Longmont Area Democrats will regularly post current action items in their blasts.
To sign up, send us an email to longmontareadems@gmail.com with “Sign me up!” in the subject line. Below is a list of ongoing action items. For upcoming protests, click the “When’s the Next Protest?” widget, in the column to the right. Peruse any of the widgets for all types of information concerning political action, or email us at longmontareadems@gmail.com if you have questions.
Thanks for all that you do!
— DONATE TO FOOD BANKS —
Please consider donating to local food banks, either monetarily or with non-perishables. Please check their websites first before donating non perishables:
Community Food Share
(Boulder County Indivisibles has a donate page on Community Food Share)
St. John the Baptist Food Bank
Westview Presbyterian Church Round Pantry
The Colorado state legislature approved, and Governor Polis signed into law, $10M in emergency food aid (Boulder Reporting Lab, 10/30/25) — although a temporary fix for the 600,000 Coloradans who rely on SNAP: “We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities who have lost their lifeline to afford groceries this month because of chaos in Washington,” she said. “Regardless of your circumstance, everyone should have the basic right to feed themselves and their families.” — State Senator Judy Amabile, SD18
— CONCERNED ABOUT IMMIGRANT RIGHTS? —
The very best response to an administration that wants us to be afraid, is to continue BUILDING & STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY. Simply being aware of how others are being treated can go a long way toward that goal.
Longmont would not be what it is today, if not for the long essential legacy, stemming from its vibrant, multigenerational Latino community. Our neighbors are rightly afraid, but they are strong.
And El Comité de Longmont has been at the heart of that legacy since 1980. Read their story, here. PLEASE CONSIDER signing up for their newsletters, and donating to this most worthy organization: elcomitédelongmont.com
Do not be invasive of privacy, but if you suspect an immigrant friend or neighbor is in a vulnerable circumstance, OFFER, DO NOT IMPOSE information from trusted sources. Perhaps they’ve heard of El Comité. If not, suggest El Comité as a resource. And of course, El Comité serves all nationalities.
Another very good resource is the Colorado Rapid Response Network, or CORRN. This is from their webpage:
The strategy of CORRN is designed to build relationships across race and language, encourage local communities to work in teams, and document how ICE is acting in Colorado so as an Immigrant Rights movement, we can organize locally and accurately report information to our Coloradan immigrant community.
IF YOU ARE WITNESSING ICE ACTIVITY, you can go to the CORRN website, where you’ll find a “Report I.C.E. Activity Hotline”, a Live Update feed, Resources, How to Get Involved, and more.
SHARE THE CORRN WEBSITE WITH OTHERS.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: You’ve probably seen versions of Know Your Rights cards. The Boulder County Democratic Party (BCDP)’s Outreach & Inclusion Team is handing out small, bilingual cards, that you can share with friends, neighbors & acquaintances.
front:
back:
Again, do not impose, but offer. If you’d like to volunteer to help out in this effort, here’s what the BCDPs website says:
We have developed very simple but effective “KNOW YOUR RIGHTS” information to distribute. You won’t need to knock on any doors, carry any clipboards, or even talk to any people. We are only asking our concerned generous volunteers to drop off or hand out an informational “Red Cards” and “Door hangers” with pertinent information for people to know their constitutional rights. Sign up to help with Know Your Rights, here.
PRINTABLE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CARDS, 8 PER PAGE, SPANISH FRONT, ENGLISH BACK
8.5 x 11 sheet. Print on cardstock, 2-sided, then cut with a paper cutter or scissors:
FINALLY, SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE VERY POWERFUL — BECAUSE OF ITS REACH. Just because you are not seeing ICE activity in your own neighborhood, that can make some of us think the problem is not as serious as it is. Remember, those who supported trump need to convince themselves that the raids are “justified”, but as we’ve seen time and again, they are far from justified. That’s why, if you see videos of arrests, or videos of ordinary citizens standing up to ICE in an nonviolent manner, it is imperative that you share these videos on social media and with friends — widely — so that others are AWARE it is happening.
ICE ACTIVITY TRACKERS: iceinmyarea.org | deportationtracker.live
RESOURCES: El Comité de Longmont | Help with Know Your Rights | Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition | Colorado Rapid Response Network, or CORRN |
— STAND UP FOR UNIONS! —
At the Workers Over Billionaires Labor Day Event, we heard from Alejandra Beatty, Boulder Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO, who urged the crowd to contact area legislators & Governor Polis about SB25-005: Worker Protection Collective Bargaining, one of several (!) bills Governor Polis vetoed after session ended. We will update this space with talking points, & more resources, but in the meantime, please take a look at the bill link. You’ll see that the bill was sponsored by 4 Democrats, Rodriguez, Danielson, Mabrey and Bacon. And if you scroll down on the bill page, and click the “Bill History” tab, you’ll see this (below, read from the bottom up). Originating in the Senate chamber, from January of this year, until May, SB25-005 was deliberated upon within committees in the Senate and House, amended, passed in both chambers with democratic majorities, signed by the Speaker of the House, signed by the President of the Senate, and ultimately sent to the Governor, who vetoed it in May:
Also note that local reps McCormick (HD11), Smith (HD49) & Marchman (SD15), all voted in favor of SB25-005. SD17 shows a “V” which means the seat was still vacant at the time of the vote (?) — if you live in Longmont, go ahead and contact Senator Wallace if you have questions (contact info, below).
Here is the Governor’s explainer as to why he vetoed the bill…
READ: Jared Polis’ new veto record — by the numbers, Colorado Sun, 6/6/25
CONTACTS:
Sponsors of SB25-005 —
State Senator Robert Rodriguez
State Senator Jessie Danielson
State Representative Javier Mabrey
State Representative Jennifer Bacon
LOCAL LONGMONT AREA REPS:
State Representative Karen McCormick HD11
State Representative Lesley Smith HD49
State Senator Katie Wallace SD17
State Senator Janice Marchman SD15
GOVERNOR POLIS:
Contact the Governor
— 2025 ACTION LIST —
Indivisible Action Items | Build Local Power | Resources and Links (last updated 5/24/25)
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