Western Organization of Resource Councils
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Creating a democratic, sustainable, and just society through grassroots community organizing.
NEW REPORT outlines threats that idled oil and gas wells pose to rural communities, wildlife, and recreation. #KeepBondingReform to ensure the oil and gas industry–not taxpayers–pays for the cleanup.
www.nwf.org/-/media/Documents/PDFs/Press-Releases/2025/A-Growing-Risk-on-Public-Lands
www.nwf.org/-/media/Documents/PDFs/Press-Releases/2025/A-Growing-Risk-on-Public-Lands
October 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NEW REPORT outlines threats that idled oil and gas wells pose to rural communities, wildlife, and recreation. #KeepBondingReform to ensure the oil and gas industry–not taxpayers–pays for the cleanup.
www.nwf.org/-/media/Documents/PDFs/Press-Releases/2025/A-Growing-Risk-on-Public-Lands
www.nwf.org/-/media/Documents/PDFs/Press-Releases/2025/A-Growing-Risk-on-Public-Lands
The One Big Betrayal of a Bill demands we hold our elected officials accountable. For that to happen, our neighbors need to know the harm it's going to bring to rural communities in the West and Midwest. We break it down for you.
worc.org/one-big-betr...
#grassrootsorganizing #communityorganizing
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#grassrootsorganizing #communityorganizing
September 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The One Big Betrayal of a Bill demands we hold our elected officials accountable. For that to happen, our neighbors need to know the harm it's going to bring to rural communities in the West and Midwest. We break it down for you.
worc.org/one-big-betr...
#grassrootsorganizing #communityorganizing
worc.org/one-big-betr...
#grassrootsorganizing #communityorganizing
WORC's Principles of Community Organizing (POCO) gives everyday people the power to strategize, campaign, and manifest the future they want to see for their families and communities, people like Callie Stainbrook of Rapid City.
worc.org/power-to-the...
#grassrootsorganizing #communityorganizing
worc.org/power-to-the...
#grassrootsorganizing #communityorganizing
August 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
WORC's Principles of Community Organizing (POCO) gives everyday people the power to strategize, campaign, and manifest the future they want to see for their families and communities, people like Callie Stainbrook of Rapid City.
worc.org/power-to-the...
#grassrootsorganizing #communityorganizing
worc.org/power-to-the...
#grassrootsorganizing #communityorganizing
"The market has already left coal behind." Longtime WORC member and retired Wyoming coal miner Lynne Huskinson questions the administration's fixation on propping up a dying industry that makes energy more expensive, drains aquifers, and pollutes.
www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/gues...
#coal #Wyoming
www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/gues...
#coal #Wyoming
August 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
"The market has already left coal behind." Longtime WORC member and retired Wyoming coal miner Lynne Huskinson questions the administration's fixation on propping up a dying industry that makes energy more expensive, drains aquifers, and pollutes.
www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/gues...
#coal #Wyoming
www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/gues...
#coal #Wyoming
Learn about the experience that participants had at WORC's most recent Principles of Community Organizing and how they've used what they learn to organize people and build power in their rural communities.
worc.org/power-to-the...
#grassrootsorganizing #ruralorganizing #communityorganizing
worc.org/power-to-the...
#grassrootsorganizing #ruralorganizing #communityorganizing
August 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Learn about the experience that participants had at WORC's most recent Principles of Community Organizing and how they've used what they learn to organize people and build power in their rural communities.
worc.org/power-to-the...
#grassrootsorganizing #ruralorganizing #communityorganizing
worc.org/power-to-the...
#grassrootsorganizing #ruralorganizing #communityorganizing
TONIGHT: Join us for our 2nd "Campaign Trail" candidate training.
We have 3 verteran campaigners who will show you how to develop your campaign plan, build your team, fundraise, get out the vote (GOTV), and other helpful tips for running an effective campaign.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We have 3 verteran campaigners who will show you how to develop your campaign plan, build your team, fundraise, get out the vote (GOTV), and other helpful tips for running an effective campaign.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
TONIGHT: Join us for our 2nd "Campaign Trail" candidate training.
We have 3 verteran campaigners who will show you how to develop your campaign plan, build your team, fundraise, get out the vote (GOTV), and other helpful tips for running an effective campaign.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We have 3 verteran campaigners who will show you how to develop your campaign plan, build your team, fundraise, get out the vote (GOTV), and other helpful tips for running an effective campaign.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Rural organizing works. When residents share their stories, it can create big changes. Check out how a small but dedicated group of residents brought big change to their town.
worc.org/organizing-f...
worc.org/organizing-f...
July 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Rural organizing works. When residents share their stories, it can create big changes. Check out how a small but dedicated group of residents brought big change to their town.
worc.org/organizing-f...
worc.org/organizing-f...
At WORC, we believe deeply in the power of everyday people coming together to have a say in the decisions that impact their lives. We also help them cultivate that power through our trainings. Here are a few of their inspiring stories.
worc.org/power-to-the...
#ruralorganizing #grassroots
worc.org/power-to-the...
