News
Through our eviction defense work alongside 9 to 5 Colorado, our housing justice committee uncovered at least 25 evictions filed against tenants of Pine Creek Apartments in southeast Denver. Former Pine Creek residents escaped a building fire in August and were forced to relocate, only to find out that management
Announcement
On Sept. 17, police targeted and arrested several antiracist activists in Denver: Trey Quinn, Joel Northam, Eliza Lucero, Russell Ruch, Lillian House and Terrance Roberts. 17th District Attorney Dave Young charged activists with 33 felony counts and 34 misdemeanor charges, from stealing counter-protest signs to inciting a riot and kidnapping.
Blog Post
In response to the police murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Elijah McClain, Marvin Booker, Michael Marshall, Alexis Mendez-Perez, Andres Guardado, Tamir Rice, and countless others—Denver DSA voted this weekend to endorse and launch a campaign to Defund & Dismantle the Denver and Aurora Police Departments. This is the
As socialists, we harshly condemn any celebration of “Independence” Day, a day that reveres the establishment of a country with codified beliefs that Black lives do not matter. Honoring the founding of the United States of America is an egregious insult to the Indigenous populations of these lands, which white
Community leaders and Denver DSA members took over the Colorado State Capitol complex Wednesday to demand immediate action from Gov. Jared Polis to prevent mass displacement in the coming weeks and months, as federal unemployment dries up and eviction moratoriums are set to expire. “Without immediate action, hundreds of thousands
This Friday, June 19, communities across the country will celebrate Emancipation Day, more commonly known as Juneteenth. On this day in 1865, Union soldiers landed in Galveston, TX and brought the news of the Emancipation Proclamation to Black enslaved people in Texas, some of the last people to be freed
IN THE SPOTLIGHT SEIU Local 105 Kaiser Permanente Workers in Denver Prepare for an Impending Strike! Part of a larger coalition of unions representing more than 80,000 Kaiser hospital workers has authorized a walkout that would begin in October. Learn how to support your local healthcare professionals by getting
Press Release
Date: August 28, 2018 Contact: labor.committee@denverdsa.org Denver, CO — On Thursday, August 23, a diverse coalition of labor unions and community organizations officially launched the “$15 for DIA” campaign. Led by UNITE HERE Local 23, this citywide ballot measure would raise the minimum wage for Denver International Airport