50501 CO Update - 6/8
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
6/3-6/9: Target Boycott
6/11: 4:30pm - BIG TRUTHS: Block Disinformation with the Indivisible Truth Brigade (Virtual)
Alamosa
6/14: 12:00pm - 2:30pm - NO KINGS (State Ave and Main St in Alamosa, march in town, end at Centennial Park for rally, Alamosa, CO 81101)
Arvada
6/14: 10:00am - 12:00pm - NO KINGS (7305 Grandview Ave, Arvada, CO 80002)
Bailey
6/14: 4:00pm - 6:00pm - NO KINGS (US Highway 285 & Rosalie Road, Bailey, CO 80421)
Berthoud
6/11: 6:30pm - 8:00pm - Berthoud Indivisible Meet-Up (City Star Brewing, 321 Mountain Ave, Berthoud, CO 80513)
6/14: 12:00pm - 1:30pm - No Kings! Mass Protest (Sidewalk between Berthoud Rec Center & Mountain Avenue (Hwy 56), 900 Berthoud Pkwy, Berthoud, CO 80513)
Boulder
6/14: 11:00am - 1:00pm - NO KINGS (Grassy area along Canyon between the Boulder Library and Municipal Building, 1777 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302)
Brighton
6/14: 12:00pm - 2:00pm - No Kings (Intersection of Bridge Street & 4th Ave, Brighton, CO 80601)
Cañon City
6/14: 10:00am - 12:00pm - NO KINGS (South 9th Street & U.S. 50 Cañon City, CO 81212)
Castle Rock
6/14: 2:30pm - Hands Off - No Kings Douglas County (E Plum Creek Pkwy| Castle Rock, CO. Parking at DougCo Fairgrounds - upper lot. March to Festival Park in Downtown Castle Rock)
Colorado Springs
6/14: 10:00am - 7:00pm - Pikes Peak Pride (Alamo Square Park, Colorado Springs)
6/14: 12:00pm - 2:30pm - No Kings Mile Long Protest (Colorado Springs city hall. 107 N Nevada CSC 80903)
Cortez
6/14: 10:00am - 11:30am - NO KINGS MONTEZUMA (Colorado Welcome Center - Cortez, 928 E Main St Cortez, CO 81321)
Denver
6/14: 12:00pm - 4:00pm - No Kings! National Day of Defiance (Lincoln Memorial Park (Between the Capitol and Civic Center Park))
Durango
6/14: 10:30am - 2:30pm - NoKings #KickOutTheClowns - Durango March, Rally, and Action Tables (Buckley Park, 1200 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301)
Edwards
6/14: 9:00am - 11:00am - No Kings rally and march (Freedom Park, Edwards CO)
Erie
6/14: 1:00pm - 3:00pm - NO KINGS (Erie Parkway & East County Line Road, Erie, CO 80516)
Fairplay
6/14: 12:00pm - 1:30pm - No Kings (418 Hwy 9 (Main St), between 4th and 5th St)
Fort Collins
6/14: 10:00am - 12:00pm - No Kings (Lory Student Center Plaza, 1101 Center Ave. Mall, Ft. Collins, CO)
Frisco
6/14: 4:00pm - 5:30pm - NO KINGS (Triangle Park, Colorado 9 & Main Street, Frisco, CO 80443)
Genesee
6/14: 12:30pm - 2:30pm - NO KINGS Genesee Overpass (Genesee Overpass, I-70, Exit 254, Genesee, CO 80401)
Glenwood Springs
6/14: 10:30am - 12:30pm - NO KINGS People's March (Sayre Park, 1702 Grand Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601)
Golden
6/14: 3:00pm - 5:00pm - NO KINGS (Washington Avenue & 10th Street Golden, CO 80401)
Grand Junction
6/14: 10:00am - 11:00am - No Kings (RSVP for location)
Greeley
6/14: 10:00am - 12:00pm - No Kings (Lincoln Park, South Side of the Park, Greeley, CO 80631)
Gunnison
6/14: 1:15pm - 3:30pm - NO KINGS (2 Locations: 1. Main Street and Ruby, 2. IOOF Park, Gunnison, CO 81230)
Idaho Springs
6/14: 12:00pm - 1:30pm - NO KINGS (On the sidewalk of the over pass at I-70 at CO 103, (Colorado 103 & 13th Avenue) Idaho Springs, CO 80452)
Lafayette
6/14: 8:00am - 4:00pm - People Powered Action for Single Payer Health Care: Stand Up to Corporate Greed! (RSVP for location)
Leadville
6/14: 10:00am - 12:00pm - NO KINGS (800 Harrison Ave, Leadville, CO 80461)
Littleton
6/14: 10:00am - 1:00pm - No Kings (Intersection of Bowles and Santa Fe)
Lone Tree
6/14: 9:30am - 11:00am - 86-47 Lone Tree - Every Saturday (Lincoln Avenue Pedestrian Bridge)
Longmont
6/14: 1:00pm - 2:00pm - NO KINGS (6th Avenue & Main Street, Longmont, CO 80501)
Loveland
6/14: 10:00am - 12:00pm - No Kings (The Emperor Has No Clothes) (Dwayne Webster Park/Hwy 34)
6/14: 12:00pm - 2:00pm - Stand Up, Loveland (N. Lincoln from Sprouts to Tesla, Loveland, CO)
Lyons
6/14: 12:00pm - 2:00pm - NO KINGS. Lyons Neighbors 4 Democracy (233 Main St, Lyons, CO 80540)
Montrose
6/14: 12:30pm - 5:00pm - NO KINGS! Celebrate the Declaration of Independence in Montrose! (Rotary Park, 534 S 12th St, Montrose, CO 81401)
Northglenn
6/11: 4:30pm - 6:00pm - Gabe Evans Protest (Interstate-25 Pedestrian Bridge) (104th Ave & I-25 Pedestrian Overpass)
6/14: 12:30pm - 2:30pm - No Kings protest (Pedestrian overpass north of 104th)
Pagosa Springs
6/14: 12:00pm - 2:00pm - Kick out the Clowns (Pagosa Springs Town Park, Hermosa St, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147)
Paonia
6/14: 12:00pm - 3:00pm - NO KINGS (Paonia Park, 708 4th St, Paonia, CO 81428)
