No Kings 2.0, Grand Junction. Photo by Lee Gelatt. GRAND JUNCTION Community members will gather on Saturday, March 28 for a family-friendly “No Kings” march along Riverside Parkway, culminating at the 11th Annual Si Se Puede Celebration & Car Show at the Riverside Parkway Amphitheater. Participants will meet at The Butterfly Pond at 11 a.m. before marching down Riverside Parkway to the amphitheater. … Continue reading NO KINGS 3.0 Western Slope Round Up
One Man’s Journey Through the ICE Detention System
by Thomas Acker Roberto Rojas, a Colombian citizen, entered the U.S. from Mexico three years ago. He requested asylum then. Robert has a Social Security number and a work permit, but he decided not to pursue his asylum case after paying a Florida attorney $5,700. The attorney kept adding fees but never resolved his case. … Continue reading One Man’s Journey Through the ICE Detention System
Homeland Security Surveilling Mountain Action Indivisible
by Jacob Richards On June 10 2025, Homeland Security Investigations agent Sarah Vasquez sent an email to Glenwood Springs Police Department Officer, Michael Prough, alerting him to a Facebook post by Mountain Action Indivisible which was spreading the word about an “ICE out of Glenwood” protest taking place on June 11. The protest was not … Continue reading Homeland Security Surveilling Mountain Action Indivisible
WE ARE THE CANARY: Why Trans People Know Exactly What’s Coming
By Ashley StahlThe Roaring Fork Tranny When we were growing up, we all asked: "How did people let the Holocaust happen?" Teachers talked about Hitler's charisma, economic desperation, and propaganda. But they never explained how millions of ordinary people watched their neighbors disappear and did nothing. We're not asking anymore. Because we're watching it happen … Continue reading WE ARE THE CANARY: Why Trans People Know Exactly What’s Coming
What Palestine Taught Me About Steadfastness— and What Americans Must Learn
By Robyn McBurney Prior to a settler tour, streets are cleared by Israeli Occupation Forces. Photo Courtesy of Robyn McBurney. I crossed the border into Palestine thinking I was prepared. I had read the history. I had studied the language. I have a degree in Middle Eastern and North African Studies, focused largely on the … Continue reading What Palestine Taught Me About Steadfastness— and What Americans Must Learn
Get Amped: A Call to Action
By KWSI Radio Anyone who’s paying attention has noticed that finding reliable news and information is becoming more difficult almost by the day. In fact, there were an average of 2.5 newspaper closures per week in 2024, and since 2005, well over Three-thousand print newspapers have vanished (2024 State of Local News Reports by Medill … Continue reading Get Amped: A Call to Action
“ICE Tracking” Website Likely Honey Pot, Spreads Misinformation
by Jacob Richards Twice in the last two days people have sent The Revolutionist screen shots of local “reports” of ICE activity from a website masquerading as a community tool to track ICE in our communities. Slick website promising real-time updates, and "encrypted" and "100% anonymous" reporting. The site (ice-tracker.info, and honestly, we would not … Continue reading “ICE Tracking” Website Likely Honey Pot, Spreads Misinformation
The Death of Good
by Payton Young The blatant murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis and the videos of the killing has stirred a lot in me. Renee was a mother of three children, shot and killed by a belligerent ICE agent. As Renee Good was attempting to pull off the congested street, … Continue reading The Death of Good
Community Media In Action! The Rev in 2025
by Jacob Richards Over the past year, with the support of our subscribers, the trust of our community sources, and the fearlessness of our writers, we have broken major stories that have resulted in strategic victories, mass-mobilizations, and exposed corruption in multiple local agencies. Our biggest story of the year exposed Turning Point USA’s racist … Continue reading Community Media In Action! The Rev in 2025
Movements and Media: Q and A with Deborah and Juan Espinosa
The Revolutionist: Thank you for taking the time to talk with us. You both have a long and impressive history with journalism, community organizing, and movement building largely on the front-range. Our readers would love to hear about Ray Otero and the Chicano (and anti-Vietnam war) Movement here in Grand Junction and on campus, and … Continue reading Movements and Media: Q and A with Deborah and Juan Espinosa
