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POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

This teatro was performed live during El Cinco de Mayo in Ray Aguilera (Bessemer) Park. Script by Denise Torrez. El Movimiento Sigue president. Narrator: Welcome! Bienvenidos! Our theme this year is: 55 years of POWER TO THE PEOPLE! We are going to

May 13, 2025

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Latinos march to Capitol to protest roundup of immigrants

19th Annual Latino Advocacy Day focuses on Latino issues before Colorado state lawmakers Story and photos by JUAN ESPINOSA DENVER — More than 1,000 Chicanos, Latinos, Dreamers and supporters — young and old — marched to the steps of the State Capitol

March 19, 2025

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Sheriff’s legal fight with union costing taxpayers $45K, so far

On a 2-1 vote, Pueblo County Commissioners approved Sheriff Lucero’s latest request By DEVIN FLORES On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the Pueblo County Commissioners approved a $20 thousand extension of funds to retain a third-party private attorney to represent Sheriff Dave Lucero in

March 3, 2025

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Peltier’s release revitalizes Wounded Knee anniversary

By JUAN ESPINOSA WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. (Feb. 27, 2025) — Members and supporters of the American Indian Movement marked the 52-year anniversary of the liberation of Wounded Knee with a Four-Direction March and a celebration of Leonard Peltier’s release from prison, the

February 27, 2025

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Environmental groups oppose pro-nuclear state legislation

By JAMIE VALDEZ Colorado legislators have introduced House Bill 25-1040, which seeks to classify nuclear power as a clean energy resource even though it requires the extraction and processing of uranium and produces waste that remains dangerously radioactive for tens of thousands

February 24, 2025

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Da Vinci Museum may be coming to Pueblo

By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ In early February, it was reported that Pueblo would seek to house the North American Leonardo Da Vinci Museum. The story did not say when Tom Rizzo, Director of Artisans of Florence, visited Pueblo but the group did

February 20, 2025

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Nearly 200 take part in Pueblo’s Presidents Day demonstration.

Similar protests have taken place across the nation, including Colorado Springs, Denver By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Nearly 200 people, from babes to grannies, marched from Rawlings Library in Pueblo to the Sister Cities Plaza, across from City Hall on Monday to protest

February 19, 2025

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Mariposa survives budget axe

Center faces $300,000 funding gap By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Mariposa Center for Safety was denied funding from Pueblo City Council despite being invited by Mayor Heather Graham to apply, according to Nicole Ferguson, executive director. “Our budget is around two million dollars

February 19, 2025

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Jeff Hurd holds swearing-In reenactment

Announces committee membership to ‘Oversee Indians’ By La Cucaracha On Saturday, Feb. 1, House Representative Jeff Hurd held a duplicate “swearing-in” ceremony in Pueblo where he spoke to some of his constituents as well as some local politicians. Republican Jeff Hurd was

February 7, 2025

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Chicano culture underrepresented in Colorado Book Awards

By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ The Colorado Humanities is getting ready for judges to review hundreds of Colorado Books, written in 2024, in 14 categories for the awards. However, how many books will represent the Chicano culture? The Director of the Humanities Center

February 6, 2025

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Feliz Cumpleanos Isaiah Valpando

Family and friends will celebrate Isaiah Valpando’s 30th birthday with a Mariachi Mass on Sunday, Feb. 2 at St. Francis Xavier Church, l611 Logan Ave. in Pueblo. Valpando was murdered on Sept. 2, 2015 when he was shot by an assailant who

January 30, 2025

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POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

Latinos march to Capitol to protest roundup of immigrants

Sheriff’s legal fight with union costing taxpayers $45K, so far

Peltier’s release revitalizes Wounded Knee anniversary

Environmental groups oppose pro-nuclear state legislation

Da Vinci Museum may be coming to Pueblo

Nearly 200 take part in Pueblo’s Presidents Day demonstration.

Mariposa survives budget axe

Jeff Hurd holds swearing-In reenactment

Chicano culture underrepresented in Colorado Book Awards

Feliz Cumpleanos Isaiah Valpando

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