Sidewalk Poets: Every Story Deserves to Be Told and Heard
“I thought this would help people, and I love doing it, but now I realize that while I enjoy doing it, it is much bigger than me.”
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Art of the Protest: Ten Anti-Trump Songs to Blast
Colorado musicians have been raging against 45 and 47.
Ice Out: Over Twenty Hospitality Businesses Are on Strike Today
“We all play a part in the revolution.”
Nurses, Veterans, Families Tearfully Mourn Alex Pretti at Aurora Vigil
A little over a hundred people gathered outside of a VA medical center to honor Pretti, an ICU nurse who was fatally shot by immigration officers in Minnesota.
Aurora Nurses Vigil for Alex Pretti: What to Know
Pretti, a registered ICU nurse who cared for veterans, will be honored as “one of our own” with an electric candlelight vigil near the Aurora VA facility.
How Denver’s Hospitality Industry Is Supporting Anti-ICE Movement
One coffee shop’s Fuck ICE latte has drawn hundreds of customers.
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After Years on Colorado’s Watchlist, Lincoln High School Makes the Grade
This Denver school improved its state rating amid immigration enforcement fears and other challenges.
Crowd at Colorado Capitol Protests Killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
Pretti’s parents, who are Colorado residents, denounced “sickening lies told about our son.”
Alex Pretti, Second Protester Killed in Minneapolis, Has Colorado Ties, Too
“He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong, so he did participate in protests,” says his father, who lives in Arvada.
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Denver Protesters Gather Outside of Palantir Offices to Condemn ICE
“Being surveilled all the time is not good for resistance.”
Sun Comes Out for Denver’s Martin Luther King Jr. Marade
Thousands of people turned out for the fortieth annual MLK celebration.
Denver’s Martin Luther King Jr. Marade Marches On
Community leaders will gather in City Park by Ed Dwight’s statue of MLK, which replaced a more controversial sculpture.
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Denver Protesters Let Trump Know “One Year Is Enough”
Demonstrators rallied against ICE and the start of President Donald Trump’s second year of his second term.
Reader: Free Speech Is Not Free From Consequences
Life in Denver: Protest today at noon, Broncos game at 2:30 p.m.
Reading Between the Lines: Colorado Study Shows Prison Libraries Could Reduce Recidivism
“Prison libraries feel very familiar. This isn’t Shawshank.”
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Denver Protest Bear Doxxed for Anti-ICE Instagram Interview
“The costume wasn’t that deep. I honestly believed I’d be safer by looking silly.”
Sonic Resistance: Flobots Founder to Lead Protest Song Workshop in Denver
Flobots’ Jonny 5 has a new venue for the band’s ongoing social justice work.
A Former Revolutionary Looks at a Nation Losing its Compass
the One Battle After Another fight continues.
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Opinion: The Theft of Lakewood
How “affordable housing” is a cover for developer profits.
Hundreds Demonstrate Against ICE in Denver, Including Jeanette Vizguerra
About 350 protesters gathered at the Capitol and then marched through downtown in solidarity with Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
Denver Capitol ICE Protest: When, Where, What to Know
Colorado protests are organized in solidarity with Renee Nicole Good, the Colorado woman shot by ICE.
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Denver Artist Making More “Fuck ICE” Hoodies, Shirts to Raise Money for Family of Renee Nicole Good
“It was important not to be subtle about it. We live in an era in which I think we have a government that’s putting the fear in us to not speak up.”