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		<title>Free Things to Do in Denver (and Beyond) This Weekend</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:50:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2022-14/coorsevan-2.webp" alt="Coors Field ballpark with fireworks" /><p>The hits keep coming: Opening Day at Coors Field, First Friday around town!</p>
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		<title>Denver&#8217;s Latest No Kings Protest Breaks Recent Records</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:39:21 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/march_nokings_bennito_kelty.jpg" alt="Denver&#8217;s Latest No Kings Protest Breaks Recent Records" /><p>More than 10,000 people are estimated to have protested in Denver, and even more in Fort Collins.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/denver-latest-no-kings-protest-recent-records-40863759/">Denver&#8217;s Latest No Kings Protest Breaks Recent Records</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Why Did Women Keep Silent for Decades After Alleged Abuse by Cesar Chavez?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:16:36 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/chavez.avif" alt="Cesar Chavez talking to crowd of students about farmworkers&#039; rights in 1979." /><p>Some said it was “for fear of tarnishing the image of a man who has become the face of the Latino civil rights movement.”</p>
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		<title>Art Is Activism: Denver Creators Take a Stand Against Immigration Injustice</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kristen Fiore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:29:48 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Ya-Basta_woodblock-on-white_Tony-Ortega.jpg" alt="Tony Ortega&#039;s &quot;Ya Basta&quot; depicts a paletas seller being taken by ICE." /><p>Denver creators are making art and music and putting on events to build community and resistance in the face of immigration injustice.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/denver-creators-use-art-as-activism-with-events-meetings-40863471/">Art Is Activism: Denver Creators Take a Stand Against Immigration Injustice</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Denver No Kings Protest: When, Where, What to Know</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
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						<enclosure url="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2025-24/no-kings-denver-protest-golden-show-sign-kelty-e1774615477872.webp" length="0" type="image/webp" />
				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2025-24/no-kings-denver-protest-golden-show-sign-kelty-e1774615477872.webp" alt="Man holds sign during Denver No Kings protest march" /><p>More than 70,000 people are expected at the State Capitol for what organizers call the "largest protest in American history." More demonstrations are planned around Colorado, too.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/denver-no-kings-march-28-protest-information-40862112/">Denver No Kings Protest: When, Where, What to Know</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Denver&#8217;s Most Visible Iranian Protester Doubts U.S. Intentions, Ayatollah&#8217;s Death</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:28:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/roushan_kia_bennito_kelty.jpeg" alt="Iranian protester Roushan Kia stands in front of the Colorado State Capitol." /><p>"Who does it benefit? The rich, because war is always a way for them to be more powerful."</p>
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		<title>Mike Johnston Says He&#8217;s Listening, but Will He Meet With Constituents?</title>
		<link>https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-mayor-should-discuss-axon-contract-with-constituents-40859208/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:56:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/surveillance_camera_bennito_kelty.jpeg" alt="A surveillance camera sits atop traffic lights at a Denver intersection." /><p>Coloradans for the Common Good wants to talk with Mike Johnston about Axon Enterprise replacing Flock Safety.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-mayor-should-discuss-axon-contract-with-constituents-40859208/">Mike Johnston Says He&#8217;s Listening, but Will He Meet With Constituents?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Denver Scrubs Cesar Chavez From Parks, Holidays</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:58:25 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/johnston_sandoval_bennito_kelty.jpeg" alt="Mayor Mike Johnston speaks at press conference concerning the renaming of Cesar Chavez Day and park in Denver." /><p>"For many of us, this is not just news. This touches our history, our identity and the stories we were raised on."</p>
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		<title>Victims of Conversion Therapy Could Sue Practitioners Under Colorado Bill</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/karollyne-videira-hubert-7tBmkjHbvew-unsplash-e1773868776123.jpg" alt="Victims of Conversion Therapy Could Sue Practitioners Under Colorado Bill" /><p>"We will continue working towards a world where LGBTQ people are treated as equals not in need of ‘conversion,'" Representative Alex Valdez says.</p>
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		<title>Colorado Ballot Breakdown: Transgender Student Athlete Ban, Other Anti-Trans Measure on the Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:26:32 -0600</pubDate>
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