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

Seven Change Makers from Grand Valley History You Have Never Heard of But Should Have

by Jacob Richards Carl Gleeser Gleeser was Grand Valley’s first radical and was amongst the first couple dozen settlers in 1881. An anarchist, Gleeser advocated for collective ownership of the first irrigation ditch (he lost), he was an organizer with the Knights of Labor, taking part in Grand Junction’s first railroad strike in 1885, and … Continue reading Seven Change Makers from Grand Valley History You Have Never Heard of But Should Have