Last year was marked by significant change in Colorado on marriage equality, marijuana legalization, immigration detainers, and reform of the use of solitary confinement. One of the most important developments in 2014 was the rise of the next generation of civil rights activists. In communities across the state, young people took to the streets by the thousands to protest police brutality and racial bias in law enforcement. In Jefferson County, hundreds of students staged daily walkouts to oppose censorship and to protect the integrity of their education.
At Youth Rising!, the ACLU of Colorado will celebrate recent victories, discuss upcoming challenges and campaigns, and honor — and hear directly from — the students and young people who organized, spoke out, and demanded change through activism and peaceful protest last year.
All are welcome to this free event, so please bring your family, friends, and neighbors.
