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A powerful new community theater production, 13 Fires, will bring the story of one of America’s great Black cultural districts to the stage in Boulder this season in celebration of Juneteenth. The play tells the story of Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis—once a thriving Black neighborhood filled with jazz clubs, Black-owned businesses and the pioneering entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker, and legendary performers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington.  Then the neighborhood w

Save three dates! Don't miss this panel discussion on systemic injustice, racial violence, and how communities of color are sacrificed for urban expansion and development, featuring Taishya Adams, Curtis K Rogers, and Sabrina Sideris. June 1 at 6pm - Virtual Panel on Zoom (Join the virtual panel at this link) June 8 at 6pm - Second Baptist, 5300 Baseline Rd, Boulder June 22 at 6pm- FUMC, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder

Check out the Executive Committee, African American Cultural Events (ECAACE) Calendar of Events for Juneteenth! There's a full lineup of events you don't want to miss throughout the month of June!

Check out the new Colorado Sun article by Michael Booth, exposing the nuclear waste currently being stored in Colorado from the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Power Plant. As Colorado is looking at developing new nuclear reactors, the article underlines the question: what do we do with our 33,000 pounds of existing nuclear waste?

Join the Denver screening of the film, Seeds for Liberation, followed by a panel discussion with the Director, Executive Producer, and Local Organizers! Seeds for Liberation is the new documentary from Director Matthew Solomon ("Reimagining Safety") & Executive Producers Alana Hadid and Donna Hadjikhani ("Reimagining Safety"), that highlights the Free Palestine movement and its connections to Black, Chicano, and collective liberation. Featuring some of the biggest names in th

From Boulder Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP): Join the Creatives for Palestine Summer Solidarity Benefit Show featuring Calamity Fever, Waxpool, and Axe Bunny, plus art vendors! When: Saturday, June 13th, 6:00 - 8:30 PM Where: Trident Booksellers and Cafe, 940 Pearl St, Boulder, CO, 80302

From Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project and East Window Gallery: Trip Ziggurat - Screening and Community Event East Window Gallery Presents the Boulder Premier of Usama Alshaibi and Lauren Samblanet’s Trip Ziggurat, with guests: Carolina Ebeid, Dena Harry Saleh, Ramzy Abueita, and Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project A road trip to a Ziggurat in Colorado sparks connections between Arabs in the state. Filmmaker, Usama Ashaibi, embarks on a journey to the Crestone Ziggurat. His

Join the really really free market at Louisville Community Park, a community yard sale/ potluck/ hangout where everything is free! When: Saturday, June 20th, 3 - 6 PM Where: Louisville Community Park, at the end of Main St, 955 Bella Vista Dr, Louisville, CO 80027

Action Alert! HB26-1030 is up for a hearing on Thursday April 23 TOMORROW! Colorado Representatives have introduced HB26-1030, a bill that would promote the buildout of data centers in Colorado by creating a new Colorado data center development authority under the Office of Economic Development, and giving data centers a 20-year sales & use tax writeoff (with the possibility of 10-year extensions). This bill, at its core, is a giveaway to big tech;. energy and water resources

Action Alert! HB26-1337 is up for a hearing on Weds. April 22! Colorado Representatives have introduced HB26-1337, a bill that would force nuclear energy on Colorado by legally mandating the development of at least one nuclear energy project by 2040. This bill, if passed, would charge Colorado taxpayers $20 million to subsidize the development of nuclear power plants, which are being pushed by tech giants to generate power for data centers, all while threatening Colorado's a