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Join us for a breakfast study session and an open conversation about the FAMLI proposal with local businesses.

About this Event

Leading business owners and managers recognize that workers inevitably need time away from work for health or family issues. Small business owners and their employees are particularly affected by the current lack of access to paid family leave since these robust benefits are costly.

The Colorado state legislature is considering policy proposals that would join establish a program guaranteeing access to paid leave to care for a newborn child or a sick family member or take care of one's own medical needs.

Join Good Business Colorado, Best for Colorado and B Local Colorado for an open conversation on the policy components currently being discussed in Colorado. Doors will open at 7:45 am, and the study session will run from 8-10 am. Breakfast and coffee will be provided!

During this study session, we will:

• Cover the Basic Concepts of a Business-Friendly Colorado paid family and medical leave program

• Request your opinions on the potential business advantages and disadvantages, while answering questions and learning your perspectives on the various policy options being discussed and debated in Colorado

• Participants will guide the focuses of the breakfast conversation by deciding which of the 16 policy focus areas the FAMLI Task Force is currently studying they want to discuss in greater detail.

For more information, please contact: debra@goodbusinessco.org.

Community Resource Center would like to invite you to attend State of the Sector, a unique opportunity for nonprofit leaders, foundation executives and staff, elected officials, stakeholders, and sector supporters to reflect on the current state of the Colorado nonprofit sector, and to discuss opportunities for the up-coming year. Our 4^th Annual State of the Sector will be held on Tuesday, December 3^rd from 2:30PM – 5:00PM. 


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The Hispanic Chamber cordially invites you to attend Power of the Purse: Educate|Encourage|Empower.

You and a guest are invited to a panel discussion and reception to honor the historic number of Latinas on the Denver City Council.

Help us recognize how Latinas are shaping our future and celebrate the holiday season followed by our annual holiday party.

Panel Discussion - 4:00 PM
City Council Recognition - 5:00 PM

Please join us afterward for a holiday reception and party. 

The Sustainable Denver Summit brings together over 800 leaders from across Denver's business, nonprofit and civic communities to educate, inspire, and drive action in our community. It is hosted by the Denver Office of Sustainability whose mission is to provide leadership, guidance, and coordination to the city to implement sustainability initiatives that ensure our basic resources are available and affordable to all Denver residents both now and in the future. The 2019 Summit will be held on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Colorado Convention Center.

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Women in Leadership: A View from Government Agencies

Much of the public discussion of women in government leadership has centered around elected officials, both nationally and in Colorado. In this First Friday Breakfast we’ll turn our attention to women who have been leading within government agencies.

At the state level, 12 of Governor Polis’ 20 cabinet positions are currently held by women, as are several deputy director and agency executive team positions. In local government, Colorado Women Leading Government is one of 18 state chapters of the national group dedicated to helping more women enter and succeed in local government management. And, the federal government reports an increase in senior executives who are women. With all of this still comes challenges and barriers to success for women in the public sector.

We will hear from The University of Colorado School of Public Affairs faculty member Dr. Sebawit Bishu about her research on women in government management and talk with four Colorado leaders about their journey, what they see for the future of women in government, and hear how they have been supported and worked to support others in their government careers.

Panelists: 

Jennifer Hoffman
City Manager, City and County of Broomfield

Angela Belden Martinez
Regional Director, U.S. Economic Development Administration (Denver Office)

Patty Salazar
Executive Director of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)

Dionne Williams
Executive Director, Office of Children's Affairs, City and County of Denver

Moderator: 

Sebawit Bishu
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs

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Join The Sunrise Movement as we strike for a livable future.


The climate crisis is all around us: intensifying storms, hurricanes, heatwaves and wildfires, slow-burning disasters like drought and famine, and so much more. And the costs are paid for in the lives and livelihoods of those least responsible for causing the problem.

The Colorado Youth Climate Coalition will be joining national strikes on December 6th 2019.
We will meet by the fountains on Wynkoop in front of Union Station at 11am on December 6th, then march down the 16th street mall to the west steps of the Denver Capitol building. Come strike with us! 

Hear from those already impacted by climate change, understand our fight for a Green New Deal, and learn what you can do to help. Come as you are–everyone is welcome and necessary in our movement.

For more information and to buy tickets, visit here.

Join The Marigold Project and our partner organizations and activists on Saturday, December 7 in Denver!

We will gather at INDUSTRY Denver in understanding of the importance of building alliances across social movements. Facilitation and training will be led by Stasha Rhodes of The Hub Project, with a keynote address by Jahmal Cole of My Block, My Hood, My City.

We will then dig deeper on how we hold ourselves accountable to this work. Featuring session leaders from across the country and right here in Colorado, our goal is to build capacity and community as we seek a world that values people and our planet.

We are intentionally building an event that is economically accessible to all people, as we recognize that all voices have not had equal access to the resources and tools needed to drive change. We are offering this experience with those values in mind. However, if cost is still a hindrance to your attendance, please reach out to Kari Nott at kari@7smgmt.com directly.

In addition to policy change, we need widespread cultural change. We will embrace our differences to build a just movement that is broad, equitable and inclusive of reality and respect for all people. We will center the voices of communities on the front lines in the fight for social justice. We will embrace and uplift their leadership.

To see a list of vendors and register, please visit here.

We are delighted to be bringing back our Huge Holiday Pop Up Vegan Market in Boulder!

What to expect:

*Loads of vegan vendors

*Vegan groceries, baked goods, artwork, home goods, jewelry, and so much more for sale

*Lunch vendors!

*Holiday Cooking Demos!

Eat, drink, shop | 100% Vegan | Always Free Admission

Register and find more information here.

Visiting Scholar, Dr. Angie Henderson, and Megan Lundstrom will be coming to campus to conduct a trauma-informed interview training.

The training will cover the following:

• Trauma-informed practices (focused on research/data collection)

• Definition of and examples of qualitative interviewing with a trauma-informed focus (and examples of what not to do)

• Resources and guiding principles from the Office of Trafficking in Persons and Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center

• How trauma presents in Law Enforcement or research interviews

• On-the Spot techniques and tools to adjust to trauma responses in interviews

• Basic terminology training, including domestic pimp-controlled trafficking, illicit massage parlor trafficking, familial trafficking, and gang-controlled trafficking.