WV Can't Wait

In the foreground, a white woman with short dark hair and a red-orange sleeveless shirt gestures to an easel with a large pad on it. She holds a microphone and two markers in her hands. People are clustered around her; those facing the camera are all women, two white and one Black. The woman at the easel is Katey Lauer. She’s facilitating a state meeting of West Virginia Can’t Wait.

Mapping the Moment: Katey Lauer says West Virginia Can’t Wait

by: Marcy Rein
Article published:: June 25, 2021

Disillusioned with both political parties, West Virginians are experimenting with new ways to build working-class political power.