In 2016, 2018, and again in 2020, Colorado sent Team Trump packing.

In 2022, it’s time to do it again. And we need your help.

American politics have been changed forever by Donald Trump’s destructive presidency, and Trump’s continuing assault on American democracy even after the violence of January 6th is one of the greatest threats to our nation we’ve ever faced. A majority of Republicans believe that Trump should still be President, and a disturbing number would support violence to “restore” Trump to the White House.

The Party of Trump overturned Roe v. Wade, and they’re not done. In just a few short years, the far right took over the U.S. Supreme Court through bad faith and treachery aided by Colorado’s former Sen. Cory Gardner. Thanks to Trump, Gardner, and the new Court, basic rights that generations of Americans have taken for granted are now in danger. Today, Colorado is a haven for equality and freedom, but now more than ever we’re only one election away from disaster.

That’s why we’ve got to get to work now to hold Team Trump Colorado accountable. With the primary election behind them, some members of Team Trump Colorado are desperately running away from Trump’s deep unpopularity in our state, while others like Rep. Lauren Boebert are unapologetic loud and proud Trump dead-enders. Each one of them has proven during the primary that they would aid and abet Trump in the future.

Joe O’Dea admits Joe Biden won the 2020 election, but he says he would support all of Trump’s judicial picks as a U.S. Senator, and is supported by Trump’s appointees like former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. O’Dea says he is “personally pro life” and would support a range of new nationwide restrictions on abortion rights.

Heidi Ganahl refuses to say that Joe Biden won the 2020 election legitimately. Ganahl’s campaign has repeatedly sought the support of far-right Trump election conspiracy theorists like Steve Bannon and Sebastian Gorka. In a last-minute plea to Republican primary voters, Ganahl branded herself as “The MAGA Candidate Colorado Has Been Waiting For.”

And that’s just the beginning. On primary election night, Trump personally called Lauren Boebert to congratulate her. Ken Buck and Doug Lamborn both tried to shield Trump from accountability during his two impeachment proceedings, and Lamborn along with Boebert voted against certifying the presidential election results on January 6th. Barbara Kirkmeyer won her primary running as “the only candidate in this race who supported and campaigned for Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2020 primary and general elections.” John Kellner scoffs at Colorado’s recent moves to protect abortion rights, calling them “politics.” During his run for Lt. Governor in 2018, Lang Sias was a member of the “MAGA Trump Colorado” online group. Even Pam Anderson, Colorado’s Republican candidate for Secretary of State, was forced to appease far-right election conspiracy theorists by supporting additional unwarranted election audits.

It’s time for Colorado to unite and stop the Party of Trump once again. This is a message for progressives, moderates, and even those conservatives who are tired of the nation’s rapid slide toward political violence and the breakdown of democracy. Trump may not be on the ballot in 2022, but the power base Trump is counting on to mount a comeback is a factor in every single race.

With this challenge before us, I’m asking you to help ProgressNow Colorado with a donation to help us hold Team Trump Colorado accountable. As the state’s largest multi-issue progressive advocacy organization, there’s no better investment you can make to ensure every voter in Colorado understands the stakes in this upcoming election.

Thank you for your continuing support. We’ve been on the ground since 2003 fighting for our shared progressive values, and we’re not going anywhere. With your help, we’ll win the struggle against the Party of Trump in Colorado–and in doing so show the whole nation once again how it’s done.

Sincerely,

Sara Loflin, Executive Director

awesome + uniting

• ‘This is for you, Denver!’: Colorado Avalanche celebrate first Stanley Cup victory since 2001
• Denver will release 2,000 more e-bike vouchers for July and even more throughout summer to expand popular program
• Colorado to release draft of new water plan, calling it a blueprint for the state’s future

awesome + controversy

• The 2022 Colorado primary dust has settled. Here are the key takeaways moving into November
• Legalization of Psychedelic Medicines Will Likely Be on CO Ballots this November
• Will the Rainbow Gathering Run Roughshod Over Colorado’s Public Lands?

awful + uniting

• A nationwide abortion ban would increase maternal deaths by 24%, according to new CU Boulder research
• Combination of facility smoke and stagnant weather puts some Coloradans at greater respiratory risk
• UPDATE: Candidate for EPC sheriff got help for petition signatures via alleged bribes

awful + controversy

• Roe v. Wade reversal could threaten LGBTQ+ rights in Colorado
• How John Eastman’s Seized Phone Could Bring More Shame on CU Boulder
• Colorado’s cannabis industry prepares for tough times as U.S. recession looms

awesome + uniting

• Colorado taxpayers could see $750 refund checks this summer, new forecast estimates
• Still haven’t cast your ballot in Colorado’s primaries? We’re here to help.
• In the face of intimidation, Denver PrideFest presses forward

awesome + controversy

• Colorado moves one step closer to a government-designed health insurance plan
• High court upholds family leave law
• Poll shows Polis, Bennet leading Republican challengers, but voters trust GOP on more top issues

awful + uniting

• Pack it up. It’s heading back to Florida. Game 6 is Sunday night on Denver7
• Family of Olde Town shooting victim Johnny Hurley sues Arvada Police Department
• Colorado sees a drop in life expectancy not seen since WWII, driven by COVID and overdose deaths

awful + controversy

• Tina Peters Campaign Paid $50k to Militia-Affiliated Business
• Colorado Republican Senate Candidate May Not Accept the Results of the 2022 Primary Election
• As leaders react to Roe getting overturned, Coloradans take to the street

Last week, the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the plot by ex-President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election zeroed in on John Eastman. Eastman, while serving as the University of Colorado’s “Visiting Conservative Scholar” sponsored by the controversial Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization, worked directly with Trump to develop the plot to overturn American democracy.

