50501 CO Update - 6/22
Bringing Coloradans the latest protests and actions
Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of our 50501 CO newsletter!
In this newsletter you’ll find information on upcoming activities from the 50501 calendar, actions you can take outside of protesting, and also find out about additional ways to connect with us.
See you on the streets! ✊✊✊
Actions and Activities
(The below list contains details on all actions this week which have been submitted to our 50501 CO calendar; click the link above for more details and the full calendar)
All cities
6/23: 12:00am – 11:59pm – Boycott Chevron - Genocide & Colorado Spill
6/24 – 6/28: 12:00am – 11:59pm – McDonalds Boycott
6/24: 2:00pm – Solidarity in Action: Training for Systemic Change and Allyship Series Kickoff
6/24: 5:30pm – 6:30pm – Understanding Immigration Enforcement
6/25: 4:00pm – 5:00pm – Team ENOUGH Welcome Session (For Young People Under 26)
6/25: 6:00pm – 7:30pm – After We March, We Organize! Solidarity Warriors Indivisible Action Group
6/26: 1:00pm – 2:00pm – What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders
Denver
6/28: 11:00am – 7:00pm – Denver Pridefest
6/28: 1:00pm – Fox Takedown
Lone Tree
6/28: 9:30am – 11:00am – 86-47 Lone Tree - Every Saturday
Loveland
6/28: 12:00pm – 2:00pm – Stand Up, Loveland
Northglenn
6/25: 4:30pm – 6:00pm – Gabe Evans Protest (Interstate-25 Pedestrian Bridge)
Superior
6/28: 11:00am – 2:00pm – Stand Up, Superior! Tesla/Trump Takedown!
Thornton
6/27: 4:00pm – 6:00pm – 4th Friday Intersection protest
Windsor
6/28: 12:00pm – 1:00pm – Windsor Community Protest Hour
Non-Protest Actions Bingo
The below bingo card contains a list of actions you can take (other than protesting) to help further the cause. If you get a bingo (or heck, a blackout), tag us on social media to let us know!
1. Visit https://bit.ly/baddecisionmakers for more information
2. Visit https://generalstrikeus.com/ to sign up
Autocracy Is Here… But There’s Still Hope
For many in the United States, things don’t feel that different now than they did last year. There’s been no declarations that democracy is over. Trump hasn’t announced himself, officially, as King of America. There’s no mandatory salute to a dear leader. We’re not all dressed in matching shades of gray and beige. There are no Hunger Games.
But make no mistake: Autocracy has, indeed, come to America.
In Los Angeles, thousands of National Guard troops now patrol the streets. U.S. Marines have been deployed alongside them. ICE agents are stopping people in neighborhoods across the country, demanding to know where they were born—as if we’ve stepped into the pages of a history book we never imagined living through. Due process is being cast aside, with masked agents pulling people off the streets and vanishing them without explanation.
These are the tactics of an authoritarian government—not a free one. This isn’t speculation. This is happening. Right now.
At the moment, the crackdown is focused mostly on immigrant communities—especially those without legal status or the resources to fight back. That’s not an accident. That’s how authoritarianism works. It starts with the most vulnerable. It tests the waters. It counts on the rest of us looking away, on our silence, on our comfort.
History makes one thing clear, though: it will not stop there.
There’s a poem many of us were taught in school. It began with:
First, they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
The lines go on to name Socialists, trade unionists, and Jews. Each verse a reminder that silence in the face of injustice only delays its arrival at our own doorsteps. It ends with a final line that should haunt us all, especially now:
Then they came for me
And there was no one left to speak out for me.
But here’s the thing about autocracy: it only wins if we let it.
That’s not some naïve idea. That’s history. Over and over again, we’ve seen that when people organize—when they connect, speak up, and refuse to be intimidated—autocracy loses its grip. Fear only works when we give in to it. And we’re not going to.
That’s why the 50501 Movement exists. We’re not waiting for some line to be crossed—we’re already well past it. We’re not waiting for the next outrage. We’re here, right now, doing the work: organizing, mobilizing, showing up for each other.
We’re building community across neighborhoods and showing up in the streets to protect the people around us. We’re demanding more from our leaders, and we’re refusing to sit quietly while fear tries to take the reins. And we’re doing it together.
It’s not about panic; it’s about purpose.
If you’re asking yourself what you can do, start here:
Talk to people. Don’t let fear isolate you. Share what’s happening, especially with those who might not know.
Know your rights—and help others know theirs. ICE and law enforcement are counting on people being uninformed. Knowledge is power.
Show up. Attend peaceful protests. Lend your voice. Your presence matters more than you know.
Support local journalism. These stories don’t make national headlines without local reporters. They need our support.
Join the movement. Visit 50501movement.org and fill out the volunteer form. Whether you can give five minutes or five hours, we need you.
Autocracy may have arrived, but it doesn’t get to stay. Not if we refuse to look away. Not if we act. Not if we rise.
The future isn’t written yet. Let’s write it together.
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