The Colorado Reproductive Health Rights and Justice Coalition will be putting on a Reproductive Rights Roadshow at Colorado Mesa University on Friday, October 4 from 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. in Room 221 of the University Center building, on the 2nd…
Category: Activism
One more thing about commissioner candidate Janet Rowland…
Former Mesa County Commissioner Janet Rowland, who has already had two terms in the recent past and is now running for a third term, has given Mesa County voters plenty of reasons not to elect her again, but here’s another…
State Senator Ray Scott lied to the Daily Sentinel about social media blocking case
Full disclosure: I was the plaintiff in the lawsuit that the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado brought against State Senator Ray Scott for blocking constituents from his official social media accounts. On August 31, 2019 the Daily Sentinel printed…
Court Settlement: State Senator Ray Scott must unblock constituents from his social media
Every elected official in Colorado is now on notice: you cannot block constituents from your official social media accounts because they don’t agree with your point of view. If you do, you’re breaking the law. ACLU of Colorado announced a…
“Recall Polis” campaign violating laws to gather signatures – county passes Resolution prohibiting taping signs to their buildings
Upset citizens have been contacting the City of Grand Junction Parks and Recreation Department and the Mesa County Elections Bureau left and right to complain about the “Recall Polis” campaign violating laws by putting up tables and signage in places…
Tim Foster’s political stumping as CMU president may violate laws
[Update 8/14/19: Mesa County Commissioner candidate Janet Rowland pulled this ad from her Facebook page after this article was published]. People are questioning whether an ad that Mesa County Commissioner candidate Janet Rowland recently posted on her campaign Facebook page…
What to do if ICE comes knocking: Know your rights
On the same day Trump’s raids on immigrant families are scheduled to start (today), Trump issued a series of tweets that make his racism very clear: “So interesting to see ‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments…
Thousands attend Pride Parade 2019 in downtown Grand Junction
It was all about love and acceptance for the crowds lining Main Street for downtown Grand Junction’s annual Pride Parade on Saturday, June 23, the biggest and best yet, with thousands of people attending. The weather was clear, sunny…
Oklahoma is just the beginning of what life will be like under Republican rule
Oklahoma Republicans just passed a mind-blowingly strict law that makes abortion illegal in virtually every circumstance, effectively terminating the right of women in the state to control their own bodies and reproductive fate. Oklahoma wasn’t alone in this, either. Other…
ACLU Sues CO State Senator Ray Scott for Blocking Constituent on Social Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Vanessa Michel, Director of Communications Office: 720-402-3112, Mobile: 917-399-0733 Deanna Hirsch, Media Strategist Office: 720-402-3122, Mobile: 720-971-2393 ACLU Sues Colorado State Senator for Blocking Constituent on Social Media DENVER –…
Western Colorado Atheists and Freethinkers’ spring message
Western Colorado Atheists and Freethinkers (WCAF) has a message for Grand Valley residents this spring: Atheism is “a personal relationship with reality.” WCAF is the area’s longest-serving secular group, and their billboard is to help encourage people come to logical…
Free digital literacy resources available from Southern Poverty Law Center
Are you a teacher looking for ways to teach kids how to tell the difference between real and “fake” news, how to determine whether an online source is legitimate, reliable and fair, and how to engage in social media discussions…
One good thing Trump has done: Banning bump stocks
Watch out, local gun nuts. President Donald Trump is coming for your guns. Last December, President Trump issued an executive order banning bump stocks (pdf), devices that use the recoil energy generated from each shot of a semi-automatic rifle to increase…
Mail order abortion pills now available in the U.S.
Need a safe abortion even though it’s hard to get one in or around Grand Junction? Now there’s an answer, if you’re healthy and less than 9 weeks pregnant. The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice announced that mail order abortion…
Burkey family doesn’t want Burkey Park sold off or turned commercial
Our Family has had many long conversations with Aunt Mildred and Uncle Lew Burkey about the Land that was donated for a park! They donated that land in good faith that it would be used as a park and in…
Sign the letter: Prioritize people’s health and safety above unfettered drilling by supporting SB 19-181.
In a reaction to a letter the Mesa County Commissioners sent to the state legislature opposing SB19-181(pdf), Mesa County residents can now easily add their names to a letter that urges state legislators to PASS Senate Bill 19-181, a landmark bill…
Court rules Fort Collins ordinance banning topless women violates the U.S. Constitution
The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled February 15, 2019 that a Fort Collins, Colorado city ordinance prohibiting women from baring their breasts in public and punishes them for doing so while putting no similar restrictions on men violates…
Annual Grand Junction Women’s March draws huge crowds again
The third annual Women’s March in Grand Junction on Saturday, January 19th, drew an enthusiastic crowd of about 2,000 liberal and progressive western slope residents who came out to support women’s rights, equality for women and gay, lesbian and transgender…