While August 28th marks the 60th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s march on Washington, our hearts are broken for the people of Jacksonville, Florida. 52-year-old Angela Michelle Carr, 19-year-old Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre Jr., and 29-year-old Jarrald De’shaun Gallion were all killed in a Dollar General store by a gunman who was intentionallyContinue reading “Jacksonville Reminds Us of the Importance of Realizing Dr. King’s Dream”
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Don’t Miss Our Clean Slate Listening Sessions!
As part of the Clean Slate Colorado coalition, the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado is hosting a series of listening sessions on record-sealing and the impact it can have on justice-impacted individuals attempting to rebuild their lives. These listening sessions will take place between August 14th and August 16th at First Baptist Church of Denver, 1373Continue reading “Don’t Miss Our Clean Slate Listening Sessions!”
Faith in the Time of Climate Change
The ongoing climate crisis feels more urgent than ever before amidst ongoing heatwaves across the US and the rest of the world. Aside from oppressive heat in Colorado, our neighbors to the Southwest have also felt the effects of a rapidly changing climate: In Phoenix, Arizona, for example, the city saw a record 31 consecutiveContinue reading “Faith in the Time of Climate Change”
Interfaith Drug Policy and Public Health Survey Project Registration Form
The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado is seeking volunteers to participate in its Drug Policy and Public Health Survey Project. If you live, work, worship, or vote in Colorado, we want to hear from you! Our goal is to learn more about Coloradans’ attitudes toward different drug policy approaches. Participants will be asked to complete anContinue reading “Interfaith Drug Policy and Public Health Survey Project Registration Form”
Colorado Organization Seeks to Out Gay Catholic Priests
According to a recent Washington Post report, a Denver-area nonprofit is reportedly collecting data from gay dating app Grindr in an effort to out gay Catholic priests. The Post reported that the nonprofit, dubbed Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal, has spent at least $4 million between 2018 and 2021 on collecting data from variousContinue reading “Colorado Organization Seeks to Out Gay Catholic Priests”
Breaking Down Colorado’s New Universal Pre-K Program
Colorado’s new universal pre-K program is rolling out this month, with the state now accepting applications for the first wave between January 17 and February 14. The second wave will be open between February 15 and March 13. Families that apply during the current window can expect to hear back by March 10. What doesContinue reading “Breaking Down Colorado’s New Universal Pre-K Program”
Watch the Livestream of Vigil for Victims of Club Q Shooting
On Monday, November 21, 2022, the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado is co-hosting a candlelight vigil with our friends at One Colorado to honor the victims of the deadly mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs last weekend. Click the video player below to watch the livestream at 7 PM MT:
Statement from Interfaith Alliance of Colorado on Archdiocese of Denver’s Guidance to Catholic Schools on Admission of Transgender Students
(Background: The Denver Post obtained a document from the Archdiocese of Denver, in which Catholic schools were instructed to not admit transgender students, and to treat same-sex parents of students differently than heterosexual parents of students. In response, the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado released the following statement from Executive Director Shara Smith. 9News also republishedContinue reading “Statement from Interfaith Alliance of Colorado on Archdiocese of Denver’s Guidance to Catholic Schools on Admission of Transgender Students”
Colorado has an addiction crisis. Here’s what we can learn from our neighbors
In May, Governor Jared Polis (D) signed a bill addressing “fentanyl accountability and prevention” in Colorado. Among other things, the new law implements stricter criminal penalties for possession of smaller amounts of fentanyl, along with fentanyl-laced drugs. The bill’s introduction came on the heels of fentanyl overdose deaths in Colorado quadrupling in 2021 compared toContinue reading “Colorado has an addiction crisis. Here’s what we can learn from our neighbors”
What’s the solution to America’s mass shooting emergency?
‘No Way to Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens,’ is a dark Onion headline that always makes the rounds on social media after every mass shooting in America. This is obviously satire, but it’s worth looking at exactly why America uniquely struggles with regular tragedies like Highland Park on a near-daily basis.Continue reading “What’s the solution to America’s mass shooting emergency?”