Author: Molly Stawinoga
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Toast to Democracy Accessibility Guide
Español a continuación Town Hall Collaborative525 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204May 21, 20256-9 p.m. Parking and Transportation Town Hall Collaborative has on-site parking, including wheelchair-accessible parking spaces, in its main lot at 5th Ave and Santa Fe. There is also street parking nearby in case the lot fills up. We encourage carpooling and public…
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Once a Youth Agenda Champ, always a Youth Agenda Champ
We are incredibly proud to have supported two true community leaders who ran for office not for power, but to fight for the people of Colorado Springs. While last Tuesday’s election results weren’t what we hoped for, Chauncy and Maryah will continue to be beacons of hope and change, pushing for the bold policies our…
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State and local politics remain critical levers for driving progressive change in our country.
by Kiyana Newell The biggest lesson from 2024? If we want a future where racial justice is achieved, every person’s basic needs are met, and resources can be accessed equitably, we have to win in state and local elections. Last year we launched our small donor (New Era Colorado AF) and independent expenditure (Young People…
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2023 Annual Report
At New Era, there’s no such thing as off years. 2023 was no different. This year alone, we fought to turn Youth Agenda priorities into political realities. Just a few examples: And we’re just getting started. We’re already planning for: Read the full annual report below.
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2023 Equity Statement Update: Healing is Resistance.
Here at New Era Colorado, we’re in a *new era* of healing and transformation. In this second update to our organizational equity statement that we first published in August 2020, we are so excited to pull back the curtains and show you how we’re shifting our work behind the scenes to better center equity in…
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STATEMENT: COLOR and New Era Colorado celebrate the cemented status of “abortion pill reversal” as unprofessional conduct, allowing first-in-nation law regulating medication abortion reversal to go into effect
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 Aurea Bolaños PereaStrategic Communications Director, COLORaurea@colorlatina.org Camila NavarretteCommunications Director, New Era Coloradocamila@neweracolorado.org COLOR AND NEW ERA COLORADO CELEBRATE THE CEMENTED STATUS OF “ABORTION PILL REVERSAL” AS UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, ALLOWING FIRST-IN-NATION LAW REGULATING MEDICATION ABORTION REVERSAL TO GO INTO EFFECT DENVER, CO – Yesterday, COLOR and New Era Colorado celebrated…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Era Colorado + COLOR Respond to SB23-190 Rulemaking Hearing
CONTACTS: Natasha Berwick, Political Director, New Era Coloradonatasha@neweracolorado.org Katherine Riley, Policy Director, COLORkatherine@colorlatina.org New Era Colorado + COLOR Joint Statement “Organizing works. The Colorado Medical Board has ruled that abortion pill reversal is not a generally accepted standard of medical practice. This ruling is thanks to the hundreds of people who showed up for honest…
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Real Advocates of the Colorado Capitol Tell All: The 2023 Legislative Session
By Tash Berwick and Arianna Morales, Real Advocates Session 1 Session may be over, but the Real Advocates’ work didn’t stop on May 9. In our debut tell-all, we’re embracing tea time for a chance to revisit this session’s wins, unveil (some of) the behind-the-scenes drama, and to remind our elected officials that young people…
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Improving Abortion Access and Moving Towards Reproductive Justice
The Brazen Project started as a leadership development program across Colorado college campuses to facilitate student-to-student conversations about abortion. Through talking about abortion care boldly and without shame, students channeled their passion for bodily autonomy into cultural change. Time and time again, I saw people break through their discomfort to find their voice around a…
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An Organizer’s Perspective: Reproductive Rights are on the Ballot
By Evaristo Gomez, Boulder Youth Agenda Organizer Organizing is not for the faint of heart. It can be discouraging trying to engage with young people who are apathetic or angry, but the impact we can make is what brings us back to this demanding work. We advocate for people; we empower people. By telling people…