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CLEAP: Day 3 recap
Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants spent day 3 in Mexico City experiencing culture and visiting historic...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 6, 20231 min read
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CLEAP: Day 2 recap
Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants spent their first full day in Mexico City learning about policy issues...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 5, 20231 min read
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CLEAP: Day 1 recap
Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants arrived in Mexico City on Monday, July 3 to start their 5-day leadership...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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We will not sit idly by as Supreme Court rolls back progress
The U.S. Supreme Court this week sent us back in time, with a series of rulings that target hard-fought gains made by minority...

Alex Sánchez
Jun 30, 20233 min read
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Virtual town hall provides lawmaker take-aways from the legislative session
We would like to thank the central-mountain lawmakers serving in the Colorado State Legislature who took part in our June 20 online town...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jun 26, 20233 min read
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While at Ideas Fest, don’t overlook the people behind the scenery
This month, we welcome thousands of guests from outside the community to the Roaring Fork Valley for the annual Aspen Ideas Festival —...

Alex Sánchez
Jun 24, 20233 min read
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New groundbreaking program to send Latino leaders to Mexico City for civic education and advocacy
Voces Unidas is excited to invite 12 Latino leaders from various parts of Colorado to Mexico City as part of a new program launched this...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jun 23, 20233 min read
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Much work remains undone
Annual reviews, report cards, or assessments — call them what you like, performance evaluations are a part of life. Whether in school or...

Alex Sánchez
Jun 22, 20233 min read
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The Aspen Times must do better
I was disappointed to see the headline in last weekend's Aspen Times announcing the return of the Raizado festival. The headline sent a...

Alex Sánchez
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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Naomi’s happy ending is really just the beginning
For many, seeing Latina high school student Naomi Peña Villasano don her undeservedly controversial cultural stole before walking across...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jun 6, 20233 min read
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New law starts to address mobile home park water quality
Colorado has taken an important step on the path toward environmental justice as the Mobile Home Park Water Quality bill passed earlier...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jun 5, 20232 min read
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Congratulations to Naomi Peña Villasano
Naomi Peña Villasano graduated from Grand Valley High School in Parachute this morning while wearing her Mexican-American stole. We...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
May 27, 20231 min read
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Voces Unidas stands with student in fight for cultural expression at graduation
Voces Unidas President and CEO Alex Sánchez released the following statement in response to Naomi Peña Villasano's court filing in U.S....

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
May 25, 20231 min read
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A profile in cultural courage
On Saturday, in my role as a trustee at Colorado Mesa University, I will don a cap, gown and sarape-themed stole before watching from the...

Alex Sánchez
May 18, 20233 min read
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Voces Unidas to Garfield 16 School Board: Read the Room
More than 20 local community members, including many soon-to-be graduates of Grand Valley High School in Parachute, joined resolute...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
May 17, 20232 min read
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Legislative wins show promise for Latino community, but much work remains
When it comes to elections, it’s often said that all politics is local. And we might make the same argument for passing legislation,...

Alex Sánchez
May 16, 20234 min read
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Public safety through inclusive language study
Colorado has taken a step towards enhancing public safety for more of its residents with the passing of the Inclusive Language in...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
May 11, 20231 min read
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We stand with Naomi
Inspired by her tenacity, leadership and vision for a better world for all youth, Voces Unidas was proud to host Grand Valley High School...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
May 5, 20233 min read
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Garfield 16 School District must allow students to recognize cultural heritage at graduation
Let’s make this clear right up front: Attempting to compare the flag of Mexico (a nation) to a Confederate or Nazi flag (acknowledged...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 28, 20232 min read
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Land use bill must push mountain resort towns to do better on affordable housing
Housing affordability is a big problem across Colorado — but perhaps nowhere more than in our mountain resort communities. And big...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 24, 20233 min read
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