to-four hours of live, on-demand, and interactive programming each day between August 28–September 3rd . This intensive training will offer climate activists the know-how and network to face this critical moment, mobilize your communities for action, and accelerate a just transition to clean energy that helps halt rising temperatures and create a fair and healthy future for .all. Attendees who complete the training requirements will join powerful network of over 21,000 Climate Reality Leaders in more than 150 countries around the world. Register today. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD: 12:30 PM: What’s Next for Renewable Energy? With Guest speaker Bethany Speer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory. A Summer Series presentation from the Montana Renewable Energy Association. Free to attend and there is no need to register ahead of time. Simply visit MREA’s Summer Series webpage at 12:30 pm on Thursdays and click the ‘join’ button. Register: https://montanarenewables.org/SummerSeries/ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH: 7 – 8:30 PM: Following the premiere of Equal Means Equal, a group of intergenerational and culturally diverse women will discuss the relevance and meaning of the film in the context of needed women’s equal rights and voting rights for all by fully recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution. Sponsored by the Bozeman chapter of the National Organization for Women. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 4 PM – 8 PM: New Leaders Council Community Pint Night! Hosted by New Leaders Council – Montana and MAP Brewing Co. New Leaders Council Montana is a nonprofit organization that provides 6 months of intense progressive leadership training to Montanans at no cost. NLC is a community that embodies leadership driven by diversity of background, identity, and sectors. Attend the Pint Night at Map Brewing to learn more about the organization or donate today at: newleaderscouncil.org/supportmontana SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH 1 – 5 PM: (PDT) through Sunday, September 27th 1 – 3:40 PM (PDT): 2020 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Mountain West Regional Conference, Climate Activism in a Changing World. Please register for the event through our Eventbrite page. For more information, contact Shawn Newell shawnlnewell@gmail.com SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH: 10 AM – 3 PM: Gallatin Valley Earth Day at the Emerson Center for Arts and Culture, 111 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman. More information here |
| Montana Women For… July 27, 2020 Newsletter |
| Community News |
| “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Section II: The congress shall have the power to enforce by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Section III: This article shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg explained, “Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.” This will not change until we amend the US Constitution with the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). We are almost there! The Montana League of Women Voters has initiated a campaign to urge Montanans to contact our Senators to support removal of the ratification deadline and inform citizens about the ERA. LWV has designed yard signs with the Lady Liberty image. To get a sign: gerriebeck1948@gmail.com For an ERA campaign postcard with the image of Lady Liberty on one side and blank space for your message on the other. Visit the LWV website: link for more information. The Governor’s directive on masks is effective statewide for counties w/ 4+ active cases. It applies to some indoor settings and outdoor gatherings w/ 50+ when distancing is not possible. Details available: here GOOD NEWS: Bringing back passenger train service: Gallatin County Commissioners have formally agreed to participate in the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority. Apply for your Montana absentee ballot now: Apply here Montana Budget and Policy Center notes that thousands of Montanans didn’t automatically receive their economic impact payment a few months ago. People have until October 15 to claim their payment. Learn more: link Help on the Schools and Community mask production. the fabric is being pre-washed for the masks that are going to Livingston Schools District, St. Marys and the Community. Folks needed to precut and/or serge the fabric for production. Please let Jeanne or Robin know if you are willing to help with this. Robin Addicott, Park County Environmental Council: 406-222-0723, robin@pcecmt.org, Jeanne: jeanne@theneedlespoint.com The Upper Missouri Waterkeeper tells us there is an extremely