7.20.2026: Hot protestor summer: stay safe!

IW took protesting to new heights this weekend with the Pikes Peak protest on Saturday. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Quick reminder with summer heat in full swing: bring your own water, wear sunscreen, and take as many breaks as you need! You can even grab an umbrella to dodge the sun. Also, don’t forget electrolytes. Stay safe out there, y'all.

Blucifer and Lady Liberty joined the protest.

Spreading the good word for CD-8 and democracy.

Team shirts portray the team effort to make this event happen.

Mark Your Calendar!

July Events

TONIGHT, 7/20, 7PM: Fractured State Support Group

• This support group is for those of us with family members who are Trump Supporters, MAGA, or Red Pill Toxic. Handling these types of relationships can be difficult. This is a place to share community and talk freely in a safe space. This first meeting is to suss out the agenda and determine if the flow of the meeting is good before opening it up to many people. Would love your input!

• Location: Westminster, CO - see Discord events for location info.

Weekly Event Spotlight

Updated details for the Tuesday weekly event:

Mental Health Support

TAKE A RANDOM DANCE BREAK - RIGHT NOW!!

Get up and move your body! Or wiggle in your chair. Do a ridiculous dance move, something that makes you smile or laugh.

Put on your favorite song and get funky with it!

Take some time to be silly, have fun, and connect with your body.

We hope you had fun :) thanks for dancing with IW.

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Immigration Corner

A Reminder to Be Safe, Kind, and Respectful Out There

With another detention center in Colorado we need to be aware of the actions going on in our communities.

A big shout out to those of you who participated in the various rallies—on Sunday to honor Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and on Wednesday at Hudson to protest what is the conversion of the Hudson Correctional Facility to the Big Horn Immigrant Detention Facility. There were an estimated 80 people outside Hudson Town Hall and additional people inside giving testimony. Here are reports about the protest and meeting.

Below, you can find additional resources to help us in our ongoing quest to recognize the difference in cultures. This document describes various cultural characteristics of white supremacy that can be a barrier when we work with people of different values and cultures.

• Perfectionism

• Sense of urgency

• Defensiveness

• Quantity over quality

• Worship of the written word

• Paternalism

• Either/ or thinking

• Power hoarding

• Fear of open conflict

• Individualism

• Progress is bigger, more

• Objectivity

• Right to comfort

We urge you to read and learn from this. You will notice that there are numerous antidotes provided: ways to counteract the white supremacist behavior, things like developing a culture of appreciation, make sure to plan to meet goals of diversity and inclusion, understand the link between defensiveness and fear, understand and reinforce that discomfort is the root of growth and learning - and many more.

We are continuing to collaborate with other groups on a number of different initiatives right now:

• With ACLU and national political groups about the Automated License Plate Readers.

• With CIRC and Senator Weissman about implementation of SB26-1276.

• With various state organizations getting organized to fight Initiative 95.

• With CIRC and ACLU and others to resist the new detention facility in Hudson.

• With national organizations to resist Key Lime and other similar ICE Air charters.

• With Together Colorado to resist the ICE hold rooms. We met on Wednesday with the Southern Front Range chapter of TC and are collaborating with them on a number of actions.

That there have been several incidents of violent acts at street and detention center protest. Please follow some basic safety guidelines to reduce the likelihood of escalation:

1. Reach out to your Safety Marshalls. They are trained to help de-escalate the situation.

2. Pay attention to your surroundings.

3. Avoid direct engagement. By talking to them, you are only giving them the power and attention they seeking and it could quickly escalate.

4. Document - Have others record situations with their phones. To include pics of the disrupter should they harm someone you have an image.

5. Look out for your supporters/protesters who are elderly or have disabilities and make sure they are safe path to exit or removed themselves.

6. Maintain the message. Keep the crowd focused on the core cause of the protest by singing, positive messaging or disciplined marches to distract the aggressor.

Thank you for your continued effort to build and support our movement. Let’s re-commit to staying safe and mindful as we build towards an America that works for everyone.