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Acknowledging the Land and Its Indigenous Peoples
Colorado State University recently unveiled a university-wide statement to acknowledge the Indigenous peoples of this land…
Community Accountability and the Proposed Larimer County Jail Expansion
The Larimer County Commissioners will vote to approve a $75,000,000 jail expansion at the end of this summer. It will almost double the size of…
Decolonizing Spirituality: A Conversation and Practice with Edana Wellness
We sat down with the founders of Edana Wellness, Victoria Benjamin and Ali Owens where we talked about the intersections between white supremacy…
City Council Candidate Questionnaire
The ballets have been sent and the local city council elections are coming up on April 2, 2019! Keep scrolling for the FCCAN questionnaire or view the PDF…
Public Drinking Fountains and Bathrooms: A Human Right
The Fort Collins Community Action Network (FCCAN), a social justice organization, has been involved in local water justice issues for over ten years…
Connecting the Dots—Earth, Food, and Healing Justice
March’s healing justice workshop will include a dialogue facilitated by local activists and farmers on food justice. Food insecurity is a problem that…
City, State Programs Available to Help Lower Utility Bills
Last October, the City of Fort Collins put a new program in place designed to reduce the utility bills of low-income households…
Fighting for Food Justice in Fort Collins
We have been holding community picnics for about two years now, under the name of Food Not Bombs. We believe that nutritious food is…
Questioning Capitalism is Patriotic
The founders of our nation held opposing voices sacred by investing heavily in a free press to insure that freedom would prevail over any tyranny…
Addressing the Gentrification of Jefferson Park
A recent article (Oct. 5) featured the owners of several restaurants in Old Town. In its rush to laud local business owners…