50501 CO Update - 6/29

Bringing Coloradans the latest protests and actions

Jun 29, 2025

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
- 6/30 – 7/4: 12:00am – 11:59pm – Boycott Chevron – Genocide & Colorado Spill
- 6/30: 1:00pm – 2:30pm – McDonald’s Action (Zoom)
- 6/30: 1:00pm – You can tell your Electeds to Please Grow a Spine – Let’s Get Loud!
- 6/30: 5:30pm - Radical Training: Allies, Accomplices, and Co-Conspirators
- 7/1: 6:00pm – You can tell your Electeds to Please Grow a Spine – Let’s Get Loud!
- 7/1: 6:00pm – Radical Training: Never Good Enough - Microaggression & Macroaggression
- 7/2: 4:00pm – Team ENOUGH Welcome Session (For Young People Under 26)
- 7/2: 7:30pm – After We March, We Organize! Solidarity Warriors Indivisible Action Group
- 7/3: 1:00pm – 2:00pm – What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders
- 7/4: 12:00am – 11:59pm – Independence Day Boycott
- 7/5: 10:00am – 11:00am – Civil Resistance Study Group
Denver
- 7/5: 1:00pm – Fox Takedown (100 E Speer Boulevard, Denver, CO 80203 US)
Greeley
- 7/5: 10:00am – Court House Steps Protest & March (Weld County Courthouse, 901 9TH AVE GREELEY)
Loveland
- 7/5: 9:00am – 11:00am – Stand Up, Loveland (N. Lincoln from Sprouts to Tesla)
Lyons
- 7/5: 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Saturday Weekly Protest (Freedom Triangle 3rd and Main)
Northglenn
- 7/2: 4:30pm – 6:00pm – Gabe Evans Protest (104 Ave I25 pedestrian overpass, 39 E 104th Ave, Northglenn, CO 80234)
Windsor
- 7/5: 12:00pm – 1:00pm - Windsor Community Protest Hour (7th St and Main St)

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. The list of CO events sponsored by Indivisible is available here

2. The ICE facility in Aurora is one of the largest facilities in the US measured in terms of daily population of detainees. This increases ICE activity in Aurora (and Colorado as a whole). In 2019, a group of attorneys alleged that the Geo ICE facility in Aurora was operating without a license. We should demand that the Aurora city council investigate closing the detention facility on this basis, in addition to exploring any other means available to ensure the city isn’t aiding and abetting the mistreatment of immigrants, green card holders, and citizens.

3. While there are several ways to find progressive candidates to support, the list of candidates in CO endorsed by Run for Something may be one of the easiest places to check for vetted candidates.

Fighting Disinformation

We’ve all been there. Maybe it’s a conversation with a friend or neighbor about a recent protest. Maybe you overhear coworkers talking about the same protest. And then you hear something that’s just… not true.

“Didn’t that protest turn violent?”
“Those protestors are being paid by some outside group.”
“I heard it was just a bunch of rioters.”

Where does this come from?

Sadly, it comes from disinformation. Not just rumors. Not just someone getting the details wrong. We’re talking about deliberate attempts to mislead, confuse, and divide us.

But here’s the catch: disinformation doesn’t always start out as a lie. It often begins as a rumor, a misunderstanding, or a piece of misinformation. Someone mishears a story. Someone fills in the blanks. Someone shares a half-true post on social media without checking the source. The intent might not be malicious, but once that story spreads—and gets picked up by people who do have bad intent—it transforms into something else entirely. That’s the danger.

Think of the old game of telephone. Someone says, “I heard things got tense downtown last night,” and by the time it’s passed around enough times, it’s become, “There was violence at the protest.” A social media post adds a few dramatic flourishes. Then someone with a political agenda amplifies the post—twisting it to make protesters, or even law enforcement, look like aggressors. Suddenly, a simple misstatement becomes a weapon.

Disinformation feeds on chaos. It thrives in confusion. It relies on our very human need to fill in gaps, to make sense of things, to trust what sounds familiar. And it can be weaponized to undermine grassroots movements like 50501—movements that challenge power, demand accountability, and fight for real democracy.

Let’s be clear: the 50501 Movement is peaceful and rooted in the defense of rights—not the destruction of anything. We’re not hiding anything. We believe in truth, transparency, and honest conversations. We know what freedom looks like—and we can recognize when it’s being stolen from us in broad daylight.

That’s why fighting disinformation isn’t just important—it’s essential. It’s part of defending our democracy, our rights, and our communities.

Here are just a few things you can do:

Talk to others. Whether it’s friends, family, or neighbors—share your firsthand experience at a protest or 50501 event. Let people know what the movement is really about. Be the truth they can trust.
Check before sharing. Not everything that sounds true is true. If you see a post or hear a story, verify it. Ask where it came from. Look for a second source. If you’re unsure—don’t spread it.
Correct the record. Whether it's a post online or a conversation at work, don’t let misinformation pass unchallenged. You don’t need to get into a shouting match—just calmly and confidently offer the facts.
Support local journalism. You’ve heard the saying: “All politics is local.” It’s more than a phrase—it’s a reality. National outlets often rely on local reporting for their stories. Independent local journalists are doing the tough, important work of telling the truth. They need our support.

Disinformation wants us divided, suspicious, and quiet. But we know better. And we can do better.

Fighting disinformation means standing up for truth—and standing up for truth is part of standing up for democracy.