It’s time for your Civic Action Calendar, a weekly summary of actions and events hosted by community-based organizations across the Front Range.
Today, Thursday July 9 at 4:30 p.m. — Indivisible Boulder will hold a weekly demonstration in Boulder they call “Visibility Brigade”
At this weekly event, attendees gather on the pedestrian bridge at Foothills Pkwy and Sioux Ave in Boulder to protest. More info at www.mobilize.us.
Saturday, July 11 at 10am – SoBoCo Indivisible will hold their weekly protest near the Superior Tesla dealer.
Organizers say they are calling out harm done by the Trump administration. They say: “pick the topic that is nearest and dearest to you to call out. Immigration, ICE, rule of law, voting rights, healthcare, the first amendment, use of National Guard, Ukraine, Gaza, and there are so many more.” More information at www.mobilize.us.
Wednesday July 15 at 8am – Indivisible Longmont invites members of the Longmont community to protest
This is a peaceful protest at Hover Street & Clover Basin Drive, standing together with fellows in Longmont. More information at mobilize.us.
Friday, July 17 at 4:45pm – Indivisible Broomfield will hold a weekly demonstration in Broomfield they call “We Believe that We Will Win!”
At this weekly event, attendees gather at the northeast corner of 120th Avenue & Sheridan Boulevard. More information at mobilize.us.
Saturday, July 18 at 10 am – KGNU invites members of the Boulder Community to celebrate the Boulder Good Trouble Activism Fair
The goal of the event is to advocate for the protection of voting rights and continue the legacy of John Lewis, the Civil Rights leader who coined the phrase “good trouble.” More information at mobilize.us.
You can tune in to the Morning Magazine every Thursday for the Civic Action Calendar, formerly the Resistance Calendar. More information, links, and even more events can be found at kgnu.org. A special thank you to Kenneth Nova, Keith Gelderloos (GEHL-dur-lohs, rhymes with “lactose”), and Jack Armstrong.
Saturday, April 25 – A coalition of national organizations including Public Citizen, Detention Watch Network, The Workers Circle, MoveOn, and others, are organizing a Communities Not Cages National Day of Action to stop warehouse detention. Several Colorado organizations will be holding local protests. More information at mobilize.us/disappearedinamerica.
Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m. – Denver Immigrant Partnership Teams will hold a “No More ICE Blacksites” protest at the Centennial ICE Field Office.
Denver’s Immigrant Partnership Team, as part of the National Day of Action, invites the community to protest the secret holding sites hidden inside the Centennial ICE Field Office at 12445 E. Caley Ave. in Centennial. More info at mobilize.us/notabovethelaw.
Saturday, April 25 at 11 a.m. — SoBoCo Indivisible will hold a protest to Stop ICE Warehouse Detentions at McCaslin Blvd. & Marshall Rd. in Superior.
This is also part of the Communities Not Cages day of action. Organizers say they plan to gather to show visible, public opposition to ICE detention expansion and the criminalization of immigration. mobilize.us/notabovethelaw
Sunday, April 26 at 10:30 a.m. – Aurora Unidos CSO will hold a Barrio Walk at St. Therese Catholic Church in Aurora.
They hold this weekly event for participants to get connected with community, spread know-your-rights information, and learn how to get involved in the fight against ICE. That’s at 1243 Kingston St. in Aurora. More info at AuroraUnidosCSO.org.
Wednesday, April 29 at 5:30 p.m. – The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition will host a webinar called “What Colorado’s SB25-276 Means for Your Community.”
CIRC says attendees will learn how this new law helps protect immigrant communities in Colorado, and the policies that schools, hospitals, childcare facilities and other institutions are required to adopt under the new law so you can help ensure that SB25-276 is enforced in your community. You can find more information and a registration link at coloradoimmigrant.org.
Sunday April 26 at 1:00pm – Boulder Grief and Gratitude will hold a public ceremony honoring personal and collective grief and giving voice to resistance, at the south side of Boulder Creek near the Library.
Organizers say it’s “a peaceful gathering to honor the loss of loved ones, the devastations of wars and genocide, of attacks and imprisonment of immigrants, of wild fires, floods and drought, of species disappearing, of racism and gender violence.” More info at communitygriefandgratitude.org.
The Civic Action Calendar airs every Thursday on the Morning Magazine, KGNU’s weekday morning show featuring in-depth discussions on local news issues. Click here to listen to other episodes of the Morning Magazine.
