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- From the Weekly
- Crusading for your community
- The unsung list
- Name:
- Gary Peck
- Title:
- Executive director
- Group:
- American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada
- Area(s) of impact:
- Civil, human and constitutional rights
- Victories:
- Successfully defended free speech on the Strip and the Fremont Street Experience; pressured the Las Vegas City Council to dump a provision that criminalized any homeless person sleeping near feces.
- Name:
- Allen Lichtenstein
- Title:
- General counsel
- Group:
- American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada
- Area(s) of impact:
- Civil, human and constitutional rights
- Victories:
- Couching Peck’s verbosity in easy-to-understand legal terms.
- Name:
- Linda Lera Randle-El
- Title:
- Founder and director
- Group:
- Straight from the Streets
- Area(s) of impact:
- Combating homelessness
- Victories:
- She feeds people, clothes them and helps them access social services.
- Name:
- Gail Sacco
- Title:
- Homeless advocate
- Group:
- Has worked with Food Not Bombs
- Area(s) of impact:
- Combating hunger
- Victories:
- Bringing the plight of the homeless into clear view politically. As a result of her homeless feedings at city parks, the council passed an ordinance in 2006 making it illegal to share food with indigents in any city park.
- Name:
- Jane Feldman
- Title:
- Energy chair
- Group:
- Sierra Club—Toiyabe Chapter (Nevada, Eastern California)
- Area(s) of impact:
- Preserving the environment and wildlife.
- Victories:
- Forcing concessions from the Federal Highway Administration and the Nevada Department of Transportation on the widening of U.S. 95 near Decatur (pollution monitoring and air filtration systems at nearby schools; funds to reduce school bus diesel emissions, etc.)
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