Voices of Change: First Storytellers – An Evening with Native American Playwrights

Longmont Museum Stewart Auditorium Quail Road, Longmont, Colorado, United States

Boulder’s all-Indigenous led artists collective Creative Nations joins us for an evening featuring playwrights from their inaugural First Storytellers Festival. Excerpts from playwrights’ work will be performed live by indigenous actors followed by a conversation about the challenges of telling Native stories. Presented as part of Creative Nations’ First Storytellers Festival and co-presented by the Longmont Multicultural Action Committee.

Ecotoberfest

Louisville Community Park 955 Bella Vista Dr, Louisville, CO, United States

Ecotoberfest will feature over 50 vendors and exhibitors, a sustainable marketplace, an electric vehicle (EV) showcase, no-cost small electronics recycling, a Halloween costume exchange, a locally-sourced pumpkin patch, a bounce house, food trucks, face painting, a beer garden hosted by the Louisville Chamber of Commerce, and live music!

The Justice Film Series Launch

Boulder Public Library 1001 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, United States

Set in Berlin and New York, FROM HERE interweaves the stories of Tania, Miman, Sonny and Akim -- artists and activists raised in the Global North to parents from the Global South. The film accompanies them as they move from their 20's into their 30's, facing major turning points: fighting for citizenship, creating a family, surviving violence, and finding creative expression. Beautifully shot over the course of ten years, the film captures theur struggle to define belonging for themselves in societies increasingly hostile to their existence. 

2024 Electrify Longmont

Boulder County Fairgrounds 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, CO, us

Join Sustainable Resilient Longmont for Electrify Longmont, in conjunction with National Drive Electric Week.

Anxiety Into Climate Action Panel and Discussion

Wolf Law Building, CU Boulder 2450 Kittredge Loop Dr, Boulder, CO 80305

Join the Environmental Center, Climatique and  the CCL (Citizens Climate Lobby) on this great panel of local climate justice organizers who’ve transformed their concerns about the climate crisis into a diverse range of actions, ranging from sustainable food production to political advocacy, and everything in between. Stick around to discuss your own ideas in small groups, meet new folks, and connect with local organizations at CU and in the broader community. 

Portrait of Nuclear Colorado: Past, Present and Future

Performing arts center Naropa University 2130 Arapahoe Ave,, Boulder

Join us for an evening dedicated to community resilience as we explore the history and impact of nuclear indices on Colorado's Rocky Flats and other nuclear sites across the state. The evening will include refreshments, a short film screening, an educational presentation, and a panel discussion.

Snow Raven @ Yellow Barn Farm

Yellow Barn Farm 9417 N Foothills Hwy., Longmont

Join Snow Raven and Danza Azteca for a Rocky Mountain X Arctic Beats All-Ages Workshop. Snow Raven, born in the remote Republic of Sakha-Yakutia in Arctic Siberia, brings her unique talents as the pioneer of arctic beatbox. This all-ages workshop will:
- Sharpen your awareness of surrounding sounds
- Reconnect you with your ancestral roots and Mother Nature
- Inspire improvisation and full self-expression

Indian Boarding Schools and Multigenerational Trauma with Jerilyn DeCoteau

Museum of Boulder 2205 Broadway, Boulder CO

Jerilyn DeCoteau (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa) offers this slide presentation about the federal government’s policy of family separation and forced assimilation of Native children and the ongoing impacts on her family and on American Indian* communities and tribes today. Jerilyn is co-founder of Right Relationship Boulder and spent her career with the Native American Rights Fund.

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day!

Dairy Arts Center 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Days at the Dairy Arts Center. Sponsored by Right Relationship Boulder and Creative Nations.

Henrietta Mann & the Legacy of Sand Creek

University of Colorado Boulder 0Boulder, CO, United States

We are honored to present an evening with renowned Cheyenne educator and advocate, Dr. Henrietta Mann. A descendant of survivors of the Sand Creek Massacre, Dr. Mann will reflect on the lasting effects of this tragic event on Cheyenne women. She will share ideas for how best to educate young people and the general public about this dark history, as well as discuss current efforts to acknowledge the massacre. Join us to listen, reflect, and discuss how we collectively reckon with the past in the present, and for generations to come.