troubling project proposed outside Great Falls: the Madison Food Park Slaughterhouse (MFP) would be the largest industrial-scale slaughterhouse in the Pacific Northwest. To give a very brief synopsis the MFP would be enormous – over 3,000 acres in size, consumptively use more than 3.5 million gallons of groundwater per day, and include machinery and operations capable of processing tens of thousands of animals per week. The City of Great Falls is extremely concerned by the proposal and the City Council of Great Falls unanimously passed a resolution calling on Governor Bullock to initiate a cumulative impacts, study, read the City of Great Falls’ resolution here. Local concerned citizens in Great Falls have formed a grassroots coalition named “Protect the Falls” and launched an excellent educational website – ProtectTheFalls.org and have a petition supporting the City of Great Falls resolution. To learn more about the Slaughterhouse proposal, read the City of Great Falls’ request to Gov. Bullock, and consider taking action to support informed decision making by signing the petition. More information: Guy Alsentzer, Esq. 406.570.2202 | Guy@uppermissouriwaterkeeper.org Lots of complexities in our area about whose territory when but you would probably be safe saying something like: “I live in Bozeman, most recently the traditional territory of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation.” Eric Noyes SHOP LOCAL: Located in the Gallatin Valley, Root Cellar Foods converts local and regionally-grown vegetables into fresh ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products for wholesale + retail in the state of Montana. Online ordering, local delivery. More Information: here GirlSing Singing, Songwriting & Art Camp has a position open for a girl 14 – 18 years old for August 17-21 camp. Learn more here or contact 406-570-2839 KateBryan2000@gmail.com Farm to School of Park County in Livingston, Montana is hiring a part-time Office Coordinator to assist with coordinating and/or administering the flow of many office processes and systems. Job description link . For more information, contact Rachael Jones at rachael.jones@livingston.k12.mt.us or at 406-220-2204. MontPIRG is currently looking to hire THREE Paid Organizers to work from now until Election Day. It is $15-$17 depending on experience and the majority of the work would be centered around voter registration, voter education, and Get Out the Vote efforts as we approach November 3rd. Contact: Carl Anderson, Bozeman Campus Organizer, MontPIRG andMontPIRG Leadership Fund, 406.351.1621 (cell) 406.243.2908 (office) carl@mtpirg.org www.mtpirg.org The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) is currently searching for candidates interested in taking the helm of the Fisheries Fund as a full time Executive Director. More information: Link here Contact: Ben Bulis, AFFTA President, ben@affta.org |
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| THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH: 5:30 – 6:30 PM: Online event: “Feeding your wild side: backcountry cooking” virtual workshop, with Jan Jamruska-Wilson. Hosted by Montana Wilderness Association. Information and registration: here SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND: 9 AM: Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk. Paradise Permaculture Institute. Fee $ 30. More information: here or call 222-9999. |
| Montana Women For… July 20, 2020 Newsletter “Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.“ John Lewis Community News The Governor’s directive on masks is effective immediately statewide for counties w/ 4+ active cases. It applies to some indoor settings and outdoor gatherings w/ 50+ when distancing is not possible. GOOD NEWS: Bringing back passenger train service: Gallatin County Commissioners have formally agreed to participate in the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority. Apply for your Montana absentee ballot now! Calendar of needs for volunteer help, published by Volunteer MT.org, sponsored by Greater Gallatin United Way The Livingston Food Resource Center’s Community Bakery Store is open Tuesday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. offering fresh baked muffins, scones, cinnamon rolls, artisan breads and baguettes. 