Both before and after the 2020 elections, CU Regent Heidi Ganahl sang the praises of John Eastman and the Benson Center. Ganahl called Eastman “fantastic” and lauded Eastman for “riling folks up” after Eastman wrote a disgraceful and widely-condemned op-ed questioning Kamala Harris’ citizenship.

And then came January 6th. Thanks to the Select Committee’s investigation, we now know Eastman was aware that his plan to overturn the election on January 6th, 2021 was illegal, but Eastman and Trump relentlessly pressured Vice President Mike Pence to go along anyway. After the January 6th coup attempt failed, Eastman even requested a pardon from President Trump for the crimes he knew he had committed.

Last spring, our friends at New Era Colorado launched a campaign calling for the Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization to be shut down. If you haven’t already, take a moment right now to sign their petition.

This weekend the Denver Post editorial board, in light of the revelations made by the January 6th Committee, agreed with New Era Colorado: it’s time to close the Benson Center.

The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol has made it abundantly clear this week that then-President Donald Trump planned and executed an immoral scheme to retain the White House over the will of American voters.

Trump’s right-hand man in this coup attempt was John Eastman, a professor who at the time was in a position of power at the University of Colorado’s Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization.

Let the irony of that sink in…

We do not see how CU’s Benson Center can withstand such a scandal. The University of Colorado Regents should revoke the center’s space on campus, return the gifts, grants and donations funding its work, and remove CU’s good name from the center’s title. CU Regent Heidi Ganahl, who once referred to Eastman as “terrific,” should lead the effort.

Sign the petition and join New Era Colorado’s ongoing campaign to close the Benson Center.

Today as a candidate for governor, Heidi Ganahl is running away from her former praise for Eastman, even though she defended Eastman against being fired outright by CU in the aftermath of the January 6th insurrection. Ganahl, the only statewide elected Republican, refuses to put country over party and condemn in clear terms John Eastman’s attempt to thwart the peaceful transition of presidential power.

That means it’s up to us to stand up for academic integrity at Colorado’s foremost public university, and demand the end of “conservative affirmative action” in higher education.

Thank you for taking action to protect CU and our whole state. Democracy is an original Colorado value.

Sincerely,

Sara Loflin, Executive Director

awesome + uniting

• Gov. Polis joins Black Democratic Caucus to raise Juneteenth flag
• Avalanche Rout Lightning With Seven-Goal Flurry to Take 2–0 Stanley Cup Series Lead
• Colorado Mammoth capture NLL championship

awesome + controversy

• Children Ages 6 Months To 5 Can Get Vaccinated Against COVID
• This Colorado town might change its name to ‘Kush’ to celebrate its growing cannabis industry
• Smell Lil’ Stinker, the rare corpse flower, at Denver Botanic Gardens

awful + uniting

• Nebraska man pleads guilty to threatening Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold
• Report: Tens of Thousands of CO Children Threatened by Proximity to Oil & Gas Operations
• Colorado River water use may have to be slashed by a quarter to avert crisis, federal official warns

awful + controversy

• Who is John Eastman, the Trump lawyer at the center of the Jan. 6 investigation?
• 4 teens charged in Northfield High paintball gun incident
• Denver’s crackdown on concealed carry results in battle over park

awesome + uniting

• Denver will host 1st Cities Summit of the Americas in 2023
• Ride the Rockies starts this weekend, leads bicyclists on 436-mile route through Colorado’s mountains
• Colorado Avalanche will face Tampa Bay Lightning in Stanley Cup Final

awesome + controversy

• Gun control goes hyperlocal in Colorado, as restrictions pass in four Boulder County cities
• The CPR News voter guide to Colorado’s 2022 primary elections: How to vote, who’s running and more to know
• Denver’s new affordable housing era: Income-restricted housing will now be mandated in large developments

awful + uniting

• ‘We’ve had enough,’ hundreds gather for Denver March for Our Lives
• Colorado officials evaluate complaint that Boebert used campaign funds to pay off tax liens on restaurant
• Bureau of Prisons to pay $300,000 to settle lawsuit after diabetic prisoner was allegedly deprived of insulin at supermax facility

awful + controversy

• The big new player in Colorado’s Senate GOP primary? Democratic groups
• Conservative feedback reshapes draft Colorado social studies standards
• Colorado bishops want state lawmakers who voted for abortion rights to abstain from communion

Remember Cory Gardner? How can Colorado forget his two-faced lies and games?

In 2022, Joe O’Dea is trying to do the same thing. O’Dea condemned Colorado’s new law codifying abortion rights. He said repealing Roe v. Wade would make abortion a “local issue.” Then O’Dea tried to walk it back. O’Dea now says he supports Roe v. Wade, but also says he would vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm judges who would repeal Roe.

Like Cory Gardner, Joe O’Dea wants to have it both ways on climate change, grudgingly admitting that humans are impacting the climate “in some way” but promising to increase oil and gas production instead of addressing the problem.

Joe O’Dea once claimed to support President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill, but now blasts his Democratic opponent for global inflation while falsely blaming COVID relief efforts.

We’ve had enough of Joe O’Dea’s dodges and vague answers about the questions that matter. That’s why this Wednesday we’re gathering at the Colorado State Capitol at high noon to say once and for all: NO WAY O’DEA.

What: Press conference to launch the NO WAY O’DEA campaign
Where: Colorado Capitol West Steps
When: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 12:00pm

Click here to RSVP, and please join us if you can!

