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Heidi Beedle

Heidi Beedle is a former soldier, educator, activist, and animal welfare worker. They received a Bachelor’s in English from UCCS. They have worked as a freelance and staff writer for the Colorado Springs Independent covering LGBTQ issues, nuclear disasters, cattle mutilations, and social movements. Heidi currently covers reproductive justice and politics for the Colorado Times Recorder.

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Leadership Institute Training: Action Items for Newly Conservative School Boards

·November 13, 2023
Leadership Institute

This weekend, approximately 30 school board members, activists, and engaged citizens attended the Leadership Institute’s School Board and Education Policy Summit at the Colorado Springs Marriott. Founded in 1979 by Morton C. Blackwell, the conservative activist who was the youngest delegate for Barry Goldwater in 1964 and served as special assistant to Ronald Reagan, the Leadership Institute is an “explicitly conservative” 501(c)3 nonprofit that conducts a variety of political trainings across the country.

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No on 2A: Activists Oppose Colorado Springs Police Training Facility

·October 24, 2023

Opponents of Colorado Springs Ballot Measure 2A gathered at City Hall Monday night for a rally against the measure before the evening’s City Council meeting. The measure would allow the city to retain $4.75 million in municipal tax revenue, which otherwise would have to be refunded to residents per TABOR, “for the purpose of acquiring property, planning, constructing, and equipping a training facility for the Colorado Springs Police Department.” Opponents of the measure, organized by the Chinook Center, a community hub in Southeast Colorado Springs, are concerned about the lack of community oversight and transparency for CSPD.

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Title Board Rejects Economic Arguments from Anti-Abortion Advocates

·October 19, 2023

Yesterday the Colorado Title Board rejected a motion for rehearing from the proponents of the “Protections for a Living Child” ballot initiative, which would classify abortion as murder and result in the prosecution of patients and medical providers and the closure of any medical facility that aids in an abortion, including pharmacies that provide medication abortion. Proponents Angela Eicher and Faye Barnhart argued that the fiscal note accompanying the initiative “appears prejudicial and could be misleading to the voter.”

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Seducing the Bride of Christ

·October 12, 2023

During the 1980s, Colorado Springs was jokingly called the “evangelical Vatican” due to the prevalence of Christian megachurches, parachurches, ministries, and nonprofits. The influence of evangelical Christianity in Colorado Springs peaked in the 90s with the passage of Amendment 2, which banned local municipalities from enacting nondiscrimination ordinances to protect LGBTQ people. While the overt influence of groups like Focus on the Family on local and state politics has waned, the congregations in Academy School District 20 represent a sizable voting block. Messages from the Advocates for D20 Kids Discord server show that conservative candidates Derrick Wilburn and Amy Shandy were actively courting local churches for support in their campaigns.

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Fire-Breathing Lesbians & Satan-Worshipping S.O.Bs: The Private Chat Logs of a Christian Conservative School District Group

·October 11, 2023

The Colorado Times Recorder has obtained chat logs from the Discord server of the Colorado Springs activist group Advocates for D20 Kids, which has advocated against LGBTQ-inclusive policies and books in Academy School District 20. Members of the server, which functions as the group’s online chat platform, include two sitting D20 board members, Tom LaValley and Nicole Konz, as well the Cortney Salt, wife of Aaron Salt and organizer with education nonprofit Engage the Rockies. Other members include both conservative board candidates, Derrick Wilburn and Amy Shandy, former Moms for Liberty co-chair Darcy Schoening, D11 Achievement Alliance spokesman Joel Sorensen, Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) activist Joseph Boyle, as well as D20 staff members.

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