#ruralorganizing #grassroots
July 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
At WORC, we believe deeply in the power of everyday people coming together to have a say in the decisions that impact their lives. We also help them cultivate that power through our trainings. Here are a few of their inspiring stories.
worc.org/power-to-the...
#ruralorganizing #grassroots
worc.org/power-to-the...
#ruralorganizing #grassroots
See how Nebraska Organizing Project members harnessed grassroots organizing to bring positive change to the rural community of Norfolk.
worc.org/organizing-f...
#grassroots #ruralorganizing #Nebraska
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#grassroots #ruralorganizing #Nebraska
July 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
See how Nebraska Organizing Project members harnessed grassroots organizing to bring positive change to the rural community of Norfolk.
worc.org/organizing-f...
#grassroots #ruralorganizing #Nebraska
worc.org/organizing-f...
#grassroots #ruralorganizing #Nebraska
Here's how people power beats big moneyed interests.
worc.org/winning-a-da...
worc.org/winning-a-da...
July 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Here's how people power beats big moneyed interests.
worc.org/winning-a-da...
worc.org/winning-a-da...
TAKE ACTION: Trump's BLM is trying to reverse it's decision not to lease coal in the Powder River Basin. This action threatens air, water, and community health in eastern Wyoming and Montana. Take a moment to tell the BLM no.
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July 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
TAKE ACTION: Trump's BLM is trying to reverse it's decision not to lease coal in the Powder River Basin. This action threatens air, water, and community health in eastern Wyoming and Montana. Take a moment to tell the BLM no.
secure.everyaction.com/WhuRBJFZlEuD...
secure.everyaction.com/WhuRBJFZlEuD...
Think it's impossible to change your community for the better? Here's how Nebraska Orgnaizing Project members built the grassroots power to win language access for residents of Norfolk, Nebraska.
worc.org/organizing-f...
worc.org/organizing-f...
July 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Think it's impossible to change your community for the better? Here's how Nebraska Orgnaizing Project members built the grassroots power to win language access for residents of Norfolk, Nebraska.
worc.org/organizing-f...
worc.org/organizing-f...
The reconciliation bill signed into law on the 4th is going to devestate rural communities. But that's not the end of the story. Getting active to protect your community beats the feeling of hopelessness every time. Here's how: worc.org/a-devastatin...
July 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The reconciliation bill signed into law on the 4th is going to devestate rural communities. But that's not the end of the story. Getting active to protect your community beats the feeling of hopelessness every time. Here's how: worc.org/a-devastatin...
“It was like Summit just took gasoline, doused the crowd, and threw a match. That may well be the moment that ignited the movement in South Dakota.”
Dakota Rural Action’s work against carbon pipelines shows how people power can beat big moneyed interests.
worc.org/winning-a-da...
Dakota Rural Action’s work against carbon pipelines shows how people power can beat big moneyed interests.
worc.org/winning-a-da...
July 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“It was like Summit just took gasoline, doused the crowd, and threw a match. That may well be the moment that ignited the movement in South Dakota.”
Dakota Rural Action’s work against carbon pipelines shows how people power can beat big moneyed interests.
worc.org/winning-a-da...
Dakota Rural Action’s work against carbon pipelines shows how people power can beat big moneyed interests.
worc.org/winning-a-da...
“That’s when I have to remind myself what this bill does not do: It does not take away our ability to organize and build the sort of grassroots power that can put our country on a more humane, democratic, and prosperous path.”
worc.org/a-devastatin...
worc.org/a-devastatin...
July 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“That’s when I have to remind myself what this bill does not do: It does not take away our ability to organize and build the sort of grassroots power that can put our country on a more humane, democratic, and prosperous path.”
worc.org/a-devastatin...
worc.org/a-devastatin...
“The only way I know how to stave off the despair that so many of us are feeling after passage of this monstrous budget bill is to get active and involved.”
Ready to get active in your community? WORC's board chair Dr. Barbara Vasquez shares how: worc.org/a-devastatin...
Ready to get active in your community? WORC's board chair Dr. Barbara Vasquez shares how: worc.org/a-devastatin...
July 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“The only way I know how to stave off the despair that so many of us are feeling after passage of this monstrous budget bill is to get active and involved.”
Ready to get active in your community? WORC's board chair Dr. Barbara Vasquez shares how: worc.org/a-devastatin...
Ready to get active in your community? WORC's board chair Dr. Barbara Vasquez shares how: worc.org/a-devastatin...
"Community organizing can offer an alternative to our current polarized, divisive, and unstable existence. It can help people feel heard and empowered. It can identify and develop local leaders to articulate the values of democracy and fight to preserve it."
worc.org/interview-wi...
worc.org/interview-wi...
July 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"Community organizing can offer an alternative to our current polarized, divisive, and unstable existence. It can help people feel heard and empowered. It can identify and develop local leaders to articulate the values of democracy and fight to preserve it."
worc.org/interview-wi...
worc.org/interview-wi...
“The bill is a ruthless giveaway to the fossil fuel industry at a time when oil and gas companies are already making a killing."
worc.org/press-statem...
worc.org/press-statem...
