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Mariachi mural on levee OK’d

Arkansas River Conservancy Board approves mural featuring Isaiah Vialpando By DEVIN FLORES On Wednesday, April 23, the Arkansas River Conservancy Board had their regular monthly meeting. As the final approving board for the Pueblo Levee Mural Project, they discussed and ultimately approved

May 7, 2025

Culture·History·Movement Art

Cinco de Mayo ‘Show & Shine’

For the 2025 Cinco de Mayo event, the car show will be slightly different. Lowrider cars, motorcycles, and bikes will be enhancing the landscape of Bessemer Park once again. However, because the car show organizers realize that having a car show on

March 25, 2025

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Centro de Quinto Sol Hosts Lucero Library Patrons

By ANA ROMERO VIGIL Pueblo Eastside families have access to the Pueblo City County Library while the Lucero Library is undergoing renovation. This move to the upstairs of El Centro del Quinto Sol, 609 E. 6th St., was done out of concern

February 20, 2025

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How to get your Chicana/o License Plate

Easy as 1, 2, 3 Step 1: Make Your DonationTo start the process, please make a one-time $50 donation to El Movimiento Sigue. You can do it online at coloradochicanolicenseplate.org or contact us via email to arrange an in-person donation. Step 2.

February 10, 2025

Civics·Culture·Education·History·Movement Art

‘To Live Is To Believe’

Prison inmate’s view of Latina/o License Plate By JUAN CANDELARIA To live is to believe; Within this environment, we (inmates) grow accustomed to believing that every day will be repetitive, up until the day when it changes forever. Colorado State Representative

December 3, 2024

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Advocates testified before legislative committees

Numerous supporters of the license plate legislation testified before State House and Senate committees in person and via Zoom. Pictured above are (top row) Neva Martinez Ortega, Dr. Victoria Obregon, (middle row) Denise Torrez, Jose Ortega, Shirley Romero Otero, Dr. Jonathan Alcantar,

December 3, 2024

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Move Mountains is more than a name

By SHIRLEY ROMERO OTERO As the Executive Director of the Move Mountains Youth Project Inc., I have been a supporter of the Chicano License Plate Initiative since its inception. Many of us testified before the Colorado State Legislature several times in support

December 3, 2024

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Proud to play a small role in the Movement

By St. Sen. JULIE GONZALES Over the past few weeks since Trump won re-election, I have listened to friends and family members speaking in hushed tones about the unsettling feeling of politics happening to us, instead of with us. In these complicated

December 2, 2024

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Chicana/o License Plate journey began with 2nd grade teacher

How EMS became involved In the 2004-2005 school year, a fateful relationship began. Mrs. Denise Torrez, second grade teacher at Eva R. Baca Elementary School in Pueblo, CO, welcomed a group of rambunctious second graders into her Dogpatch classroom.

December 2, 2024

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Plate designed by distinguished group of Colorado artists

The artistic design of the Chicana/o Special License Plate was facilitated in a community-driven process initiated by a group of artists convened at renowned Chicano muralist Leo Tanguma’s house. The group of artists met on February 4th, 2023 for over 8

December 2, 2024

Civics·Culture·Education·Movement Art

CHICANA/O LICENSE PLATE AVAILABLE IN JANUARY

“Help build our people with us” By TIM HERNANDEZ When you’re a State Representative, you are given only five laws you can try to pass in a 120 day legislative session. That’s the rule: five bills, no more. During my term,

December 2, 2024

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Mariachi mural on levee OK’d

Cinco de Mayo ‘Show & Shine’

Centro de Quinto Sol Hosts Lucero Library Patrons

How to get your Chicana/o License Plate

‘To Live Is To Believe’

Advocates testified before legislative committees

Move Mountains is more than a name

Proud to play a small role in the Movement

Chicana/o License Plate journey began with 2nd grade teacher

Plate designed by distinguished group of Colorado artists

CHICANA/O LICENSE PLATE AVAILABLE IN JANUARY

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