We hope you’ve had a pleasant break since the end of this year’s historic legislative session, where with your help the progressive majority passed hundreds of bills to solve problems and reinvest in the institutions that we all rely on from education to health care and combating air pollution. We’re grateful to everyone who called or emailed your lawmakers, wrote a letter to the editor, and turned out for events to support the progressive agenda this year. If you missed it, check out our Winners and Losers of the 2022 Colorado legislative session for more on the best and worst of the year.

Check out more great ways to make a difference in June!

Terrance Roberts, anti-gang and civil rights activist

Terrance Roberts is a civil rights activist from Denver, and the subject of the book and documentary film ‘The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, And The Struggle To Save An American Neighborhood’ by Julian Rubinstein. A reformed Park Hill Bloods gang member turned anti-gang violence activist, Roberts co-founded the Frontline Party for Revolutionary Action (FPRA) in response to the death of Elijah McClain, who was killed at the hands of police in 2019 and continues seeking justice for Alexis Mendez Perez, killed by an off-duty corrections officer in 2020.

When: Wednesday, June 8 at 6:00pm
Where: Posner Center for International Development, 1031 33rd Street, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

Wolves of Colorado Speaker Panel

Join us at Patagonia’s Denver store on Thursday, June 9th for an event hosted by the Endangered Species Coalition, Rocky Mountain Wild, and Wild Earth Guardians celebrating one of our nation’s most misunderstood species. Hear from a great group of experts on the most recent updates with CO’s wolf reintroduction, learn about how you can get involved, and get your questions answered!

When: Thursday, June 9 at 5:30pm
Where: 2600 Walnut St, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

March For Our Lives – Denver Civic Center Park

March For Our Lives Parkland is having a rally in DC on June 11th, and Denver is hosting a sister event at Civic Center Park!

When: Saturday, June 11 at 10:00am
Where: Civic Center Park, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

Transforming Gun Violence – Gun to Garden Tool Demo

Following a voluntary gun buyback in the morning, this separate event transforms one of the disabled firearms into a garden tool, inviting the public to hear from those affected by gun violence and connect to organizations and resources to help end gun violence in their community.

When: Saturday, June 11 at 4:00pm
Where: Heritage Christian Center Denver, 14401 E Exposition Ave., Aurora

Click here to RSVP.

June 2022 Ed Series – Being Transgender and Unhoused: Systemic Hurdles & Where to Seek Assistance

Join the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless for this Pride Month session to discuss the specific hurdles faced by transgender and non-binary Coloradans who are at risk of or are experiencing homelessness. Hear from organizations that provide vital assistance designed to specifically serve trans men and women and non-binary individuals. Panelists include Marvyn Allen, Health Equity and Training Director for One Colorado, Nicole Schmitt of Urban Peak, Ashley Browning, Manager of Operations for the Center on Colfax, and PJ Brackney, a community member sharing his experience.

When: Thursday, June 16 at 5:00pm

Click here to RSVP.

Women In Government National Legislative Conference

Join Women In Government on June 23 – June 25, 2022 in Denver, Colorado for the National Legislative Conference! Women In Government convenes state legislators and stakeholder experts with broad perspectives and experiences to amplify the work of female lawmakers.

When: June 23-25
Where: Hilton Denver City Center, 1701 California Street, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

History Colorado: Queer-ilderness: A Mild-Wild PRIDE Event (13+)

Join us at the History Colorado Center (1200 N Broadway, Denver) for a Queer-ilderness: A Mild-Wild PRIDE, an event for 13-year-olds and up. From camping to glamping, walk, pose, dance, play, craft, draw, sketch, write, and be in what makes you feel your most comfy or wildly Queer. There will be activities happening all night! Light snacks and beverages are provided. Access to the “Rainbows & Revolutions” LGBTQ+ exhibit will be included as well.

When: Saturday, June 25 at 6:00pm
Where: History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

One Colorado Pride Rally

Join One Colorado, the Center on Colfax, state leaders, activists, and community groups right after the Denver Pridefest Parade on the West Steps of the Colorado Capitol Building to rally for LGBTQ equality!

When: Sunday, June 26 at 12:30pm
Where: Colorado Capitol West Steps

Click here to RSVP.

Join The Marigold Project as we continue our community building series, ‘ground cover’

Led by Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo, we will dive into a rich conversation about reproductive rights, what a post-Roe looks like in Colorado, how to prepare for a federal ban and how this fight is part of a larger civil rights struggle that looms ahead of us.

When: Sunday, June 26 at 4:00pm
Where: Skylark Lounge, 140 South Broadway, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

Thanks again! We’ll see you soon with more ways to make a difference.

Sincerely,

Sara Loflin, Executive Director

awesome + uniting

• Aurora’s Vikram Raju Takes 2nd In Scripps National Spelling Bee’s First-Ever Lightning-Round Tiebreaker
• PHOTOS: Five Points Jazz Festival and parade in Denver
• Big investments to address Colorado’s homelessness crisis become law

awesome + controversy

• New law offers hope to would-be employees by automatically sealing criminal records
• Colorado joins list of states waiting to make daylight saving time year-round
• Colorado becomes first state to ban anonymous sperm and egg donations

awful + uniting

• Denver Starbucks workers allege retaliation for union vote
• Denver deputy, officers disciplined after duty guns stolen from cars
• Bodies of 2 men pulled from collapsed coal pile at Pueblo power plant

awful + controversy

• Colorado’s moth invasion has begun. How long will ‘miller moths’ stick around?
• Southwest Airlines faces $1.3 million in fines over “systemic violations” of Colorado labor laws
• Congressman says AR-15 is ‘a gun of choice’ for killing raccoons and foxes on Colorado farms, ranches

