Upcoming Events

Legislative Wrap-up 2022

May 24, 2022 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Andrea Wilkins will be presenting the 2022 Legislative Wrap-up on Tuesday, May 24. You must register on the LWV Colorado web site to attend. Don't miss this opportunity to get the final details on the successes and challenges of this year's legislative session. Register HERE or go to www.lwvcolorado.org and find the event on the event calendar.

Barbara Allen Ford, Program Co-chair

April 19 - Program Briefing - Denver Police Department Representatives

Go HERE to see a YouTube recording of the briefing

Commander Kimberly Bowser and Lt. Michele Folmar of the Denver Police Department (DPD) presented information on the priorities and goals of the Denver Police Department. Kim Bowser is the newly appointed Commander of District 6 – Denver’s downtown and crime hot spot. She was formerly the Director of Training for the DPD. Lt. Folmar is the new Director of Training, replacing Commander Bowser. The two discussed the initiatives that DPD has undertaken to focus department resources on crime hotspots and on the improvements in training undertaken since the George Floyd protests in June 2020.

Barbara Allen Ford, Director, Program

April Briefing -- Denver's Co-responder and STAR Programs

April 5 - We will showcase all that is being done by Denver’s behavioral health community in serving mentally ill in the criminal justice system, interrupting the revolving door between interrupted mental health treatment and the jail. Chris Richardson, Associate Director of Criminal Justice Services, Mental Health Center of Denver, and Carleigh Sailon, STAR Program Director, Denver Police Department (DPD), have both been instrumental in the design, development, and management of Denver’s nationally recognized Co-Responder and STAR Programs. The Co-Responder Program pairs licensed mental health clinicians with Denver Police Officers to provide on-scene support, crisis de-escalation, and service linkage to individuals in violent situations experiencing mental health crises.

See the YouTube video HERE

March Briefing
Health and Employment Issues for Non-binary And Transgender People

This presentation, by Marvyn Allen, Health, Equity, and Training Director for One Colorado, and Ariel DeFazio, Esq. an employment attorney with the firm Lowrey, Parady, and Lebsack. The slide deck for the briefing can be accessed HERE. A recording of the presentation is available https://youtu.be/qmFf07h0ZcY.

February Briefing
Suncor Oil Refinery and Social Justice Issues with Air and Water Quality

Meeting Recording:
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January Briefing
Preserving Accessible Reproductive Healthcare

Please open this LINK to get Karen Middleton's slides from the November 18 briefing. A video recording of this briefing can be seen on the LWV Denver's YouTube channel LINK.

Making Democracy Work

The League of Women Voters of Denver, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization, has fought since the 1930s to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through education and advocacy.

The League is strictly nonpartisan. We neither support nor oppose candidates for office. At the same time, the League is wholeheartedly political and works to influence policy through advocacy. The League:

Acts as a force to create positive, lasting change in our community
Empowers voters to protect their right to vote
Educates citizens and fosters dialogue on pertinent issues - from health care and climate change to openness in government
Strives to ensure that all votes are counted and all voices are heard
Works to preserve our constitutional rights
Partners with others to make democracy work

We believe that sensible, responsible civil discourse and action based on substance rather than partisanship are essential for civic improvement. Our enduring vitality and resonance come from our membership, which is open to all people 16 years of age and older.

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Upcoming Events

April 19 - Program Briefing - Denver Police Department Representatives

January Briefing Preserving Accessible Reproductive Healthcare

January Briefing
Preserving Accessible Reproductive Healthcare