Defending Democracy Together
3/14/24 JEFFCO KIDS FIRST & GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS DEMAND BOARD ROLL BACK TRANS STUDENT PROTECTIONS
Stay engaged and please help us to not normalize dehumanization of community members and chaotic causing attacks on our local democracies.
2/12/24 So-called Concerned Citizens Tell Lakewood City Council "migrants" are not welcome here
2/5/24 So-called Concerned Citizens organized Lakewood emergency town hall RE "MIGRANT CRISIS"
A flyer packed with false claims called Lakewood citizens to an emergency meeting about migrants on Tuesday, despite organizers not having secured the venue.
LAKEWOOD, Colo — Migrants from Denver will not be housed in Lakewood, leaders from both cities say, but that isn’t dissuading a group opposed to the idea from claiming otherwise and rallying residents to an “emergency citizens’ town hall.”
Organizers of the anonymous group “Concerned Citizens In Lakewood” have taken steps to conceal their identities. READ MORE
1/8/24 a handful of people spoke at Wheat Ridge City Council against "migrant Crisis"
They demanded a stop to bussing/housing migrants into the community, which was NOT happening. Supportive community members turned out in slightly higher numbers to call out the effort during public comments. Adam Paul, City and County of Denver, verified that there is no agreement about housing immigrants in Wheat Ridge. (15:27) Public comments followed. WATCH THE VIDEO
12/28/23 So-called Concerned Citizens county-wide emergency town hall RE "MIGRANT CRISIS"
This was a county-wide event at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center based around stopping Denver from housing Venezuelan refugees in Jeffco. At one point, there were chants of "build the wall". Attendees were encouraged to organize and show up at their next city council meeting to demand a stop to "bussing migrants into our communities", which was not happening. There were people from all over Jeffco there and the meeting was moderated by a member of the Wheat Ridge Business Association.
11/13/23 Organized anti semitic, anti Black phone calls into Wheat Ridge City Council meeting
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Antisemitic rants overtook public comment during a city council meeting in Wheat Ridge.
It is the most recent example in a string of public comment takeovers by individuals promoting an antisemitic group’s website.
During Monday night’s Wheat Ridge council meeting, virtual speakers participated in public comment. Some of the speakers identified themselves as: Andy Zemite, Judy Stroyer and Sieg Heil. READ MORE