About the Police
“I hate the police.” Those words were heard during a discussion about data documenting racism in police arrests in Fremont County. The...
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Towards Community Harmony
Chesie Lee
Feb 5, 20232 min read
Opposite of Poverty
We may think of poverty as being without wealth. If we think of it that way, then the solution to poverty is viewed as needing more...
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Chesie Lee
Jan 22, 20232 min read
Leaning into Resistance
When I see resistance, my first inclination is to back off or run to a place to feel safe and comfortable. I suspect that I am not alone...
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Chesie Lee
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Challenges of Undoing Racism
I give thanks to those with the courage to step out of their comfort zones to work to end racism. Whether calling out microaggressions,...
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Chesie Lee
Jan 8, 20232 min read
Transient, Homeless or Unhoused?
How do we categorize someone who sleeps at night outside despite the weather because they do not have a welcoming, warm, and safe place...
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Chesie Lee
Jan 2, 20232 min read
We Shall Overcome!
I enter into 2023 with faith that this year we shall overcome. Not blind faith. Not naïve faith. But faith to courageously unite to...
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Chesie Lee
Dec 18, 20222 min read
Good news for all!
Descendants of white settlers seek to become aspiring allies with Indigenous peoples, but we are still learning how without supremist...
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Chesie Lee
Dec 11, 20222 min read
What are churches doing?
I attended State Senator Tim Salazar’s town meeting at the Riverton library. Sen. Salazar, recently appointed to the Wyoming Senate’s...
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Chesie Lee
Dec 4, 20222 min read
Who let the elephant out?
The phrase “the elephant in the room,” means an issue that those present know exists but does not talk about, such as a member of the...
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Chesie Lee
Nov 27, 20222 min read
Advent for change
Advent means a time to prepare for what is coming. The Riverton Peace Mission, with hope and courage, prepares for a shift from reacting...
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Chesie Lee
Nov 25, 20222 min read
Chesie's Journal: Smallpox, Diabetes and Thanksgiving
I was asked what the Riverton Peace Mission is doing for Native American Heritage Month. My initial reaction was that for RPM, every...
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Chesie Lee
Nov 14, 20222 min read
Chesie's Journal: Native Americans Are Not Transients
Last week I wrote about how Indian Removal continues today in different forms. Today, I write about a Native American, age 52, being...
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Chesie Lee
Nov 7, 20222 min read
Chesie's Journal: Indian Removal Continues Today
I am in a book club studying The 1619 Project. This last week we read about The Indian Removal Act (signed into law by Andrew Jackson in...
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Chesie Lee
Nov 4, 20222 min read
Taking the Trouble to Vote
Last Friday I voted in Wyoming’s General Elections. I took advantage of the Early Voting opportunity, so that I can be available to give...
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Chesie Lee
Oct 29, 20222 min read
Week’s Highlights Give Me Hope
The Riverton Peace Mission was super engaged this past week. On Monday we met with Riverton city officials again challenging leaders to...
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Chesie Lee
Oct 19, 20222 min read
Chesie's Journal: On Our Way to the Polls
Thursday evening, I was tired but pushed myself to attend a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters (LWV) at the library...
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Chesie Lee
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Three Books, Three Perspectives
I am asked, “What do Natives want?” A good question for white Americans as we struggle seeking to undue the harm caused by colonization....
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Chesie Lee
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Chesie's Journal: Standing Together
This past week was amazing, illustrating that by standing together we are stronger. Our standing together gives me hope for a community...
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Chesie Lee
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Chesie's Journal: Wondering Why
This week I received this inquiry: “There have been 5 officer involved shootings in Fremont County in the last 3 years. Wondering why RPM...
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Chesie Lee
Sep 12, 20222 min read
Chesie's Journal: Is Never Again Possible?
Three years after the killing of Andy Antelope by Riverton Police Officer James Donahue, the community still asks unanswered questions. A...
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