April 03, 2023 04:56 PM UTC

VOTE and fight for progress this week (April 3)

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• by: ProgressNow Colorado

Tomorrow is Election Day for a number of municipal governments across the state, including some of Colorado’s biggest cities like Denver, Colorado Springs, and Grand Junction. Voters in these locations received a mail ballot, and the reports from clerks say turnout is quite low so far.

That’s your opportunity to make an even bigger impact! If you’ve still got a ballot sitting on your desk, you have until tomorrow at 7:00pm to return it to a dropbox or the clerk’s office. If you live in Denver, our friends at New Era Colorado have all the information you need right here.

PNC is not endorsing candidates for the first round of voting in Denver, but information resources you can trust have got you covered. For more information on the candidates running in Denver, our friends at Yellow Scene Magazine have a detailed guide available. In Colorado Springs, check out Sixty35’s 2023 election section. In Grand Junction, bipartisan civic group Restore the Balance fielded candidate questionnaires to help you decide. Make an informed choice and get those ballots returned!

Next, it’s time to modernize Colorado’s workplace discrimination laws. That’s why we’ve joined with a coalition of labor, fiscal policy, and organizations like the Women’s Lobby of Colorado, 9to5, Rocky Mountain NAACP, and the Colorado Women’s Bar Association in support of the 2023 POWR Act: Protecting Opportunities And Workers’ Rights Act. On Wednesday, this important legislation is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Please take a moment right now to call your state senate and urge them to SUPPORT the POWR Act to bring Colorado’s harassment and discrimination laws in line with 21st-century workplace expectations.

Here are a few more great ways to make a difference for the week of April 3, 2023:

Students Demand Action For Gun Sense in America

Following the example of Denver East High School students who have helped shape debate over gun policy in Colorado, on April 5th at noon local time, students across America will walk out of class to demand concrete action to reduce gun violence.

Step 1: Informational call to organize and register

When: Monday, April 3 at 6:30pm

Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition Denver Tenants Rights Workshop

We’re back for round two! Learn YOUR rights as a tenant. This workshop is a hybrid event in Denver and via Zoom. Share this poster with friends, family and neighbors!

When: Thursday, April 6 at 6:00pm
Where: 2680 W Mexico Ave, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

Save the date: History Colorado: Can Multicultural Democracies Survive?

Democratic government has been an ideal for many nations – at least in theory. But the opening decades of the twentieth century have witnessed some of the fundamental principles of democratic values being tested as significant social change is met by strong opposition. In many increasingly polarized advanced democracies, debates about the responsibilities of government to its citizens, the limits of individual freedom and rights, and the role of history in national identity narratives abound. Nations that were regarded as successful examples of liberal democracies with strong social safety nets have become more factionalized as their populations become more diverse. Can multicultural democracies overcome these challenges to be just, viable and sustainable?

When: Wednesday, April 12 at 7:00pm
Where: Chautauqua Community House, Boulder

Click here to RSVP.

Save the date: Saved By The Bell: A Progressive Social Hour Hosted by The Bell Policy Center

Come by the Health Capitol collaboration rooms Thursday April 13 at 4:30 p.m. and grab a beverage and a snack, and play some trivia before you call it a day. This isn’t a fundraiser or a wonky slide show — it’s a social hour with a little nerdy trivia thrown in because, well, we can’t help it.

When: Thursday, April 13 at 4:30pm
Where: Colorado’s Health Capitol, 303 E 17th Ave, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

We’ll see you next week with more ways to fight for progress. Thanks again for all you do.