March 21, 2022 03:47 PM UTC

What you can do to fight for progress this week (March 21)

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• by: ProgressNow Colorado

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We’re in the home stretch this week of one of the most important legislative campaigns of the 2022 session. After testimony by hundreds of Coloradans and passage in the Colorado House following what could be the longest legislative debate in the state’s history, the Reproductive Health Equity Act is headed for final passage in the Colorado Senate. Thousands of hours worth of effort from thousands of caring people just like you have brought us to the brink of an historic victory for abortion rights.

The fight’s not over yet. The progressive majority in the Colorado Senate is smaller than the House, and it’s critical that your Senator hear from you today. Take a moment right now to sign the updated petition from our friends at the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights urging your Colorado Senator to pass House Bill 1279.

The Reproductive Health Equity Act is needed now because federal protection for abortion rights we’ve taken for granted for generations is in grave danger. If Roe v. Wade is repealed as many expect this summer, RHEA will be there to protect Colorado.

Without RHEA, we’re only one election away from the unthinkable.

Sign the updated petition today urging the Colorado Senate to protect abortion rights in Colorado, which will also get you on the list for next steps on this important issue from Colorado’s leading reproductive rights organizations. We are so grateful to everyone who turned out to testify and rally for abortion rights this year. You are making a difference on the front lines of one of the central civil rights issues in America today. Working together, Colorado will lead America back no matter what the Supreme Court does.

The first shipment of SORRY ABOUT LAUREN BOEBERT T-shirts has arrived and will mail out this week! Make sure everyone in America knows that Colorado’s premiere train wreck in Congress doesn’t speak for you. Available while they last, and that won’t be much longer, in sizes S-2XL for only $25 shipping included! Get yours before they’re gone.

Thanks once again for everything you do week after week to fight for progress. Here are a few more opportunities for the week of March 21, 2022:

History Colorado: Bold Women. Change History. Speaker Series: Pat Schroeder

Celebrate Women’s History Month by joining us for a talk with former, two-term Congresswoman Pat Schroeder. Enduring sexism and what was considered at the time a long-shot run for office, Pat became Colorado’s first Congresswoman. On the cusp of the 50 year anniversary of her historic run, Pat shares stories that will make you laugh, cry and cringe as she blazed a trail for a new generation of women onto Capitol Hill.

When: Wednesday, March 23 at 7:00pm
Where: History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

Cervezas for Causes: Colorado Hispanic Bar Association

Every month Cervecería Colorado partners with a non-profit to have a celebratory happy hour with proceeds benefiting that non-profit. On March 24th, we’re partnering with the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association.

When: Thursday, March 24 at 5:00pm
Where: Cervecería Colorado, 1635 Platte Street, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

The Denver Press Club: Ukraine, Russia and the media

The Denver Press Club brings together three media professionals with experience in Russia and Ukraine. Mark Dillen is a Denver-based media consultant who once worked with the foreign service in Moscow and taught journalism in Ukraine as a Fulbright scholar. Ann Imse is a former AP Moscow correspondent, who covered the collapse of the Soviet Union and travels to Russia to train journalists. Larry Ryckman is a former AP bureau chief in Moscow. The discussion will be led by Evan Wyloge, a Colorado Springs Gazette reporter who has worked with Ukrainian journalists.

When: Thursday, March 24 at 6:30pm
Where: The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Place, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

Parasol Patrol: Shielding Kids From Protesters At Drag Queen Story Time

Parasol Patrol is honored to help shield children from vocal protesters at Miss Shirley’s Drag Queen Story Time at BookBar in Denver Colorado. We unfortunately had very vocal protesters at our last event and need your help welcoming guests and escorting them past protesters while providing hearing protection for those who request them.. Our volunteers and community members will use umbrellas to create a visual barrier and walk audience members to the door of the venue. The organizers are calling for attendees to dress colorfully and festive.

When: Friday, March 25 at 10:00am
Where: BookBar, 4280 Tennyson Street, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

Michael Robinson’s talking tour: “Return of the Wolf to the Rockies”

Michael Robinson is Senior Conservation Advocate at Center for Biological Diversity and author of Predatory Bureaucracy: The Extermination of Wolves and the Transformation of the West.

When: Friday, March 25 at 6:00pm
Where: Powderhorn Science Center, Durango

Click here to RSVP.

When: Saturday, March 26 at 3:00pm
Where: Grand Junction Library

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Save the Date: Colorado Consumer Health Initiative: Health Care Day of Action Pt. 2

Join us for the 2nd part of this year’s Health Care Day of Action as we walk you through the lobbying process and guide you through it at the state Capitol!

When: Tuesday, April 5 at 9:00am
Where: Colorado State Capitol, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

Save the Date: Colorado Sierra Club: (Virtual) Conservation Activist Training

Calling all conservation enthusiasts! Join us for a morning of education, community, and action. During this event, you’ll network with Sierra Club members and supporters across the state, learn about our conservation priorities and program, and most importantly- take action!

When: Sunday, April 10 at 9:00am

Click here to RSVP.

Thanks again! We’ll see you next week.

Sincerely,

Sara Loflin, Executive Director