awesome + uniting

• 400 butterflies released in refuge, Polis to sign law aimed at Colorado pollinator protections
• U.S. Senate confirms Charlotte Sweeney as Colorado’s first openly gay federal judge
• Avalanche advance to Western Conference Finals for 1st time in 20 years

awesome + controversy

• Colorado leaders celebrate “transformational” education funding
• Douglas Co. commissioners decide not to use ARPA money on San Luis Valley water proposal
• 3 Colorado Congressional Leaders Permanently Banned From Russia

awful + uniting

• After back-to-back shootings, members of Congress from Colorado clash on policy response
• Elijah McClain’s mother attends signing of executive order on police reform, but says Biden’s plan wouldn’t have helped her son
• Colorado Health Officials Report Second Presumptive Monkeypox Case

awful + controversy

• Capitol Gains: What You Were Supposed To Know About Two State Senators
• Contributions by conservative lobbyist appear to run afoul of campaign finance laws
• Federal trial begins for Castle Rock man accused of lying to donors to his “We Build The Wall” campaign

awesome + uniting

• Rockies slugger C.J. Cron is doing stuff at first base that Coors Field hasn’t seen since Todd Helton’s heyday. Could All-Star berth be next?
• Polis signs Innovative Housing Incentive Program Bill on site of future GJ megafactory
• Late May snow pastes Colorado 24 hours after 90-degree heat

awesome + controversy

• Colorado Congressman Jason Crow Joins Public Hearing On UFOs
• Colorado Democrats want to be one of the first to hold presidential primaries in 2024
• Five Colorado Starbucks stores have voted to unionize, joining more than 80 nationally

awful + uniting

• Las Animas code enforcer arrested for starting a fire that destroyed homes
• Capitol Gains: Has Colorado Earned Its Corruption-Free Reputation?
• Gov. Jared Polis calls for delay in wild horse roundup after 142 die in federal facility in Cañon City

awful + controversy

• GOP Congressional Candidate Still Thinks Contraception ‘Harms the Poor And the Marginalized Among Women’
• Prosecutors debunk Mesa County clerk’s 2020 election claims
• Rep. Boebert one of 9 Republicans to vote against two bills tied to formula shortage

awesome + uniting

• First all-Black climbing team, including Colorado members, summits Mount Everest
• WATCH: Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic accepts NBA MVP award from horse stable in Serbia
• Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues: Who has the edge, five things to watch and predictions

awesome + controversy

• Colorado lawmakers just passed legislation creating a statewide recycling program. Here’s how it would work.
• ‘We Are Going To Go After Every Single Company Doing This’: Colorado Lawmakers Crack Down On Employers Who Steal Workers’ Wages
• ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ Rally And March Held In Downtown Denver

awful + uniting

• Smoke from New Mexico fires now impacting residents in southern Colorado
• Amid nationwide shortage, Colorado parents search for baby formula and safe alternatives
• Colorado led the nation in bank robberies last year — a ranking that some investigators lay at the hands of desperation and addiction

awful + controversy

• Here’s what’s in the Colorado fentanyl “accountability and prevention” bill just sent to the governor
• Two federal reports muddy water around decision to relocate Space Command away from Colorado
• Judge bars Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters from overseeing 2022 elections

Last night, word leaked that the U.S. Supreme Court has drafted its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing abortion rights to every American. Once this decision is official, everything we’ve taken for granted for generations about basic rights and freedoms in America is in jeopardy. The language of the leaked draft opinion has been widely interpreted as opening the door to attacks on other hard-won rights like marriage equality.

In Colorado, we’ve voted to protect abortion rights over and over. Politicians who evade questions on abortion rights or downplay their position are often hiding their agendas to get elected. The result is what we saw in Cory Gardner: lies on the campaign trail and then voting along party-lines in the Senate for every law and judicial appointment to eviscerate settled law. Today, the full extent of the damage Gardner did to civil rights in America is evident. To everyone.

Don’t let Joe O’Dea become the next Cory Gardner.

Just like Cory Gardner, Joe O’Dea wants to have it both ways on abortion. O’Dea says Colorado’s new law codifying abortion rights is “reckless” after heralding a repeal of the Roe decision that would make abortion a “local level issue.” [1] Now that we sadly know the fate of Roe, Joe O’Dea has nowhere to hide on abortion.

Sign our petition demanding that Joe O’Dea immediately support codifying Roe v. Wade into law nationally via the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 and oppose judicial appointments that would roll back reproductive rights. We’ll share your comments with O’Dea’s campaign and the press.

The lesson Cory Gardner taught Colorado is that we can’t let politicians who “don’t want to talk about abortion” get away with silence while abortion rights are being dismantled before our eyes. Colorado voters on both sides deserve the truth.

Thank you for your help holding Colorado’s conservatives accountable. It’s more important today than ever.

awesome + uniting

• Jessica Watkins makes history as first Black woman on ISS crew
• Broncos off to ‘good start’ in 2022 NFL Draft, adding pair of impact players and three picks
• Right To Repair Bill Passes Out Of Senate, Moves Closer To Governor’s Desk

awesome + controversy

• Colorado taxpayers can expect $400 checks by late summer, Democrats announce
• Denver judge rejects effort to end Don Coram’s primary challenge against Lauren Boebert
• Xcel Energy agrees to close Pueblo’s Comanche 3 coal plant by 2031

awful + uniting

• Parks and Wildlife employee seeks justice after director’s ‘back of the bus’ remark
• Rep. Boebert involved in ‘beginning stages’ of White House Jan. 6 planning, ex-aide says
• Evictions in Denver climb to pre-pandemic levels despite millions in aid available

awful + controversy

• Douglas County Commissioner Calls Colleague A ‘Cancer’ As Board Erupts In Controversy… Again
• Critic Fears New CU President’s Commitment to Diversity Is a Sham
• BANNED, ON THE RUN: As Aurora ban on homeless camping gears up, opposition continues amid scant details

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As the 2022 session of the Colorado legislature winds down in its final weeks, there’s a lot of important legislation still making its way through the process. We need to stay vigilant all the way until adjournment on May 11 to make sure the bills we’ve been fighting for since January end up on Gov. Jared Polis’ desk.

