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VICTORY: A judge struck down Pueblo's ban on syringe exchange programs.
These services can continue operating in city limits without fear of criminal charges.
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This law emerged from the power of protest and a community that demanded change, from the boldness of Black and Brown leaders at the legislature, and willingness on both sides of the aisle to trust and listen to our Black and Brown leaders.
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Michael Marshall
De’Von Bailey
Elijah McClain
Marvin Booker
Jeffrey Melvin Jr.
Deramus Lemuel
Jaime Ceballos
Naeschylus Vinzant-Carter
Captain Richard “Gary” Black
Jimma Pal Reat
Ryan Ronquillo
John Thomas Rotzin
Allan George
Dion Damon
Jessica Hernandez
SAY. THEIR. NAMES.
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NO SWEEPS IN FREEZING WEATHER.
NO SWEEPS IN FREEZING WEATHER.
NO SWEEPS IN FREEZING WEATHER.
NO SWEEPS IN FREEZING WEATHER.
NO SWEEPS IN FREEZING WEATHER.
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No one should have to endure what Ms. Sanchez did. Someone who is 8 months pregnant should not be in solitary confinement and should not be forced to labor in pain for hours without medical care.
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We recognize and thank the families, survivors, advocates, protesters, non-profit organizations, businesses, and law firms who united to demand justice and change in our community. We will continue to fight this fight with you.
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VICTORY: Boulder just became the 7th jurisdiction to win the right to counsel for fighting mass evictions. All people — regardless of their circumstances or background — should have access to safe and stable housing.
@NEWR_Boulder
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YOU CAN REGISTER AND VOTE SAME DAY IN CO.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND VOTE SAME DAY IN CO.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND VOTE SAME DAY IN CO.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND VOTE SAME DAY IN CO.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND VOTE SAME DAY IN CO.
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All abortion bans — whether in Alabama or Colorado — are political attacks. They are not about health or medicine. They are about controlling women and taking away decision-making power.
@DeniseMaesEsq
#VoteNoOn115
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A professor at Colorado State University, Dr. Temple Grandin is a champion of farm animal welfare and an international autism advocate. Her life and work have transformed the livestock industry and revolutionized autism research.
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After meeting with sexual assault survivors will
@SenCoryGardner
show independence or confirm a nominee who is the subject of multiple credible claims of sexual assault?
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BREAKING: Colorado is now the 22nd state in the US to abolish the death penalty.
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BREAKING: We’re suing Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) after they refused to provide top surgery for our 18-year-old transgender plaintiff — all while doing the same surgeries for cisgender patients.
This is discrimination — full stop.
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Privatizing the public defender's office is a terrible idea.
Yet that's exactly what Aurora is trying to do.
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NARCAN, NOT COPS.
TEST STRIPS, NOT COPS.
GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS, NOT COPS.
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT, NOT COPS.
SAFE CONSUMPTION SITES, NOT COPS.
HOUSING, NOT COPS.
CARE, NOT COPS.
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PRISON PHONE CALLS SHOULD BE FREE.
PRISON PHONE CALLS SHOULD BE FREE.
PRISON PHONE CALLS SHOULD BE FREE.
PRISON PHONE CALLS SHOULD BE FREE.
PRISON PHONE CALLS SHOULD BE FREE.
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VICTORY: The Colorado Supreme Court rightly ruled that the government is not allowed to exploit surveillance technology to spy on people in their homes without a warrant.
Today is a win for Coloradans and a win for privacy.
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“Disability is at the intersection of every intersection. When we make the world accessible for those with disabilities we make the world accessible for everyone.” -Kalyn Heffernan
@wcsportscamp
#WomxnsMarchDenver
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The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program gives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for immigrants to build a future in the US.
However, Trump upended their lives after they had beaten the odds. These are the stories of four people still waiting for justice.
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Dear Colorado Legislators and
@GovofCO
,
It is in your power to pass The Law Enforcement Integrity and Accountability Act intact (
#SB217
) and end qualified immunity.
#WeAreDoneDying
.
Here are all the Colorado families and organizations that have united in support of this bill:
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We are devastated and angered to learn of the five lives lost and the 18 people injured in a mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs.