Salida
6/14: 10:00am - 12:00pm - No Kings (F St, from 6th to Riverside Park, Salida, CO 81201)
Steamboat Springs
6/14: 2:00pm - 3:00pm - Routt County No Kings People's Parade (Downtown Courthouse Lawn, 522 Lincoln Ave, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487)
Telluride
6/14: 3:00pm - No Kings or Fascists (Post Office)
Trinidad
6/14: 11:00am - 3:00pm - NO KINGS (Trinidad Post Office, 301 W Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082)
Westcliffe
6/14: 10:00am - 12:00pm - NO KINGS (THE BLUFF, 1 MAIN STREET, WESTCLIFFE, CO 81252)
Windsor
6/14: 9:00am - 12:00pm - NO KINGS (7th Street & Main Street, Windsor, CO 80550)
6/14: 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. Those who are unable to protest themselves for any reason can still assist by offering to provide transportation, take care of the children of others who will be able to attend, or coordinate bail and legal representation in case of arrests (among other things). If you know of anyone with legitimate reasons to not participate in protests, it may be worth reminding them that there are still other ways to help us get out the voices on the street that we so desperately need.
What Are We Really Celebrating?
There’s a lot happening on June 14, 2025. It’s Flag Day—the anniversary of the official adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the emblem of the United States. It also marks the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army, first established in 1775. And, yes, it’s also Donald Trump’s birthday.
This year, the Trump administration has planned a large military parade in the nation’s capital to commemorate the day. On its surface, a military celebration might seem like a fitting tribute to honor the Army’s founding. But if you’re old enough to remember Cold War footage of Red Square in Moscow, you’ll likely feel a chill at the idea. Military parades are the language of authoritarian regimes—used not to celebrate freedom, but to display raw power. They’re not about pride; they’re about intimidation. They don’t speak to democracy—they speak to domination.
America’s Army was born not to enforce power, but to resist it. In 1775, colonial leaders created a unified military to protect the 13 colonies from British oppression. That force wasn’t formed to glorify a single ruler or intimidate its own citizens—it was built to push back against monarchy, against tyranny, against the unchecked will of one man—a king.
That origin matters. Our military was founded on the principle that power should answer to the people—not the other way around. Its mission is to defend liberty, not to elevate the ambitions of any one individual. It exists to protect rights, not trample them. To serve the nation, not to serve a personality. To stand against oppression, not enforce it.
And yet, with this administration’s growing list of assaults on democratic principles, it’s hard not to see this parade for what it truly is: a show of authoritarian ambition. This isn’t about honoring our troops or our flag. It’s a pageant of power orchestrated by a man who has spent years chipping away at the very freedoms those soldiers were sworn to defend.
Leading up to this moment, we’ve seen the normalization of things once thought unimaginable in the United States: the undermining of the separation of powers, the open denial of due process, masked federal agents detaining civilians off the streets without identification or accountability. We’ve seen vicious attacks on the free press, attempts to delegitimize higher education, and a wholesale erosion of trust in democratic institutions. These aren’t isolated offenses—they are a pattern, a coordinated effort to recast the American presidency as something more akin to monarchy.
But we, the people, still have a voice.
So this June 14, let’s gather not in Washington, but right here in Colorado. Let’s meet in Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Grand Junction, Trinidad, and communities across our state. Let’s join communities in every other state and remind ourselves and our neighbors that the flag doesn’t belong to one man. It belongs to all of us. The Army wasn’t created to serve a ruler. It was created to serve a republic.
Let’s take back the meaning of this day. Let’s stand up—not to celebrate power, but to celebrate freedom and democracy.
Let’s declare that we are not subjects. We are citizens.
We believe in the Constitution. We believe in democracy. We believe in a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
And we still say, as clearly as ever: No kings.
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