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Annelise Pierce

Annelise Pierce is Shasta Scout’s Editor and a Community Reporter covering government accountability, civic engagement, and local religious and political movements.

Annelise's Latest Articles

Chauvin Verdict Stirs Contrasting Reactions From Local Social Justice and Multicultural Groups

Gali says statements that call for community peace without standing against brutality could be interpreted as attempts to point fingers at active and vocal organizers for social justice.

The Whole Earth and Watershed Festival Returns, Virtually

Peggy Rebol says climate change is affecting all aspects of our lives and should push us to look at changing local policies. Climate affects our local community through drought and wildfire, she said, “so anything we can do to mitigate or adapt to these realities will benefit us.”

Redding Nurses Raise Their Voices for Expanded Health Care Access

The California Nurses Association is sponsoring CalCare. They say AB 1400 is needed to provide comprehensive healthcare to the more than 3 million Californians who remain uninsured as well as those who are under-insured or face high co-pays or deductibles.

United Nations Biodiversity Project Highlights Local Winnemem Wintu Project

The U.N. featured the Winnemem Wintu in part due to the work of Niria Garcia, a 28-year-old Xicana graduate student at Columbia University and human rights advocate, climate justice advocate, educator and storyteller. She recently received the 2020 United Nations Young Champion of the Earth award.

Bethel Shares Statement Opposing the Equality Act

“The Equality Act seeks to create equality by erasing gender, but God created them male and female and said that it is good,” reads one slide, with four accompanying Bible verse references. Another reads, “real equality celebrates the differences between men and women and empowers them both.”

The North State’s Most Powerful Climate Action Group Might Be Hiding in Plain Sight

At the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, held this year on the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, Thomas will be be making a clear statement: the programs of Shasta Living Streets are essential to addressing the climate crisis.

Redding Tourism Contract—Final Three Vary Widely in Relevant Experience

Concerns about fairness have likely arisen due to disparities in how some recent contract renewals appear to have been handled by the Council.

Event to Honor César Chávez Will Support Local Farm Workers

While some farm workers prefer to stay in the shadows, Casia says, she hopes the Cesar Chavez Day donations help them to feel supported and welcomed in the community.

Nick Patterson, One More Missing Indigenous Man

American Indians and Alaskan Natives are 2.5 times as likely to experience violent crimes and at least two times more likely to experience rape or sexual assault crimes as compared to all other races. And when they go missing or are murdered, answers are often scarce.

Advance Redding Seeks Redding’s Tourism Marketing Contract

Advance Redding’s progress towards winning the City’s tourism contract coincides with negotiations for the renewal of their ten year contract to operate the Redding Civic Auditorium. City Manager Barry Tippin says the two contract processes are not linked.

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