Last week, the Clean Slate Act passed the Colorado Senate! Thanks to everyone who contacted your lawmakers, sent letters, and showed up to rally for this important legislation to fire up Colorado’s job market with thousands of workers ready to rejoin the workforce and contribute. The Clean Slate Act provides a system for automatic sealing of records for nonviolent offenders who have completed their sentence and stayed out of trouble.

Now the Clean Slate Act is in the Colorado House, and your representative needs to hear from you. Click here to get the information you need on the Clean Slate Act, and then take action by contacting your Colorado House member and urging them to vote YES on Senate Bill 099.

It’s a privilege to fight alongside you in support of our shared progressive values, and we’ll continue to send periodic updates like this one with a range of action items and events from PNC and our partners. Through the rest of this critical election year, we’ll be focusing on important breaking news and action alerts as they happen as part of our core mission to be the first line of rapid response for Colorado progressives.

Thanks for your continued support, and here are a few more ways to take action in the coming days:

Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition: Immigration Town Hall with the City of Denver

Join CIRC and the City of Denver for a community discussion of everything you need to know about US immigration including:

– The history of our immigration system including how the current immigration system works and doesn’t work
– Why we need immigration reform
– The critical role of immigrants in our state’s economy and community
– How the Denver Immigrant Legal Services Fund is helping immigrants in Denver
– How you can support Denver’s immigrant community

The discussion will be led by Joy Athanasiou, an immigration attorney and policy expert and Atim Otii, Director of the City of Denver Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs and will feature the perspective of a directed impacted community member.

When: Tuesday, April 26 at 5:30pm

Click here to RSVP.

Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition: Justice for Agricultural Workers

The next installation of Community Connection Nights will be held on April 26 from 6 to 7 pm through Zoom. Programming will include an introduction to UndocuHub and a presentation by Project Protect Food Systems Workers. The presentation covers the work of the Project Protect Promotora Network and the services provided to Colorado’s agricultural worker communities.

When: Tuesday, April 26 at 6:00pm

Click here to RSVP.

History Colorado: Culture in a Bubble: What The Hell Happened These Last Two Years? (Free)

How will the pandemic reshape our social lives and our work environments? Will we relish the opportunity of being able to work in our pajamas all day? Will we choose social media over social gatherings? Live-streaming over concerts? Join G. Brown, Ed Sealover, and Samira Rajabi to hear their thoughts and join in on the discussion. The panel will be moderated by History Colorado’s Jason Hanson.

When: Tuesday, April 26 at 7:00pm
Where: Chautauqua Community House, Boulder

Click here to RSVP.

9to5 April Member Meeting

We would like to invite you to 9to5’s Know Your Rights training on Wednesday April 27th from 6pm-8pm on Colorado’s paid sick time law that went into full effect this year – Healthy Families and Workplaces Act. A Better Balance staff attorney Natalie Petrucci will join us to explain our rights as workers under this law, how to access it, and what to do if your rights are violated. Please join us for a Q&A after our presentation!

When: Wednedsay, April 27 at 6:00pm

Click here to RSVP.

Tell Denver City Council – it’s time to transition off Coal

Join us Monday’s for Denver City Council where we will pack council chambers in solidarity of those who are speaking to council. Please wear Red or your “We Demand a Coal Free Colorado Shirts) We will meet outside of City and County Building and join speakers to present a unified voice of change.

When: Monday, May 2 at 4:30om
Where: Denver City and County Building

Click here to RSVP.

Colorado Consumer Health Initiative: Oral Health Webinar: Data & Policy

The results are here! Come learn about CCHI’s state-wide oral health needs assessment and how we can use this to shape policy!

When: Monday, May 2 at 12:00pm

Click here to RSVP.

Colorado Consumer Health Initiative: Oral Health Webinar for Community Members

When: Tuesday, May 3 at 6:00pm

Click here to RSVP.

awesome + uniting

• President to sign forest protection, wildfire order on Earth Day
• Downtown hotel designed to look like aspen bark to be “carbon positive,” developer says
• Denver will now help you buy an e-bike

awesome + controversy

• Colorado could be short 10,000 nurses by 2026. Polis, lawmakers roll out plan to shore up staffing
• Baristas in Superior win Colorado’s first Starbucks union election
• Everyone we met at Denver’s Mile High 420 Festival

awful + uniting

• Dennis Gallagher, longtime political stalwart in Denver and Colorado, dies at 82
• Colorado House approves bill that tightens penalties for low-level possession, distribution of fentanyl
• Denver, Aurora Rank 7th Worst In U.S. For Ozone According To American Lung Association Report

awful + controversy

• Parker man accused of selling hundreds of fake vaccination cards charged in federal COVID fraud roundup
• Grandview HS students walk out in protest of Cherry Creek School’s treatment of sexual assault victim
• Man dead after setting himself on fire outside Supreme Court building

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This weekend, the Colorado Republican Party held their state assembly in Colorado Springs.

For those of us who care about American democracy, it did not go well.

