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Make Sure You're Eligible To Win $1 Million From ColoradoAs Coloradans started researching their own records, many noticed their vaccinations were either not listed on the state’s website, or they were not listed as a known resident of Colorado. 8 hours ago<doc-sep>Amid nationwide and local criticisms of a lack of representation at women’s marches across the country, the Women’s March on Denver has been making changes to its own event. Still, some say the group has a ways to go. The most noticeable change: the event’s name. Organizers have rebranded it to the Womxn’s March on Denver, set for 9 a.m. Saturday, at Civic Center Park, 1451 Bannock St. And the knitted pink hats, which both transgender women and women of color said didn’t represent them, are giving way to beanies. Angela Astle, one of the group’s leadership team members, said it shows that the Denver march is taking “a strong stance that gender is nonbinary.” “We really felt like this was the time to move that thinking forward,” Astle said. The volunteer organizers have also added a theme to this year’s event: “Listen to those who have been silenced. Unite under the banner of anti-oppression. Act with intention.” “We recognize that many marginalized people’s (viewpoints) have been missing from the mainstream march,” said Regan Byrd, one of the march’s organizers. Byrd had heard concerns that traditional women’s issues such as the disproportionate way the gender wage gap affects women of color and harassment of undocumented women did not get enough attention. Byrd said community members also wanted to talk about broader issues that play a role in their lives. So, she and others on the leadership team set out to make changes, including having community meetings and discussions before the 2019 march to see what was needed. “We’ve really taken a deep look … taking all of our work through an antioppressive lens as best we can,” Byrd said. Denver march organizer Sharon Hwang said the local organization has made an effort to bring on more women of color in leadership roles. But not everyone feels the changes are enough. Dusti Gurule, executive director of the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights, said her agency and a few others that represent people of color, have decided to instead participate in the Indigenous Peoples March at 11a.m. in Denver on Friday at the Colorado State Capitol, part of a national effort. Gurule said representatives from COLOR attended the Women’s March on Denver “at the 11th hour” last year after some advocacy from the event’s emcee to help represent women of color’s voices, but “we didn’t really get the same sort of assurances or conversations with the planners this year.” For COLOR and agencies such as Soul 2 Soul sisters that are also not participating in this year’s march, the outreach work didn’t feel thoughtful or intentional, Gurule said. “We didn’t really want to be the sort of token,” she said. Gurule added that it’s more than just having women of color show up to the event but also supporting them and other organizations throughout the year. The 2019 march will also have some changes in access for those who are disabled: portable toilets that allow for wheelchairs will be available, reserved ADA seating has been designated, and maps showing the route and potential hazards will be displayed. Maps will also identify where individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing can stand to see sign language interpreters. At the end of last year when the national movement came under scrutiny for some of its leadership’s ties to Louis Farrakhan, the Denver chapter released a statement denouncing anti-Semitism and the national chapter’s “failure to disassociate from anti-Semitic public figures.” The national leadership has said it denounces anti-Semitism and refutes the claims it supports Farrakhan. Instead, it pointed to “many on the right” who are “thrilled to use any tool they can find to divide and undermine our movement.” The Denver organizers also made clear that they are not affiliated with the national group in the statement, and said “we oppose all forms of oppression.” Hwang said leaders expect to see a similar crowd to last year’s march, especially based on the current political climate. “People come together to really inspire and share their voices because women’s voices have been silenced for so long,” she said. The midterm election results in Colorado energized people, according to Hwang. “It feels like their voices are being heard and that clearly grassroots activism is making a difference,” she said. For sisters Linda Mabry in Highlands Ranch and Christine Allen in Loveland, anger at the current political system is driving their involvement. “I’m just concerned about the direction our country is going,” Mabry said. Allen said she’s concerned about the future for her children and grandchildren. “Things don’t change if your voice isn’t heard and (the march) is a way to get heard,” she said. For more on the event and schedule, go to womensmarchdenver.org.<doc-sep>
Where the march will be, who will speak, what roads will be closed and more: here's the information you need about Saturday's Womxn's March in Colorado. The Denver instance of the nationwide Womxn's March begins at 10:30 a.m. - with pre-march and post-march activities scheduled for Civic Center Park. The march will close some roads downtown and you may notice many people congregated at Civic Center Park in the morning hours on Saturday. All information provided below is courtesy of the Womxn's March Denver website. Womxn's March schedule Pre-rally activities: 9 - 10:30 a.m. The theme of the pre-walk activities is "Listen to those that have been silenced" and speakers will take the stage in Civic Center Park. Most speakers will be given between two and three minutes. The march: 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Marchers will take off from 1451 Bannock St. in Denver and head south on Bannock toward West 14th Avenue and eventually turn left on West 13th Avenue. After that, marchers go left onto Lincoln and then right onto East 14th Avenue, left onto Grant Street and then a final left onto East Colfax Avenue before returning to Civic Center Park. The walk is a full mile. Expect road closures around Civic Center Park if you're driving through around the time of the march. The march's theme is, "Unite under the banner of anti-oppression." Post-march activities: 11:45 a.m. - More speakers are expected on the main stage at Civic Center Park. The theme is, "Act with intention." Other notes about the march Lyft is offering 20 percent off one ride to or from Civic Center Park with the code WOMXNMARCH19. RTD is also offering more service on Saturday for the march - just head to this link and type in Womxn's March 2019 to see helpful information about buses and light rail services. This year, the Womxn's March Denver replaced the "e" with an "x" in the name, because they want to be inclusive of trans, non-binary and genderqueer persons who participate.