Advocacy

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

Sep 263 min read

Local Latino delegation brings Colorado voice to National Latino Advocacy Day in D.C.

Voces Unidas hosted a delegation of 18 participants and staff during our second annual National Latino Advocacy Day (LAD) on Capitol Hill...

Voces Unidas ‘Seizes the Moment’ at UnidosUS conference in Vegas

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

Jul 172 min read

Policy

Voces Unidas ‘Seizes the Moment’ at UnidosUS conference in Vegas

Voces Unidas Vice President of Research, Federal Policy and Leadership, Dr. Olivia García, joined a panel of policy experts at the...

Voces Unidas talks housing, water quality, immigration with Sen. Hickenlooper in El Jebel

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

Jul 12 min read

Policy

Voces Unidas talks housing, water quality, immigration with Sen. Hickenlooper in El Jebel

Voces Unidas hosted a meeting with Colorado U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper and Latino community leaders from the Roaring Fork Valley on...

Immigration Executive Orders impact Colorado mixed status families, Dreamers

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

Jun 183 min read

Advocacy

Immigration Executive Orders impact Colorado mixed status families, Dreamers

After years of advocacy from Voces Unidas and other groups, we are pleased to learn that President Joe Biden has used his legal authority...

Voces Unidas supports Bennet bill protecting ag workers during emergency situations

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

Jun 143 min read

Advocacy

Voces Unidas supports Bennet bill protecting ag workers during emergency situations

Farm workers are critical to the economy of Colorado, but they have few protections. Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and other...

Reflections from CLEAP participants on the final day in Mexico City

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

Jun 31 min read

Policy

Reflections from CLEAP participants on the final day in Mexico City

Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants spent their last day in Mexico City discussing how they can take what they...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

Jun 21 min read

Policy

CLEAP participants visit Xochimilco

Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants spent a day exploring the historical site of Xochimilco. On the agenda for...

CLEAP participants engage Mexico’s top immigration, democracy research experts

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

May 311 min read

Advocacy

CLEAP participants engage Mexico’s top immigration, democracy research experts

Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants spent their day learning from a panel of experts from Mexico’s top...

CLEAP participants meet with officials in Mexico City

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

May 311 min read

Advocacy

CLEAP participants meet with officials in Mexico City

Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants spent day three in Mexico City meeting with Mexican federal policymakers...

CLEAP participants spend first-day discussing causes of forced migration

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

May 292 min read

Leadership

CLEAP participants spend first-day discussing causes of forced migration

Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants spent their first full day in Mexico City learning about climate...

CLEAP participants arrive in Mexico City for education and advocacy program

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

May 291 min read

Leadership

CLEAP participants arrive in Mexico City for education and advocacy program

Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants arrived in Mexico City on Tuesday, May 28 to start their 7-day leadership...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

May 142 min read

Policy

Meet Angelina S. Sandoval

Voces Unidas is pleased to welcome Angelina Sierra-Sandoval as Vice President of Policy, Advocacy and Organizing. Angelina brings more...

Beware of performative politics that seek to ‘otherize’ migrants

Voces Unidas Action Fund

Apr 231 min read

Advocacy

Beware of performative politics that seek to ‘otherize’ migrants

Republicans in Colorado’s 65-member House of Representatives — who hold just 19 seats — took to the floor in recent days to make a...

Voces Unidas denounces the Town of Silt “Non-Sanctuary Community” Resolution

Voces Unidas Action Fund

Apr 172 min read

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Voces Unidas denounces the Town of Silt “Non-Sanctuary Community” Resolution

Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund denounce the Town of Silt and its Board of Trustees for their performative and...

Immigrant students deserve to be safe at school

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

Apr 73 min read

Advocacy

Immigrant students deserve to be safe at school

Whether from bullying, violent intruders, environmental hazards, or any other type of threat, students deserve to feel safe at school....

Amplifying Latino voices in the legislative process

Alex Sánchez

Mar 273 min read

Opinion Editorial

Amplifying Latino voices in the legislative process

Luz Rios is a local leader. And she’s the consummate community advocate. Community can mean different things to different people. For...

400 Latinas and Latinos participate in 2024 Latino Advocacy Day in Denver

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

Mar 183 min read

Advocacy

400 Latinas and Latinos participate in 2024 Latino Advocacy Day in Denver

More than 400 Coloradans concluded the 18th Annual Latino Advocacy Day on Monday with a rally at the State Capitol to urge lawmakers to...

Voces Unidas releases statement after RFSD announced sole finalist for superintendent

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

Mar 112 min read

Advocacy

Voces Unidas releases statement after RFSD announced sole finalist for superintendent

Voces Unidas President and CEO Alex Sánchez released the following statement after tonight’s announcement that Dr. Anna Cole will be the...

Community rally sends message of unity in response to “non-sanctuary” resolution

Voces Unidas Action Fund

Mar 111 min read

Advocacy

Community rally sends message of unity in response to “non-sanctuary” resolution

More than 60 diverse community members joined Voces Unidas Action Fund last Sunday for a pro-immigrant, pro-unity and pro-diversity...

Community letter: Latino students deserve an experienced superintendent

Voces Unidas de las Montañas

Mar 73 min read

Advocacy

Community letter: Latino students deserve an experienced superintendent

Below is a community letter addressed to the Roaring Fork School District's School Board regarding their finalists for Superintendent of...

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