In the U.S. Senate race, Rep. Ron Hanks, a hard-core conservative candidate who believes the 2020 election was stolen and actually attended the January 6th, 2021 rally in Washington that later became violent at the U.S. Capitol, swept the assembly and eliminated five other challengers from the June 28th primary ballot. Ron Hanks is running for the U.S. Senate on an unapologetic platform of rewriting the history of the 2020 elections and restoring Donald Trump to office by any means necessary.

Making sure every voter in Colorado knows who Ron Hanks is and what he stands for is now top priority. Help us get it done with your donation to ProgressNow Colorado.

In the race for governor, Heidi “The Hypocrite” Ganahl suffered yet another humiliating defeat, losing the assembly race to Greg Lopez–a candidate with criminal convictions who won after a speech to the assembly promising to pardon indicted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who is facing felony charges of her own for tampering with election equipment in a failed quest to prove Donald Trump should still be President.

And then Clerk Tina Peters, who is running for Secretary of State despite her felony indictments, won 60% of the vote in that race and the top line on the June 28th primary ballot. Meanwhile in the race for Attorney General, a previously unknown candidate received 42% of the vote simply by supporting Clerk Peters. District Attorney John Kellner, who we requested an ethics investigation of last week for refusing to prosecute a campaign donor for misconduct, [1] was almost bested by a candidate who Republicans are now desperately trying to keep out of the race.

The results of this weekend’s assembly show once again how dangerous the far right remains in Colorado, even after years of losing elections at every level. The candidates we’re seeing from the right in 2022 are some of the worst in ProgressNow Colorado’s almost two decades of organizing in this state, and if they are elected it will be an unparalleled disaster.

That’s why ProgressNow Colorado is gearing up to hold the right accountable at every level of government in this critical year of defending the transformational gains we’ve made. We know that these past few years of progressive wins are the result of hard work not luck, and that everything we’ve built in this state is one election away from being destroyed. This is the work we were founded in 2003 to carry out, and it’s no less vital today.

We have never been able to do it without you. Help us hold the line for sanity itself in 2022.

Thank you for your support for PNC. Here are some other great ways to make a difference for the week of April 11, 2022:

GEC Advocates Network Meeting

Join Great Education Colorado (GEC) and other passionate advocates like yourself for our monthly Advocates Network meetings on Zoom! GEC will meet every second Tuesday of the month at 4:30pm to hear from you and share opportunities where you can take action as an advocate for adequate and equitable funding for Colorado’s K12 public schools! In each meeting, we will listen to different perspectives, learn about current issues in school funding, and activate our leadership by taking action together.

When: Tuesday, April 12 at 4:30pm

Click here to RSVP.

History Colorado: Wars of Reckoning and The Great Reconciliation

From March-May 2020, COVID dominated both the news cycle and our daily lives. That is, until the murder of George Floyd transfixed the country and became a flashpoint; as long-simmering racial tensions boiled over into the streets of the United States in the form of mass protests. COVID also disproportionately affected BIPOC communities, contributing to the frustration and resentment already caused by the Floyd murder. In 2020, what was the net result of these events? Did we reconcile our differences? Or devolve into more chaos and violence? Join Claire Oberon Garcia and Karen Roybal to hear their thoughts and join in on the discussion. The panel will be moderated by History Colorado’s Jason Hanson. Presented by Colorado Chautauqua Association and History Colorado. Supported by the Betsy Hitchcock Program Fund.

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

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Great Education Colorado: Public Comment for Honest Education

Tell the State Board of Education that you support honest, inclusive, comprehensive education! Join us April 13, 2022 at 9:30 AM to sign up to testify! Even if you don’t want to say anything, SHOWING UP is just as impactful! Please consider joining us for public comment and tell the State Board of Ed why you support honest, inclusive education!

When: Wednesday, April 13 at 9:30am
Where: 201 E Colfax Ave, Denver

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Maestas Case Honored at Colorado State Capitol

The Maestas Case Commemoration Committee unveils Cruzando Los Traques (Vias) (Crossing the Tracks) at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 14th on the ground floor of the Colorado State Capitol. Senators Robert Rodriguez and Cleave Simpson and Representatives Donald Valdez and Alex Valdez will introduce a joint tribute in chambers.

When: Thursday, April 14 at 1:00pm
Where: Colorado State Capitol, Denver

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All Families Deserve A Chance Coalition: Day at the Capitol 2022/Día en el capitolio 2022

We are so excited to host our 5th annual Day at the Capitol event series on April 14 & 20th. In order to accommodate the different schedules and access needs around in-person vs. virtual events of our community members, we will be having two events: a virtual advocacy training on April 14th from 5:30-7:00 PM and an in-person Lobby Day on April 20 from 9:00 – 11:00 AM. Come one, come all–whether you’re new to advocacy and want to visit the Capitol for the first time or are a seasoned professional, we’d love for you to join us and make your voice heard for working families!

When: Thursday, April 14 at 5:30pm

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History Colorado: 2022: The Year of Lincoln Hills: documentary by donnie l. betts

The intentionally lower-cased donnie l. betts is a founding member of two theatre companies in Denver: City Stage Ensemble and Denver Black Arts Company. He attended Yale School of Drama. His theatre performance credits include The Gospel at Colonus on Broadway, The Warrior Ant at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), as well as many regional performances including Spunk, Driving Miss Daisy, Home, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. betts is also a True West Award-winning director and documentary filmmaker. His film, Dearfield: The Road Less Traveled, a docudrama about the all-black town in northern Colorado, was nominated for an Emmy.

When: Friday, April 15 at 6:00pm
Where: History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver

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We’ll see you next week with more ways to take action. Thanks again!

