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New Queer Space to Open in New Castle
On March 8, the Cook Inclusive will be cutting the ribbon on their new Queer Resource Space (QRS) in New Castle, Colorado. The QRS will serve to uplift and support the LGBTQIA+ community in Garfield County.
Personal Security in the Age of Oligarchs
A new era has dawned across the United States that puts us at risk. To maintain our freedom, integrity, and security, we must make some important changes to how we live, work, and play. Our society no longer can assume that the norms and standards we have enjoyed will continue to frame and protect our privacy and our lives. The responsibility for our well-being, and the well-being of those around us rest on our shoulders.
Poetry Showcase
people displaced by climate change are not recognized in international law as “refugees” “We sweat and cry salt water, so we know that the ocean is really in our blood.” - Teresia Teaiwa distant mountains enshrined in fine mist, a foreign desert breathing easier, an island, somewhere, drowning, a family, somewhere, gathering tears, one by … Continue reading Poetry Showcase
Injustice in Gaza: a Muslim Perspective
I have witnessed enough children without heads or brains due to explosions, or crushed or buried by rubble than I can bear to stomach, I see my own children's faces in these children. Now the war and destruction has expanded to Lebanon with a fragile ceasefire looming, following the same blueprint as Gaza breaking all the rules of warfare with little concern for innocent civilians.
Colorado Teachers Unions Under Threat
While CSEA is the first major union to fall in recent history, other districts are testing the waters. The Woodland Park School District recently settled with the teachers union after they had violated teachers First Amendment rights. It is illegal to require approval of bosses before being allowed to discuss working conditions with the press or on social media. Without the union, it would have been harder to pursue holding the district accountable for breaking labor law. While this was a win, the union, and teachers are still under threat.
Luigi Deserves Fair Trial
The entirety of the capitalist class is conspiring to execute Luigi Mangione. They are terrified of the outpouring of public support for a man who allegedly gunned down one of their own in broad daylight. They know that their rule will soon come to an end, and they know that the executioners of that rule will be the same people who have lived under their boot for decades and centuries. The capitalist class is trembling, and the people are for the first time in a long time aware of their trembling.
January News Briefs
Suchir Balaji was found dead in his apartment in San Francisco at the end of November. Belaji worked for Open AI as a researcher until he quit in August. On October 23, he posted a blog post and tweet about how generative AI does not fall under fair use and does in fact violate the Copyright Act. His death was ruled a suicide.
Junktown Follies #1
by Dalton Trombone "Didn't know Councilwoman Stout could kickflip!" "Kickflip? I'm going to do a quickflip, this neighborhood needs a Starbucks."
NEW INDEPENDENT MEDIA: GRAND VALLEY ZINE CLUB
Zines (short for magazines) are self-published mini-books and are distributed on a small scale. Come and make some with us (and even learn how)!
The Revolutionist 