After five decades of shaping grassroots organizing in the West and High Plains, Pat Sweeney is stepping away from WORC but continuing the fight for democracy. By Eric Warren Pat Sweeney, WORC’s founder and long-time director, casts a long shadow … Continued
Photo by Jessica Plance. Using the Congressional Review Act, Congress has now tossed aside years of public input from Wyoming ranchers, Tribes, property owners, and recreationists. This week, Congress used the Congressional Review Act to cancel the Buffalo Field Office … Continued
Using the Congressional Review Act, Congress has now tossed aside years of BLM consultation with Wyoming ranchers, farmers, Tribes, and other stakeholders Today, the Senate used the Congressional Review Act to cancel the Buffalo Field Office Resource Management Plan Amendment, … Continued
Using the Congressional Review Act, House tosses aside years of BLM consultation with Wyoming ranchers, farmers, Tribes, and other stakeholders Yesterday, the House used the Congressional Review Act to cancel the Buffalo Field Office Resource Management Plan Amendment. The Bureau … Continued
At the volunteer canvasser launch in Billings, Montana.
The vote tosses aside years of consultation the BLM conducted with tribal leaders, ranchers, farmers, and other people whose livelihood and communities are at stake. by Ted Brewer, WORC communications director This week, the Senate used the Congressional Review Act … Continued
Loss of healthcare coverage, increased insurance premiums, longer emergency room wait times, smoggy air, higher energy prices, and a deepening hunger crisis are all what we can expect from the budget reconciliation bill. by Michael Nelson and Sarah Hunkins, WORC’s … Continued
Images from 2025 West Slope Youth Voice lobby day in Denver High school students showed courage and conviction speaking to lawmakers in Denver and proved that young people are the heart of grassroots democracy. This story was adapted from Western … Continued
Aerial view of Norfolk, Nebraska. Nebraska Organizing Project harnessed the power of grassroots organizing to bring language access, and profound change, to a rural community. This article first appeared in the Western Organizing Review. By Jessica Plance The room was … Continued
This article was originally published in the Western Organizing Review. Dakota Rural Action’s work against carbon pipelines shows how people power can beat big moneyed interests. By Eric Warren In 2021, farmer and longtime Dakota Rural Action (DRA) member Ed … Continued