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Boulder Progressives speak out against threatened SLAPP suit intended to chill free speech

The mission of Boulder Progressives is to advocate for policies that protect human rights, and advance social and environmental justice in Boulder. To that end, we believe that people should know who they’re voting for in local elections, because those leaders shape policy that impacts us all. But a

Boulder Progressives Announce 2021 City Council Candidate Endorsements

31 Aug, 2021, Boulder, CO — Boulder Progressives are excited to announce that they are endorsing four candidates for the 2021 Boulder City Council election. These candidates were selected after consideration of their public service, education, career and life experience, and alignment with progressive values and initiatives. Consideration was also given

Transphobia, racism, and violent rhetoric have no place on city council

A local group called Safer Boulder, which has engaged in transphobic, racist, and violent rhetoric against members of the homeless population, has one of their core members running for council this year. Thanks to leaked chat conversations, the public now knows that the members of Safer Boulder directly engaged in

City Council Elections 2021: a huge opportunity for progress

We hope everyone has been having a good summer so far! We're covering a lot today, so let's get this party started... A Help request: Potential candidates for City Council are starting to make themselves known (see below: Raucous Caucus). The election is on November 2,

Time for the Second ever Raucous Caucus

School's out, Summer's on, no news in this letter, just an invite to our event. Thanks for being awesome and hope to "see" you in a few weeks! :) The Raucus Caucus is back! Two years ago we hosted the kick off event for the

Libraries are Social Infrastructure

Happy Spring everyone! We've got a lot of news and updates to bring you so let's jump right in. A Help request: Last year, our Boulder Public Library absorbed about 20% of the city’s permanent funding cuts, even though it’s only 4% of the

Racial Equity

Welcome back everyone! A Help request: Boulder City Council will be revisiting the Racial Equity Plan this coming Tuesday, the 16th. As we mentioned in our last newsletter the first look at this document was not well received by some members of the conservative faction of Council, notably Councilors Wallach,