Last November, we were shook. Trump had just been elected, and the country’s direction took a hard, hard right turn away from the positive vision we’ve been fighting for.
What has sustained us is knowing that so many people felt the same way — and weren’t willing to sit on the sidelines. We’ve seen a great burst of energy from our community, and we wanted to let you know how much that means to us, and what that motivation has accomplished.
This year, we’ve seen profound movement on many issues of importance to the SierraRise community:
The rusty patched bumble bee became the first bee in the continental United States to receive endangered species protections
The government tightened standards for lead exposure in public housing
Two terrible nominees — Andrew Puzder for Labor Secretary and Sam Clovis for chief USDA scientist — dropped out
Multiple banks have sold off their investments in the Dakota Access pipeline
KFC promised to remove antibiotics from its chicken by next year
A group of 91 banks agreed to update its principles to reflect climate change and Indigenous rights
A massive tourism development at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers was voted down by the Navajo Nation Council
Hardware chain True Value agreed to phase out bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides
Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to lead an investigation into Russia’s attempts to interfere with the 2016 election
Whether you wrote to decisionmakers, shared news with your friends, or volunteered for one of the movement leaders on these topics, we appreciate you for all that you’ve done. Seeing how this community has stuck together and lifted each other up, we know we can — and will — get through this.
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