Category Archives: Civil Rights
Denver City Council Open Comment: City Takes Heat for Homeless Sweeps
Editors note: In July of 2016 Denver City Council began hearing its first general public […]
Community Advocate Faces Possible Two Years in Prison
Boulder, Colorado resident Tom Downs who local environmental advocates know as standing up for […]
Yankton Sioux Reject North Dakota Governor Executive Order to Evacuate Camp
“The Governor’s claim that not guaranteeing emergency services will reduce threats to public safety defies […]
Latest Sweeps Leave Those Without Shelter in the Cold
It was below freezing this morning in downtown Denver and some were seen sleeping on […]
Water Protectors Complete Sacred Ceremony at Ancestral Burial Site
OCETI SAKOWIN CAMP, North Dakota- On Thursday morning at the Oceti Sakowin Resistance camp of […]
Priority Boarding: TNR’s New Series Highlighting the Work of Peace and Social Justice Activists: Medea Benjamin
Editor’s Note: Those working to promote peace and justice have “priority boarding” to the front […]
Students Want CU to Become a Sanctuary University
Students at the University of Colorado-Boulder joined over 80 other schools across the US as […]
Global-Wide Direct Actions to Support Standing Rock: The University of Denver Confrontation
In some cities across the globe, the call was for President Obama to permanently reject […]
Global-wide Direct Actions to Support Standing Rock: The Boulder Lockdown
Wells Fargo is documented by Food and Water Watch as contributing funding for the highly […]
Global-wide Direct Actions to Support Standing Rock: San Francisco Sunrise Response
SAN FRANCISCO-A sunrise action in San Francisco to answer the call for support for those […]
The Retrial of Clarence Moses-EL Day 5: The Verdict
A 12-member jury didn’t buy the prosecution’s assertions that Clarence Moses-EL should be “held accountable” […]
The Retrial of Clarence Moses-EL Day 4: Case Goes to Jury for Verdict
“This is one of the most important decisions you’re going to make in your life. […]
