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This is what our RFSD CORA requests found, part 1
There seem to be a lot of distractions these days keeping the Roaring Fork School District from focusing on what really matters, like...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 7, 20233 min read


Call to Action: Border Patrol does not belong in our schools
Join us this Wednesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Roaring Fork School District's school board meeting in Carbondale (400 Sopris Ave) to...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 6, 20232 min read


Housing crisis cannot be resolved without inclusion in the solution
It could be said that the road to affordable housing is paved with good intentions. Unfortunately, those good intentions have not always...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 29, 20232 min read


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...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Mar 22, 20237 min read


Voces Unidas calls for accountability from Glenwood Springs High School administrators, others
Voces Unidas President and CEO Alex Sánchez released the following statement in response to recent events in the Roaring Fork Valley that...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 22, 20232 min read


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...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 16, 20231 min read


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...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 14, 20234 min read


Aspen police chief search offers opportunity to engage and unify communities
Aspen isn’t Memphis — or Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, or even Denver. But Aspen’s search for its next police chief serves as a timely...

Alex Sánchez
Mar 8, 20234 min read


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...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 17, 20232 min read


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...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 7, 20232 min read


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...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 7, 20233 min read


Standing up for water quality in mobile home parks
One of the many noteworthy findings from our 2022 Colorado Latino Policy Agenda annual survey was that almost 40% of residents in mobile...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jan 30, 20232 min read


Making our valleys more equitable — for everyone
Like a lot of you, I grew up in Eagle County. More and more of us can say that these days, as the generations pass, although it certainly...

Alex Sánchez
Jan 19, 20234 min read


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...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jan 13, 20233 min read


Landmark exit poll highlights what motivated Colorado Latino voters in 2022 midterms
Successful campaigns and key statewide ballot issues in the 2022 midterms were buoyed by strong support from Colorado’s Latino voters, according to results of the first-ever nonpartisan Colorado Latino Exit Poll released today. Voces Unidas de las Montañas, Voces Unidas Action Fund, Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), and COLOR Action Fund commissioned the polling. “Latinos were motivated by a desire to support the issues they care d

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Nov 11, 20224 min read


Colorado Latino Exit Poll will provide key insights on 2022 midterm elections
As we reach the finish line for the 2022 midterm elections, Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund are hard at work...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Nov 2, 20222 min read


Press Release: Voces Unidas decries efforts in western Colorado to spread hate, discourage voting
Glenwood Springs — Alex Sánchez, founder and CEO of Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund, today decried tactics...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Oct 27, 20222 min read


Economy, inflation, gun safety are top issues in 2022 Colorado Latino Policy Agenda
Latinos in Colorado continue to struggle financially and rank the economy, inflation and the rising cost of living among their top policy concerns, according to the second annual Colorado Latino Policy Agenda released today. Gun violence and abortion rights are also on the minds of Latino voters as the 2022 election quickly approaches. The Colorado Latino Policy Agenda (CLPA) is an annual, nonpartisan report that provides insight for elected officials, community leaders, m

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 17, 20225 min read


This is what democracy looks like
Today we concluded the 16th Annual Latino Advocacy Day with a rally at the State Capitol and dozens of individual meetings to urge...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 14, 20228 min read


Highlighting workforce transit needs with Transportation Secretary Buttigieg
This morning I was pleased to join community leaders and elected officials to meet Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Glenwood...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 25, 20222 min read
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