We all feel helpless right now, especially as far away as we are from Minnesota. Friday, across the country, people are standing with that state in support of the vast community outpouring of resources, time, and love. We'd like to offer you ways to contribute financially, as we obviously can't be there in person to prepare and deliver food to immigrants too terrified to leave their homes to work, go to school, or buy diapers.

This is an URGENT request from Indivisible!! We have a serious opportunity in the next two weeks to restrict funding for ICE - including some of the money passed in the Big Beautiful Bill. According to Indivisible National, the upcoming DHS appropriations bill needs SIXTY votes to pass in the Senate; great news for us.

Durango City Council and Durango Police Department have contracted for a surveillance system throughout Durango. They say it just reads license plates, but information is shared with ICE. Ending this surveillance state depends on our action NOW to prevent renewal of any contracts!

Governor Polis is considering clemency for Tina Peters, the former election official serving a nine year sentence for a voting system breach. If we cannot hold our election officials accountable for breaches, how can we safeguard the integrity of our elections?

Read the update from Liza Tregillus, Apoyo Immigrant Partner Team regarding Estella and Jorge Ortiz, and other local members of our community targeted by ICE.

The battery moratorium is preventing LPEA from fixing its rooftop solar red zones and batteries are an essential part to renewable energy resilience. Obviously batteries are not a good fit for every location but we should not have a blanket anti-solar battery moratorium and approach the issue of batteries in La Plata in a site specific project-by-project way-- which is exactly what the BESS code is and what the county commissioners will be voting on, on the 16th!

If you are looking at tough choices, go to findhelp.org . Type in your zip code, and get connected to local food banks, free groceries, and emergency aid. It works in every city. No strings. Just help.

Sign the petition to bring home the Jaramillo-Patino Family that continues to be detained by ICE despite NOT being the intended target and following all of the asylum rules!

Online Food Drive! SNAP has not been fully restored yet. Your donations are critical. An umbrella organization has been created to hold funds for all the food banks in the area - five counties all together! Money is the best way to help, since food banks have better buying power (discounts, etc) than we do! Please donate and share this!