Denver Action Committee

Member Meeting - May 15th

5/8/2019

Join us for the next DAC Member meeting of 2019 - New speakers and location!
WHAT: DAC Member Meeting
WHEN: Wednesday May 15 6p - 8p
WHERE: Shift Workspaces - 387 Corona Street Denver, CO 80218

AGENDA:
DAC 2019 Priorities
Guest Speaker - Dan Baer, running for CO Senate in 2020
NEW! Guest Speaker - Jamie Giellis, running for Denver Mayor

If you have never been to meeting, now is the time to get involved and learn what we can do now to influence the 2020 elections and our newly elected house members.

RSVP: Let us know you are coming either via email or on our facebook event.

Join us for the next DAC Member meeting of 2019

2/28/2019

WHAT: DAC Member Meeting
WHEN: Thursday 3/14 6p - 8p
WHERE: Shift Workspaces - 383 Corona Street Denver, CO 80218
DETAILS: We will review DAC 2019 Priorities and hear from guest speakers!

Andrew Romanoff - Get to know one of the first candidates to announce he is running to replace Cory Gardner in the U.S. Senate
Paul Lopez - Get to know Councilman Lopez who is running to become the first Latino Denver Clerk and Recorder Candidate (and find out more about what the Clerk does to oversee our elections)
Rank Choice Voting Colorado - Participate in a Mock Candy Election to learn first-hand about the pros and cons of implementing rank choice voting in Colorado

If you have never been to meeting, now is the time to get involved and learn what we can do now to influence the 2020 elections and our newly elected house members.

RSVP: Let us know you are coming either via email or on our facebook event.

President's Day Protest

2/18/2019

JOIN US MONDAY 2/18 at NOON at the CAPITOL STEPS

DRESS WARM

Congress must now override a power grab by Trump, and it's up to us to make them. That's why we're going to take to the streets and demand Congress stand up. Join with millions of people across our country in a President's Day protest of the actions of a racist man who doesn't care about the separation of powers on Monday, February 18, at noon at the Capitol building in Denver.

We must stand up for Colorado Families! It's up to us to tell Congress to stand up for Colorado values. RSVP via the MoveOn link below. If you can't make it use the link for a draft letter to send to our congress members.

Follow us on Facebook to find us on the capitol steps - we'll post where we are and some pics!

Canvass for Jason Crow: July - Sept.

7/18/2018

Please join us for canvassing for Jason Crow, the Dem. candidate in Colorado District 6. This is a seat that is a must win, in order to flip the House and stop the Trump agenda.

July 21, 10 am

Aug. 4, 10 am

Aug. 25, 10 am

Sept. 8, 10 am

Sept. 22, 10 am

For details, please join the mailing list (see Join Us link above) and/or email denveractioncommittee@gmail.com

Canvass With Us

5/9/2018

Help get out the vote!

Here's the plan for May 12:

Martin Luther King Jr Library at 10am for People to People Canvassing
9898 E Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80010
We'll go until 12:30 pm.

Thanks and hope to see you there!

Get Out the Vote in CO District 6

4/17/2018

We are helping to get out the vote!

Please hold the mornings of May 12 and June 2 -- with more details to come via our mailing list!

Flip House, Stop Trump

3/8/2018

Hello Folks,

We are very excited to announce our new focus. We are shifting our attention to flipping the House. In Denver, we can play a vital role in this effort by electing a Democratic Representative to Colorado's District 6.

We will kick off with a party to connect and build momentum. At the party there will be information about ways to get engaged -- plus lots of food and drink! To help expand our networks and increase our impact, we are asking everyone to bring a friend new to DAC.

Party to Flip the House
Time: April 4, 2018, at 6 PM
Location: Post Modern Building, 2734 Walnut Street, Denver CO
Food and Drinks - Bring a friend!

See you there!
C & A

Save Bears Ears

2/11/2018

We're writing our members of Congress about Bears Ears and protecting America's heritage for all. Will you join us?

AN OUTLINE OF THE ISSUE

In southern Utah, the Bears Ears area is bordered on the west by the Colorado River, on the south by the San Juan River and the Navajo Nation, and on the east by the White Mesa Ute Reservation. This area harbors more than 100,000 archaeological sites, including cliff dwellings and rock art, and sustains Native Americans’ traditional way of life.

Timeline of Key Events:

2010: Tribes begin to work together and seek national monument designation
2013-2016: Continuous public hearings and multiple reports produced
2016: Dec. 28, President Obama declares Bears Ears a national monument under the Antiquities Act of 1906
2017: Utah Gov. asks Trump to rescind the declaration
2017: Dec. 4, Trump shrinks Bears Ears from 1.3 million acres to 220,000 acres
2017: Dec., Three lawsuits filed to stop the reduction

The value of President Obama’s original designation:

1.9 million acres of spectacular landscapes: Bears Ears is home to sinuous canyons, towering red-rock formations, arches, pinyon-juniper forests, colorful mesas, and desert rivers.
Sacred land for Native Americans: Tribal leaders and members go to the Bears Ears area to conduct ceremonies, practice healing rituals, and connect with their ancestral lands in many other ways.
Growing risk of damage: Looting, grave robbing, vandalism, and other serious damage to cultural resources are on the rise, in addition to impacts from oil exploration and illegal off-road-vehicle use.
Widespread support for protection: A 2018 survey of Western states about national mouments found: 86% of respondents described them as national treasures, 90% as important places to be conserved for future generations, 90% as places to learn about America’s history and heritage, and 95% as places they want their children to see someday.
Economic and other benefits: In the 10 years since Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument was established in Utah, the number of jobs in the two counties surrounding the monument increased by 38 percent and per-capita income rose 30 percent, according to a 2011 study.

Shash Jaa and Indian Creek National Monument Act (Curtis Bill):

House bill proposed by Republican Representative (Utah) John Curtis
Aims to moot the legal challenges to Trump’s reduction of Bears Ears
Makes permanent Trump’s reduction of Bears Ears
Removes tribal co-management Obama created and replaces with sham advisory board
Allows extraction of minerals, gas, and oil on our public lands--Feb. 2, new leases offered!

Antiquities Act of 2018:

Cosponored by Senator Bennet and 16 other Democratic senators
Would remove any uncertainties from the Antiquities Act of 1906 by saying only Congress has authority to modify national monument designations

Reduce Gun Violence Now

1/3/2018

We are calling on Senator Gardner to dramatically increase gun safety and reduce gun violence. This will be an uphill battle as he has accepted more than $3.8 million from the NRA.

But it's time Senator Gardner began to listen to his constituents instead of NRA lobbyists -- and time for Democrats to do more too.

Right now write your letter to our members of Congress via this Google doc or email it (denveractioncommittee@gmail.com) today!!

Don't Let Gardner Off the Hook!

12/4/2017

Senator Cory Gardner has colluded with President Trump to give a massive tax break to the wealthiest Americans. The country is headed towards unimaginable debt. Government services are going to be gutted. The bill achieves for a lot for billionaires -- and nothing for people like you.

Please write Senator Gardner!!!

We've made it super easy for you. Just write your letter via this Google doc. If you want to write your own letter, email it (denveractioncommittee@gmail.com) to us by Dec. 10. We will hand deliver it to Senator Gardner's office the next day.

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