by Madison Lauterbach | Sep 20, 2021 | Features, Lifestyle/Culture
//SlutWalk Denver organizers gathered together a few minutes before marching through Cheesman Park on Sept. 18. Photos by Polina Saran | polinasarana@gmail.com As Siren Sixxkiller ran around the pavilion at Cheesman Park on Saturday, she juggled greeting attendees and...
by Alexandra Cummings | Sep 30, 2021 | News
//Womxn’s March Denver’s logo. The Women’s March and its various iterations across the country have taken place annually since the day after former President Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2017. With an estimated 1.0 to 1.6% of the U.S. population...
by Alexandra Cummings | Sep 6, 2021 | News
//Christy Powell and Mallory Garner-Wells (front left) were among those protesting a new Texas law restricting abortion at a Reproductive Rights Rally on Sept. 4 on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol. Photos by Esteban Fernandez | efernandez@msmayhem.com Facing a...
by Madison Lauterbach | Sep 22, 2020 | News
//Tiera Brown holds up her homemade sign at SlutWalk on Sept. 19. Photo by Polina Saran | polinasarana@gmail.com SlutWalk Denver once again graced the streets with femmes in pleaser high heels and pasties this year, despite pandemic hurdles and the increased presence...
by Padideh Aghanoury | May 17, 2021 | News
//Demonstrators gathered on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, calling for the U.S. military to end its support of Israel in solidarity with Palestine on May 14. Photo by Kieran Purce | purce.kieran1@gmail.com On May 14, the Party for Liberation and Socialism...
by Maria Muller | Dec 20, 2020 | Arts/Entertainment, Badass Women, Features
Samiyah Lynniece Parramore dances at St. Joseph’s in celebration of 50 years of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance in June 2020. Photo provided by Cleo Parker Robinson. Dance is about movement. It can be slow and deliberate as it tells a story, or it can be fast and...
by Madeleine Kelly | Feb 3, 2021 | Badass Women, Equity, Features
//Ashira Campbell and her mother Porshai Campbell stand in front of a police line and blow whistles during a noise demonstration on July 19, 2020. Photo by Madeleine Kelly | mkellyindependent@gmail.com In the bitter cold of November, Black Lives Matter protesters and...
by Annie Burky | Jul 1, 2020 | Features, Local Business
//Millete Birhanemaskel stands in front of the Whittier Cafe on June 9th. Photo by Polina Saran | polinasarana@gmail.com Millete Birhanemaskel, the owner of the Whittier Cafe, did not choose activism. Rather, activism chose her. “I was really tired of the activist...
by Alexandra Cummings | Feb 2, 2021 | Badass Women, Equity, Features
//Amy E. Brown, Kelsey Lansing and Jeanette Vizguerra. Photo of Brown by Polina Saran | polinasarana@gmail.com. Other photos provided by Lansing and Vizguerra. Women of color have always been at the forefront of social movements throughout history, from racial...
by Padideh Aghanoury | Sep 17, 2020 | News
//The memorial made for Antonio Blackbear near where he was killed by Denver police on Sept. 9. Photo by Polina Saran | polinasarana@gmail.com At the state Capitol on Sept. 11 activists gathered to mourn the death of Antonio Blackbear, who was killed by Denver police...
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