The One Year Is Enough Protest at the Colorado Capitol January 17 will rally against government injustices affecting our communities.
, the high-profile immigrant activist who was detained by ICE in Aurora for nine months. “Renee didn’t have to lose her life. She just wanted to help and support the undocumented community.” One of the protesters in the crowd on January 9, an artist who was dressed in an inflatable bear suit, says that she was subsequentlyWhite House Claims Mass Deportations Help Denver Housing Market.
But Do They? I appreciate what she’s doing and would love to support a small business, but anyone doing this needs to get comfortable with the fact that your actions don’t exist in a vacuum and your “normal life” can be impacted by any sort of actions you choose to take, in costume or not. If the cause is important to you, you kinda just have to weigh the potential downsides of being proud and vocal about that cause.Fuck that. Stand on business. If you’re out there protesting in a costume where your face is visible, you assume certain risk, true. But stand on your principle, ten toes down. If you’re more concerned about your business over standing up for what’s right, why did you go out there in the first place? Save the cowardice for those fat, uneducated, untrained thugs you are railing against.For being a ‘liberal/progressive’ city, it’s weird that Denver has so many Trump/MAGA sympathizers… it’s like people in this city who are moderate/apolitical also try to rationalize with their far-right friends in Highlands Ranch/Colorado Springs/etc. Stupid people have come out of the woodwork and become more vocal with their misinformed confidence since Trump was elected…I doubt that any Trump-supporting Broncos fans with tickets to Saturday’s game will skip it because of Denver’s politics.We do not want to allow what’s happening in Minnesota to be invited into our state! We need to unite as a whole to protect our state before it’s too late! You now that Colorado has to be next on his list, right? I know we are better than this. We can not allow this to continue.Well, seems as though we need to show up and give EXTRA support for the humans around us. Will you be at the Capitol today? What do you think of the protests? Post a comment or share your thoughts at editorial@westword.com., the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator onWestword has always been free, and we want to keep it that way. But we can no longer rely solely on advertising to support our newsroom. If you value independent journalism, please consider making a contribution to support our work and keep Westword forever free.
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