Activism Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:56:27 +0000 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:56:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 Free things to do in Denver (and beyond) this week, July 13-19 https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/free-things-to-do-in-denver-20764019/ https://www.westword.com/uncategorized/free-things-to-do-in-denver-20764019/ Kristen Fiore https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/free-things-to-do-in-denver-20764019/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:49:37 -0600 Arts & Culture

Watch carvers turn giant logs of wood into artful masterpieces at Chainsaws & Chuckwagons this week.

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Constant software updates and cutting off support to older models "fuels our massive and growing electronic waste problem," organizers said.

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"We're not pew sitters," an AfterHours coordinator says as they crank out 100 sandwiches for the homeless. "We get out."

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New training requirements will cover many popular types of firearms.

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Over 250 gatherings are planned around the country, including nine in Colorado.

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Cynthia Swanson will appear at Tattered Cover with other local authors on Wednesday, June 10.

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Expunge Colorado has been helping people get on their feet for over eight years.

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"Who wrote this amendment, Jeffrey Epstein?"

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The stacked lineup includes two collaborations with Denver queer artist collective PlayHaus.

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Once a renegade celebration, the Mile High fest is now ticketed and fenced off.

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