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2012 Accomplishments
In 2012, Citizens Project maintained our long-standing commitment to creating a community that values equality, diversity, religious freedom and civic engagement through our ongoing programs, and we even had a few special additional programs. Read on to learn about what makes us most proud this year: (more…)
20 accomplishments for 20 years
As our 20th year comes to a close, Citizens Project is pleased to present what are - in our opinion - the top twenty cultural shifts and events that Citizens Project and its supporters and allies have directly affected:
20. Citizens Project served on a statewide coalition of immediate responders who challenged the 2012 deceptively-titled “Religious Liberty Amendment” measure at the title board, causing Focus on the Family to withdraw this liberty-threatening proposition;
19. We participated in the local Safe @ School Coalition and advocated for inclusive anti-discrimination language in School District 11 policy, which passed 6-1 in June of ...
Citizens Project Open House
We had a wonderful time at last night's open house. If you missed it, don't worry - we'll have another one soon! Photos courtesy of Glenn:
2011: The Year in Review
Thanks to Citizens Project's inspired leadership, our volunteers, interns, collaborators, supporters and activists, 2011 was an incredible year! Below are just a few of the things we were able to accomplish with your help:
Awards
Citizens Project received several honors over the last year including: the Gay & Lesbian Fund Advancing Equality Award, "Ally of the Year" from the Colorado Springs Pride Center, and the "Steady and Strong for Diversity and Inclusion" award from the Colorado Springs Diversity Forum.
Events
Citizens Project events are more than fundraisers or friend-raisers; they're community in action, bringing together people from ...
Freedom Watch Voter Guide Available NOW!
Your vote is your voice.
Voting is more than a right; it's a responsibility. When you make educated choices at the ballot box, you're investing in your community and holding your leaders accountable.
That's why, for the last 19 years, Citizens Project has produced nonpartisan publications and events for all local elections: to arm you with the information you need to make educated decisions that shape your community.
Thanks to the Pikes Peak Equality Coalition, collaborators, volunteers, donors, and readers like you, Citizens Project is proud to present our 2011 Freedom Watch Voter Guide for school board elections and city and state ballot ...
Candidates and Issue Advocates Share Positions at October 20 Election Forum
Nearly 100 community members came out on October 18 to Stargazers Theater to hear from school board hopefuls and issue advocates for the November general election.
The event, which was presented by Citizens Project, the Colorado Springs Independent, the Pikes Peak Equality Coalition, and Inside/Out Youth Services, was moderated by Joe Cole from Fox21 and featured media panelists Andrea Chalfin of KRCC and Ralph Routon of the Independent. Attendees heard from city-wide school board candidates, and Colorado Springs School District 11 Board hopefuls were out in full force. The audience also asked questions of Bob Lally, who presented on the Memorial ...
School Vouchers, Parental Rights Movements Face Conflicting Interests
By David Trillo, guest writer
To many ardent church-state separation activists, and I am definitely ardent, opposition to tax-funded school vouchers for religious or parochial schools approaches an article of faith. Separationists argue that tax aid to religious schools is a plain, flagrant violation of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, and may violate state and federal laws by funding institutions that practice religious or other forms of discrimination.
Voucher supporters tend to view such prohibitions as discriminatory against religion or violations of parental rights.
On August 12, Denver District Court Judge Michael Martinez saw ...
The Ethical Trouble With Legislating Morality
by David Trillo, guest writer
“You can’t legislate morality!” Few colloquial expressions depend more upon connotation than does this short, forceful proclamation of liberty. And because it asserts liberty, few colloquialisms have weathered such a long, sustained, unrelenting campaign to discredit it, refute it and extinguish it from American parlance.
Most everyone knows what the expression means. It means that we don’t, or shouldn’t, legislate moral beliefs based solely in tradition or religious beliefs. Unfortunately, people and groups who wish to do exactly that have been attacking this axiom of freedom ever since. Here I will ...