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If
@SenCoryGardner
is truly concerned abt the activists' health & safety, he'd disavow the
#HealthcareBill
that hurts their health & safety.
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Mayor orders police to stop taking blankets from homeless people in winter, as if it even needed to be said:
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BREAKING: Today we released an investigative report detailing the inhumane conditions inside the ICE detention facility in Aurora. The report highlights several stories of death, abuse and medical neglect. Read the full report here:
#CashingInOnCruelty
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“Don’t let anyone tell you that protesting doesn’t work or isn’t productive,” said Representative
@leslieherod
on the passing of
#SB217
with a 32-1 vote in the Colorado Senate. The bill now heads to the House committee on state affairs.
#coleg
#copolitics
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It seems the only plan
@MayorHancock
and
@GovofCO
have come up with when it comes to our unhoused neighbors is to sweep them away every Wednesday. Last week the Capitol, this week Morey. This is not a plan — it's callous and violent. Do better.
I’m outside Morey Middle School in Capitol Hill where city officials just swept a large homeless encampment that had been here for months. Protesters are here sitting on the street, which is blocked off, in front of Denver police officers.
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Denver’s school district has an opportunity to end the school to prison pipeline. Colorado students deserve more counselors in their schools, not police.
@TayAndersonCO
Following nationwide protests of racist policing, the Denver school district is expected to begin a conversation about the role of police officers in Denver schools — with some district leaders pushing to remove them entirely.
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BREAKING: Today we sued Denver for police violence against protesters. No one is above the law. Police will be held accountable. For more on our lawsuit:
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Existence is not a crime. Urge the House Local Gov. Committee to pass the Right to Rest Act next Wednesday.
#coleg
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Banning books is bullshit.
Banning books is bullshit.
Banning books is bullshit.
Banning books is bullshit.
Banning books is bullshit.
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Happening now: Hundreds of Coloradans marching in freezing temps at the state Capitol to protest the
#FakeNationalEmergency
.
@peoplepower
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Prop 115 is an intentionally confusing ballot measure to ban abortion later in pregnancy with no exceptions for health or individual circumstances. It allows politics to dictate personal decisions that should be made by a pregnant person, their family, and doctor. Vote
#NoOn115
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BREAKING: Records reveal
@MayorHancock
,
@DenverSheriff
and
@DDPHE
collaborated to cover up the spike in coronavirus cases inside the Denver jail. The Mayor and Sheriff must be held accountable for misleading the public and putting lives at risk.
Remember in May when 316 covid cases in Denver's main jail disappeared from public reporting after local media reported on their outbreak? (thredd below icymi)
Newly released records show the Mayor's office & Sheriff coordinated the call for the change.
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The passage of
#SB217
includes:
• The end of qualified immunity
• Requires officers to intervene to stop excessive force
• Outlaws chokeholds + use of deadly force on someone fleeing police
• Decertifies bad officers
• Protects protesters from police tear gas and projectiles
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The Senate
#HealthcareBill
is cruel, unjust, and life-threatening. Tell
@SenCoryGardner
to reject it.
#copolitics
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BREAKING: We’re suing Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs police officers, and the FBI for obtaining unconstitutional warrants to search the Chinook Center, a local nonprofit, and housing activist Jacqueline “Jax” Armendariz Unzueta.
Our privacy is not up for debate — full stop.
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BREAKING: We will be live at the Capitol at 4pm as legislators introduce The Law Enforcement Integrity and Accountability Act, which we hope will keep all law enforcement accountable to the people they are entrusted to serve and protect.
Watch live at:
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One year ago, thousands of Coloradans marched in a historic display of resistance. At ACLU of Colorado, we carried that spirit throughout the year, fighting on many fronts for civil liberties. We won’t stop now.
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Plane full of fired up young people just took off from Colorado headed to DC for
#ACLUcon18
.
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Abortion is a matter of health, not politics. Coloradans have rejected political attempts to ban abortion in the past — and we’ll do it again. Support the fight to ensure
@access4allco
and vote
#NoOn115
.
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When she's not doing ALL the things to bring our neighbors home: paying ransom, protesting, leading marches, helping end qualified immunity, and holding police accountable
@elisabeth
is also an organizer in our policy department. We are ALL better for it.