119 S. Second St, Livingston, or order online or call 222-5335. The Livingston Food Resource Center has expanded hours for drive through pick up to serve families with children and seniors. Call 222-5335. MASK MAKERS NEEDED The Livingston School District asked us to supply all the students with masks when school resumes in the fall. If you would like to help make masks for the school, Contact Jeanne (406) 223-6647. Jeanne kitted up fabric and supplies to make 20 pleated masks. If you would like to help make masks, Jeanne will put a kit out with your name on it for pickup. To date, we have provided over 4,000 masks – something to be very proud of! We have supplied everyone who has needed and requested a face mask. Video of the mask-making process A rewarding experience: Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch has a critical need for planned respite care for local foster youth. Currently four females and three males, ages five through sixteen, are in foster families, who would benefit from a weekend or a couple of days a month of regular respite for their youth. Phone Kate (406) 222-6490 or e-mail Big Brothers and Big Sisters is hiring! Looking for a creative, organized communicator to join the team as an Outreach and Development Coordinator. Here’s a full job description. Donations for the Library at the Gallatin County Detention Center needed. A Book Requests lists has been provided by the library staff. There is also an interest in supporting access to laptops and tablets for educational purposes at GCDDC. For the list, or to make a book or monetary donation, contact Andrea Hamre Montana Wilderness Association needs volunteers to monitor wilderness character in wilderness study areas. View this video. For more information or to sign up, please email Emily Cleveland. Our primary goal for Give a Hoot 2020 is to inspire 2020 individual donations. Give as little as $5 today and support your favorite nonprofit by going to Give A Hoot. All gifts made during Give a Hoot will be partially matched thanks to our Sponsors and Co-Challengers. Any questions? Please call (406) 224-3920. The Park County Community Foundation The Livingston Farmers Market Helping neighbors provide healthy local food to our community; low-income seniors may buy local honey, fresh fruits and vegetables with $50 vouchers. Donate to Livingston Farmers Market #GiveAHoot49 #wsemt Principles of Community Organizing online training series- a mix of weekday evening and Saturday morning sessions over a couple of months beginning on Saturday, Aug. 1. The sessions will be interactive. Plan to attend the entire training series. Yellowstone Bend Citizens Council has scholarships available,registration closes July 22nd- Apply Here Questions? Contact Sydney at (406) 248-1154 or sydney@northernplains.org. Montana Grasslands Carbon Initiative Our locally based non-profit Western Sustainability Exchange is working with farmers and ranchers to sequester carbon in soil. Census jobs: Field and office positions, full and part time. Apply: https://2020census.gov/en/jobs.html Montana Poor People’s Campaign Informational Facebook Group is for people living in Montana who want to learn more about the Poor People’s Campaign. Montana Conservation Voters launched Season 2 of their weekly podcast, MCVcast. One of their latest episodes includes a critical conversation with members of the Ft. Peck Nation about the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. From Park County Environmental Council: The Crazy Mountain Project, an informal coalition of locals representing ranching, recreation, the Crow Nation, hunting and conservation interests (which includes PCEC), announced a new land exchange designed to help consolidate public land and improve public access in the Crazy Mountains: The East Crazy Mountains and Inspiration Divide Public Access Improvement Land Exchange. Meetings to explain proposal: BIG TIMBER: July 23, American Legion, 6-8pm, BOZEMAN: July 30, Masonic Lodge, 6-8pm, BIG SKY: August 6, Wilson Hotel, 6-8pm East side Crazy Mountains Land Exchange and Public Access: a radically different perspective than PCEC |
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| Montana Women For… July 13, 2020 Newsletter “All ethics so far evolved upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts” Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Monday that foreign students taking online-only courses — which are becoming more common as universities move away from in-person classes amid the pandemic — may need to transfer schools or leave the US. Petition White House to stop student visa changes. The White House issued an immigration proclamation dramatically curtailing legal immigration to the US sending hundreds of people and businesses into a scramble to understand whether their future plans are derailed. The employment-based visas targeted by the administration are tailored for a range of jobs in the US, including in health care, education and tech industries. The Migration Policy Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC, estimates some 167,000 temporary workers will be kept out of the United States