Sincerely,

Sara Loflin, Executive Director

awesome + uniting

• Colorado senators confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation
• Biden, U.S. Department of Transportation to invest $181M in Colorado transit
• Forest Service Outlines Steps To Allow E-bikes On Colorado’s Forest Trails

awesome + controversy

• As Gov. Polis signs abortion access into law, Colorado clinics brace for an influx of patients
• Denver beats Minnesota State 5-1 in NCAA hockey final for record-tying ninth title
• Rockies 3, Dodgers 2: Connor Joe and Germán Márquez propel the Rox to victory

awful + uniting

• Avian flu detected in Pitkin County flock
• Former Adams County Deputy Sentenced To Jail In ‘Outrageous And Reprehensible’ Sex Assault Case
• Mother of Elijah McClain condemns Aurora police chief’s firing — ‘it’s about good and evil’

awful + controversy

• Colorado regulators find ‘systemic issue’ with Carvana
• Colorado GOP embraces election conspiracy theories in nominations for secretary of state, Senate
• Top Election Conspiracist Hit With Lawsuit While Protesting at CO Capitol Rally

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Homeowners associations (HOAs) are supposed to protect the interests of homeowners. But as we’ve seen recently in the news headlines about Green Valley Ranch, sometimes HOAs can lose sight of their mission and actually become oppressive to the families they were meant to serve. [1]

Homeowners statewide are experiencing foreclosures due to HOA fees that exploded after predatory attorneys were hired to doggedly collect from people who were already struggling during the pandemic. HOAs are sometimes assessing fees against Colorado home owners without the home owner’s knowledge.

New legislation up for debate in the Colorado House will increase protections for homeowners by requiring that HOAs verify homeowners receive notice of assessments via certified mail AND two additional contact points such as email or text message. The bill places a limit on the fees homeowners can be assessed over a period of 90 days. The goal is to allow homeowners to address an HOA’s concerns without worrying about ballooning fines that quickly become unmanageable.

Help us pass this important legislation right now with a quick call to Colorado lawmakers.

Finally, under the terms of the Homeowners’ Association Board Accountability And Transparency bill, HOAs can’t sell a home for less than 80 percent of its market value, ensuring homeowners don’t lose all their equity in the event their home is sold due to unpaid HOA fees.

House Bill 22-1137, Homeowners’ Association Board Accountability And Transparency, will be heard in the House Local Government and Transportation Committee on Wednesday, April 13. Take a moment right now to contact members of this committee and urge them to put in place sensible protections for homeowners from overzealous and predatory HOAs.

Thanks for your help to protect Colorado homeowners! Here are a few more ways to make a difference for the week of April 4, 2022:

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.

Protest to Cancel Colorado’s Dangerous Election Deniers

Trump’s right hand man Mike Lindell is coming to Colorado to support Colorado’s most extreme candidates who are running on baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Lindell is coming to Colorado to support insurrectionist Ron Hanks and Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters who has been indicted by a grand jury for breaching election security. Come to the Colorado State Capitol to protest their election conspiracy rally and stand for democracy!

When: Tuesday, April 5 at 12:00pm
Where: Colorado State Capitol, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

Rally for a Coal Free Colorado

Calling all clean air, environmental justice, and climate activists! Any day now, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission will decide to approve or reject Xcel Energy’s latest proposal to burn coal at Colorado’s biggest coal plant for 12 more years! Colorado communities can’t afford 12 more years of coal pollution. Please join us in front of Xcel Energy’s Colorado Headquarters to tell Xcel Energy we need a coal-free Colorado ASAP!

When: Friday, April 8 at 12:00pm
Where: 1800 Larimer St., Denver

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History Colorado: People Pride & Promise: The Story of the Dockum Sit-In with Prisca Barnes

In July 1958, Black students gathered at downtown Wichita’s Dockum Drugstore to stage a peaceful protest against the unequal practice of segregation. Tired of being denied access to the city’s movie theaters and restaurants, students took action and turned their attention to the lunch counter at the popular drugstore. People Pride & Promise tells the untold story of the first youth-led lunch counter sit-in that revolutionized the Civil Rights Movement. Through a visual presentations, visitors of “People, Pride, and Promise” will get to know the little-known story of the Dockum Sit-in. Attendees will then hear from author Prisca Barnes and view a presentation on the Sit-In. A book signing will take place after the event.

When: Friday, April 8 at 6:30pm
Where: History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

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.

We’ll see you next week with more ways to take action. Thanks again.

Sincerely,

Sara Loflin, Executive Director

awesome + uniting

• ‘Cannibal’ solar flare brings rare aurora borealis to Colorado
• 2 Coloradans headed to International Space Station
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to invest $350M to restore stretch of South Platte River

awesome + controversy

• Polis signs law barring open carry of guns at Colorado voting locations
• A new Colorado bill would fund free transit rides in the summer to help improve air quality
• Colorado Democrats think the towing industry is broken. Here’s their plan to fix it.

awful + uniting

• Colorado records most West Nile deaths in 18 years as climate change pushes U.S. toward “Goldilocks zone” for virus
• Nearly 4,000 catalytic converters stolen in Denver, Boulder since start of 2020
• Federal verdict calls Denver police chief’s credibility into question

awful + controversy

• Latino Advocates File Complaint Alleging Discrimination In Search For Next CU President
• Jeffco Sheriff: Colorado Postmaster Communicated Wanting To Meet Teenage Girls For Sex
• As Aurora passes camping ban, some say enforcement money would be better spent on affordable housing

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We’re past the halfway point in the 2022 session of the Colorado legislature, and it’s shaping up to be another historic year of fact-based progressive solutions to the challenges faced by Colorado families of every description. At the same time, the progressive majority in the Colorado General Assembly has stopped terrible legislation from the far right that would make abortion a felony, dismantle environmental protections, and endanger public health by embracing quack medicine.