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Poverty is not a crime.
Poverty is not a crime.
Poverty is not a crime.
Poverty is not a crime.
Poverty is not a crime.
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By canceling
#DACA
, Trump has put 800,000 young people at risk of losing their jobs and being deported from the only country they know as home. We asked four
#Dreamers
why the Dream Act is important to them and their future.
#DreamActNow
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Thank you, Colorado People Power for showing up to
@SenCoryGardner
's office to talk about the
#HealthcareBill
.
#copolitics
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Why must we divest from police? Because they always get it wrong. First, by killing people of color, then by gaslighting their families. It's up to
@pweiser
to get it right for Elijah. It's up to all of us to get it right for the future.
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“I founded and co-direct
@FreedomFundCO
, where we pay cash bail for our neighbors who can’t afford to do so. The neighbors that we post bond for, they are not more risky, they are not more dangerous, they are not more criminal, they are more poor.”
@elisabethepps
on SB273.
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Breaking: This morning, we joined
@cityoflongmont
in announcing a $210K settlement over warrantless searches of public housing.
#copolitics
#coleg
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We're urging
@CityofDenver
@DenCityCouncil
to change the standard for warming centers and to cancel sweeps of unhoused Denverites when it's below 32 degrees. These changes are common sense, humane, and will save lives.
@anayarobinson5
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The harms of eviction run deep. That's why we're fighting alongside the No Eviction Without Representation campaign and housing justice advocates to challenge unjust evictions. With or without a global pandemic, fair access to housing is a legal right.
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Thank you to all the amazing folks who took time to write personalized messages to voters across the country. It was a great postcard party!
#ACLUVoter
@peoplepower
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If someone is questioning your right to vote or is preventing you from voting, call the voter protection hotline!
English: 866-OUR-VOTE
Spanish: 888-VE-Y-VOTA
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BREAKING: COVID-19 is spreading like wildfire through the Weld County Jail. This lawsuit seeks an emergency order to protect high-risk people in jail and the public from COVID-19. For more go to:
#DoingMyPartCO
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On June 1, Aurora Police shot and killed Jor'Dell Richardson, a Black child that had just finished 8th grade.
His family struggled to get details and body cam footage. As they mourned the death of their child, APD dragged their feet.
We're still demanding answers — and justice.
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boy math is when you waste millions of dollars on criminalizing homelessness but do nothing to actually make housing more affordable
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BREAKING: We filed a lawsuit on behalf of unhoused Boulder residents, taxpayers, and
@feetforwardboco
challenging camping bans that prohibit the use of blankets, tents, and any cover other than clothing, no matter the weather conditions.
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UPDATE: A Boulder district court judge denied Boulder’s motion to dismiss our lawsuit. It now moves forward.
In the lawsuit, we’re arguing that the state constitution prohibits police from enforcing the “camping ban” against unhoused people unable to access indoor shelter.
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VICTORY: The fight for reproductive rights and justice is successful when we stick together. Thanks to your efforts, health needs will continue to drive important medical decisions — not politics. Read the full release:
#NoOn115
@access4allco
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BREAKING: An 11-year-old student with autism was handcuffed, restrained in the back of a police car and held on a $25K bond after an unnecessary SRO response. Today we sued the Douglas County school district and officers involved in this case.
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In an ad launched today,
@jsimms1119
,
@Alexander_CB45
, and
@_BigBaus
activists and local NFL professional athletes have teamed up with ACLU of Colorado urging
@GovofCO
to use his clemency powers to safely release medically vulnerable people from prison.
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Colorado needs stronger data privacy laws to ensure state data isn’t shared or purchased by ICE. We must also hold institutions accountable for perpetuating a climate of fear among our immigrant neighbors when trying to access our justice system.
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BREAKING: ACLU Colorado's legal team is in court this morning, suited up and ready to fight on behalf of the people held inside the Weld County Jail who are at high risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19. For more on today's hearing and lawsuit:
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"What we accomplished with Senate Bill 217 serves as a reminder that direct action matters. Protest matters. Black lives matter."