as a result of the new restrictions, which took effect on Wednesday. Without telling Congress, the administration has scaled back the printing of documents it has already promised to immigrants — including green cards, the wallet-size I.D.’s legal permanent residents must carry everywhere to prove they are in the United States lawfully. Some 50,000 green cards and 75,000 other employment authorization documents promised to immigrants haven’t been printed, United States Custom and Immigration Services said in a statement. CONTACTS: President Donald Trump, White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20500, http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ FAX: (202) 456-2461, White House: Switchboard: 202-456-1414 Senator Steve Daines, 320 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20510, Phone: (202)224-2651, Fax: (202)225-5687, Bozeman phone 406-587-3446, e-mail: https://www.daines.senate.gov/connect/email-steve Senator Jon Tester: (202) 224-2644, 1-866-554-4403, Fax: (202) 224-8594, 311 Hart Senate Office Bldg, Washington, DC 20510-2604 Bozeman phone: (406) 586-4450, Bozeman Fax: (406) 586-7647, Avant Courier Building, 1 E Main St, Suite 202, Bozeman, MT 59715, email RJT@tester.senate.gov or http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm Representative Greg Gianforte (202) 225-3211, 1222 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, Fax: (202) 225-5687, Billings: (406) 969-173 (No Bozeman office) email https://gianforte.house.gov/contact Use Resistbot to contact our Congressmen. Text the word resist to Resistbot on FB Messenger, Twitter, or to 50409 on SMS. Choose congress to contact our Senators and Representative. |
| Montana Women For… July 6, 2020 Newsletter “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” Rev. Peter Marshall, pastor, U.S. Senate Chaplain Community News Wear A Mask Posters To Print and Post In Your Town Claire Sands Baker, Bonnie Sachatello-Sawyer, Hopa Mountain, and graphic designer, Katy Helgeson created Wear a Mask posters. They are posting them around Bozeman, like event posters. Individual posters: Make the Right Choice Wear a Mask Mask Up We Are Trying to Keep Montana in Last Place We Are In This Together Thanks for Wearing a Mask Protect Your Neighbors Wear a Mask Protect Our Employees Wear a Mask Please Protect Bozeman Wear a Mask Mask Confusion: towards an understanding of the recommendations on mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic from Bozeman’s MSU Disease Ecology Lab Forward Montana Foundation is hiring for a full time temporary organizer position through November. These organizers will be responsible for implementing the field program and mobilizing the youth vote. Find more details and instructions on how to apply https://forwardmontanafoundation.org/get-involved/yoprolyfe/ HRDC (Human Resources Development Council) free summer lunch program for kids NEEDS VOLUNTEERS to hand out lunches. For schedules of lunches and volunteers needed: https://thehrdc.org/ or phone: Lyra Leigh-Nedbor, Child Nutrition Programs, Gallatin Valley Food Bank, 406.586.7600. Did you know that 1 in 6 Montana children struggle with food insecurity? $5 provides a weekend bag of nutrition for a child in need, Donate https://gallatinvalleyfoodbank.org/#donate Montana Budget and Policy Center announced Big Sky Brighter Future, a bold agenda to chart a course to rebuild our state. Follow the project and read their announcement here: https://montanabudget.org/post/mpbc-announces-new-project-big-sky-brighter-future Blackfoot Challenge teaches us how to live with bears. https://bear-tracks.org/2020/06/25/4-tips-for-living-with-bears-lessons-from-the-blackfoot-challenge/ |
Montana Women For…
June 28, 2020
SPECIAL EDITION
“When (we) see something that is not right, not fair, not just, (we) have a moral obligation to do something, to say something and not be quiet.”
– Civil Rights hero and Congressman John Lewis
Montana Women For… decided to forego our regular newsletter and instead share this timely and important message from Livingston City Commissioner Melissa Nootz.
“Some Livingston residents have shared with me their concerns about excessive use of force by local police.
I am sharing the process of complaints and investigations as I understand them from my communications with the City Manager, Michael Kardoes. My goal with sharing this information, is that citizens wanting to follow up with a complaint about an interaction with the police can have a clearer understanding of the current process. And also – complaints filed mean the City Manager and Police Chief will be made aware of what citizens are experiencing – and they will be able to follow up on incidents with investigations.
