An Economy Built on Sharing From An Economy Build on Sharing from Yes Magazine. Written by Liesl Clark and Rebecca Rockefeller: “Online shopping has exploded during the pandemic, but there’s an alternative to all those brown box deliveries. It’s Buy Nothing, a worldwide sharing project that helps people get what they need without shopping, and […]
Automated Systems that Trap People in Poverty In Pierce County 8 to 11% of us live in poverty which is often a cycle particularly difficult to escape. Luckily, a “growing group of lawyers are uncovering, navigating, and fighting the automated systems that deny the poor housing, jobs, and basic services.” From the article in MIT […]
Rethinking Thanksgiving This year as many of us will not be gathering with family for Thanksgiving, we’ll have more time to reflect on the history and meaning of this holiday for us. Pierce County, WI was part of the 1837 Land Cession Treaties with Ojibwe and Dakota. You can search where you live at https://native-land.ca/. […]
Resources for Voters with Disabilities The Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW) Voter Hotline can assist, especially with disability related voting questions: 844-DIS-VOTE844-347-8683email: info@disabilityvote.org Click here for WI Disability Vote Coalition Absentee Voting Fact Sheet. Let’s make sure all can vote in the Nov 3rd election. Also, go one step further and help educate candidates about Disability […]
We Choose Love – Vote! To Register, Request an Absentee Ballot, Find your Clerk, See what’s on the Ballot, go to: myvote.wi.gov If you need help with any step in the process, please call the League of Women Voters: Voter Helpline: 608-285-2141 Thanks to composer and producer Beth Falcone and her team for permission to […]
Anti-Racism Farmer Group MOSES states that many farmers in their network have expressed interest in working with MOSES on racial justice in food and farming. To help shape how this work could look and/or if you’d like to be part of the farmer-led groups focused on anti-racism, contact MOSES through their website
Farmer-Led Mental Health Group Moses has been working with farmers in our community to launch a new farmer-led group called “Growing Wellness.” The group, focused on farmer mental health, will meet through Zoom on the fourth Tuesday of each month to share a short skills workshop followed by group discussion. The first meeting is Tuesday, […]
River Falls and Ellsworth High Schools are organizing a BLM Your Protest this Saturday River Falls and Ellsworth High Schools are organizing a BLM Your Protest this Saturday, September 5 at 4 pm at Veteran’s Park in River Falls because they know that Bonhoeffer was right when he said: “Silence in the face of evil […]
Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation As John Lewis is laid to rest, PCGRO would like to share his powerful, final words. He is an inspiration and a role model for those of us trying to make the world a better place. As he says, “we are all complicit when we tolerate […]
West CAP Job Opportunity: Spanish and English Bilingual Client Outreach West CAP, a non-profit organization providing services to low-income families, is recruiting a full-time or part-time (flexible work schedule) Bilingual Client Information Outreach Specialist in their Glenwood City or Menomonie location. This position will provide administrative assistance to West CAP programs and interact with the […]
Broadband for Pierce County Are you frustrated with your internet access? Is it too slow or too expensive? Help bring high-speed internet access to Pierce County. Support the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Sign a letter to tell our Senators that you want to pass Senate bill 4201 that will bridge the digital divide in Pierce […]
El acoso sexual es ilegal. La vivienda justa es su derecho. Hemos tenido reportes de acoso sexual de parte de proprietarios de alquiler en el oueste de WI. Eso es ilegal y pueden reportarlo. Para mas informacion, visiten la Division de Derechos Civiles del Departamiento de Justicia.
Sexual Harassment is Illegal. Fair Housing is Your Right. PCGRO has learned of landlords sexually harassing their tenants who are behind on rent payments in Western WI. This is not acceptable and illegal. People who have had this experience can report this behavior and get help. For more information, please visit the Civil Rights Division […]
Including People with Disabilities in the Voting Process Everyone who is of voting age is strongly encouraged to exercise their constitutional right to vote. This right is one of the cornerstones of our American democracy. Local elections are happening in August and November and one of the issues that Pierce County GRO is addressing is […]
Protect Yourself from Covid-19 – Take Action What Help protect yourself from COVID-19 by supporting our Pierce County Director of Public Health, AZ Snyder and by encouraging your county supervisor to adopt a communicable disease ordinance. When JULY 14th at 6:00 p.m. River Falls High School Auditorium, Pierce County Board Meeting to consider proposed public health […]
Poem: Pioneer Village by Maureen Ash Pioneer Village I’ve always liked this sort of thing, history, the olden days, pretending I live here, this cabin or soddy or small white frame house spare with just some nails for their hand-sewn jackets, a shelf for stained crockery, one or two cups. A street of old buildings […]
Covid Rapid Response and ResiliencyCovid respuesta rápida y resistencia For complete information, click here. Incluye información en español.
Deaf Culture and American Sign Language Pierce County GRO is committed to embracing cultural diversity. This also includes recognizing members of the Deaf Culture who embrace American Sign Language (ASL) as their language. Just like English, ASL is considered a language that is now being accepted in education curricula throughout the United States. By learning […]
W.R.A.P. Programa de Asistencia al Alquiler de Wisconsin Los Wisconsinites no deben temer ser desalojados o no tener donde vivir debido a que su presupuesto se haya visto impactado por la pandemia de COVID-19. Y, por eso “We’re All In”. El Gobernador Tony Evers y el Departamento de Administración de Wisconsin (DOA) se han asociado […]
Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program Wisconsinites should not fear being evicted or being without a place to live because their budgets have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. And, that’s why “We’re All In.” Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) are partnering with members of the Wisconsin Community Action Program Association to […]