As you may know by now, I'm currently running for Aurora City Council At-Large. Aurora is the 54th largest city in America, has the highest immigrant population in the state of Colorado, and is a beautiful, diverse city. I am the only candidate on record who has publicly declared my intent to stand up to the Trump administration and protect our immigrants. I am one of the few … [Read more...]
Do the Super Bowl Ads Offer Hope?
I look forward to the Super Bowl every year. Not because I care about the game (I did read Concussion, after all) but because it gives me uninterrupted reading time. From time to time, I'll look up to watch the commercials but I don't worry about it - I know Twitter will tell me which ones to pull up on YouTube. But this year I actually tuned in. Okay, well, I tuned into the … [Read more...]
New Life, Determination, and Gratitude for Protestors
Fyodor Dostoyevsky once wrote, "The soul is healed by being with children," and never was this statement truer than this past weekend. As I watched my country morph into something unrecognizable, I also met my one-month nephew for the first time. It was a weekend filled with powerful and conflicting emotions. But as I sit on my flight home, I am filled with hope and … [Read more...]
The History and Struggle of the Female Lobbyist
Today's post was written by Gina L. Mulligan, author of Remember the Ladies. You can learn more about Gina and her book at the end of this post.When we ponder the history of women’s rights, we harken to the suffrage movement and the greats like Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul. But along the road to equality, women worked behind-the scenes to enact change. This is … [Read more...]
Learning Firsthand from Justice Sotomayor
Today's post was written by Lisa Rimmert. Lisa founded the snarky blog Weird! Why Aren't You Vegan? and raises money for Vegan Outreach, a non-profit that spreads compassion toward animals by inspiring and helping people to eat vegetarian and vegan. She and her husband live in Denver with a dog and a cat: the only two animals they're ever tempted to eat. Just kidding. … [Read more...]