by Jacob Richards There is a lot that can be said about 2025, and many comfortable people will have lots to say about it. It's been a scary year for people, for the poor losing benefits or vital charities losing funding and shutting their doors. It's been scary for immigrants and non white people more … Continue reading Thoughts On 2025 and Our Future
Grassroots Organizing Demystified
There is far too much smoke and mirrors when it comes to community organizing. Too many highly educated organizers hiding behind buzzwords and technical jargon. Maybe they enjoy the mystique as the wizards of movements. I don’t know. I just want to share some lessons learned the hard way, and some ideas I have on … Continue reading Grassroots Organizing Demystified
Finding Hope in the Grand Valley’s History of Resistance
Yet, there are still lessons to be learned about how we can resist in the coming years. There is inspiration to be found in the bravery of those who have fought before us, there is a pattern of direct action and civil disobedience to studied, there are precedents of welcoming Japanese-Americans into our community to strive for, and there is a narrative of perseverance, as even anti-socialist suppression and the rise of the KKK could not keep the socialists or their ideas from moving forward. What will some future historian write about our resistance to MAGA fascism? Will we leave them something to write about? Will some future radical find inspiration in our derring-do, find courage in the stands we make today, or find resolve in our actions in the face of hopelessness? We hope so.
May Day Posters for Print
When we march this May Day, we march for the victims of this regime, we will not forget, we will say their names and we march for their freedom.
Telluride Says ‘No’ to Trump and Yes to Peace
Today we are marching for peace and justice and the dream of America that Martin Luther King, Jr. gave us and which we San Miguel County citizens hope to keep alive for future generations.
300 People Rally Against Trump/Musk No Kings!
In conjunction with protests around the nation, a large crowd showed up at the Grand Junction City Hall, declaring 'Not my president,' on Monday, Presidents' Day. People occupied all four corners of the intersection at 5th and Rood in downtown Grand Junction, people chanted loudly, waved flags, and brough witty protest signs that are likely filling your social media feeds.
The Revolutionist 