Friday, March 16, 2018

One Colorado: Protect the CO Civil Rights Division

By Laura “Pinky” Reinsch, Political Director, One Colorado

A bill to continue the Colorado Civil Rights Division (CCRD), which protects ALL Coloradans from discrimination in housing, employment, and public spaces, will soon be voted on by every member of the Colorado House.

Contact your state representative now if you believe all Coloradans have the right to be treated fairly and equally, and that the CCRD needs to continue in its current form to support our fellow Coloradans’ civil rights.

The CCRD speaks to Colorado’s long, proud history of standing up for civil rights. The General Assembly passed the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act in 1951 – 13 years before the Civil Rights Act was passed – and just a few years later, we established the Colorado Civil Rights Division and Civil Rights Commission.

CLICK HERE to contact your state representative and ask them to vote for a clean reauthorization of the Colorado Civil Rights Division.

It is important that this bill passes out of the Colorado House with strong support since Republican members of Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee are still blocking funding for the Division. Click here to ask your state representative to vote YES on a clean reauthorization of the Colorado Civil Rights Division.