–
@Elisabeth
Epps, ACLU of Colorado Smart Justice Organizer and Founder of
@FreedomFundCO
.
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Go
@elisabeth
go!
.
@elisabeth
testifying in favor of the Law Enforcement Accountability Act. 🔥 🔥 🔥
#trustblackwomen
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Public defenders are more than just attorneys. They frequently double as social workers, case managers and counselors who protect the rights of people forced to the margins of society.
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For his honesty and compassion in sharing stories of substance abuse and recovery, we're proud to honor
@VicVela1
as this year's Larry Tajiri Media Awardee.
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Our community demands answers. Elijah McClain deserves justice.
NEW: Polis said his office will examine what the state can do regarding the investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old killed by Aurora police last year in a case that has drawn national attention
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In 3 months, jail populations dropped to levels not seen in almost 30 years. COVID-19 jail depopulation proved we know how to quickly, dramatically & safely free thousands of people behind bars. The time to build a better CO is now. Read our report:
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Colorado is expanding access to driver's licenses for undocumented residents. All DMV offices will now offer free appointments to get one.
This is a good step forward. Our ability to drive shouldn't depend on our immigration status.
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In a final ruling, Judge Eric Bentley barred El Paso Sheriff Bill Elder from jailing people beyond their release for ICE. Ruling confirms that CO sheriffs have no legal authority to enforce federal immigration law. CO sheriffs swear an oath to the Constitution, not to ICE.
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Join us for the premiere screening of "The Facility," a documentary film that highlights the horrific abuses and neglect happening inside the GEO immigration detention facility in Aurora from former detainees and families fighting to be reunited.
RSVP:
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Every year, more than 9,000 Denver families face eviction and the potential of becoming homeless. The
@NEWRDenver
campaign is working to help Denver families stay in their homes by ensuring equal and fair access to legal representation for those facing eviction.
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We're proud to support No Eviction Without Representation.
Denver — vote Yes on 305!
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Apologies are insults without systemic change. Aurora's culture will be reset when we divest from law enforcement and reinvest in the Black and Brown communities they unjustly target.
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Prisons are overcrowded with people who pose no threat to the community. Ronald Johnson is a 62-year-old grandfather who changed his life after being convicted of non-violent offenses related to substance abuse. He should not die in prison. No one should.
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In the midst of a public health crisis
@SenatorHick
has voted to block stimulus payments to undocumented immigrants. This is particularly cruel, given how many immigrants have put their lives at risk for us — including the 1.7 million immigrant medical and health care workers.
Hickenlooper votes AYE on Young amendment to block stimulus payments to undocumented immigrants
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Once again, Coloradans have made it clear that private medical decisions should be made without political interference. There is nothing reasonable about restricting access to essential medical care — not now, not ever.
#NoOn115
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After more than three years of litigation, the federal district court in Colorado agreed with the ACLU that ICE has been repeatedly violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
ICE must change its nationwide standard operating procedure and comply with the Freedom of Information Act, Colorado judge rules
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Room full of ACLU
@peoplepower
activists meet with
@DenverPolice
Chief White to discuss Freedom City policies.
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Thank you, Colorado Senators and Representatives, for passing the Law Enforcement Integrity Act with strong bipartisan support.
Thank you, Colorado, for taking action and demanding justice for the Black and Brown families who lost loved ones to police violence.
#SayTheirNames
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Recordatorio: los resultados finales no se recibirán la noche de las elecciones. Procesar las papeletas lleva tiempo. La elección no termina hasta que se cuente la boleta de cada votante elegible.
#CuentenCadaVoto
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In September, ACLU of Colorado released an investigative report that revealed numerous stories of medical neglect, incompetence, and substandard care that contributed to suffering and death at the GEO run detention center in Aurora. Read the full report:
Shareholders expose serious lapses in human rights policies at private prison company
@GEOGroup
, and its failure to demonstrate respect for inmates and detainees
@nadiranarine
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Being trans is beautiful🏳️⚧️
If politicians want to help us, they need to respect us for who we are — and give us the resources, support, and protections we need to thrive.
#TransDayOfVisibility
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Fragments of our DNA cover the planet like litter. That shouldn't mean, however, that law enforcement can use it as they please.
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