As Starbucks employees begin an indefinite nationwide strike, including at several locations in Colorado, Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined 24 of their colleagues in calling on the Seattle-based coffee company to end its “union-busting” efforts and participate in good-faith negotiations with its employees.
Below are protest and political events scheduled across Colorado over the next week. If you know of any upcoming events that are open to the public in Colorado, please let us know at [email protected].
While many are familiar with the pro-abortion movement’s history going back to the early 20th century, the fight for reproductive justice does not begin with Margaret Sanger and Planned Parenthood. That is the story that Cobalt Advocate’s exhibit, “A Long Time Coming: A Reproductive HerStory of Colonial America and the United States,” seeks to tell.
As Colorado scrambles to assist food banks that are struggling to keep their shelves stocked in the wake of federal reductions in SNAP benefits, advocates warn that the state’s actions primarily help recipients who have housing, leaving those on the streets especially vulnerable.
Colorado Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera visited the Adams County Food Bank on Tuesday to discuss how food relief organizations are preparing to address a heightened demand caused by reduced and delayed dispersal of SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps.
