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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
May 13, 20241 min read
11 Latino leaders selected for leadership program in Mexico City
Eleven Colorado Latino leaders have been selected to participate in Voces Unidas’ one-week leadership and advocacy program in Mexico...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
May 9, 20242 min read
Sine Die: Celebrating our success at the 2024 legislative session
The 2024 Colorado Legislative Session came to a close on Wednesday, and Voces Unidas would like to thank all of the lawmakers and members...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
May 8, 20242 min read
Voces Unidas helps pass Safe Haven policy in RFSD
At the urging of Voces Unidas, the Roaring Fork School District Board of Education unanimously approved a Safe Haven Policy protecting...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
May 6, 20242 min read
New legislation helps clear the path to Environmental Justice in DICs
At Voces Unidas, we are continuously fighting for Environmental Justice, Housing Justice and Health Justice, which is why we threw our...
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Alex Sánchez
Apr 26, 20244 min read
‘Non-sanctuary’ resolutions are a crisis of their own making
“I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Apr 17, 20242 min read
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...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 7, 20243 min read
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....
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Alex Sánchez
Apr 6, 20243 min read
All students deserve the right to celebrate their culture at graduation
Spring is traditionally recognized as a time of new beginnings. That recognition carries extra weight for the graduating classes of 2024,...
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Alex Sánchez
Mar 27, 20243 min read
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...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 11, 20242 min read
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...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 7, 20243 min read
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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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 6, 20241 min read
Alert: Voces Unidas declares Garfield County government hostile to immigrants and Latinos
Following its recent declaration as a “non-sanctuary county,” Voces Unidas is formally recognizing Garfield County as a hostile...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Voces Unidas denounces Garfield County “non-sanctuary” resolution
Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund publicly denounce Garfield County Board of Commissioners John Martin, Mike...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 21, 20245 min read
What interests does a broken immigration system serve?
We’ve been hearing a lot about immigration policy in the news lately. Or at least about the immigration “crisis,” anyway. Any discussion...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Feb 15, 20242 min read
Voces Unidas opposes controversial ID bill
President and CEO Alex Sánchez testified against SB24-090 (Possess Identification While Driving) during a hearing in the Senate Judiciary...
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Alex Sánchez
Feb 1, 20243 min read
Our students deserve the most qualified leader
With the second half of the academic calendar now underway, we eagerly await seeing how the new Roaring Fork School District board will...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jan 30, 20242 min read
Testimony in support of bill to end occupancy limits due to relationship
One of our priority bills, HB24-1007 Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits, was heard in the Transportation, Housing & Local Government...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jan 26, 20244 min read
Will Latino issues be taken up by legislators this session?
A lot of work can be done in 120 days. But will that work be impactful to every Coloradan? Or will some of us be excluded? That’s the...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jan 12, 20241 min read
Voces Unidas co-hosts legislative reception
Voces Unidas and COLOR hosted a legislative reception on Thursday to celebrate the start of the 2024 legislative session. Thank you to...
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