By JUAN ESPINOSA Family and friends of retired lawyer Guillermo Garibay, 75, were shocked Jan. 10 to learn of his sudden death in a traffic accident in Colorado Springs. His wife, Christina, survived the crash, and was hospitalized with unknown injuries. Little is known about the fatal accident, but the word about Garibay’s death spread… Continue reading Pueblo lawyer Garibay, dies in car accident
Tag: Civil Rights
Artists Spotlight
Faces Behind the Plate An Artist Spotlight with Anthony Garcia Sr., (@Birdseedcollective, exploring the meaning, journey, and cultural power behind Colorado’s Chicana/o License Plate. By CHELA LUJAN What personal experiences or cultural influences inspired your designs for the Chicana/o/x license plates? Growing up in a predominantly Latino community instilled in me a deep sense of… Continue reading Artists Spotlight
Immigrant Rights Activist Vizguerra released
Vows to keep fighting for her rights and for others Longtime immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra was released Monday from an ICE jail after nearly 10 months in a Colorado detention center. Vizguerra, 54, an immigrant woman who became a national symbol of resistance to forced deportation during President Trump’s first term was arrested by… Continue reading Immigrant Rights Activist Vizguerra released
Headstart
Still a revolutionary social program By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Pueblo Headstart program is moving forward with a recently-opened center in Walsenburg at 100 W. Spruce with the help of the new fiscal collaborator Chicanos por la Causa. The previous Headstart programs were run by Rocky Mountain SER, and the changeover happened two years ago. Pueblo… Continue reading Headstart
Voted down
Resolution supporting immigrants, state laws on I.C.E., rejected on 5-2 vote of Pueblo City Council By DENISE TORREZ By a 5 to 2 margin, Pueblo City Council voted down a resolution that called for acknowledging the city’s support for immigrant residents and reaffirming the City’s commitment to comply with Colorado laws that govern local cooperation… Continue reading Voted down
Racial Profiling & ICE
A modern echo of old injustice By NATASHA GUTIERREZ — GUEST COLUMNIST PUEBLO — Fear and injustice doesn’t always arrive with flashing lights. Sometimes it shows up in quiet ways — like when a family chooses not to leave home for groceries because they’re afraid the color of their skin will make them a target. … Continue reading Racial Profiling & ICE
Most influential Chicano in early Colorado history
Compiled by JUAN ESPINOSA As Colorado celebrates 149 years of statehood this month, it is important to remember Casimiro Barela, perhaps the most influential Chicano in the state’s early history. Barela is credited with being one of the principal authors of the Colorado Constitution, more importantly, saw to it that the document was published in… Continue reading Most influential Chicano in early Colorado history
Pueblo organizations give participants a voice
P.M.GRAN.TE in partnership with El Movimiento Sigue and the Transforming Justice Project is entering its third year providing events and resources focusing on community-based wellness and mutual aid for People of Marginalized Genders locally in Pueblo, CO. We offer an ongoing free resource closet stocked with women’s clothing, hygiene items, sexual/reproductive health supplies, and advocacy… Continue reading Pueblo organizations give participants a voice
Letter to Editor
Democratic Party calls for end to taxpayer funding of Sheriff Lucero’s anti-union lawsuit By Monica Hughes, Communications Director Pueblo — The Pueblo Democratic Party is deeply concerned about the continued misuse of public funds to support Sheriff David Lucero’s lawsuit against International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO) Local 837. Pueblo County is home to strong… Continue reading Letter to Editor
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 the Trump administration and the Trump/Elon coalition to dismantle the government. Protesters shouted… Continue reading Nearly 200 take part in Pueblo’s Presidents Day demonstration.