For an overview of the Livingston Police Department, please visit this website: http://www.livingstonmontana.org/living/police_department/ livingston_police_department_overview.php
If a citizen wants to report an incident, please use this form: http://www.livingstonmontana.org/Personnel%20Complaint%20Form.pdf
If individuals wish to remain anonymous, the City understands and is willing to work with them. Please know that anonymous complaints can make parts of the investigation process more challenging and disciplinary action less likely.
The Chief of Police and the City Manager will look at all independently verifiable information. If none is available, any official disciplinary action will be extremely difficult. Additionally, anonymous complaints will not be counted in the formal statistics nor will they receive an official resolution determination.
Please be prepared to share the date, time, and officer involved in the incident to allow a review of available information. And please know that the City cannot provide confidential criminal justice information without a District Court Order under State law.
You are always welcome to speak with the Chief of Police or the City Manager directly if you prefer not to provide a written complaint.
*Dale Johnson – Police Chief – (406) 222-2050
*Michael Kardoes – City Manager – (406) 823-6000
If you want to go outside the standard staff members and procedures to file a complaint, please contact one of the following:
*Courtney Lawellin – Livingston City Attorney – (406) 823-6007
*Lisa Lowy – Livingston Human Resources Director – (406) 823-9870
*ASPEN (Abuse Support & Prevention Education Network) – Please ask ASPEN if they would be willing to be a liaison for you. The City doesn’t have a formal relationship with ASPEN in filing complaints, but the City is open to work with citizens who feel most comfortable having support from ASPEN during the process. – (406) 222-5902
*Melissa Nootz – Livingston City Commissioner – (406) 563-5722
If you have questions about police policy, use of force, the discipline process, or other topics – please stay in touch. The Livingston City Commission and City Manager have committed to work together to share and understand these policies with our community – and also get feedback about them.
If you have any further questions – and you haven’t found what you are looking for at any of the websites linked – please reach out to the City Manager for more information. Alternatively, if you prefer to connect with me – the best way is via email: mnootz@livingstonmontana.org
Thanks, Melissa Nootz
Livingston City Commissioner”
Montana Women For… June 22, 2020 Newsletter
“In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”
– Eric Hoffer
COMMUNITY NEWS
Be-a-Buddy:People Helping People To ensure that the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach people in our community are OK, we’ve set up a volunteer, community-based “buddy system.” We match healthy and able volunteers with local residents who are sick, at high-risk and/or self isolating. Volunteers check in daily with their buddies: making sure they are physically and mentally OK, and have at the very least, sufficient food and prescription medications. We need to hear from potential volunteers and anyone who wants a buddy to check in on them. Let us know: livingstonbuddies@gmail.com or call 406 570-5367. Join our Facebook Group Be-a-Buddy: People Helping People in Livingston/Park County (MT)
New group forming called the Bozeman Task Force to Advance the Status and Safety of All Women and Girls. Jan Strout and three other co-leaders — Lei-Anna Bertelsen, a math education consultant, former Mayor Carson Taylor and City Commissioner Michael Wallner will invite 12 to 15 people from diverse backgrounds to volunteer on the task force. The task force, endorsed by the city commission, is a product of the group Bozeman for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, which Strout also co-leads. It will spend about a year researching and identifying specific challenges they want to prioritize and then drafting policies to address them.
An opportunity for folks to safely access local food and support local agriculture! Located in the Gallatin Valley, Root Cellar Foods converts local and regionally-grown vegetables into fresh ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products for wholesale + retail in the state of Montana. Root Cellar Foods in Belgrade opened an online market with fresh-cut veggies, local produce and Montana-made goods like jam salsa, coffee and bread. Delivery options include weekly pick-up or home delivery throughout the Gallatin Valley. Check out Root Cellar Foods and the Online Market for more information or to sign-up: https://www.rootcellarfoods.com/
Support DACA recipients and immigrant and undocumented communities: Send an urgent message to your senators to demand that the Senate immediately vote on H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, to protect Dreamers permanently and provide a path to citizenship. https://p2a.co/5COSOVy?p2asource=C4GAEMDACA10