July 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“The bill is a ruthless giveaway to the fossil fuel industry at a time when oil and gas companies are already making a killing."
worc.org/press-statem...
worc.org/press-statem...
This morning, the Senate passed its reconciliation bill--a bill that will devastate rural America for the sake of giving billionaires a massive tax break. This is our last chance to stop it.
Please call your House Representative today. Here's how: worc.org/tell-your-re...
Please call your House Representative today. Here's how: worc.org/tell-your-re...
July 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This morning, the Senate passed its reconciliation bill--a bill that will devastate rural America for the sake of giving billionaires a massive tax break. This is our last chance to stop it.
Please call your House Representative today. Here's how: worc.org/tell-your-re...
Please call your House Representative today. Here's how: worc.org/tell-your-re...
It’s time to hold your Reps accountable (again).
In the dead of night, Congress passed a ruthless bill that guts services, programs & policies that rural communities depend on so billionaires can get richer and pay less in taxes.
Take action here: www.worc.org/tell-your-re...
In the dead of night, Congress passed a ruthless bill that guts services, programs & policies that rural communities depend on so billionaires can get richer and pay less in taxes.
Take action here: www.worc.org/tell-your-re...
May 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It’s time to hold your Reps accountable (again).
In the dead of night, Congress passed a ruthless bill that guts services, programs & policies that rural communities depend on so billionaires can get richer and pay less in taxes.
Take action here: www.worc.org/tell-your-re...
In the dead of night, Congress passed a ruthless bill that guts services, programs & policies that rural communities depend on so billionaires can get richer and pay less in taxes.
Take action here: www.worc.org/tell-your-re...
Right now, Congress is trying to pass a sprawling and ruthless bill that guts and dismantles services, programs, policies, and laws that rural communities depend on for their health and wellbeing – all so billionaires and corporations can get richer and pay less in taxes.
May 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Right now, Congress is trying to pass a sprawling and ruthless bill that guts and dismantles services, programs, policies, and laws that rural communities depend on for their health and wellbeing – all so billionaires and corporations can get richer and pay less in taxes.
"It’s a slap in the face to Americans in the West, and ignores decades of major waste, fraud and abuse scandals that have plagued the federal coal, oil and gas programs from the beginning." Learn more about the House Nat. Resources Committee's draft budget and tax bill: www.worc.org/statement-on...
May 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"It’s a slap in the face to Americans in the West, and ignores decades of major waste, fraud and abuse scandals that have plagued the federal coal, oil and gas programs from the beginning." Learn more about the House Nat. Resources Committee's draft budget and tax bill: www.worc.org/statement-on...
Dr. Barbara Vasquez: “The West is not a sacrifice zone.”
Call DOI 👉 (202) 208-3100
📣 Say NO to emergency permits, NO to coal giveaways, and YES to public input.
Blog ➡️ worc.org/the-federal-...
Call DOI 👉 (202) 208-3100
📣 Say NO to emergency permits, NO to coal giveaways, and YES to public input.
Blog ➡️ worc.org/the-federal-...
May 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Dr. Barbara Vasquez: “The West is not a sacrifice zone.”
Call DOI 👉 (202) 208-3100
📣 Say NO to emergency permits, NO to coal giveaways, and YES to public input.
Blog ➡️ worc.org/the-federal-...
Call DOI 👉 (202) 208-3100
📣 Say NO to emergency permits, NO to coal giveaways, and YES to public input.
Blog ➡️ worc.org/the-federal-...
Trump’s new exec order reopens coal leasing in the Powder River Basin - ignoring years of legal wins by communities, and the fact that coal can’t compete in today’s energy market.
WORC is pushing back. Because public lands and rural communities deserve better.
🔗 www.worc.org/worc-members...
WORC is pushing back. Because public lands and rural communities deserve better.
🔗 www.worc.org/worc-members...
April 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Trump’s new exec order reopens coal leasing in the Powder River Basin - ignoring years of legal wins by communities, and the fact that coal can’t compete in today’s energy market.
WORC is pushing back. Because public lands and rural communities deserve better.
🔗 www.worc.org/worc-members...
WORC is pushing back. Because public lands and rural communities deserve better.
🔗 www.worc.org/worc-members...
🚨Trump just signed an EO to prioritize coal leasing on public lands— The Powder River Basin is back on the table. WORC is speaking out. 🧵
worc.org/press-statement-westerners-disappointed-in-blms-move-to-reopen-coal-leasing-in-response-to-trumps-eo/
worc.org/press-statement-westerners-disappointed-in-blms-move-to-reopen-coal-leasing-in-response-to-trumps-eo/
April 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🚨Trump just signed an EO to prioritize coal leasing on public lands— The Powder River Basin is back on the table. WORC is speaking out. 🧵
worc.org/press-statement-westerners-disappointed-in-blms-move-to-reopen-coal-leasing-in-response-to-trumps-eo/
worc.org/press-statement-westerners-disappointed-in-blms-move-to-reopen-coal-leasing-in-response-to-trumps-eo/