5.26.2026: Bolder and brighter after this Memorial Day

We hope this Memorial Day weekend provided you time to rest, recuperate, and reflect on what it means to be an American fighting for your country, whether at home or abroad.

IW and ND2B had so much fun at BoulderBolder Monday - thank you to everyone for joining!

Mark Your Calendar!

May Events

5/30, 930 - 330 PM: Canvassing with the Trust Brigade, in Commerce City - signup

• To canvas, take one of their canvas trainings on Wednesdays at 7PM

5/31, 11AM - 2PM: Indivisible SoBoCo’s Potluck & Picnic

• Come join SoBoCo Indivisible for a potluck picnic! Lots of shaded grassy areas and a few tables under a shelter. Bring a dish and a chair and join some good company!

• Location: Memory Square Park in Louisville

June Events

Canvassing with the Trust Brigade on Saturdays - signup

• To canvas, take one of their canvas trainings on Wednesdays at 7PM.

• 6/6: Northglenn, 8:30AM – 2:30PM

• 6/13: Federal Heights, 9:30AM – 3:30PM

6/6, 11AM - 3PM. Broomfield and Westminster Pride 2026.  

• We will joyfully welcome folks to visit our One Broomfield Joy & Indivisible Westminster table at our local Pride event. Link to more info.

• Location: the new Aerostat Park, 5750 West Central Ave., Westminster, CO.

6/8: Primary ballots are sent to everyone. If you don’t receive yours by 6/12, please contact your county election office.

6/11, 1 - 230 PM. Community Not Cage’s MELT ICE Series: Disability Justice is Immigrant Justice! - signup

• This webinar will explore how disability and immigration justice are connected and discuss ways to include disability justice in efforts to end detention. You'll hear from New Disabled South and Rodney Taylor, a double amputee migrant, who was recently released after spending 15 months in Stewart Detention Center, thanks to community organizing efforts.

Mental Health Support

Touching Grass: The Wisest Insult

Online, a retort has become popular: “Go touch grass”. This is often said condescendingly, but there is a lot of wisdom hidden in this double-edged suggestion. Getting outside provides so many benefits, and it doesn’t necessarily take a lot of time to reap them.

Benefits of getting outside:

• Improve mood and lower anxiety

• Improve cognition and memory

• Maintain resiliency and promote self-care

• Regulate sympathetic nervous system, which struggles under prolonged stress

• Frees up our mind to think more deeply and clearly about things

Living in urban areas can make it difficult to get outside, and getting to the mountains every weekend is time-consuming, especially when there’s so much to do here. Taking time outside regularly, however you can, will improve your wellbeing immensely. 5 minutes is helpful; logging 20-90 minutes weekly is great; and 2 hours a week has shown to be the most helpful. One great example is the BoulderBolder event we just did - outside, in community, even though it’s in an urban space.

Ideas to get outside:

• Walk a dog (or cat even) - whether yours or a neighbors!

• In urban areas, find a small patch of nature.  

• Looking outside for even 40 seconds can boost your productivity.

• Looking at photos of nature has calming, healing effects

• Plan trips to nature - camping, hiking, picnicking.

With the kindest of thoughts in mind, go touch some grass, Westies.

Resource: Mayo Clinic.

Disclaimer: This section is intended as informational and not medical advice. Always consult with a medical professional.

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Immigration Corner

Help Needed: Accompaniment and Food Delivery Needs - spread the word!

In the Denver metro area, the Interfaith Immigration Network (IIN) has two ongoing programs: one that provides food for immigrant families, and the other which provides assistance to families who have been impacted by detention of a family member (financial assistance and help connecting to other resources).

For both of these, IIN is looking for volunteers to work directly with immigrants and also for financial assistance.  For more information, please contact Rob Habiger at rchabiger@gmail.com.