Tag: Grass roots activism

Activism, Authoritarianism, Democracy under threat, Extremism, Fascism, Freedom under threat, Republicans violating laws, Trump Insanity

The next mass protest against Trump/Musk authoritarianism is Sat., April 19

by Anne Landman • April 8, 2025 • 20 Comments

50501 announced the next coordinated day of action against President Donald Trump’s administration will on Saturday, April 19, the day before Easter.

“50501” stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement,” a decentralized yet unified protest movement that launched in early 2025. 50501 spreads information about planned demonstrations mostly through social media sites like Reddit, Instagram and Facebook. Keep an eye on the Facebook page of Indivisible Grand Junction for information on local protests. Also keep an eye on the Facebook page of the Mesa Count Democrats.

People’s March unites locals who oppose oligarchy, loss of rights & right wing extremism

by Anne Landman • January 19, 2025 • 13 Comments

The People’s March on Saturday, January 18, provided a chance for a large group of Mesa County’s growing number of liberal residents to get together, enjoy camaraderie, speeches, free hot coffee, chai and cookies provided by Octopus Coffee. People were bundled up as the temperature was just below freezing.

The crowd numbered around 300 people.

On Wednesday, January 15, President Biden gave a farewell address to the public in which he warned Americans of a coming “dangerous concentration of power in the hands of very few ultra-wealthy people, and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked.” Biden said,

“Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead.”

City Processing Marijuana Petitions

by Anne Landman • November 21, 2016 • 0 Comments

screen-shot-2016-11-21-at-12-59-11-pm On Thursday, November 17, members of Grand Junction Cannabis Action Now (GJCAN) turned petitions in to the City containing 3,300 signatures to get a proposed ordinance (pdf) on next April’s citywide ballot to bring marijuana commerce back to Grand Junction.

The group needs 2,254 valid signatures for the proposal to advance.

The City has ten days from the day the petitions were turned in to validate the signatures, making November 27 the deadline for the city to declare whether the goal was met. City Clerk Stephanie Tuin says they are working now to validate the signatures, and says they actually validate each signature turned in.

If GJCAN has submitted enough valid signatures to get the measure on the ballot, City Council will get an opportunity at its January meeting to approve the petition’s wording and adopt the ordinance as-is. Council’s other option, if they are still too afraid to address the marijuana issue themselves, is to send it to the April ballot for a vote of City residents. Either way, by its inaction on the marijuana issue, Council has missed it’s opportunity to weigh in on the matter and left it to City residents.

That’s probably just as well, though.