One of our biggest legislative priorities of 2022 is Colorado’s Clean Slate Bill, legislation to help the job market and the thousands of Coloradans eager to get back to work by sealing the records of eligible Coloradans who have completed their sentence, waited a legally defined period of time beyond that, and have not reoffended. One of the biggest reasons for recidivism is the barriers faced obtaining work, housing, and education as offenders reintegrate with society.

Click here to learn more about the Clean Slate Bill, Senate Bill 22-099, and then contact your State Senator and urge them to support this legislation when it comes to the Senate floor.

For more on legislation we’re tracking this session, see the PNC 2022 Bill Tracker–updated daily as good bills move forward and bad bills die.

Thanks to overwhelming demand, we’re down to very limited sizes and quantities for our SORRY ABOUT LAUREN BOEBERT T-shirts! Thanks to everyone who bought a shirt to let America know Boebert doesn’t represent most of Colorado. Send us a photo wearing your shirt in a picturesque location, or tag us @ProgressNowCO on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook!

Here are a few more ways to make a difference for the week of March 28, 2022:

The Rich Got Richer: The Politics of Economic Inequality with Dr. Steve DelCastillo

Steve DelCastillo, PhD, is currently the Director of the Center for New Directions in Politics and Public Policy. He is an economist having received his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder. His work and research have focused in the areas of labor economics and political economy. His previous work assignments have included the Governor’s Office, the Center for Creative Leadership, and Kaiser Permanente. Examples of his work have included: a member of team that designed a Strategic Leadership Program and development of a Cultural Competence Assessment Index.

When: Tuesday, March 29 at 12:30pm

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Transgender Day of Visibility: First Friday on Santa Fe

Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) is a day to celebrate transgender and gender expansive people, and the progress we have made in building a society that celebrates authentic self-expression. The Transgender Center of the Rockies (TCR) is partnering with the Arts District on Santa Fe to celebrate TDoV this year during First Friday on April 1.

When: Friday, April 1 at 5:30pm
Where: Art District on Santa Fe, 5252 Santa Fe Drive, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

21st Annual Celebration “Community Resilience as an Essential Pathway to Justice”

The César E Chávez Peace and Justice Committee of Denver began honoring the late leader in 2002. His memory continues through the work of the community. Each year we march to honor the spirit of Cesar Chavez. Following the march is a program including an awards presentation, poetry, art, music, speakers, dancers and food.

When: Saturday, April 2 at 8:30am
Where: St. John Francis Regis Chapel, 3333 Regis Blvd, Denver

Click here to RSVP.

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: History Colorado: People Pride & Promise: The Story of the Dockum Sit-In with Prisca Barnes

In July 1958, Black students gathered at downtown Wichita’s Dockum Drugstore to stage a peaceful protest against the unequal practice of segregation. Tired of being denied access to the city’s movie theaters and restaurants, students took action and turned their attention to the lunch counter at the popular drugstore. People Pride & Promise tells the untold story of the first youth-led lunch counter sit-in that revolutionized the Civil Rights Movement. Through a visual presentations, visitors of “People, Pride, and Promise” will get to know the little-known story of the Dockum Sit-in. Attendees will then hear from author Prisca Barnes and view a presentation on the Sit-In. A book signing will take place after the event.

When: Friday, April 8 at 6:30pm
Where: History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, 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

awesome + uniting

• First lady Jill Biden in Denver Saturday
• Zero-emission semi trucks to be sold in Colorado as part of state’s climate goals
• Colorado lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to address fentanyl dealers, addiction

awesome + controversy

• Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Receives $20 Million Donation
• Abortion rights bill passes Colorado Legislature after two long days of Senate debate
• Colorado considering imposing nation-leading insurance requirements on Uber, Lyft

awful + uniting

• Madeleine Albright, first female secretary of state, grew up in Denver before political career
• NCAR Fire: 19,000 told to evacuate in south Boulder as fire grows to 123 acres
• Federal jury awards $14 million to protesters injured in 2020 demonstrations in Denver

awful + controversy

• U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert touts funding wins she voted against
• ‘Do You Know Who I Am?’ Reports Show CO Senate Candidate Campana Tried to Pull Rank on Police
• APD Chief Wilson says she’s not resigning despite ploys to push her out

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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

awesome + uniting

• Recent snowfall boosting snowpack, improving drought in Colorado
• ‘Broncos Country, let’s ride’: Broncos formally introduce Russell Wilson as new quarterback
• ‘We’re all back together’: Denver March Powwow — one of the country’s largest- returns after a pandemic hiatus

awesome + controversy

• Colorado, federal lawmakers believe people are tired of daylight saving time change
• Diapers, tampons and other menstrual products would be exempt from sales tax under bill advancing at state legislature
• No Colorado charter school has a union. That could change as New America School teachers rally to form one.

awful + uniting

• Oligarch Roman Abramovich’s $50 million Colorado mansion could become a sanctions target
• King Soopers Shooting Videographer on Being Charged Criminally
• Samuel Young Trial: Jury Selection Underway In Shooting During Elijah McClain Protest On I-225

awful + controversy

• Colorado lawmakers introduce bill providing protection for sex workers who report crimes
• ‘Horse’ Protests CO Bill Promoting the Veterinary Drug Ivermectin for COVID: ‘Hooves Off My Horse Paste’
• Michael Brown, Former FEMA Director, Drops Request That Court Halt Marshall Fire Cleanup Contract