Diversity Equity Inclusion

REYNA-PUGH: Celebrating Diversity and Defending the Right to Vote in Wyoming

As election season approaches, it’s vital to recognize and celebrate the rich diversity that makes Wyoming such a beautiful community. The Hispanic community is an essential part of this wonderful state. They are our teachers, counselors, oil field workers, business owners, and public officials. They are hardworking individuals contributing to the fabric of our society. …

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Gender Lens Project: New Brief Released!

August 4, 2021 ESPC released the third of three policy briefs in partnership with the Wyoming Women’s Foundation and the Wyoming Council for Women. The new brief highlights the impact that COVID-19 had on women and families in Wyoming. ESPC’s senior policy advisor Jen Simon joined Wyoming Women’s Foundation Director Bekah Smith to co-author the brief. The …

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ESPC Stands in Solidarity with Wyoming’s LGBTQIA2+ Community

July 21, 2021 Hate is not a Wyoming value. We shouldn’t have to say that hate is not a Wyoming value, but a violently homophobic shirt was being sold at a Cheyenne bar, a transgender woman beaten at a dog park in Casper, a magician receiving death threats at the library in Gillette, and fear …

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Newlin: Racialized rhetoric in legislature hearkens back to “Yellow Peril,” implicitly fuels anti-Asian violence

March 17, 2021 FROM THE CASPER-STAR TRIBUNE Sword-shaped lettering slashes across a dragon with wild, bulging eyes. A dark-skinned man scowls under his pointed mustache and turban. “See ‘The Yellow Menace’ in pictures beginning tomorrow!” reads a 1916 film poster. Viewers are assured that the lead – a “sinister demon of Mongolian birth, fired with …

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ESPC’s Statement on Racial Injustice: We stand in solidarity with those who dream of and work for equality

June 12, 2020 But we also know that if we join with those already raising your voices, those who are making change through protest and policy, those who are actively fighting back against unfairness and oppression, and if we stand in solidarity with you—we will succeed together.

Why The Small Protests In Small Towns Across America Matter

June 3, 2020 “Why the Small Protests in Small Towns Across America Matter” comes from journalist Anne Helen Petersen, an Idaho native now living in Montana. Over the weekend, she started a twitter thread about small town protests. It blossomed into a massive thread–that is still going nearly a week later–and later became this article.