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Do you have your Blue Book? Ballots will be mailed out this week. Now is the time to start investigating the candidates and ballot issues. Be an informed voter! Larimer County has everything you need to know on their Excellent Website. Also check out Larimer League of Women Voters for candidate forums, ballot issues, and MORE. 

EVENTS THIS WEEK AND NEXT: (9-27 thru 10-10)

  • TODAY Sunday, September 27, 11:30 am: Three Issues on Colorado’s Ballot at Heartside Hill Community Building, 6514 Brittany St, FC: : see attached flyer Register HERE
  • Wednesday, September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, a national day of remembrance for the victims of the Canadian Indian residential school system. Read more about this day and the story behind Orange Shirt Day.  
  • Sunday, October 4
    • 1:00 pm: CROP Hunger Walk at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Maggie and our OSLC youth are leading our team! Donate to the Team or Sign Up to Walk
    • 4:00-5:30 pm: Communities United Against Amendment 81 at Plymouth Church. Presented by a coalition of local immigrant allies, including CWS, ISAAC, Together Colorado, and League of Women Voters. (NOTE: Date CHANGED from 9-27) Register HERE Hear from a panel of experts and learn how to spread the word (flyer attached)
  • Monday, October 5, 6:30-8 pm: Voting Confidently in Larimer County: A Conversation with Clerk & Recorder Tina Harris at Foothills UU. Register HERE. See attached flyer. Presented by Together Colorado, League of Women Voters, and Interfaith Council.
  • Wednesday, October 6, 6:00 pm: How to Talk to Your Kids about Lockdown Drills. If you or your child is nervous or ambivalent about lockdown drills, hear advice from a pediatric mental health professional and learn how to best support your children through these tricky drills. Held in Old Town; location will be released 24 hours in advance of the event to those who RSVP HERE Sponsored by Fort Collins Moms Demand Action.

 FUTURE EVENTS:  (save the date)     

  • Monday, October 12, 5:30-8 pm: Detention Navigation and Accompaniment Training. Learn more about providing practical family support and resource navigation after an ICE arrest. Register HERE
  • Thursdays (October 15, October 22, and October 29), 6 to 7:30pm: “Is Christian Zionism Lutheran?” 3-session online workshop hosted by United Lutheran Seminary Kindling Faith program. See attached flyer for more information and registration link.
  • Saturday, October 17:   No Kings: Vote Early.  Bringing our community together to drop our ballots into the ballot box or make a plan to vote early! We want to ensure every eligible voter understands their options for how to vote and has the opportunity to make their voice heard. In Fort Collins, the celebration begins at Civic Center Park at 1:00 pm to get pumped up before heading to the ballot box! Every time a ballot goes into the box, we celebrate! Get ready for cheers, gongs, bubbles, and plenty of high-fives. Let’s cheer on every single voter as they use their superpower — their VOTE!  Register here
  • Sunday, November 8, 2-3 pm: Fort Collins Reads hosts Omar El Akkad, author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. at the Hilton in Fort Collins. Buy a ticket for the event here and purchase his book from Old Firehouse Books with a 20% discount here. Pastor Leta notes that she bought a ticket and plans to go. She is also offering to hold a discussion before or after if there is interest. Stay tuned!

THIS WEEK’S ADVOCACY ACTIONS:

  • National Immigration Law Center: Tell Congress: Sign the Dream and Promise Act Discharge Petition  No surprise: Joe Neguse has signed on. The letter you send will thank him in the first sentence, and then you can add two more sentences: “ONE MORE SIGNATURE IS NEEDED!! Please ask a colleague to sign on.”
  • Bread for the World: The U.S. wastes a third of the food it produces every year, even though 18 million households experience food insecurity. Clarifying date labels at the federal level is an industry-supported and zero-cost opportunity to make U.S. food systems more effective and make sure good food doesn’t end up in landfills! The Zero Food Waste Coalition supports the bipartisan Food Date Labeling Act to clarify the current confusing patchwork of date label phrases  Please add your name to the 
  • Date Label Petition – Deadline to Sign is 10-15

WORTH SHARING:

NYT Magazine Article: Can Democrats Reclaim the Christian Moral High Ground?

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  • Denver Post Article:   Conservative Dark Money Behind 6 Ballot Issues  These ballot issues have attractive, even enticing titles. Dig deeply into the impact each measure would have. It may surprise you. Also, be wary of making a rule part of the Constitution.
  • ISAAC HAPPENINGS – 9-25-26: Aim your phone camera at the attached QR code and see the latest!

Let us  not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.  Galatians 6:9