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Mar
12

DRA Weekly Legislative Update

The 2021 Legislative Session has come to a close. Due to the pandemic relief funds flowing into our state, this was a big budget year, and a lot of haggling over projects and one-time expenditures. The legislature declined to look into the Governor’s controversial travel and security expenditures, but also denied the Governor’s request of five million dollars for a…

Mar
08

FLIP ONE VOTE to BLOCK the MERGER–Contact Senators NOW!

The resolution to block the merger of the Dept of Agriculture & DENR (SRD 901) failed by a single vote this morning on the Senate floor. It will be reconsidered…

Mar
05

DRA Weekly Legislative Update

Merger-Blocking Resolution PASSES Senate Ag; Heads to Full Senate [caption id="attachment_8513" align="alignright" width="300"] Ag & DENR have different missions and responsibilities. While there is some overlap, DENR has a larger…

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UPDATE: hearing at 9am CT/ 8am MT

We have two time zones in South Dakota. #SDLeg may primarily take place in Central, but citizen participation comes… https://t.co/O7d8ARqtED

Dakota Rural Action

2 days ago

FREE DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING! REGISTER NOW! Monday, April 26 at 6pm MST / 7pm CSTMORE INFORMATION HERE: fb.me/e/1qjtnbVHBFree virtual screening and Q&A discussion with Director Sanjay Rawal and special guests. Gather follows the stories of Native people on the frontlines of a growing movement to reclaim and recover of ancient foodways to bring back health and vitality to their people. REGISTER HERE: forms.gle/q14wZwn17ihdeKdQ6VIEW THE TRAILER HERE: gather.film/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Smithfield spent millions on COVID-19 precautions. A year later, workers say it's not enough.

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Progress has been made, but Smithfield workers still wonder: Why didn't anyone listen when they needed it most? Why did coworkers pay for others' negligence?

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Dakota Rural Action

4 days ago

This! ✊Today, the Public Justice Food Project joined 25 ally organizations to file a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, calling on the agency to regulate methane emissions from industrial dairy and hog operations. This petition, grounded in rural communities' opposition to the industry that pollutes their air and destabilizes their climate, calls on the Biden Administration to #BuildBackBetter by following a climate agenda that addresses the role that industrial agriculture plays as a major driver in climate change. And that starts with recognizing this petition. "The industry is greenwashing factory farm gas and saying that it's good for the environment. As farmers, we know that the manure stays in our communities, our drinking water, and in our air." - Lynn Utesch, Spokesperson for Kewaunee Cares of Kewaunee, Wis.Read the full press release here: bit.ly/3sSBfbb ... See MoreSee Less

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Dakota Rural Action

5 days ago

DRA stands with ALL the current and future inhabitants of South Dakota. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️We envision an active and engaged membership promoting healthy, beautiful, and just food, agriculture, and energy systems that protect clean air, water, and soil for all the current and future inhabitants of South Dakota.Our struggles and stories are connected. Let us make space for their differences and their similarities. Our stories of struggle are stronger when they are woven together and we can deepen our understanding of systemic issues... and take individual and collective action! Discrimination has no place here and currently SD is full of discrimination.Check out the great work that Equality South Dakota is doing. #showup #solidarity #wearestrongtogether #organize ... See MoreSee Less

DOJ tells agencies gay and transgender students are protected by anti-discrimination laws

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has told federal agencies that gay and transgender students are protected from discrimination under civil rights laws, reversing Trump administration guidance that limi...

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Dakota Rural Action

5 days ago

NDNCollective is hiring!!!🔈 NDN Collective is HIRING! 🔈 Join our team of Changemakers and Community Builders. We're currently seeking applications for the following positions: ⚡️Landback Organizer | Remotendncollective.org/careers/landback-organizer/ The LANDBACK Organizer engages and mobilizes the public and movement partners on a local campaign calling for the return of the Black Hills to the original caretakers and the closure of Mt. Rushmore; Also relays the decolonial and political analysis, both verbally and in writing, about the LANDBACK Campaign.⚡️Digital Organizer | Rapid City, SD or Regional Area Preferred ndncollective.org/careers/digital-organizer-2/The Digital Organizer will be responsible for building relationships with important community stakeholders including non-traditional partners through targeted outreach efforts. They will also be responsible for mobilizing activists and interested community members to participate in grassroots actions...⚡️Information Technology Manager | Rapid City, SDndncollective.org/careers/information-technology-manager/The Information Technology (IT) Director will oversee NDN Collective’s IT function and the implementation of new IT systems and policies.⚡️Chief Financial Officer | Remote ndncollective.org/careers/chief-financial-officer/The Chief Financial Officer contributes to NDN Collective’s overall success of the organization by effectively managing all financial activities for the organization and as a member of the Leadership Team. In addition, the position provides support to directors in the implementation and presentation of information vital to making data-based decisions for the organization.⚡️Climate Justice Organizer 1 | Rapid City, SD or Regional Area Preferredndncollective.org/careers/climate-justice-organizer-1/The Climate Justice Organizer engages and mobilizes the public and coalition partners on climate justice and other priority environmental issues, coordinates volunteer events, builds community conversation and oversees outreach efforts. ⚡️Controller | Rapid City, SD ndncollective.org/careers/controller/Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Controller contributes to NDN Collective’s overall success by effectively overseeing the day-to-day financial activities for the NDN Ecosystem including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll.⚡️Political Director | Washington, DC ndncollective.org/careers/political-director/ The Political Director will provide leadership for our political and elections work, working collaboratively with our Director of Policy and Advocacy, NDN Collective ecosystem of organizations, board of directors, and contract lobbyists.⚡️Director of Policy & Advocacy | Washington, DC ndncollective.org/careers/director-of-policy-and-advocacy/The Director of Policy and Advocacy will provide leadership for our public policy and advocacy work, working collaboratively with our Political Director, NDN Collective ecosystem of organizations, board of directors, and contract lobbyists.See all of our open positions at ndncollective.org/careers ... See MoreSee Less

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