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300+ rally at Capitol to urge lawmakers to support Latino 2023 policy priorities
More than 300 Coloradans concluded the 17th Annual Latino Advocacy Day today with a rally at the State Capitol to urge lawmakers to pass...
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Voces Unidas
- Mar 17
- 1 min
Latino leaders from Voces Unidas discuss policy with Congresswoman Pettersen in Leadville
Today, Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund had the opportunity to meet for the first time with recently elected...
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Voces Unidas
- Mar 15
- 4 min
Policy that works for all requires participation from all
“Today we march, tomorrow we vote,” was a popular rallying cry of the 2006 U.S. immigration reform protests. At the time, those of us...
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Voces Unidas
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Largest delegation of Colorado Latinos brings united voice to D.C. Latino Advocacy Day
This week, Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund led the largest Colorado delegation of Latinos yet to advocate for...
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Voces Unidas
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Voces Unidas to take 32 leaders to D.C.
Voces Unidas is traveling to the nation’s capital to lead a coalition of 32 leaders from communities across the state at the Second...
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Voces Unidas
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Organizing around DACA and immigration issue picks up steam
The distances between communities in the central-mountain region and the prospects of wintertime driving can make in-person organizing...
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Alex Sánchez
- Jan 16
- 2 min
Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today, as we once again honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., let us all take a moment to acknowledge that our fight against...
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Voces Unidas
- Jan 13
- 3 min
Supporting mobile home park residents in Frisco
Voces Unidas understood that we could make a difference by offering our voice in support of the Protections for Mobile Home Park...
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Voces Unidas
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
Making a difference in 2022
We want to take a moment to share some of the incredible accomplishments Voces Unidas de las Montañas achieved in the last 12 months....
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Alex Sánchez
- Oct 16, 2022
- 4 min
Environmental justice begins with clean, safe drinking water
We can all recognize that Colorado is facing an unprecedented water crisis. In the midst of the worst megadrought in 1,200 years, we are...
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Voces Unidas
- Oct 6, 2022
- 2 min
Appeals court’s DACA decision heightens need for Congress to act now
If you need another reason to get involved in policy advocacy — and to work to motivate others to get involved as well — you need only...
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Alex Sánchez
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
New school year. New superintendent. New opportunities.
Summer’s transition to fall is apparent in a variety of ways — whether that’s the changing colors in the aspen trees, or in our schools...
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Voces Unidas
- Sep 6, 2022
- 1 min
2022 Colorado Latino Policy Agenda release scheduled for Sept. 14
Keep an eye out next week for the release of the 2022 Colorado Latino Policy Agenda. The Colorado Latino Policy Agenda is the largest...
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Voces Unidas
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Economic benefits Latinos can expect from Inflation Reduction Act
The recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 promises to lower health care and energy costs, makes record investments...
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Voces Unidas
- Aug 2, 2022
- 2 min
Forum Highlights Legislation, Issues for Mobile Home Owners
As part of our organizing work, Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund on July 23 hosted the first of several...
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Voces Unidas
- Apr 23, 2022
- 3 min
Time to look out for nonprofits that looked out for communities
As leaders of two of the largest Western Slope organizations working directly with Latinos and Latinas, we’ve seen firsthand the...
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Hector Salas
- Feb 4, 2022
- 6 min
Ode to the mobile home
Mobile home park communities subjected to the worst of the Colorado Housing Crisis
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Alex Sánchez
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
CMC leadership needs to reflect Latino community
Earlier this year, higher education in the central mountain region earned an important designation only achieved by 10% of colleges in...
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Alex Sánchez
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
Time running out — hardworking families deserve expansion of Child Tax Credit
After nearly two years of pandemic living, things have returned to something that resembles normal (or a “new normal”) for regional...
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Alex Sánchez
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
Addressing health care access and affordability should start with those most impacted
Health care accessibility and affordability are a topline issue for Latinos throughout Colorado — but particularly in our mountain...
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